"British versus America. There are differences." Vincent just shrugs a bit. "And for some it comes naturally." He just gives Alex this look. "I've been transforming into a fox since I was a baby. And some learn faster than others." In theory, without a wand, Vincent could possibly do that kind of thing, but he has no wish to. "And who said whoever transformed themself? The person could've worked with something else." He shrugs a bit. "But it doesn't really matter either."

"And Ireland versus America and Britian...three different magical governments there..." He said to the other, "Aireacht Draíochta is the irish Magical government by the way..." Alex told the other with a smile.
Alex chuckled slightly, " They're either illegal animagus...or they've taken a dangerous potion...cause most form changing potions have a backfire action...like Polyjuice potion..."

"Currently we are under Britain's Ministry of Magic. We're not in Ireland." Hogwarts is in Scotland. "And most people would know, that know of the polyjuice potion, that it for some reason doesn't work well with animal hair." True facts there. It gives people some animal like appendages and the like, but doesn't make them look like the animal really. "See...that's a good thing. We only require those who do something unlawful and are animagi to be registered. Why punish someone for what other stupid people do? And there's always someone willing to snitch and say that person is an animagus." Especially if they're already in some trouble of their own.

"Yes we are under the reign of the British Minstry of Magic...but they're are several witches and wizards urging for a United Scotland...aka make it a seperate country...seperate minstry.." He said with a small smile as he read about the fights that happened in Diagon Alley and in the Glasgow Magical Underground (GMU), Basically a hidden civilization from the muggles.
"Yea...I had a friend that took the Polyjuice potion...trying to turn into a neighbour...accidentally got Sheep hair in it and not human...the minstry wasn't too happy..." He said.
"The only real bad thing you'll get is a fine if you didn't register but if you committed a criminal against muggles or fellowers You'd be issued to Azakamban for a couple of years...it's for our own safety..."

"Well there is advantages of it being over the entire area. Like America has one over all. It would be weird if...say...Kentucky had it's own and Tennessee had it's own. Different laws in both....could be a problem when coming over the border. Could be breaking a law with no clue and get into shit because of that. And in America...having to register just because you have a special ability....is profiling. And profiling is illegal. Even by muggle standards." Though that doesn't stop people/cops from necessarily doing it anyway. "And it is also an invasion of privacy." It is an American's point of view. "But it all depends on what the people living under the authority prefer. People are apparently okay with the government having more control. In America....we prefer them to butt out." Since many times they don't do anything to begin with...or get it wrong if they do do something.

Alex narrowed his eyes at the other, " We do it to be safe...but registering as a local rapist or paedophile is exactly the same thing...and it's in the law that you have to do it..." Alex said, smirking as he thinks he's got him.

"It is not exactly the same thing. I have done nothing wrong and if I lived here I would have to be registered. A rapist or pedophile....has already done something wrong and is a potential threat. Just because I can morph into a fox doesn't make me a threat. If you want to go with that, when should the registering stop? Your color changing hair isn't a threat, but why shouldn't that be registered since animagi who have done nothing and probably never will do anything wrong have to be? It's profiling. Some animagi have done wrong things so they all must be registered and monitored and shit. That is profiling. And that should be illegal. That's the same as seeing a black guy and assuming he must sell drugs or that he's a gangster. Which he might be, but he also might just be a college student trying to better himself and get out of the ghetto." He's kind of ranting now.

Alex couldn't help but narrow his eyes, "I'm not a animagus...I'm a methaphoramous..." Alex told the other, slightly annoyed that the other called him an animagus. "And you're not one either...when an animagus transforms...all of it's vody transforms...you can have ears and a tail but still have your own body so that makes you not an animagus..." Alex said to the other

"Same thing. You could be a threat like an animagus." Vincent chuckles a bit at that point. "Do you remember the other fox from the infirmary? How many brown foxes do you see around here normally?" The fox is kind of snickering a bit. "Want to guess who that fox is? Due to genetics." His father disappeared, but his mother told Vincent about him so he does know a bit.

Alex narrowed his eyes, " I have the ability to transform into an living thing...change my apperance..." Yea sure...and I guessed that fox was you...you appeared sraight after it 'flew' away..." he said with a chuckle.

"Which is just a less specialized animagus. Or a super powerful one in theory. Which means they should be watching you even more considering all animagi must be registered even if they've never even done the slightest thing wrong." Vincent does have a point there. "Funny. That boot is going up your ass later." Vincent is not amused by the shit Alexander pulled. "And unless you believe in kitsune which many don't....that makes me fall into the category of animagus." And he would never be registered. There is no point. It isn't like he'd do something wrong. And it'd be his luck that there would be someone who transformed into a fox exactly like the one he does and he'd get blamed for it since he's the registered one.

Alex stuck his tongue out at the other, " Oh bite my transforming ass..." Alex said with a slight chuckle before tsking at the other with a small smile on his face. " Haerd of Kitsune before...basically a japanese version of a full fledged animagus..." Alexander said to the other as he began to walk around the potion room a bit, " It has been notified that I do not need registering...as the minstry of magic knows I exist but has not send me any Owl Post notifying me I need to go to the Minstry Of Magic to register...and the Floo Network annoys me..." Alex told the other.

"I can do that actually. And it will hurt if I do." Vincent says perfectly serious. "And wrong! Kitsune have magical abilities beyond what humans have. Except they are not constant throughout the race. Some have the ability to be invisible in shadows. Others can create illusions. Others have special elemental abilities. Some have more shapeshifting abilities than others. We are much different from a simple animagus." Vincent huffs a bit. "Then if you have no need to be registered than no animagus should. You can shift your form to multiple other way. An animagus has one animal form only supposedly so why should they be registered when there is no need for you to be. That sounds like someone somewhere playing favorites." And that obviously does not make Vincent a happy camper.

Alex narrowed his eyes, " If I have to register for everyform I can take I would committ suicide because it would take so long...and you don't know the amount of paper work just to register one form..." Alex said to the other.

"I'm not saying register every form. Just be registered as what you are. If you don't have to do that, no animagus should. They only have one other form. And some....it would be kind of easy to guess what they're animagus form would look like. Especially if they're missing body parts." Vincent snorts a bit at Alex's mention of the paperwork. "And I don't and shouldn't have to know. It's none of their business unless I do something unlawful beyond something minor."

"Well it is required that I send a letter of confirmed living on my birthday each year...because If I die my ability will still be in my body...which anyone can take...the Minstry will come and take it away...and destroy it..." Alex explained, giving a small sigh as he looked at the other, "and stop acting like such a smarty pants..."