May Activity #1: How to Choose an Animal Discussion

[trivalent.livejournal.com]

Activity: How to Choose an Animal
Points: Participation 10pts/5kts, Additional comment: 2pts/1kt. 10 point bonus for animagi.
Deadline: Monday, 17 May EDT (7pm UTC)

Everyone has their own way of reading an application, picking up what to look for in a form and narrowing it down to one creature. But, lets open it up - share your secrets, your tips, everything. New voters can learn from the masters, and perhaps even the experienced voters can pick up a thing or two.

Comments

[tunnels-of-loce.livejournal.com]

When I pick an animagus form for someone, I always read over the application and try to get a good sense of their personality. Then, once I have an idea of what kind of animal to look for (something fierce, something cute and cuddly, something unique, whatever), then I go back and try to get a sense of what they want in a form and use that to narrow it down. I always have Wikipedia up and the list of current animagus forms up, too, haha. But then, once I figure out what kind of animal or what species, I usually go into even more detail like their preferred climate and things like that so I can give them a species that's absolutely perfect for them.

If I'm really stuck on someone, I use the list of animals that other people in their house have gotten and try to get some ideas from that, or I just skip it and come back to it later, once I've voted on the other applicants.

Of course, this doesn't always work for everyone and sometimes I can come up with an animagus form for them right away, but it usually works really well for me. :)

Kelly//Hufflepuff//Smooth Collie

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[katelynelaine.livejournal.com]

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