future animagi?

[linda_mccabe]

No: HPFGUIDX 47250

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Grey Wolf" <greywolf1 at j...> wrote:
> Dominique Medal wrote:
> > I doubt that Dumbledore is an Animagus. If he were registered, 
> > Hermione would have mentioned it when she mentioned in PoA the 
number 
> > of Animagi registered with the Ministry. I also think the 
illegal 
> > Animagus has reached the end of its usefulness.
> > 
> > Straya Luna niqui
> 
> Point of canon: Although I don't think Dumbledore is an animagus 
> either, there is no reason for apearing in Hermione's list: she 
> especifically mentions that "have only been 7 registered animagus 
in 
> the last 100 years". Since Dumbledore is 150 years old, he 
could've 
> become an animaus before that (when he was 30, for example). 
> 
> Also, in the theme of illegal animagi, JKR has stated in an 
interview 
> (IIRC) that there will be no more illegal animagus introduced in 
the 
> books.
> 
> Hope that helps,
> 
> Grey Wolf

Grey Wolf, 

Let's just hope that promise holds.  However, that does not exclude 
the possibility that people have been forcibly transfigured into 
animals.  We have seen in canon that Draco was turned into a snow 
white ferret.  So, we know you can use transfiguration as 
punishment.  

I'm one of those who thinks Mrs. Norris is just a very odd name for 
a kitty cat.  It might be okay if it were a name given by Hermione a 
Muggle bookworm who might be a Jane Austen fan.  But that kind of 
name from a Squib?  And Filch just doesn't seem like a big fan of 
19th century Muggle literature to me.  Add that into the mix 
including the mythological meaning of the name Argus and I get 
mighteee suspicious.  Since the Greek myths had Argus watching over 
a transfigured woman...well, I'm thinking that Mrs. Norris was some 
woman that is being punished (for infidelity maybe?) That would add 
more meaning to the last name Filch (to steal someone's wife.)

  Plus there's always Trevor the Toad.  He could also be 
transfigured forcibly, or be someone who was a legally registered 
Animagi but Hermione didn't recognize the significance of the name 
when she read the list.

Other thoughts to ponder.

Athena

(Who has been AWOL from HPfGU for far too long.  I'm trying to jump 
back in where I have an opinion on something and don't have to wade 
through all the two months of backlogged messages.)

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