![]() ![]() Veritaserum alone more than destroys any plausible chance Rita might have of covering up the truth. This covers both hiding the original achievement as well as making up a new story to fit her "sanitized" revelation.ĭon't forget, wizards have access to tools that muggles can only dream of. Other, question-specific answers aside, Rita would be unlikely to get away with lying about her status as an Animagus, or when she became one. The punishment for being an unregistered Animagus was time in Azkaban so, when clever-clogs Hermione discovered Rita’s secret, the threat of exposure was enough leverage to make her stop writing those poisonous articles.įinally, Hermione's story makes sense, and there are people who would back it up, as mentioned she has probably used her ability as an Animagus to get good stories before, and people would wonder how she got those stories and if Hermione revealed to the public that Rita was an Animagus the public would think that her story made sense and support her case, eventually leading to the conviction of Rita. Appropriate enough for a journalist who scuttled merrily over the misfortune of others and fed on trash, you might say.Īlso i don't think that she figured out Hermione couldn't actually prove it, I think Rita thought that Hermione's word would be enough to convict her. The sensationalist Daily Prophet reporter whom Dumbledore had banned from Hogwarts grounds managed somehow to wheedle her way back in by changing into her illegal Animagus form: that of a nasty little beetle. Her reputation would be lost and she might lose her spot as a Reporter for the Daily Prophet because she would then be publicly viewed as a sneak. So her stories would lose their exclusivity if she registered. She's been buzzing around for stories all year." And unless I'm very much mistaken, Rita was perched on the windowsill of the Divinaion class the day your scar hurt. "And Viktor pulled a beetle out of my hair after we'd had our conversation by the lake. "There was a beetle on the statue the night we heard Hagrid telling Madame Maxime about his mum!" "Exactly," said Hermione. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 37 (The Beginning)Īlso, i doubt that just if you're a Animagus you're allowed to creep around and spy/listen in on private conversations. "I found out how she was listening in on private conversations when she wasn't supposed to be coming onto the grounds," said Hermione in a rush. ![]() The thing about Rita Skeeter is she always goes for the Best stories possible, like when she sees Harry faint in Divination class, but Dumbledore had banned her from school grounds and if he had known she was an Animagus he would of used extra measures to keep her out. ![]() The things she did as an Animagus were debatably legal. Specifically being able to predict her animagus form and markings would give Rita some serious problems with pretending to be currently learning. All of which means that Rita would be in deep trouble if she tried to pretend she was learning, and Hermione outed her. So, again the Ministry would expect a certain time to pass after registering your intention to try. The learning process involves holding the leaf of a Mandrake in your mouth for an entire month, for example. There's additional information on Pottermore, that statesĪs you might imagine, you can’t just become an Animagus overnight. You need to register for a learner's permit and then do the tests. The Ministry want to know up front, much the same as you can't just send a letter to your local government institution saying that you can drive. This suggests you can't just rock up at the Ministry and say "I'm an Animagus, please register my animal and markings". "Your father and Sirius here were the cleverest students in the school, and they were lucky too, because the Animagus transformation can go horribly wrong - one reason the Ministry keeps a close watch on those attempting to do it." The Ministry want to know about Animagii before they successfully complete the transformation. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |