An Idea about Dumbledore

[mark_weasley at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 19445

Hi.  This started when I was thinking about which Houses various 
Hogwarts alumni have been sorted into.  James, Sirius, Lupin, 
Wormtail, Lily, McGonagall, Hagrid and (supposedly) Dumbledore were 
all Gryffindors.  

This got me wondering next if there was a correlation between a 
student's House (which is based on one's personality) and a 
predisposition to a particular magical skill area.  A number of 
Gryffindors-- 4 we know of-- practice Animagic, an advanced kind of 
Transfiguration.  McGonagall and Dumbledore are/were teachers of 
Transfiguration, so I guess they'd be personally highly-skilled in 
that sphere of magic.  Hmm....

Idea:  COULD DUMBLEDORE BE AN ANIMAGUS?!?  We haven't seen much of 
his powers, after all.  I'm sure he'd have the knowledge to be one, 
and the requisite skill definitely.  Would he be a registered 
Animagus?  It's illegal to be an Animagus without a license.  Maybe 
he can do it, but he's never done it or he metamorphoses only in very 
rare instances. 

Albus the Animagus.  What animal would he turn into?
A bumblebee or an owl?  Cute, but not too useful.
A lion or a griffin?  Symbols of Gryffindor.
A phoenix!  This creature is turning out to play a key role in the 
series.
A silvery unicorn or an powerful ancient dragon?  I'd like that.  
(I'm picturing the Dark wizard Grindelwald flattened by a whimsical 
white dragon.)  =)

Ooh, speculation, speculation, what fun!  Whee!  

--Mark
<:-P