[HPforGrownups] Re: cats and Ginny

[jazmyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 69279



"starry765" wrote:
>  >>> I've been re-eading some of the books, (who hasn't?) and noticed
> that in OotP there are quite a few references to Ginny being like a
> cat. Also, in CoS, Ron said that Ginny was upset about Mrs Norris
> being  petrified, as she liked cats.  Any thoughts on this?>>>

Rach wrote:
> I have noticed the same thing. Ginny hisses like a cat, curls up like
> a cat and has eyes like a cat in OOP.
> 
> My first thought was Ginny eventually becoming an animagus - but I
> think the series is all animagus-ed out with McGonnagal, Sirius,
> Wormtail, James and Rita.  I doubt JKR would introduce yet another
> animagus character - it would be a bit predictable.  
> 
> Any other ideas what the references could be leading to? A simple
> reflection of her character perhaps? who knows. >>>


People can be catlike.  I used to hiss like a cat as a child myself. 
Doesn't necessary point at her being an Animagus.

However, it seems like there are VERY few 'registered' Animagus, not all 
that few people able to become one.  Somehow I think it might be 
extremely hard to get registered and you might have to pass some sort of 
test(s) to qualify.  What happens to those who don't qualify to be 
registered?  What happens to registered Animagus?  Do they have spells 
placed on them to notify the MOM anytime they change forms or something 
that would make  being registered worthless?  There's certainly SOME 
reason why James, Peter, Sirius and Rita never registered and only 
Minerva is.  Note that Hermione didn't say there was only 1 Animagus in 
the last 100 years, she said only 1 REGISTERED one.  Tonks has the 
natural 'born' ability to change her hair and looks, so there is 
obviously more types of transforming then just turning into an animal 
(Animagus).  Do Metamorphmagus like Tonks have to register to?  One 
assumes so.

Jazmyn