A few notes:
I have to agree that there are a lot of unregistered Animagi running around, even without the addition of Lily. That's what made me think of it. It seems like the Ministry of Magic, like any government facility, has some serious deficiencies. I've wondered if maybe during the rise of Voldemort, less strict tabs were kept on things not pertaining directly to the dark arts. It seems like all 5 known unregistered Animagi would have gained this power during the 11 years (I think) of Voldemort's reign.
That also brings up, sort of, an interesting logic problem I've had with the wizarding world that is affecting the way I'm planning out this story. In book 2, the Ministry of Magic is instantly aware of the spell being used at the Dursley's. They even knew what kind of spell it was. If they can keep this kind of tabs on magic being practiced by underage wizards, couldn't they also have a screen to sense when somebody was transforming into an animal or, more importantly, using the dark arts? Also, in book 4, it is revealed that you can see the last spell cast by a wand. It seems to me that this would be excellent evidence is a court case…say, the murder trial (I assume there was one) of Sirius Black. And that being the case, wouldn't this have cleared him of the murders?
I'm not trying to nitpick, I'm honestly curious as to what people think about these point.
And I'm still not sure what to do with Lily. I'd like to have her be something the books sort of lack…a strong, interesting, multi-facetted female character. But it's how to go about doing that that has me stuck. I have a few ideas on the Animagus thing that I need to think about before I make a final decision.
I have to agree that there are a lot of unregistered Animagi running around, even without the addition of Lily. That's what made me think of it. It seems like the Ministry of Magic, like any government facility, has some serious deficiencies. I've wondered if maybe during the rise of Voldemort, less strict tabs were kept on things not pertaining directly to the dark arts. It seems like all 5 known unregistered Animagi would have gained this power during the 11 years (I think) of Voldemort's reign.
That also brings up, sort of, an interesting logic problem I've had with the wizarding world that is affecting the way I'm planning out this story. In book 2, the Ministry of Magic is instantly aware of the spell being used at the Dursley's. They even knew what kind of spell it was. If they can keep this kind of tabs on magic being practiced by underage wizards, couldn't they also have a screen to sense when somebody was transforming into an animal or, more importantly, using the dark arts? Also, in book 4, it is revealed that you can see the last spell cast by a wand. It seems to me that this would be excellent evidence is a court case…say, the murder trial (I assume there was one) of Sirius Black. And that being the case, wouldn't this have cleared him of the murders?
I'm not trying to nitpick, I'm honestly curious as to what people think about these point.
And I'm still not sure what to do with Lily. I'd like to have her be something the books sort of lack…a strong, interesting, multi-facetted female character. But it's how to go about doing that that has me stuck. I have a few ideas on the Animagus thing that I need to think about before I make a final decision.
