Animagus voting is definitely intimidating. >.< I'm always afraid that I'm not going to say enough or that I'm going to be completely off the mark when it comes to picking an animal!
Usually, though, I go off the vibe that the person gives me. If I'm lucky, their vibe coincides with the animal they feel most connected to - that makes it super easy! I like when that happens. :) But usually I actually sit down and make a little list - I'll list off the person's main traits, good and bad, and include the animal requirements they mentioned, like "loves swimming" or "hates the cold". Then I just... stare at the list until I can come up with something that's similar to the requirements I've written out!
Usually I troll Wikipedia when I'm trying to pick an animal - that site is great. :D I'll scroll through the animal classes until I find one that seems to fit, be it bird or cat or dog or horse or whatever. And then I'll scroll through those and see if I can find an animal description that jumps out at me and reminds me of the applicant! Sometimes I'll come across new animals that I've never even heard of before, but when I read their description, I'm like, "Yeah, that totally fits this applicant!".
The whole process, to do five apps, takes me about an hour to an hour and a half. Sometimes it feels daunting and I feel like I can't be bothered... but then I remember how exciting it was to get my own Animagus form, and how pleased I was that people voted on me. :) So it all works out in the end!
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Usually, though, I go off the vibe that the person gives me. If I'm lucky, their vibe coincides with the animal they feel most connected to - that makes it super easy! I like when that happens. :) But usually I actually sit down and make a little list - I'll list off the person's main traits, good and bad, and include the animal requirements they mentioned, like "loves swimming" or "hates the cold". Then I just... stare at the list until I can come up with something that's similar to the requirements I've written out!
Usually I troll Wikipedia when I'm trying to pick an animal - that site is great. :D I'll scroll through the animal classes until I find one that seems to fit, be it bird or cat or dog or horse or whatever. And then I'll scroll through those and see if I can find an animal description that jumps out at me and reminds me of the applicant! Sometimes I'll come across new animals that I've never even heard of before, but when I read their description, I'm like, "Yeah, that totally fits this applicant!".
The whole process, to do five apps, takes me about an hour to an hour and a half. Sometimes it feels daunting and I feel like I can't be bothered... but then I remember how exciting it was to get my own Animagus form, and how pleased I was that people voted on me. :) So it all works out in the end!
Janna/Hufflepuff