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Davvy_Wavvy · 05-28-2014, 01:18 AM

SPOILER!!: answers and questions

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Originally Posted by Harry174

Angel smiled at the Professor, thought she was fuming when could they sit down, surely there was something in the Geneva convention that stopped this form of torture many years ago, she would have to look it up and see because her little legs were hurting with all the standing they were doing but she daren't say anything because she didn't want to lose points.

Angel raised her hand. "Professor, charms you are adding things to the thing you are aiming at whilst in Transfiguration you are totally changing one thing into a new thing I think." Angel hoped she was right but now she wasn't so sure, it was all the pressure the Professor was putting on her, she was getting ready to break down into tears, what did the professor think, they were training for a game show and she desperately wanted to win.

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Originally Posted by PhoenixStar

O.O If she thought that AJ was going to know anymore about this lesson once it was over, then she was sadly mistaken. Really she just wanted to sit down, and she was willing to jot down notes for that, but nope. She was pretty sure that the professor needed a marshmallow peep because she was cranky and from experience food normally put the first year in a better mood.

Ummm... she didn't know the difference considering this was her first ever Transfiguration lesson and she had never been to Charms. Deciding that she would rather not hazard a guess with this professor she remained quiet.

Did she understand? Not at all. "Errr... what's a Cumulus professor?" She was going to need help in this class, she could feel it.

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Originally Posted by Mordred

Ethan shifted his weight from one foot to another as he pondered on the question. The difference between Charms and Transfiguration. Well, he did observe the two discipline’s difference, and he hopes it’s the answer to Bellaire’s question. Hand up. “Professor, I think Charms would make a certain object or being to behave in a certain way. Whereas in Transfiguration, one completely transforms an object to an entirely different thing.” That’s why it’s called Transfiguration, right?

The Slytherin watched as the professor pointed her wand on the four corners of the room and made the air more cold. He fished his gloves out of his satchel and donned them…not that he’s not used to the weather, but something tells him he will be needing his hands warm to survive this class. Ethan then watched as a cloud hovered over him. It looked friendly…but he got the feeling that things will get messy in a bit.

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Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah

Cutty gave a small nod. They were to transfigure the cumulus cloud into cumulonimbus. Sounded deceptively simple to Cutty. His hand went up as the Professor asked her question of the class, "The difference between charms and transfiguration lies mostly in the fact that with transfiguration you are altering some afore present state of something. That is, on a physical level, you're pulling something into existence, or taking it out of existence, by changing what it's made of in some way. This is in contrast to Charms, which do not alter what something is, although they may alter what something does." And Cutty knew which one sounded most useful to him.

The Slytherin twisted uncomfortably in his seat, immediately starting to feel the drop in temperature. Yeah, gloves. He had them in his bag. Should probably get them out now.

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Originally Posted by hermionesclone

Grayson's current train of thought in regards to this lesson: ..................... whaat?????????? ............

Jeez, this was a headache-worthy subject.

He could answer the question soooo the hand went up in the air. "I know that Charms makes an object do something it wouldn't normally do but you're not really changing its appearance or anything. Like you're not changing the object, say a watch, into a dragon. That's Transfiguration." Which. OKAY. He wouldn't be against learning. How to change something into a dragon. JUST SAYING.

Cumulus? Come again?

Cumulonimbus looking clouds.

Oh jeez. Oh NO. You know what this meant? They had to know the names of the different types of freaking clouds. That's what the fourth year was going to take from this, anyways. It was pretty cool that she had conjured clouds from her wand but they were just clouds. To Grayson, clouds weren't the most interesting of things. They were fluffy and made of water and sometimes, when too much water was in them, they rained. Or snowed. There wasn't much to know and he didn't care much about them.

Scowling, he pulled out his gloves from his bag and strapped them on before looking up again. Oh look! He had a cloud. He was a character from a cartoon where they had their own ominous cloud following them around everywhere. Here's hoping he wouldn't be followed by this little bugger today. How creepy would it be if he was trying to take a tinkle and there was a cloud looming above his head?

Creepy.

And he understood, or tried to understand, what the Professor was saying so Grayson nodded over at her.

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Adi raised his hand before speaking. "A Charm is something that we use to make objects do something it would not usually do but with Transfiguration, we alter the entire or partial appearance of the object.''

