An Idea about Dumbledore

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 19475

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., mark_weasley at h... wrote:
> 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!  
> 

I had similar thoughts about this too and brought it up back in 
January. Anyhow, I thought Dumbledore would most likely be a 
bumblebee, as his name implies. Hermione only looked at the Animagus 
registry of the 20th Century. Dumbledore, according to Rowling, is 
over 100 years old. He would most likely be in the 19th century 
Animagus registry, but that wouldn't exclude the possibility of being 
unregistered.

Milz