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Third Years, Lesson 5; *Archived* Animagi
Topic Started: Feb 25 2016, 07:45 PM (46 Views)
Professor Aeon Summers
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Professor Summers sat by the side of his desk, not as himself, but instead in the form of a large husky, gazing at the students who entered with bright blue eyes. As soon as they had all settled into their seats, the professor padded around to the front of his desk and transformed back into his usual self, standing casually in the center of the room.

"An animagus is a witch or wizard who can change himself into an animal as they wish," He started off by saying. "An animagus elects to change into an animal. Learning to be an animagus is a lengthy and extremely tough ordeal to undergo. It takes many years of book and practical learning. As well, one must then register with the Ministry once you've mastered the skill. There are many regulations concerning this type of transfiguration to make sure that wizards and witches are using the skill properly. The Ministry does not want it to be used for evil or for wrongdoing."

Aeon paused to ensure he had everyone's attention before he could continue. "When one becomes an animagus, you do not choose your animal form. This is a common misconception. Your true personality is actually what determines your form. If one is noble and brave, a lion is one possibility, but another animal may end up becoming your form instead with similar characteristics. If you are an untrustworthy person, a slyer animal would be meant for you, like a rat or a snake," He explained, glad that his own form was that of a loyal creature rather than anything sneaky and dishonest.

"It is exactly this personalization that some people feel jeopardizes them when they register their animagus form. Wizards from all sides have fought against the registration of animagus. In my opinion, it's an invasion of their privacy."

He took a deep breath, before continuing the lecture. "I would like to briefly discuss the actual animagus form and transfiguration," He stated before he transformed himself back to his dog form. Seconds later, he changed back and was again standing in front of the room. "Notice that I did not use my wand or my voice for the transfiguration. That is a long part of the learning process, but neither is required to transform. The ability to use wandless magic is a benefit. Now, while I am in my animagus form, I am completely able to control my thoughts just like I can in this form, but I have the advantages that dogs have. The only way that you can distinguish an animagus from others of that species is through tell tale signs based on the human form." Professor Summers explained.

This was about the briefest look into the transfiguration that anyone could do. It was a shame, but obviously the topic could drone on for years, something he wasn't prepared to do by a longshot. He really felt like stressing how many people try and fail to achieve this. Not to mention the rules, regulations, and strict penalties that could be had by trying to go about the animagi way without permission. But students never cared about that. Not until it was necessary that was, and this was simply an introduction, so why not ooh and ahh them.

Professor Summers looked at his watch. They were out of time for today. "Our time is almost up and I apologize for the long lecture. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask me about them anytime. In the mean time, you'll have homework to do." Some professors who were animagi used this lesson to allow students to inspect their telltale markings, but Aeon was not one of those professors. It was an invasion of privacy more than anything.
For extra Credit: Essay on the Ministry's animagus regulations. Are they needed? Is the register too easy to access? Not easy enough? Any other regulation topic you think is good.
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