The Animagus Club

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As the Animagus Board is slowly making progress working its way through the current applications, I think it's time to announce a new rule:

Before you apply to become an animagus, you have to buy the first 5 books of the Standard Book of Spells Series at hh_diagon.

Why? Well, becoming an animagus is *difficult*. Not just any first year student can become one. The books symbolize the years you spend at Hogwarts and having 5 of them means you're a 5th year student (in this club) and able to become an animagus.

So, off you go, earn knuts, buy the books, then apply!


Please fill out the application using the code below and add at the end =)

<textarea width="300" height="200"> <b>House:</b> <b>Best Trait:</b> <b>Worst Trait:</b> <b>What would you want your animal form to be most capable of?</b> <b>Choose one of the following -- Air, Water, Earth</b> <b>Warm or cool? </b> <b>Morning or evening?</b> <b>Do you like to have people around you or are you more of a loner?</b> <b>Please give an accurate description of your appearance; pictures are welcome!</b> <b>What are your favorite hobbies and extracurricular activities?</b> <b>Are there any animals that you feel drawn to or a connection with?</b> <b>Are there any animals you are afraid of?</b> <b>Why would you like to be an animagus?</b>

Please comment below (in screened comments) with your application, and we will get back to you within a few days. Please be detailed in your application. Same goes for this one as the one for platform_934: explain your answers. We have millions of animals to pick from, not just 4 houses, so help us out a little by giving a detailed application. Thank you!

Comments? Questions? Just leave a comment below :)

-Marije

Comments

[shadowkitten87.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...this is the only way I can think of submitting my essay- but it is more than a page double-spaced, though LJ ignores the original formatting.

I believe that the beaver is the perfect choice for my animagus. Beavers are extremely useful and practical creatures- they work long and hard, and they are a major staple of a healthy, efficient environment. I do consider myself an environmentalist- indeed, it’s an important subject for me. Beavers create rich habitats for other creatures- mammals, fish, turtles, frogs, birds and ducks to name a few. In building dams, they create wetlands- lush ecotones that are home to thousands of species of insects, migratory birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. Wetlands are extremely important to the environment, as they are a sort of “water filter” for rivers and streams. Beavers are a keystone species- meaning that many other different species and their environment depend on them. They are very intricately woven into the web of life. I like to believe that I am extremely helpful to my peers, and that those around me can depend on me- have a shoulder to cry on when they need to. I also consider myself practical and useful- an important addition to any team. Beavers are extremely strong swimmers, and I love swimming, and they are very playful animals. I also have my very playful and loving moments, where I feel intimate with my friends and very close. Beavers are K-type specialists, meaning that they have few young and the rear the few offspring they produce- as opposed to R-type specialists, such as spiders, fish, and cockroaches (to name a few)- who have many offspring and leave them to fend for themselves with the hope that a few will survive. Because they breed only once a year, require streamside habitats, and two-year-olds leave home each spring to find their own territories, beavers rarely overpopulate. This is something I consider very intelligent and practical- it’s almost as if beavers instinctively know better than humans how to control populations and take what they need from their environment while giving much more in return. It’s funny really, now that I think about it, how closely beavers and I relate in personality, but there it is. Also, beaver fur is extremely useful- it’s amazingly warm and it’s water-resistant, not to mention very soft and sleek (not that I support the fur industry in any way). Lastly, I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for rodents- I’ve had a few guinea pigs and there are few things on earth that I find cuter. When you look at a beaver, you can very easily see the resemblance- the only animal that I can think of that is closer in appearance to a guinea pig than a beaver is a capybara. I know this sounds like I just copied/pasted a paragraph from an online encyclopedia, but I didn’t. Like I said before, environmental studies are fascination to me and most of the information (of course, I did look some of it up) is stuff that I’ve picked up through my studies. I’m really happy with this animagus- it’s something I never really considered, but it fits me well. Thank you very much!

[shayuko.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Your name and essay have been added to our Registered list.

You will receive your official banner once we figure out what Fred and George did to our official banner maker and how to fix it >.>

[shadowkitten87.livejournal.com]

Yay! Erm...where's the Registered list?

[shayuko.livejournal.com]

in the animagus_board user info ^_^

[shadowkitten87.livejournal.com]

thanks!

[shayuko.livejournal.com]

Here is your official banner, made by unwoundfantasy!

(http://photobucket.com)

Please let me know when you've saved it, so that it can be deleted from the main server. Thank you!

[shadowkitten87.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I saved it!