Animagus vs. Transfigured

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 28594

Gwen wrote:

> Evidence for these differences include the introduction of QTTA,
> Dumbledore's, McGonagall's, and Hermione's dialogue in PoA, and the 
entire
> sequence in the Shrieking Shack. Also when Peter and Sirius 
transform in the
> forest later that night, neither has a wand.

No one but we L.O.O.N.s care, but I put a lot of effort into finding 
the quote when Davidjfein posed the original question, so darn it, I'm 
going to post it:

"The witch or wizard who finds him- or herself Transfigured into a bat 
may take to the air, but, having a bat's brain, they are sure to 
forget where they want to go the moment they take flight" (QTTA page 
1).  Clearly a bit tongue in cheek, but it illustrates the basic 
difference between Animagus transformations and regular animal 
Transfiguration, and suggests obliquely why Animagus transformations 
are (a) superior and (b) limited to one form per wizard/witch.

Amy Z


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