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Nadia, no Metamorphmagi and Animagi are two seperate and distinct skills within the realm of Wizardry. Animagi transfigure themselves into animals. They can remember all they have done, seen and experienced while in animal form but for all purposes they must act as the natural animal would itself. For example while in my own Animagus form of a hawk, I cannot write or drink water from a glass, or speak. But I can think as myself and read and understand as I would any other time. Metamorphmagi only transfigure aspects of their appearance such as the shape of their nose, ears, their hair color and style, eye color, figure or their entire appearance. While many aspects of the two skills are similar they are still quite seperate. For example my great-grand mother was a Metamorphmagus but not an Animagus. She could alter her appearance so she appeared as a 20 year old male wizard or such. But she did not master the skill of Animagi and could not transfigure herself into an animal. As for myself. I do have some in-born heritage in Metamorphing but not enough to change anything other than my hair or eye color without using a wand. But i have mastered my skills as an Animagus. We will begin covering all this in our next lesson.
Thank you for your questions and your interest.
Professor Kiari Dyreth
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