Harry and Hermione found the room there were looking for and went inside.
It was relatively large, but had almost nothing in it; Several dozen
chairs facing a desk.
They had found a note posted in the common room several days earlier:
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All Lightning students in their seventh year who wish to be tested for Animagus ability, report to the old Defense room (older students will know where).
If you test positive and have the aptitude may join an extra class every Saturday at three o'clock.
Note -you won't become an Animagus within the next few months; You will have to continue your training on your own time after you graduate.
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"Ugh, more classes," was Ron's reaction. They all knew full well that they were going to try and join. And, unfortunately, the likelihood that they would learn to become Animagii in the next few months was, well, nil.
They sat down each on one side of Ron, who was already there in the front row. All three of them had thought about becoming Animagii. Now they would find out if they could.
McGonagall and Remus were there, and Harry flashed a smile at Remus. "I hope Remus gets to teach the class."
"That would be great," said Ron.
"I'm just dying to know what we could become," added Hermione.
McGonagall began speaking, "The primary focus of this class is to find out what you could become. I seriously doubt we will get much farther than that. Professor Lupin and I are going to switch off every weekend.
Remus took his turn, "This is going to involve a lot of research and introspection. You have to figure out what you can become on your own, and some of you are not going to find it easy."
McGonagall, "Decide today whether or not you are coming next week, because I have no intention of accepting late comers." She caste a stern glance at the crowd.
Remus held up a circular blue crystal disk. "These are inductive soul crystals; They will help us determine if you might become an animagus. Keep in mind it's not a guarantee that you can become one."
McGonagall was holding another one in her own hand. "Everyone line up in front of either me or professor Lupin. Those who have the possibility of becoming an animagus will sit back down, the rest will have to leave. And be careful -these aren't exactly easy to find.
As they lined up, Harry ended up near the end of Remus' line, who added, "You may feel a bit weird afterwards."
When it was Harry's turn he held out his right hand and Remus put the crystal on it. "Don't be so nervous," he told Harry, knowing full well that a main reason he wanted to be an animagus was the marauders. He pointed his wand at the stone and said something. It started to glow brightly.
It also heated up, which made Harry wince, but he did not drop it. A wave of tingling swept over his skin, and for an instant he felt like his body was liquid. Then a wave of dizziness hit him.
Remus grabbed his arm to steady him, a slight frown showing. Then with an eyebrow raised, he said, "Well I guess you can sit back down." Harry just nodded, his hand still tingling.
He turned around and grinned broadly. The population of the room had decreased by more than half, but both Ron and Hermione were still there.
Ron looked at him sideways "What happened?"
"How should I know?" He replied.
Hermione raised her hand, noticing that the professors had finished with the last students. "What did the soul crystals do exactly?"
Professor McGonagall answered, "The soul crystals determine if you can be an animagus mainly by determining how much magic you posses. There's more to it, however- character also plays a part. You need strong characteristics if you hope to find a match in another creature."
Remus added as they were leaving, "Some of you might end up dropping out, which is not unsurprising, but you can't change your mind and come back."
As soon as they were out of the classroom Ron began analyzing their chances tomorrow. The last Quidditch match. He was so obsessed with winning that they were having a team meeting now to 'go over everything.'
By the time they got to the common room Ron had moved on to Slytherin's latest infraction: booking a practice today and thus ruining Gryffindors opportunity to practice for the third day in a row.
Sometimes he wondered just how fanatical Ron could be. Though, granted, there was probably added aggression due to a certain incident yesterday. A group had tried to corner Harry and beat him up; The plan had completely failed, as Harry and Hermione beat *them* up, but still.
Some of the extra classes were coming in handy.
The two walked over to where the rest of the team was sitting, and Hermione split for her room. Harry sat down beside Ginny as Ron started speaking.
They had found a note posted in the common room several days earlier:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All Lightning students in their seventh year who wish to be tested for Animagus ability, report to the old Defense room (older students will know where).
If you test positive and have the aptitude may join an extra class every Saturday at three o'clock.
Note -you won't become an Animagus within the next few months; You will have to continue your training on your own time after you graduate.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Ugh, more classes," was Ron's reaction. They all knew full well that they were going to try and join. And, unfortunately, the likelihood that they would learn to become Animagii in the next few months was, well, nil.
They sat down each on one side of Ron, who was already there in the front row. All three of them had thought about becoming Animagii. Now they would find out if they could.
McGonagall and Remus were there, and Harry flashed a smile at Remus. "I hope Remus gets to teach the class."
"That would be great," said Ron.
"I'm just dying to know what we could become," added Hermione.
McGonagall began speaking, "The primary focus of this class is to find out what you could become. I seriously doubt we will get much farther than that. Professor Lupin and I are going to switch off every weekend.
Remus took his turn, "This is going to involve a lot of research and introspection. You have to figure out what you can become on your own, and some of you are not going to find it easy."
McGonagall, "Decide today whether or not you are coming next week, because I have no intention of accepting late comers." She caste a stern glance at the crowd.
Remus held up a circular blue crystal disk. "These are inductive soul crystals; They will help us determine if you might become an animagus. Keep in mind it's not a guarantee that you can become one."
McGonagall was holding another one in her own hand. "Everyone line up in front of either me or professor Lupin. Those who have the possibility of becoming an animagus will sit back down, the rest will have to leave. And be careful -these aren't exactly easy to find.
As they lined up, Harry ended up near the end of Remus' line, who added, "You may feel a bit weird afterwards."
When it was Harry's turn he held out his right hand and Remus put the crystal on it. "Don't be so nervous," he told Harry, knowing full well that a main reason he wanted to be an animagus was the marauders. He pointed his wand at the stone and said something. It started to glow brightly.
It also heated up, which made Harry wince, but he did not drop it. A wave of tingling swept over his skin, and for an instant he felt like his body was liquid. Then a wave of dizziness hit him.
Remus grabbed his arm to steady him, a slight frown showing. Then with an eyebrow raised, he said, "Well I guess you can sit back down." Harry just nodded, his hand still tingling.
He turned around and grinned broadly. The population of the room had decreased by more than half, but both Ron and Hermione were still there.
Ron looked at him sideways "What happened?"
"How should I know?" He replied.
Hermione raised her hand, noticing that the professors had finished with the last students. "What did the soul crystals do exactly?"
Professor McGonagall answered, "The soul crystals determine if you can be an animagus mainly by determining how much magic you posses. There's more to it, however- character also plays a part. You need strong characteristics if you hope to find a match in another creature."
Remus added as they were leaving, "Some of you might end up dropping out, which is not unsurprising, but you can't change your mind and come back."
As soon as they were out of the classroom Ron began analyzing their chances tomorrow. The last Quidditch match. He was so obsessed with winning that they were having a team meeting now to 'go over everything.'
By the time they got to the common room Ron had moved on to Slytherin's latest infraction: booking a practice today and thus ruining Gryffindors opportunity to practice for the third day in a row.
Sometimes he wondered just how fanatical Ron could be. Though, granted, there was probably added aggression due to a certain incident yesterday. A group had tried to corner Harry and beat him up; The plan had completely failed, as Harry and Hermione beat *them* up, but still.
Some of the extra classes were coming in handy.
The two walked over to where the rest of the team was sitting, and Hermione split for her room. Harry sat down beside Ginny as Ron started speaking.
