Animagi

[Susan Fox-Davis]

No: HPFGUIDX 55777

On 19 Apr 2003 at 23:27, jazmyn wrote:

> 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.

Peter Pettigrew really wanted to be a rat while his buddies
were cool stuff like stags and wolves?  Don't think so.
The "small man syndrome" and general adolescent competitiveness
would more likely driven him to manifest a T-Rex or something
that could kick a wolf's furry butt, wouldn't he?
He managed to make the rat thing pay off for himself in the long run,
so far anyway.

Anthony Boucher had much the same theory about lycanthropy in
specific animal forms  running in families in his classic fantasy short
story "The Compleat Werewolf."  Sometimes the family name tells
all, like the story's protagonist Professor Wolf.  It doesn't always
work though;  my maiden name was after all Fox and I tried
saying "absarka" but it didn't work.  Poot.  I've long had a theory
that if Rita Prince Winston did this she would turn into a lovely
huggable furry purry Persian kitty.  Another theory is that she already
has.
[Hi Rita!]

Susan Fox-Davis
selene at earthlink.net