DD an animagus

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 90281

pscospoagofootp (did I get that right?) wrote:
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[I have a theory that] Dumbledore is an animagus. Most likely a bee or
wasp. My proof - At the beginning of  Harry Potter's History of Magic
O.W.L. there was a wasp in the upper windows. 
><snip> And also his last name is old English for bumblebee. <snoip>

Jim Ferer responded:
> It's not the first time there's been a wasp hanging around.  Why 
> would JKR call attention to it?  Dumbledore is Old English for a 
> wasp, anyway.  I'd say the odds DD is an animagus are better than  
> 50-50. He'd be an unregistered Animagus, though, or Hermione would 
> know. (maybe she does)  
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Carol:
The presence of a bee or wasp isn't *proof* that Dumbledore is an
animagus, but in conjunction with his last name (which actually means
bumblebee, not wasp), it's an interesting bit of evidence. I
personally hope he isn't--we've had too many animagi already and this
would just bee [typo!] one animagus too many, especially since it's so
close to Rita Skeeter (mosquito)'s disguise. Also, if he's
unregistered, that would mean he not only condones rule-breaking, he
also practices it. And this would be a wizarding law, not a school
rule that he's breaking. However, much as I don't want the theory to
be true, I do see one more piece of evidence leading in that
direction. Like McGonagall, our registered animagus, Sumbledore was
the Transfiguration teacher. In fact, he was *her* Transfiguration
teacher, meaning that he must have taught her how to transform into a
cat. That being the case, he certainly could have taught himself to
turn into a bee or wasp.

I prefer to believe the theory that Dumbledore is so powerfully
magical that he can make himself invisible at will ("I don't need a
cloak to become invisible," Mirror of Erised scene in CoS, quoted from
memory), but I do see the evidence to indicate that you may be right.

Carol