I find Animagus voting one of the most difficult things to do at HiH because you have to read carefully through the whole paragraphs but usually what I do is quite simple and it also depends on how much time I have to vote and read the applications...

I normally have the current Animagi list open and then I start to read every application carefully to see if I get a general vibe about them and the animal they relate the most. If I get one, I probably try to focus on that family of animals and look for the one that I think it would fit better. If I don't get any vibes, I take a special look at social habits, climate, choice between water and air, etc... And the animals they most relate too and I try to strengthen my choices into the ones they like the most... I, of course, take care of not repeating an already chosen animal!

I have in mind what I know about animals and animals I like and think that would fit into the candidates... Using Google and Wikipedia is useful too!
But to choose properly it is difficult. Because there are many things to take into account and it usually takes me about an hour to do it with the full elaboration and the reason needed to make clear why I choose that animal and not that other...

But we have to take care and a deep look into applications because I think this is a very important process and definitively, an exciting one!

Ruth // Slytherin // Black Mamba