The third year watched as Bellaire did her thing. He had retrieved his gloves form his pockets and had already pulled them on. More cold! Yep, he was a huge fan of the cold. He watched in fascination as a Cumulus cloud drifted towards each student. This was going to be cool! Adi understood what they had to do so he nodded.

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Originally Posted by littledhampir

Hayden watched as a cloud materialized itself from the professor's wand and stopped in front of her. Woah. Would she be able to do that? How advanced were these weather charms? She decided against asking the professor, who sort of scared her, and decided she'd have to look it up for herself later. Cumulowhatsit? She figured they were types of clouds, that made sense considering the context. The cumulus must be what the cloud in front of her started as, but how was she supposed to transfigure it if she didn't know what the other type looked like. She was about to ask when a young Gryffindor beat her to it. Good, she could just stay silent and listen. She didn't know the difference between charms and transfiguration either, she was just a first year how could she be expected to know that?

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

Zander took some quick notes as his Professor answered a couple questions. He could already tell that this was going to be an excruciatingly long lesson. Never was a real fan of transfiguration to begin with... Why was she so focused charms. Couldn't they just talk all about Transfiguration and that mumbo jumbo? Why'd they have to bring Charms into things. That makes it soooo confuuuusing. Hmphhhhh. "Transfiguration is generally considered more difficult than Charms," which made it much more complicated and not very fun. But he left that bit out. Didn't need any more house points taken away in this lesson.

Brrrrrr it's starting to get cold in here. Zander quickly grabbed his jumper and layered it on top of his shirt. Now what is a cumulus exactly? Oh. Was it this little cloud? But uhhhhhh...... What is a Cumulonimbus? It's a really big word, that much is clear. "Uh, Professor, what exactly is a cumum-ulion-onim-bus-es-s?" He tried. Ugh. He must sound like such a firstie. But someone's got to ask. That other lion had already asked about the Cumulus. Zander had just figured it was the clouds that had erupted from her wand. But what was this cumulonimbus thing was the real question. Cumulon-nimbus. Like the nimbus brooms? Or...?

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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline

So they were going to do a term-long project, like the similar one they had done last term for herbology. Or at least that was what he was thinking of in comparison. That could be cool if it had that creative outcome like the self-made topiaries that had come out of Bentley's class. However as the third year noticed the newcomers of the class such as Angel and Aubrey deal with the stricter sides of transfiguration, that thought went right out the window.

The coolness would only reply to the temperature.

The room growing colder by the moment as Professor Bellaire took control of the situation and Ben was glad for the mentioned gloves as he slipped them on. It was then that he saw the clouds in the classroom, one in particular floating towards him and him alone. Okay...maybe that was interesting...as long as it didn't rain on him.

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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

The room got chilly as Professor Bellaire begin to change the weather and create clouds for each student. Jasmine was fascinated by this and watched the process with wide eyes.

When the Professor asked for the difference between Charms and Transfiguration, she was almost afraid to raise her hand. She did it anyway, hoping that she could make her answer sound coherent. "Charms make an object do something or cause something to happen to it. Transfiguration changes the appearance of an object.......changing one thing to another."

Having given her answer, Jasmine was looking forward to transfiguring her cloud.

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Originally Posted by Chiara

Lucy said" I think that if an object is transfigured it changes its structure and if an object is enchanted with a charm it keeps its structural characteristics.
Professor, may I ask you if the cumulonimbus clouds are the clouds that bring rain?"

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Originally Posted by Kaos.Doodles

Another teacher calling him Mr. Scabior. Sigh. Though Professor Bellaire did make sense. Kyroh quickly wrote down her explanation in jot notes, poking more holes in his parchment. And THEN she was calling him Kyroh so it was all good!

Did he know the difference between charms and transfiguration? Nope. Could he guess? YUP. "Charms...is like spells that do stuff. And transfiguration....changes stuff?" Yeah? Transfiguration. To transfigure. To change. If THAT was wrong then Kyroh had no clue and he was alright with that because he was only guessing after all.

Gloves? Uhoh. He knew he had forgotten something. It was to early to remember everything! He'd be alright! He would! Scottish blood and all that.

The claw shook his head just slightly. Yes it was clear....but sorta not really. The cumulus cloud, turning into a cumulonimbus cloud. It was moments like this where Kyroh was glad that he had went to a Muggle school. He learned all about weather and clouds the year before! The cumulus one were basically like the cotton candy ones, and the cumulonimbus were the ones that made thunderstorms and stuff. So he had no problem with THAT. Just.....how were they going to transfigure one into the other, you know?

