The Giant Squid and Dumbledore's animagus (WAS: Someone else missing from DD's funeral.)

[Deborah Krupp]

No: HPFGUIDX 167617

 Ginger wrote:
<snip>

 I noticed a pattern here.  The times when the squid is not present 
 are times when DD's whereabouts are accounted for.  In GoF, DD was on 
 the shore with the rest of the judges.  In HBP, he was, of course, 
 dead.  
 
 Therefore, I have come up with my latest blindingly brilliant <---
 sarcasm<--- theory.  Dumbledore's animagus form is the Giant Squid.
 
 <snip>

Deborah writes:

I have been reading the Giant Squid as a sort of Arthurian lady of the lake.  I expect her to present Gryffindor's sword to Harry before all is said and done.

I have read many people trying to give Dumbledore an animagus form (squid, bee, phoenix).  While I don't doubt he is capable of having one, having been the professor of transfiguration prior to his stint as headmaster, wouldn't we have this information by now?  Hermione tells us there were only 7 registered Animagus for the last century, one of whom is Professor McGonagall.  I'd think Dumbledore would be on that list if he were one, or at the very least, on the previous century's list.  How could Hermione have missed it?

Or are we to assume that Dumbledore is among the many unregistered Animagi we have met (James, Sirius, Pettigrew, Rita), which seems to take away from setting them up as such a rare occurrence in the first place?  I didn't get the impression Ginger is married to this theory, but I am curious as to why so many want to attribute an animagus to Dumbledore.

Deborah