"so how do you become an Animagi?" Molly asked not knowing much about it.

Kerry raised her hand, "I have a question. Forgive me but I'm just not sure...I mean know what an animagus is, but how does one become an animagus? I've heard it's very difficult."

Suzy raised her hand, "professor do you have an animagus?"

Seeing as her classmate had just asked the same question as her virtually at the same time, Kerry decided to ask one other question that was on her mind, "Professor I know once you do have an animagus... you have to register it. How do you do this? Is it a test? Or do you just go and speak to someone, sign something and it's you're all registered?"

"Many years of studying. Its much like apparating, you need to need to become that animal, or at least fool yourself into thinking that, and to feel your body taking the animals shape one small bit at a time. Oh and you are not able to do this without understanding the theory, so if you try, you'll only exhaust youself." she added with a wink.
"No, your animagus form comes from your personality and mannerisms."
Danni smiled, "Yes I do, I'll show it to you all later."
"You go to the ministry and head to the Improper Use of Magic Office and ask to be registered. You prove you can transform, then they take down what animal you are, and what destinctive markings you have."

Suzy wrote all of the teachers answers down. Suzy wondered if her animagus could be a tiger, because, she sorta has the temperment of a tiger. Oh how she wished.

Kerry thought about trying to imagine each bit of the animal as your transforming and the horrors that happen when the transformation goes wrong and shudders, as she thinks about what personality, and mannerisms she has that most closely related what animal - wondering what she'd be if she transformed into an animal.

"Professor, what kinds of things have you seen gone wrong when trying to become an animagus? And were any of them permanent?"

"Professor, are you going to show us how to study to become one?" Molly asked not sure if she wanted to try to become an animagi.

"Since I worked one on one with my teacher, I didnt see anything go wrong myself, but I've heard of them. It is very dangerous to attempt a transformation without the proper knowledge."
"No, I am not." Danni replied matter-o-factly, "You are much to young."

OOC: Time for bed! I'll be back later.

Jasmine smiled happily at the topic of today's lesson. Animagi. She always wondered what her animagus form would be and wondered if her gift of beaing able to communicate with animals would be a help or a hinderence. Professor Maline was helping her deal with everything but they hadn't yet had a chance to further investigate the limits of what she might be able to do. Hearing the professor tell them to ask any questions, Jasmine decided to do just that. "Excuse me professor. I have an ability that allows me to communicate with animals, do you think that will be an advantage for me to become an animagus or a disadvantage?"

Myra raised up her hand. Proffessor, when did you become an animagus?"

Molly’s face dropped. It wasn’t that she wanted to learn how to become one, she just hated when people told her she wasn’t big enough to do things. She figured the professor felt she wasn’t good enough to even take the time to teach her.

Amelia listened to the questions asked, and one popped into her mind from Molly and Kerry's questions and the responses they got about being too young. Also, about how she learned from one-on-one with her teacher.
"Excuse me Professor, but I was curious if there was anyway where if we showed acceleration in the subject of transfiguration, if you could perhaps work with us one-on-one to learn to become an animagi?"

Danni thought for a moment, "Well, seeing as Animagi can already comunicate with animals, I dont think so, I think it would just put you on an even platform with everyone else."
Danni smiled, "I did the transformation the first time about... three years ago? I only recently became comfortable enough to do it without someone else there, in case something went wrong."
"I dont think so, it may be that your animal may look sad or depressed if you are, same applies if you are sick, but I dont think that it affects the way your animal will look. Unless of course you have an accident."
"I myself started studying my final year at Hogwarts and I studied all the way up till now, I still do a bit of research on occasion. As I said, I studied Transfiguration for seven years before I started to seriously study to be an Animagus, but I also had an aptitude for it. Eight is the answer I'll go with, but there always are exceptions." Danni paused to take a breath, "Some people attempt it on their own, but this is very dangerous. I had my... an old friend help me along."
"There are different advantages depending on what animal you turn into. If your a cat, you have claws, your are fast, small and are likely to always land on your feet." Danni said with a grin. "Other times, you can..." Danni paused again, "Fly." With that she shrank and grew wings, her body slowly turning into that of a boat-billed heron.
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She took off and flew around the room, zooming in between desks and students heads.
Danni landed on the girls shoulder and gave a sort of squawk before landing on her desk and transforming back to herself, "If you showed a special talent for Transfiguration and were a 6th or 7th years, maybe."

Danni smiled, she could give some information away, but not all. "Well, for one, the boat billed heron is mostly nocturnel, you dont see it much here but I much prefer the night time, I always got the night watch on my sh... merchant boat. It is also a water bird, as most of you know, I am quite fond of the ocean. When the heron is distressed it rattles its beak, while I dont have a beak to rattle do tend to make alot of unnessisary noise." she said with a cheeky grin, "But thats all I'm willing to say for now." she added with a wink.

Molly sat, eyes wide with amazement, as the professor flew around the room. She was an absolutely beautiful bird. It just seem to fit her. Molly took out her parchment and tried to sketch a picture of the bird/professor as accurately as she could. Then she took down some notes below the picture on why the professor becomes that type of bird.

Amelia watched in amazement as her Professor transformed into this small heron. Wow! I wish I could fly..., she thought until she felt something light land on her shoulder. The professor was on her shoulder!! -- how strange. She laughed and smiled at the bird, before it took off and landed back in the front of the classroom to answer her question.

Amelia nodded in agreement, and made a mental note that she would strive for great success for the next 4 years in Transfiguration. "Thank you Professor; I will do my best not to let you down." She winked.