Order of the Phoenix

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 22156

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., prefectmarcus at y... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Glenda and Danny Millgate" 
<millgate at a...> 
> wrote:
> 
> > Katie decided that Dumbledore must also be an Animagus 
> (how else could he teach that class?). Her theory is that 
Dumbledore's 
> Animagus is a phoenix, and that this is in someway related to the 
> title of the next book...she said that maybe Dumbledore is the head 
of 
> the Order of the Phoenix because of this ability (she actually said 
he 
> was 'the boss of the club', after I explained what an order 
was...but 
> I got the idea).
> 
> 
> I doubt it.  I base my doubts primarily on one thing.  Animagi are 
> supposed to register.  If he used his ability to teach his class, 
word 
> would certainly get back to the ministry.  Hermione has checked the 
> registration list at least twice that I know of and didn't mention 
> Dumbledore being on it.  Also, I highly suspect Dumbledore to be a 
> law-abiding magical citizen.  Sure he might bend a rule now and 
again, 
> but being an un-registered animagus appears to be a serious offense.


Dumbledore being an animagus has been discussed before, but never from 
the angle that he transfigures into a phoenix. (Kudos to your 
daughter!)

Anyhow, Hermione only checked the registry of Animagi of the last 100 
years. Dumbledore is 150 years old according to an interview with 
Rowling (I think the Scholastic chat from last fall). So if he is on a 
registry it might not be the 20th century's registry, sort of like the 
Nicholas Flamel thing.

:-)Milz