Heartstring / Snape by Pip / Animagi

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 39730

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "catlady_de_los_angeles" <catlady at w...> 
wrote:
> > Oh, and since it's obvious that an animagus needs to keep 
> > his/her intelligence when transforming so that they can change
> > back, can the same be said for people transfigured by others 
> > like Draco-Ferret? 
> 
> No, according to Quidditch Through the Ages:
> "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."

Yeah, but we know that's not true.  Reeta Skeeter turns into a 
beetle and flies around all over the place while retaining enough 
human intelligence to eavesdrop on conversations and remember them 
well enough to write them down later. She certainly has no problems 
remembering where she wants to go as a beetle. My theory is that the 
guy who wrote QTA may have known a lot about Quidditch, but he 
didn't know squat about Animagus transformation. :-)

Marina
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