Animagus Transformation / Snape's Animagus (was DD as Animagus)

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No: HPFGUIDX 182836

Carol:
<HUGE SNIP>
Alla likes to think that Snape would turn into a
cockroach, but since the only cockroach mentioned in the books, IIRC,
is either somebody's Boggart (with JKR miscounting the number of
students in the class) or a temporary shape that Lupin turns the
Boggart into to conceal his full moon Boggart from the students, I
don't see any canonical support for that idea, nor do I think that
Snape's personality, even in its most unpleasant form, would take that
shape.
<SNIP>

Alla:

Well, that's the beauty of speculation, isn't it?  I do not believe I 
need much canon support for  this speculation.

There are animagi in canon, I believe that Snape's personality is 
just as nasty as I consider cockroach to be. That's enough for me to 
speculate, in my mind he is cockroach if I choose to imagine so. 

Just the same if I choose to imagine Dumbledore as animagus, I would  
imagine a lion or tiger or phoenix. It just feels right to me.


Mike:
<SNIP>
I think Alla was speaking a little tongue in cheek, don't you?
<SNIP>

Alla:
Well, yes and  no. Of course I picked the nastiest form of all 
possibilities and the one , which can be squashed so nicely or 
stepped on , but I can certainly see bat or octopus, not dragon of 
course, sorry Potioncat. Way too majestic and beautiful for Snape, 
sorry. In my mind he does not deserve to be a dragon. I mean I cannot 
stop you from imagining him being one of course, just as nobody can 
stop me from imagining him being a cockroach, but just expressing my 
disagreement  with your vision .

But going back to cockroach, as I stated before, just as Rita can spy 
in her incest  form, I think cockroach is also good for spying so 
this is my good faith basis for choosing this form for Snape, even if 
it is not whole reason.


Potioncat:
Disregarding JKR's interviews, using only canon interpretation, I
disagree.

In the first place, the Marauders and Rita all display the attributes
of their individual Patronuses. Of course, JKR is having fun writing
them, I'm sure---but it is canon.
<SNIP>

Alla:

Here I agree with your vision. I mean I take interviews into 
consideration, but even without them, dog to me is who Sirius is 
indeed, I think revealing your inner self to the extent cannot be 
controlled. IMO of course.