[HPforGrownups] Re: The Useless Animagus

[Gina R Rosich]

No: HPFGUIDX 53707

On 3/12/03 8:29 PM, "Anne" <urbana at charter.net> had this to say:

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "buddhacat" <buddhacat at y...>
> wrote:
> 
>> >  But, even if forms are not chosen, which came
>> > first, the animal form or the profession?  I mean, what if Rita
>> > became a reporter because it suited her insect form?  And maybe
>> > Minerva is used to inflitrate Muggle areas because she can turn
> into 
>> > a cat, not the other way around.  So maybe the needs are perfectly
>> > adapted to the animal form, rather than the form being perfectly
>> > adapted to the needs.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> So perhaps Rita Skeeter should be a mosquito?? :-) Does the U.K. even
> have mosquitoes?? I certainly hope not; they are horrid creatures
> whose sole purpose in life is to suck blood out of humans. On second
> thought that sounds just like Rita.
> 
> Anne U
> (who would probably be a hippo)
> 
> 
Let¹s not forget mosquitoes also spread malaria...

As for odd animagi, it would be funny to see Neville turn into an elephant.
(Elephants never forget).

I don¹t have the books in front of me.  But didn¹t Sirius mention something
about turning into an animal that could take on a werewolf?  He didn¹t
mention there being a choice?

---
Gina 


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