[HPforGrownups] Re: Animagi (WAS re:QuidditchSeeker/Equinox/HarryRiddle/GryffNeville/VoldSex/Mug

[Taryn Kimel]

No: HPFGUIDX 55701

maria_kirilenko wrote:

> 
> As for your fish example - what with finding out your form beforehand
> and getting proper supervision, transforming into a shark of trout
> wouldn't be a huge problem.
> 
> And I also believe that one can't turn into a magical animal.
> 
> Maria
> 

Jazmyn:
I do not believe that one has a set pre-determined form that is 'their
form'. I believe that the wizard CHOOSES the form and practices that one
form for a long time till they perfect it.  Like Krum chose a shark due
to the Tri Wizard Tournament, but didn't practice long enough to get the
whole form.  It would be too great a coincidence to think that his
'form' would just happen to be aquatic.  Personally, I would have tried
for an otter, since sharks are saltwater fish and the lake might have
caused problems for a shark.  Small-claw otters are also very clever
with their paws, fast and agile swimmers and have nice sharp teeth.

Me:
But there's a very large difference. Krum is not an animagus. He attempted to /transfigure/ himself into a shark, which is a large difference. Had he completed the transfiguration, he would have had the mind of a shark (which probably wouldn't have been very good if blood got in the water).

I'm one of those who believe that the animagus form is /not/ chosen by the wizard. This is implied in a JK Rowling interview:

Q: If you were Animagus, what kind of animal would you be?
A: I'd like to be an otter - that's my favourite animal. It would be depressing if I turned out to be a slug or something.

http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/author/transcript2.htm

This obviously implies that a person's animagus form is not chosen, but is, in a way, a reflection of that person.

--Taryn

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