If Dumbledore were an Animagus, or even a Polymagus

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 54871

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Briony Coote" 
<briony_coote at h...> wrote:

>  
> 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?
....  
> 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?


Hmm.. I don't know if McConagall can take more than one shape; I've 
only read of her being a cat. I don't discount the possibility of 
taking many forms, even one of choice, but so far there's nothing to 
say that even the first form can be chosen by the wizard. However, 
Albus "it's our choices far more than our abilities that make us what 
we are" Dumbledore might well be able to choose *any* animal. Like 
well - it's nothing, one or all.

And what comes to someone using animagus form to break in to Azkaban, 
well- they *can*, but I doubt anyone would *want* to. So they won't 
unless they have a good reason...

-- Finwitch