If Dumbledore were an Animagus, or even a Polymagus

[Briony Coote]

No: HPFGUIDX 54852

Dear All, 
 
There was a recent discussion as to whether Dumbledore was an Animagus,
perhaps a bumblebee.  I can't see any reason why he should not be a
Polymagus i.e., able to take several shapes.  McGonagall can certainly
take more than one animal shape, so why shouldn't Dumbledore?
 
I know this is not very likely, but is it possible that Dumbledore is
Crookshanks?  I don't think it's Arabella Figg, because Crookshanks is
male.  If Dumbledore had a Time Turner, or some means to be in two
places at once, that would certainly explain a lot of things in PoA,
like:
 
1.	Why does Hermione happen to buy Crookshanks only minutes after
Crookshanks has chased off Pettigrew?  Isn't that stretching
coincidence, especially since Hermione was going to buy an owl?
Alternatively, Crookshanks could be a member of Sirius' family who is
also an illegal animagus, but even Sirius doesn't know.  They have been
hiding in their animal form because they were ashamed of the stain on
their family.
 
2.	How did Dumbledore seem to know that Buckbeak had been rescued,
and take steps from stopping the Ministry from searching the forest?
This is well before Hermione's Time Turner, and 11.55, when Dumbledore
suggested they use the TT to rescue Sirius.
 
3.	Why did Dumbledore believe Sirius, or even question him at all?
Did he already know the truth, thanks to his Animagus form?
 
And here is food for thought:
 
If Dumbledore is an Animagus/Polymagus, could he use his form to sneak
into Azkaban and stop Voldemort and the Dementors from breaking Azkaban
open?  Sirius has already demonstrated that an Animagus can get out of
Azkaban, so why couldn't somebody use their form to break in?
 
Briony Coote


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