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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88

Cris listened carefully mentally taking down notes as Professor Bellaire first answered some of the questions, some of the students had posed and then, once that was done, she explained what she was going to be doing next.

She would be creating Cumulus clouds, which they then had to change into cumulus nimbus ones. As the clouds erupted from her wand, it started to get chilly. Never having seen clouds formed in class before, Cris was in awe, so much so that he almost forgot to answer the question Professor Bellaire had asked them about the difference between a charm and a transfiguration spell.

He listened as the others shared their answers before he raised to share what he thought the difference was.

"Professor, the difference between charms and transfiguration is basically a transfiguration spell deals with form, where we are more concerned with what the object turns out to be, like how we turn an object from one thing into another.

While charms on the other hand, deals with its function, and what the object is doing. So in this case we make an object do something or make something happen to it."

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Originally Posted by lemon

Why wouldn't someone want hugs? Dima was at a loss as to an explanation for the professor lady's funny behavior, but his cheerful demeanor remained unaffected. That was okay! Plenty of other people who needed hugs anyway. He'd just go find one of THEM later. Uh-huh.

Finding a seat and standing by it, since that was what everyone else was doing, he watched the professor and tried to keep up. How come she was writing in the air, though? What was going on? Did teachers always HAVE to ask questions to which he didn't know the answers?

But he HAD remembered his gloves! And look, he had a cloud!

"Um... I don't think... charms.... transfigure.. stuff."

Nailed it.

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Originally Posted by hermygirl

How was he meant to know that she called herself differently to what they knew her as? Benjy wasn't nosy into the Professors' private lives, and he'd always thought she was called Sophia, so no, funnily enough the Jane and Wright hadn't immediately given it away as the exact same person that stood in front of them. He rubbed his lips together slowly, and nodded. "I think so, Professor."

Though, if she wanted to be known as Professor Jane Wright-Bellaire, she probably should have mentioned as such. Did that mean the other professors called her the wrong name too?

Anyway, the question was answered, and he knew better than to say anything more on the matter.

So, on to the lesson. Benjy raised his hand. "Transfiguration deals with changing the object's fundamental structure, right down to the molecules...whereas charms just add or change properties of the object."

...and yay, cloud.

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Originally Posted by Deezerz

The difference between Charms and Transfiguration? Beverly Wayne preferred Charms to the latter. She pretty sure Bellaire wouldn't want to hear THAT difference. So she'd go with the scholarly answer instead of her preference, WHICH should be taken into consideration for future reference. Just FYI. She raised her hand.

"The difference between the two is that Charms adds or alters properties of an object, and what is does. Contrast to Transfiguration where it literally changes what an object is." Does and is, key words, yeah?

Putting her hand down, Beverly observed with interest as professor Bellaire did. The wand movement, her stance, and what the incantation was - though she didn't get the last one. Soon there were tiny clouds floating around and one came and parked itself next to her. Rubbing her now gloved hands together, she looked back up at the older witch with a small impressed look.

She nodded. Yep. She understands and all that. Would she lose points if she poked her cloud? It was so FLUFFY.

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Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin

Kace was glad he got his gloves. They were in his backpack just incase. He knew it was gonna get chilly in here. He heard her question what the difference between transfiguration and charms. He thought about it and put it into his own words even though the hufflepuff explained it well. He raised his hand bravely and said, "Professor i think transfiguration deals with a lot more concentration since you need to change the shape of the object and it also involves complex movements.." That is what he thought at least. Now onto charms. "Ermm...and I think charms is dealing with only spells and hexes and jinxes.." He hoped he was right but if he wasn't then ah well.

He was pretty interested in the clouds though. The professor said they were going to changed the cumulus which is another word for cloud. He understood and waited silently.

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Hmm...the difference between Charms and Transfiguration? That was something Sophie used to wonder about a lot, but she's figured it out during her first two years of magical schooling. Raising her hand, she said, "A charm changes what something does. Transfiguration changes what something is."

Before she could get all that out, though, the professor pointed her wand around the room, and the temperature began to change. Yes, she brought her gloves, and yes, she was putting them on. Then with another wave of the professor's wand, Sophie had a cloud floating toward her. She eyed it. A whole cloud--just for her.

No questions over here.

