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Morrigan was a famous Irish pure-blood witch, notable for being an Animagus who could turn into a crow. Morrigan was an ancestor of William Sayre. William nicknamed his daughter, Isolt, "Morrigan" due to her affinity for all things natural when she was young.[1]

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According to Irish mythology, the Morrígan ("phantom queen") or Mórrígan (moe-ree-gan) ("great queen") was a Celtic goddess associated with fertility, war, death, and fate, especially with foretelling doom and death in battle — in this capacity, she would take the shape of a crow, flying above the battlefield. The Morrígan was often portrayed as a trio of sisters, (the three Morrígna) which can explain the many different things she was associated with.[3]

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  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry" at Harry Potter (website)
  2. Her descendant Isolt was said to be born of two pure-blood families, so Morrigan must be pure-blood as well.
  3. The Morrígan on Wikipedia
Animagi
Before registration system
Falco Aesalon (Falcon) · Cliodna (Sea Bird) · Morgan le Fay (Bird) · Morrigan (Crow) · Unidentified Native American Animagus (Eagle)
Registered
Minerva McGonagall (Tabby cat) · Adrian Tutley (Gerbil) · Talbott Winger's mother (White Swan) · Unidentified witch (Black cat) · Five unidentified individuals (Unknown)
Unregistered
Patricia McManners (Calico cat) · Olivier Kikkert (Frog) · Sirius Black (Black dog) · Peter Pettigrew (Rat) · James Potter (Stag) · Harold Ruddle (Ferret) · Rita Skeeter (Beetle) · Talbott Winger (Eagle)
Unknown registry status
Mudiwa Onai (African fish eagle) · Natsai Onai's father (Giraffe) · Natsai Onai (Gazelle) · Poacher Animagus (Wolf) · Jacob's sibling (Brown dog, Black and white cat or Falcon) · Vega (Fennec fox) · Bly (Lemur) · Ambrose Turner (Butterfly)
Fictional Animagi
Babbitty Rabbity (Rabbit)