I must apologise for being so tardy with this entry. As you can imagine, organising a double lot of N.E.W.T's takes a considerable effort but I do believe we are ready for the influx of students.
With regard to Animagus lessons, I would like to open up the offer to those that you feel would not only benefit from such training but would also be able to handle such a terribly difficult piece of transfiguration. I would suggest that anyone with a Transfiguration N.E.W.T score lower than an E might find the process difficult and draining.
Please reply to let me know if you are interested, and also to nominate anyone you feel would be suitable. Please check with them first to ensure they are interested and willing.
Listed below are the books that I recommend you start reading. The Animagus process is slow and tedious in the beginning as it is mainly confined to theory, but you must have a solid foundation of theory before you can even attempt the magic itself.
Yes, there will be a test.
Also, don't waste your time trying to 'decide' what you will become. The animal chooses you, as you will discover in your reading.
Animagus Book ListThe Animagus Within by Felda Higglesmith
Unleashing Your Inner Animal by Gregory Pickering
Animagus Training: A Guide by Hillarie Shondleton
Animagus StudentsBoot, Terry
Corner, Michael
Goldstein, Anthony
Macmillan, Ernie
Weasley, Ginny
Future Animagus StudentsWeasley, Hestia