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Originally Posted by ScarletCharm104

Charms versus transfiguration. Without saying charms were more fun right away, Marigold instead thought carefully before raising her hand. "I think charms only affect certain aspects of an object, whereas transfiguration completely changes the molecular structure of the object. Like turning a desk into a pig, or something of the like."

More notes were taken.

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Ah, the age old question about what the difference was between transfiguration and charms. It had taken Caleb a while to keep them straight, but now that he was a big third year, all mature and whatnot, he could answer at the drop of a hat, which he did as soon as he raised his hand.

"Transfiguration is a spell that changes the form of something, whereas charms simply change the function of that item so that it behaves in a way that it doesn't normally," he explained. Transfiguration was harder too, in his opinion.

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Originally Posted by Luna_Midnight

Arista made a small smile and nodded. Phew not in trouble. Silly questions usually got her into trouble, well at least at home they did. Oh my goodness!!! She was going to do the spell. She made a huge smile and looked on as the Professor started to chill down the room. Yes, she had her gloves!!! She looked down at her already gloved hands! Princess Pink Gloves, perfect!

She was going to get her own Cumulus....What in the world was that!!!?? Which she was expected to transfigure into a Cumulonimbus thingy!!! She ignored the question the professor had asked, partly because Arista was first to ask the question, so she obviously didn't know the difference. She did have questions though, like what in the world were those things!! Her hand shot in the air, "Professor what is a Cumulus and a Cumulonimbus?" She struggled saying both words but eventually finished asking the question.

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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi

5 points from Gryffindor. Whatever, they were just 5 points, he would get them back again somehow. Kevin pulled on his gloves that he had taken with him and then watched the front of the classroom when the Professor waved her wand and the cloud that had been assigned to him flew towards him. Cool!

"Transfiguration is transforming objects. It kinda is in the name you know? And charms ...is spells like jinxes and hexes and stuff..." yeah could they go on with the practical now? He did have a question though. What on earth was a Cumulus and a Cumulonimbus? But before he could raise his hand in the air, other students had the same question so he took out his wand from his wrist holster and began to twirl it around, waiting.

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Originally Posted by nanyjj

Leah was jotting down everything the professor was saying, including the Professor Wright-Bellaire fact. Then the question for the whole class came. The second year raised up her hand and said, "Transfiguration changes what something is. Charms do not." The atmosphere change. It was getting suddenly chilly everywhere around the school, in class too? Shivering, Leah pulled out her gloves and put them on.

Ah, the clouds were cute. Leah held hers in her hands and looked at it, afraid of doing something wrong.

See this was why Sophia sent her children to wizard prep. Whenever they started advanced schooling, they started with some base knowledge instead of blank slates. But she was a teacher, and teach she would.

"Most of you were spot on with your explanation of the difference between charms and transfiguration. It is important to make this distinction in order to be successful in both fields."

A swish and flick here and there at the board had more writings appearing.

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Cumulus clouds are puffy clouds that sometimes look like pieces of floating cotton.

Cumulonimbus clouds are thunderstorm clouds that form when cumulus clouds continue to grow vertically.

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Transfiguration is a branch of magic that focuses on the alteration of the form or appearance of an object, via the alteration of the object's molecular structure.

Charms adds or changes properties of an object; it focuses on altering what the object does as opposed to what the object is.

"I hope that is clear for everyone." She looked around the room for concerned faces.

"Okay so the spell that we will be working with today is Stiricidium Nubila. This spell changes the cloud from a fluffy cotton like cloud into a larger, darker cumulonimbus looking snow cloud. When performed correctly, you should see the cloud grow and get darker, then it should start to snow gently. Now the wand movement for this spell is a counter clock-wise swirling motion with the wand pointing up at the cloud."

Everyone following so far?

"Now as with everything you do in transfiguration, this requires focus and practice, which you all will do after I perform a demonstration."

Sophia pointed her wand at her own cloud and clearly said, Stiricidium Nubila. Immediately her cloud started to grow, then got darker and began sending down snowflakes.

"See? You may all begin practicing."

ooc: Okay, so obviously not all the students are expected to be experts at this spell in the first go since it is fairly advanced, so to keep everyone from going crazy I have outline a few ways the spell can go wrong. Choose one and have fun.

Ways Spell Can go wrong
-Rains instead of snows
-hails
-rains down cotton
-rains birds
-rains leaves
-rains rocks

If you think of anything else, please PM me for approval.

