[HPforGrownups] Re: "The Animagus Black!"

[Tim Johnson Family]

No: HPFGUIDX 79993


Sandy, aka "msbeadsley" wrote:
>IMO, Bellatrix, ever the obedient servant, parrots back whatever
>terms her master uses, and Voldemort has referred to Sirius as "the
>Animagus Black" since Wormtail finked as secret keeper.  Voldemort
>thinks of people in terms of their strengths and weaknesses and how
>he can counteract the first and exploit the second; it makes sense
>that his name for an enemy would have a built-in reminder of any
>unusual abilities.

All right--it's possible that Bellatrix calls him the Animagus Black because
that's what LV calls him. The question is, why would he? Sirius's Animagus
abilities had nothing to do with the secret keeper thing. LV sees Sirius in
terms of strengths and weaknesses, OK, so what are they? Sirius is a member
of the Order, knows about Wormtail, is an Animagus, and Harry's godfather.
I'm sure Voldemort thinks of him in those terms. But the Prophecy scheme had
nothing to do with Sirius being an Animagus, it had everything to do with
Sirius being Harry's godfather. So the most logical thing for Bella to say
would be, "I was fighting his godfather!" But she doesn't, leaving me to
theorize that it's derogatory term. Further evidence is the very low number
of animagi. Yes, it's supposed to be difficult and dangerous to achieve, but
it can't be THAT hard if smart fifth-year students and people like Rita
Skeeter can do it. There's probably some other reason why people aren't keen
to achieve that additional power.
Anyway, Sirius is a very notorious wizard, and even Voldy, who hasn't been
reading the papers for thirteen years, would probably speak of him by his
name. When I talk about Britney Spears, I say Britney Spears, not The Young
Singer and Entertainer Britney Spears.
--RTJ