Marauder's Map, the Marauders, and Voldemort

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No: HPFGUIDX 108906

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "romulusmmcdougal" 
<romulus at h...> wrote:
> 
>>Josh,
> Pettigrew knew Voldemort BEFORE he betrayed Padfoot and Prongs.
> He was after all the double agent.
> 
> Secondly, since when does his preference hold any water with the 
DL?
> 
> Question:  Does one have a choice of what form they take as 
animagi?
> 
> RMM



IMHO - I think VM calls him wormtail to remind him he betrayed his 
friends.  Guilt..insult...nothing nice.

As for the second question, JKR has said (I don't have the exact 
reference) that your animagus form represents part of your 
character.  This leads me to believe that you don't have a choice of 
form - rather like a patronus.

Lynn - who is usually a lurker - nice to take a stroll in the 
moonlight :)