05-28-2014, 01:18 AM	#122 (permalink)
Davvy_Wavvy DMLE & MO Ashwinder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jamaica Posts: 13,701 Hogwarts RPG Name: Belle Bellaire-Moore Fifth Year x1 x3	Frangelina \|\| twitter addict \|\| Music of the Sun \|\| The Fresh Princess of Bellaire SPOILER!!: answers and questions Quote: Originally Posted by Harry174 Angel smiled at the Professor, thought she was fuming when could they sit down, surely there was something in the Geneva convention that stopped this form of torture many years ago, she would have to look it up and see because her little legs were hurting with all the standing they were doing but she daren't say anything because she didn't want to lose points. Angel raised her hand. "Professor, charms you are adding things to the thing you are aiming at whilst in Transfiguration you are totally changing one thing into a new thing I think." Angel hoped she was right but now she wasn't so sure, it was all the pressure the Professor was putting on her, she was getting ready to break down into tears, what did the professor think, they were training for a game show and she desperately wanted to win. Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixStar O.O If she thought that AJ was going to know anymore about this lesson once it was over, then she was sadly mistaken. Really she just wanted to sit down, and she was willing to jot down notes for that, but nope. She was pretty sure that the professor needed a marshmallow peep because she was cranky and from experience food normally put the first year in a better mood. Ummm... she didn't know the difference considering this was her first ever Transfiguration lesson and she had never been to Charms. Deciding that she would rather not hazard a guess with this professor she remained quiet. Did she understand? Not at all. "Errr... what's a Cumulus professor?" She was going to need help in this class, she could feel it. Quote: Originally Posted by Mordred Ethan shifted his weight from one foot to another as he pondered on the question. The difference between Charms and Transfiguration. Well, he did observe the two discipline’s difference, and he hopes it’s the answer to Bellaire’s question. Hand up. “Professor, I think Charms would make a certain object or being to behave in a certain way. Whereas in Transfiguration, one completely transforms an object to an entirely different thing.” That’s why it’s called Transfiguration, right? The Slytherin watched as the professor pointed her wand on the four corners of the room and made the air more cold. He fished his gloves out of his satchel and donned them…not that he’s not used to the weather, but something tells him he will be needing his hands warm to survive this class. Ethan then watched as a cloud hovered over him. It looked friendly…but he got the feeling that things will get messy in a bit. Quote: Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah Cutty gave a small nod. They were to transfigure the cumulus cloud into cumulonimbus. Sounded deceptively simple to Cutty. His hand went up as the Professor asked her question of the class, "The difference between charms and transfiguration lies mostly in the fact that with transfiguration you are altering some afore present state of something. That is, on a physical level, you're pulling something into existence, or taking it out of existence, by changing what it's made of in some way. This is in contrast to Charms, which do not alter what something is, although they may alter what something does." And Cutty knew which one sounded most useful to him. The Slytherin twisted uncomfortably in his seat, immediately starting to feel the drop in temperature. Yeah, gloves. He had them in his bag. Should probably get them out now. Quote: Originally Posted by hermionesclone Grayson's current train of thought in regards to this lesson: ..................... whaat?????????? ............ Jeez, this was a headache-worthy subject. He could answer the question soooo the hand went up in the air. "I know that Charms makes an object do something it wouldn't normally do but you're not really changing its appearance or anything. Like you're not changing the object, say a watch, into a dragon. That's Transfiguration." Which. OKAY. He wouldn't be against learning. How to change something into a dragon. JUST SAYING. Cumulus? Come again? Cumulonimbus looking clouds. Oh jeez. Oh NO. You know what this meant? They had to know the names of the different types of freaking clouds. That's what the fourth year was going to take from this, anyways. It was pretty cool that she had conjured clouds from her wand but they were just clouds. To Grayson, clouds weren't the most interesting of things. They were fluffy and made of water and sometimes, when too much water was in them, they rained. Or snowed. There wasn't much to know and he didn't care much about them. Scowling, he pulled out his gloves from his bag and strapped them on before looking up again. Oh look! He had a cloud. He was a character from a cartoon where they had their own ominous cloud following them around everywhere. Here's hoping he wouldn't be followed by this little bugger today. How creepy would it be if he was trying to take a tinkle and there was a cloud looming above his head? Creepy. And he understood, or tried to understand, what the Professor was saying so Grayson nodded over at her. Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Adi raised his hand before speaking. "A Charm is something that we use to make objects do something it would not usually do but with Transfiguration, we alter the entire or partial appearance of the object.'' The third year watched as Bellaire did her thing. He had retrieved his gloves form his pockets and had already pulled them on. More cold! Yep, he was a huge fan of the cold. He watched in fascination as a Cumulus cloud drifted towards each student. This was going to be cool! Adi understood what they had to do so he nodded. Quote: Originally Posted by littledhampir Hayden watched as a cloud materialized itself from the professor's wand and stopped in front of her. Woah. Would she be able to do that? How advanced were these weather charms? She decided against asking the professor, who sort of scared her, and decided she'd have to look it up for herself later. Cumulowhatsit? She figured they were types of clouds, that made sense considering the context. The cumulus must be what the cloud in front of her started as, but how was she supposed to transfigure it if she didn't know what the other type looked like. She was about to ask when a young Gryffindor beat her to it. Good, she could just stay silent and listen. She didn't know the difference between charms and transfiguration either, she was just a first year how could she be expected to know that? Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Zander took some quick notes as his Professor answered a couple questions. He could already tell that this was going to be an excruciatingly long lesson. Never was a real fan of transfiguration to begin with... Why was she so focused charms. Couldn't they just talk all about Transfiguration and that mumbo jumbo? Why'd they have to bring Charms into things. That makes it soooo confuuuusing. Hmphhhhh. "Transfiguration is generally considered more difficult than Charms," which made it much more complicated and not very fun. But he left that bit out. Didn't need any more house points taken away in this lesson. Brrrrrr it's starting to get cold in here. Zander quickly grabbed his jumper and layered it on top of his shirt. Now what is a cumulus exactly? Oh. Was it this little cloud? But uhhhhhh...... What is a Cumulonimbus? It's a really big word, that much is clear. "Uh, Professor, what exactly is a cumum-ulion-onim-bus-es-s?" He tried. Ugh. He must sound like such a firstie. But someone's got to ask. That other lion had already asked about the Cumulus. Zander had just figured it was the clouds that had erupted from her wand. But what was this cumulonimbus thing was the real question. Cumulon-nimbus. Like the nimbus brooms? Or...? Quote: Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline So they were going to do a term-long project, like the similar one they had done last term for herbology. Or at least that was what he was thinking of in comparison. That could be cool if it had that creative outcome like the self-made topiaries that had come out of Bentley's class. However as the third year noticed the newcomers of the class such as Angel and Aubrey deal with the stricter sides of transfiguration, that thought went right out the window. The coolness would only reply to the temperature. The room growing colder by the moment as Professor Bellaire took control of the situation and Ben was glad for the mentioned gloves as he slipped them on. It was then that he saw the clouds in the classroom, one in particular floating towards him and him alone. Okay...maybe that was interesting...as long as it didn't rain on him. Quote: Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 The room got chilly as Professor Bellaire begin to change the weather and create clouds for each student. Jasmine was fascinated by this and watched the process with wide eyes. When the Professor asked for the difference between Charms and Transfiguration, she was almost afraid to raise her hand. She did it anyway, hoping that she could make her answer sound coherent. "Charms make an object do something or cause something to happen to it. Transfiguration changes the appearance of an object.......changing one thing to another." Having given her answer, Jasmine was looking forward to transfiguring her cloud. Quote: Originally Posted by Chiara Lucy said" I think that if an object is transfigured it changes its structure and if an object is enchanted with a charm it keeps its structural characteristics. Professor, may I ask you if the cumulonimbus clouds are the clouds that bring rain?" Quote: Originally Posted by Kaos.Doodles Another teacher calling him Mr. Scabior. Sigh. Though Professor Bellaire did make sense. Kyroh quickly wrote down her explanation in jot notes, poking more holes in his parchment. And THEN she was calling him Kyroh so it was all good! Did he know the difference between charms and transfiguration? Nope. Could he guess? YUP. "Charms...is like spells that do stuff. And transfiguration....changes stuff?" Yeah? Transfiguration. To transfigure. To change. If THAT was wrong then Kyroh had no clue and he was alright with that because he was only guessing after all. Gloves? Uhoh. He knew he had forgotten something. It was to early to remember everything! He'd be alright! He would! Scottish blood and all that. The claw shook his head just slightly. Yes it was clear....but sorta not really. The cumulus cloud, turning into a cumulonimbus cloud. It was moments like this where Kyroh was glad that he had went to a Muggle school. He learned all about weather and clouds the year before! The cumulus one were basically like the cotton candy ones, and the cumulonimbus were the ones that made thunderstorms and