Staring at the worm, half of it's end looking like a nail (though still pink and wormy) and the other half the actual worm, Evelyn scowled at it before trying once more.
"Tacque!" NAIL! Turn into...a NAIL!
Staring at the Pink worm colored nail, Evelyn narrowed her eyes and poked it with her wand. It rolled like a nail would, or like she'd seen happen in Muggle Studies class the year before, but it didn't
look like a nail should. Does this count as being successful? It technically, was a nail. Mmhmm, she knew because she secretly poked it with her finger...
which would need to be washed a million times after class.
Raising a brow, the Slytherin sat up straight, glancing around the area. Hmm, no one would notice if she reversed it and...well no. She didn't want to try this again. It was a worm! And when did she ever need to transfigure something into a nail in the future? Really now.
SPOILER!!: Professsoooorrr Ruffles!
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AmbiguouslyMe 
Picking up a board, he placed it on his desk, before levitating a worm from the bucket. "Tacque," he said softly, turning the worm into a nail. "I'm going to teach you a spell now that utilizes your wand like a hammer. The incantation is malleus and the movement is just as you would tap with a hammer."
Picking up the nail, he held it against the wooden board before intoning, "Malleus," and repeating the motion several times, as if he were hammering the nail. Between his fingers, the metal slid into the wood smoothly, though the wand did not touch it.
"Please take care with this spell. I don't want to send anyone to the hospital with smushed fingers. Gesture lightly as if you were tapping lightly. The force you use with your wand would be like the force of the hammer."
Holstering his wand, he gestured to them. "When you think you have the nail right, come and get a board and see. If you focused too much on appearance but not on structure, your nail will smush when you try to hammer it."
With a quick flick of her wand, the PINK nail was then turned silver like metal, though she prayed to Merlin that no one would eat it. Less they want to be severely sick for the next hour or so. Her colored charm, not so edible apparently.
Clearing her throat, the Slytherin stood up and went to get a board, feeling like she was more in muggle studies class then anything. Nails, boards, and now hammering the nails? Yup. Deja vu!
Deciding that she'd rather not squish her fingers, again, Evelyn quickly used 'fixate' on the
fake nail so it stood in place on the board. HA! Stay! Now, what was the spell? Malleus? Chewing on the inside of her lip, her gaze once more circled around the room before trying to spell herself. Pfft. Hammering a
worm nail.
"Malleus." she said, using her wand more like a hammer then flicking it. Meep! It sounded like something was hit, though it wasn't the nail, that's for sure. It was in the exact same spot as it was before. Maybe her aim was dreadfully off? Or...it hit someone else? Eyes wide, the Slytherin slumped in her seat slightly before trying again.
"Malleus." Tap.
O____O!!! She hit the nail?
And it didn't squish! Wooooooooooooot!