[HPforGrownups] Re: DD an animagus

[Tanya Swaine]

No: HPFGUIDX 90288

At 22:39 4/02/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>Carol wrote:
>
>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


Tanya here.

Just one thing to add.  Hermione got the animagus list, sure, but it was a 
list of all the animagus witches and wizards within the past 100 years.  As 
Dumbledore is older than that, He could of easily managed the skill in 
under 50 years and be off the list in regards to time line.

Tanya

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