Illegal animagi (was Rita Skeeter, was Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: Things I ...

[jazmyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 48640



srsiriusblack at aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 20/12/2002 11:47:24 Eastern Standard Time,
> mb1984 at prodigy.net writes:
> 
> > Becoming an animagus is supposed to be quite difficult, but I think
> if three
> > unsupervised schoolchildren in one year can manage it, it can't
> possibly be
> > a talent as rare as only seven (or eleven) in a century
> 
> Actually, when Sirius and Lupin are explaining MWP&P, Lupin says:
> 
> "It took them the better part of three years to work out how to do it.
> Your
> father and Sirius were the cleverest students in the schooll, and
> lucky they
> were, because the Anamagus transformation can go horribly wrong- one
> reason
> the Ministry keeps a close watch on those attempting to do it. Peter
> neded
> all the help he could get from James and Sirius. Finally, in our fifth
> year,
> they managed it. ...."
> PoA Paperback edition, pg 354
> 
> So, they probably worked as diligently as HHR do when they are
> learning
> difficult spells-- especially in the restricted section of the
> library...
> 
> Actually, I would be suprised if Harry if not R and H as well, learn
> the
> transformation--- keeping with tradition. ;)
> 
> -Snuffles
> 
> 

One wonders if in fact, Peter needed help transforming back FROM a rat
and got stuck for 14 years till Lupin and Sirius transformed him back? 
Explains Treelawny's 'chained' prediction thing.. 

Jazmyn