Dumbledore a Phoenix?

[dfrankis at dial.pipex.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 22194

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Glenda and Danny Millgate" 
<millgate at a...> wrote:
> Still getting used to these various lists, so I hope that this 
question is not either old or inappropriate to this list.
> 
> My 7 year old daughter Katie has this great theory about Dumbledore 
and the next book that just blew me away (out of the mouths of 
babes!) and I wanted to know what you guys think.
> 
> She noted that in CoS it is revealed that Dumbledore used to be the 
Transfiguration teacher (when Tom Riddle was at Hogwarts). Professor 
MacGonagall, the current Transfiguration teacher, is an Animagus, a 
cat...and she uses this skill as part of the Transfiguration lessons. 
Based on this, 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).
> 
> Thoughts...anyone?
> 
> Glenda
> millgate at a...
> 
> 

Indeed, and the register is not a problem.  I imagine Dumbledore at 
the beginning of OOP in a conversation with Hermione about Rita 
Skeeter, thinking to himself 'that's another one!  It's high time I 
got round to this animagus thing myself.' and looking it up in his 
books, doing the spell, and registering.  For a brilliant wizard like 
him, a bit of a doddle.

And, no, speaking as a mere listie, I don't think it's inappropriate.

David