The idea that he might have the attention span to become an animagus was quite ridiculous, and he found himself laughing loudly at the suggestion. "No, I most certainly am not," he said, shaking his head but still smiling. "And if I were I don't think I'd be inclined towards the sort of things Zeus got up to while disguised as an animal."

His mouth was moving a little faster than his brain; he'd almost continued with something along the lines of I'm satisfied with the human variety but stopped short. If she knew any of the stories about Zeus at all then she would know he was talking about sex, and an admission like that might shock her to the point of fainting. On the other hand, it would be almost worse if she didn't know what he was talking about, because then she might actually ask. If she came right out with a naive question like that he didn't think he'd be able to keep a straight face, much less answer her.