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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19  Aria actually had intended to practice further by transfiguring another bunny. But she decided that she’d rather wear the top hat selected; besides, soon enough the lesson would be moving on. There was some disappointment when Carton told her they could visit the bunnies. “Couldn’t I have mine instead? He’s such a darling little thing! I don’t want to part with him.” She gave the man her most pleading, soft brown eyed look that she could muster before heading off. He had some time to think about it.
The sight of Caes with his own hat atop his head made her giggle. “You look rather dashing!” It was true! Forgive her but Aria was astonishingly biased when it came to Caeson Dominic Hawkins. Her bunny was scooped up in her arms again. The little guy was balanced in one arm so that she could raise a hand to answer the next question. “I don’t think there’s much difference,’’ Aria began with uncertainty. “Mine certainly seems friendly and content.” Yes, he did! Norman knew that look, the look teenagers gave when they wanted something. He’d seen it a number of times over the years, both as a professor and a father, so he knew better than to be persuaded. “I understand, but the school has rules for pets that aren’t approved on the supply list,” he replied. Meaning anything that wasn’t a cat, rat, toad, owl, or pygmy puff. “If you get approval from Headmaster Kazmi, Professor Paton, and Professor Hernandez, I’m fine with you keeping it. Otherwise, it needs to stay in its designated area until the end of the term.”
Her answer to the next question earned an approving nod. “ Interesting theory. Miss McLeod,” he said, smiling slightly as his eyes fell to the bunny balanced on her arm. “Yes, it certainly does!” Quote:
Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl A break from the spell practice was a relief. Maybe it shouldn't have been, considering practice was meant to help, and Lydia clearly needed all the help she could get with her spellwork. The top hat was currently sporting a single reddish-brown rabbit ear, and outside of that still very much looked like a regular top hat. But it was nice to take a break from failing over and over again.
Bonding with a transfigured animal? Hmm...
"I think it would be harder," she said, raising her hand. "And I mean, I guess its behavior would depend on how good your magic is when you transfigured it. But it'll still disappear - or I guess, revert back? Because magic wears off most of the time eventually, unless it's super strong, right? So it's not like a real real animal, so I think bonding would be more difficult." If that made any sense. It was weird looking at the ones that had successfully used the spell and thinking about how those rabbits were originally top hats. They were just as cute as a real rabbit though. It seemed Clarke had the opposite thought, which was fine. There were no right or wrong answers to this question. “Good point, Miss Clarke,” he replied with a nod. “Most transfigured animals will keep their form until someone casts a spell to revert them back or until the original caster dies, but yes, the magic will eventually end.” Quote:
Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline “Lapifors!”
It had taken a few more tries but it appeared his latest attempt had actually worked to the fullest, transfiguring one black top hat into a brown and white splotched bunny rabbit. Complete with one twitchy nose and a fluff tail with floppy ears in-between. Which happened to be just in time as the professor was moving them on with another question for them.
“Like maybe a transfigured bird wouldn’t be the best flier,” he remarked at his turn, keeping a watchful eye on his furry charge for the time being. They wouldn’t necessarily have the learned skills to fly that a real bird would have perfected since the mama bird pushed them out of the nest….right? More of the physical appearance and what the caster was manifesting. As he heard Atreyu-Rehman’s answer, Norman thought of a bird wobbling mid air as it struggled to fly in a straight line, and he smiled slightly. It was a rather amusing mental image! “That’s certainly possible, especially without guidance from its caster,” he replied. “Very good, Mr. Atreyu-Rehman!” Quote:
Originally Posted by astrocat Ash held the bunny in her arms, petting it the way her brother had showed her. It seemed pretty docile to her. "The transfigured rabbit doesn't have any life experience. So... I guess it won't be scared of me unless I give it a reason to be. Me being kind or cruel to it might be the basis to how it acts around people. It could even be the only time it interacts with people, if I didn't know where it was going." She zoned out for a second, then raised her hand and asked, "does my rabbit have a soul?" Or was it just like... a shell that simulated rabbit things? Did it matter? Ash was distracted again Now here was an answer that made Norman think! “Excellent point, Miss Fox!” he replied with an approving nod. “I’d think the same applies to all creatures before they gain life experiences, transfigured or not.” That reminded him of studies done on the effects of cruelty on creatures and people, as well as the whole nature vs nurture debate in general. It was enough to touch even his battle-hardened heart. Fortunately Fox’s question stopped him from going too far down that rabbit hole (no pun intended!). “Not in the traditional sense, no. They’re created from inanimate objects, which don’t have souls.” Quote:
Originally Posted by Freyr After Professor Carton's instruction, Luther took the snow-white rabbit he transformed out of the hat, wore the hat and started petting the cute small ball of white fur. Seeing Aria and Caes wearing their hats, Luther whispered in their direction "Cool hats!"
Professor's question was in fact something Luther has never thought about. After thinking for a while, he raised his empty hand and said "They may not know how to behave. I mean, like my first failure, I imagined a rabbit but I didn't visualize its fur. If the caster doesn't think about the animal's behaviours, consciously or unconsciously, the animal may not have the right instinct or something to act that way." Starriver’s answer went in a similar direction and likewise earned an approving nod from the professor. “Great observation, Mr. Starriver,” Norman said. “Transfigured animals’ only knowledge of the world comes from their caster, so that’s important to consider both when transfiguring the creature and interacting with it.” Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Wait. Was this how magicians pulled rabbits out of hats?!? They were wizards? Actually, this probably made a whoooollleee lot of sense, now that Apollo thought about it. And it also made him wonder, would that be a viable career choice? Or did they do it just for fun?
"Lapifors", the sixteen year old said, practicing the incantation. Seemed easy enough. But time for another question now.
He glanced around his classmates as they seemed to think a transfigured animal would be harder to bond with, but maybe? "Wouldn't ... like a real animal... they have brains of their own. So you can't necessarily control what they're thinking, right? Like a transfigured animal is something of your own creation, so I feel like when you create something you ... have more control over its behaviors." Norman was wondering when someone would bring up transfigured animals’ susceptibility to control. When Adara-Stark finally mentioned it, he smiled slightly. “Exactly, Mr. Adara-Stark!” he replied. He didn’t think he could have worded that any better himself, so he saw no reason to add anything else.
When he saw no more hands in the air, Norman took it as his cue to move on. “Excellent theories,” he addressed the class. “In a few minutes, you’ll have the opportunity to test those, but as a general rule of thumb, transfigured animals are, as Mr. Adara-Stark mentioned, more susceptible to your control. They experience the world through their caster. The more you bond and interact with your animal, the more attuned to your bidding they’ll be.”
Everyone following so far? Just in case, he paused a minute to allow time for the information to sink in. “For the rest of class, you’ll be doing just that: bonding with your bunny,” he went on, removing two more boxes from behind his desk and placing them on top. “There are toys and treats in these boxes to help. You can also use this time to continue practicing Lapifors if you want.”
OOC: We’ve reached the mini activity. For this one, your character needs to interact with a transfigured bunny. You have full creative control over how the bunnies react to your student. If your character doesn’t yet have a bunny, you can have them partner with someone who does or keep practicing Lapifors until they transform one of their own. You’ll have ABOUT 48 HOURS for this activity! 
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