Animagi..............

[gingersnape1966 <gingersnape1966@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49502

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Dmitri Mosier 
<dmtranscript at a...>" <dmtranscript at a...> wrote:
> Once they finally master the spell, do they get to pick what animal 
> they become? 
> 

me:  I have wondered this myself.  I think to some extent, they do.  
Rita would have chosen an inconspicous animal capable of hiding in 
small places.

When Lupin was telling Harry about his father and friends becoming 
animagi, he said, "Peter, as the smallest, could slip beneath the 
Willow's attacking branches and touch the knot that freezes it... 
Sirius and James transformed into such large animals, they were able 
to keep a werewolf in check." (PoA ch.18)

This would indicate to me that they had made some choice in their 
forms and had planned them according to their need.

Any theories on our McGonagall?

Best regards (and Hurrah for Hufflepuff), Ginger