stuff. So he had no problem with THAT. Just.....how were they going to transfigure one into the other, you know? Quote: Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 Cris listened carefully mentally taking down notes as Professor Bellaire first answered some of the questions, some of the students had posed and then, once that was done, she explained what she was going to be doing next. She would be creating Cumulus clouds, which they then had to change into cumulus nimbus ones. As the clouds erupted from her wand, it started to get chilly. Never having seen clouds formed in class before, Cris was in awe, so much so that he almost forgot to answer the question Professor Bellaire had asked them about the difference between a charm and a transfiguration spell. He listened as the others shared their answers before he raised to share what he thought the difference was. "Professor, the difference between charms and transfiguration is basically a transfiguration spell deals with form, where we are more concerned with what the object turns out to be, like how we turn an object from one thing into another. While charms on the other hand, deals with its function, and what the object is doing. So in this case we make an object do something or make something happen to it." Quote: Originally Posted by lemon Why wouldn't someone want hugs? Dima was at a loss as to an explanation for the professor lady's funny behavior, but his cheerful demeanor remained unaffected. That was okay! Plenty of other people who needed hugs anyway. He'd just go find one of THEM later. Uh-huh. Finding a seat and standing by it, since that was what everyone else was doing, he watched the professor and tried to keep up. How come she was writing in the air, though? What was going on? Did teachers always HAVE to ask questions to which he didn't know the answers? But he HAD remembered his gloves! And look, he had a cloud! "Um... I don't think... charms.... transfigure.. stuff." Nailed it. Quote: Originally Posted by hermygirl How was he meant to know that she called herself differently to what they knew her as? Benjy wasn't nosy into the Professors' private lives, and he'd always thought she was called Sophia, so no, funnily enough the Jane and Wright hadn't immediately given it away as the exact same person that stood in front of them. He rubbed his lips together slowly, and nodded. "I think so, Professor." Though, if she wanted to be known as Professor Jane Wright-Bellaire, she probably should have mentioned as such. Did that mean the other professors called her the wrong name too? Anyway, the question was answered, and he knew better than to say anything more on the matter. So, on to the lesson. Benjy raised his hand. "Transfiguration deals with changing the object's fundamental structure, right down to the molecules...whereas charms just add or change properties of the object." ...and yay, cloud. Quote: Originally Posted by Deezerz The difference between Charms and Transfiguration? Beverly Wayne preferred Charms to the latter. She pretty sure Bellaire wouldn't want to hear THAT difference. So she'd go with the scholarly answer instead of her preference, WHICH should be taken into consideration for future reference. Just FYI. She raised her hand. "The difference between the two is that Charms adds or alters properties of an object, and what is does. Contrast to Transfiguration where it literally changes what an object is." Does and is, key words, yeah? Putting her hand down, Beverly observed with interest as professor Bellaire did. The wand movement, her stance, and what the incantation was - though she didn't get the last one. Soon there were tiny clouds floating around and one came and parked itself next to her. Rubbing her now gloved hands together, she looked back up at the older witch with a small impressed look. She nodded. Yep. She understands and all that. Would she lose points if she poked her cloud? It was so FLUFFY. Quote: Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin Kace was glad he got his gloves. They were in his backpack just incase. He knew it was gonna get chilly in here. He heard her question what the difference between transfiguration and charms. He thought about it and put it into his own words even though the hufflepuff explained it well. He raised his hand bravely and said, "Professor i think transfiguration deals with a lot more concentration since you need to change the shape of the object and it also involves complex movements.." That is what he thought at least. Now onto charms. "Ermm...and I think charms is dealing with only spells and hexes and jinxes.." He hoped he was right but if he wasn't then ah well. He was pretty interested in the clouds though. The professor said they were going to changed the cumulus which is another word for cloud. He understood and waited silently. Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Hmm...the difference between Charms and Transfiguration? That was something Sophie used to wonder about a lot, but she's figured it out during her first two years of magical schooling. Raising her hand, she said, *"A charm changes what something does. Transfiguration changes what something is."