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

[caketime.livejournal.com]

I once wrote a sort of Animagus sorting tutorial! It was a long time ago, but *dusts it off and beams*:

"Myths of Animagus sorting:
1. It's hard.
2. It takes ages.
3. I need to be a member of the animagus community.

Tips to Animagus Sorting:
1. Read through the application. If it helps, you can keep Text Editor open and type in things that seem important to you and your first impressions.

Mine might read: solitary, nocturnal, goddamn opiniated, wants to be feminine, aloof, tiny but wants to have a trick up their sleeve, likes being "loyal" -> domesticated, earthy animal with four paws

2. Think of an animal type that fits the application: Earth, Water, Small, Big, Feral, Domesticated? Solitary?

For my example I was thinking: something small, weasle like. No dog- too cynical, but domesticated: cow, horse, sheep ...

3. Open up Wiki's list of families (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_families). Everything you need is on there. Scan through a family that fits.

4. Find something, gut instict! If it doesn't REALLY fit, what the hell- argue your point. ;)

(In my example:
I was not getting a dog vibe, especially since she's too aloof and solitary for a dog. A deer wouldn't be all too good, because she's too cynical. I looked up mongooses - not good, habitat too warm, civets, weasels ... they lack the domesticated aspect even if they're small...
and then! Ponies! They are not nocturnal, nor solitary (but she could be), but they are small, loyal and can be cruel/devious . I chose a Feral Pony, i.e. ponies that originated from once domesticated ancestors- solitary enough, right? And a pony that comes in brown!)

5. Type it down concisely. I ramble because I like to, haha. If you want to be nice, link to the wikipedia article of it.


Rince and repeat."

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mia of ravenclaw

[peyton07.livejournal.com]

ILU &hearts

[awry.livejournal.com]

Myths of Animagus sorting:
EVERYONE IS A CAT. /the end
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