worse than a vampire

[Lliannanshe]

No: HPFGUIDX 90107

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
<<snip>>
> But what if Snape had also tried 
> to become an animagus as a teen and ended up a cockroach, wouldn't 
> Lupin find that funny? It would make sense. It also appears that 
you 
> may not be able to choose your animal, although I'm not sure.
<<snip>>
> Potioncat

JKR *implied* in an interview that you can not pick your animagus

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/quickquotes/articles/2000/1000-
scholastic-chat.htm

Question: "If you were Animagus, what kind of animal would you be?"
Reply: "I'd like to be an otter - that's my favourite animal. It 
would be depressing if I turned out to be a slug or something."

Lliannanshe