Rita Skeeter Bug

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 20266

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "bak42" <bak42 at n...> wrote:
> I see one flaw in Hermione's plan.  What's to stop Rita from going 
to the Ministry of Magic and getting registered as an Animagus.  If 
Rita does that then Hermione has no dirt on Rita and Rita can 
continue her career.
>  
> P.S. I also think that calling Rita a cow is an insult to cows.


Because Rita has been unregistered as an animagus for some time, so 
has already broken the law.  It is also very useful to her to not be 
registered, because she can eavesdrop on so many conversations.  She 
probably weigh up the pros and cons and think it better to stop 
writing such malicious articles for a year rather than get into 
trouble for not being registered and lose the advantage she would 
still have when she can start writing again.  I also thought that it 
wasn't just a case of being registered - I thought that those who 
were going to try it needed supervision?

Catherine