* Before she could get all that out, though, the professor pointed her wand around the room, and the temperature began to change. Yes, she brought her gloves, and yes, she was putting them on. Then with another wave of the professor's wand, Sophie had a cloud floating toward her. She eyed it. A whole cloud--just for her. No questions over here. Quote: Originally Posted by ScarletCharm104 Charms versus transfiguration. Without saying charms were more fun right away, Marigold instead thought carefully before raising her hand. "I think charms only affect certain aspects of an object, whereas transfiguration completely changes the molecular structure of the object. Like turning a desk into a pig, or something of the like." More notes were taken. Quote: Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Ah, the age old question about what the difference was between transfiguration and charms. It had taken Caleb a while to keep them straight, but now that he was a big third year, all mature and whatnot, he could answer at the drop of a hat, which he did as soon as he raised his hand. "Transfiguration is a spell that changes the form of something, whereas charms simply change the function of that item so that it behaves in a way that it doesn't normally," he explained. Transfiguration was harder too, in his opinion. Quote: Originally Posted by Luna_Midnight Arista made a small smile and nodded. Phew not in trouble. Silly questions usually got her into trouble, well at least at home they did. Oh my goodness!!! She was going to do the spell. She made a huge smile and looked on as the Professor started to chill down the room. Yes, she had her gloves!!! She looked down at her already gloved hands! Princess Pink Gloves, perfect! She was going to get her own Cumulus....What in the world was that!!!?? Which she was expected to transfigure into a Cumulonimbus thingy!!! She ignored the question the professor had asked, partly because Arista was first to ask the question, so she obviously didn't know the difference. She did have questions though, like what in the world were those things!! Her hand shot in the air, "Professor what is a Cumulus and a Cumulonimbus?" She struggled saying both words but eventually finished asking the question. Quote: Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi 5 points from Gryffindor. Whatever, they were just 5 points, he would get them back again somehow. Kevin pulled on his gloves that he had taken with him and then watched the front of the classroom when the Professor waved her wand and the cloud that had been assigned to him flew towards him. Cool! "Transfiguration is transforming objects. It kinda is in the name you know? And charms ...is spells like jinxes and hexes and stuff..." yeah could they go on with the practical now? He did have a question though. What on earth was a Cumulus and a Cumulonimbus? But before he could raise his hand in the air, other students had the same question so he took out his wand from his wrist holster and began to twirl it around, waiting. Quote: Originally Posted by nanyjj Leah was jotting down everything the professor was saying, including the Professor Wright-Bellaire fact. Then the question for the whole class came. The second year raised up her hand and said, "Transfiguration changes what something is. Charms do not." The atmosphere change. It was getting suddenly chilly everywhere around the school, in class too? Shivering, Leah pulled out her gloves and put them on. Ah, the clouds were cute. Leah held hers in her hands and looked at it, afraid of doing something wrong. See this was why Sophia sent her children to wizard prep. Whenever they started advanced schooling, they started with some base knowledge instead of blank slates. But she was a teacher, and teach she would. "Most of you were spot on with your explanation of the difference between charms and transfiguration. It is important to make this distinction in order to be successful in both fields." A swish and flick here and there at the board had more writings appearing. Quote: Cumulus clouds are puffy clouds that sometimes look like pieces of floating cotton. Cumulonimbus clouds are thunderstorm clouds that form when cumulus clouds continue to grow vertically. Quote: Transfiguration is a branch of magic that focuses on the alteration of the form or appearance of an object, via the alteration of the object's molecular structure. Charms adds or changes properties of an object; it focuses on altering what the object does as opposed to what the object is. "I hope that is clear for everyone." She looked around the room for concerned faces. "Okay so the spell that we will be working with today is Stiricidium Nubila. This spell changes the cloud from a fluffy cotton like cloud into a larger, darker cumulonimbus looking snow cloud. When performed correctly, you should see the cloud grow and get darker, then it should start to snow gently. Now the wand movement for this spell is a counter clock-wise swirling motion with the wand pointing up at the cloud." Everyone following so far? "Now as with everything you do in transfiguration, this requires focus and practice, which you all will do after I perform a demonstration." Sophia pointed her wand at her own cloud and clearly said, *Stiricidium Nubila. Immediately her cloud started to grow, then got darker and began sending down snowflakes. "See? You may all begin practicing."* ooc: Okay, so obviously not all the students are expected to be experts at this spell in the first go since it is fairly advanced, so to keep everyone from going crazy I have outline a few ways the spell can go wrong. Choose one and have fun. Ways Spell Can go wrong -Rains instead of snows -hails -rains down cotton -rains birds -rains leaves -rains rocks If you think of anything else, please PM me for approval. __________________ ...Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack...