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Transfiguration Lesson 1: Ferret Out the Competition
As you step into the Transfiguration classroom on a cold November afternoon, you may notice that the room setup more closely resembles a hockey rink than a classroom. Black lines mark the perimeter of the room, and another line divides the room down the middle. There are no desks today, only long rows of benches behind the perimeter lines on the left and right sides of the room.
The sporty setup isn’t the only thing out of the ordinary, as Professor Carton is nowhere to be seen. Standing in his usual place at the front of the room is a large brown dog. Some observant students may notice the dog’s blue-green eyes and the scar across its forehead. The following message is written on the blackboard behind the dog:
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DO NOT PET THE DOG!
Find a seat on the benches and have your supplies ready for the lesson.
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Transfiguration was a class that Lia really liked. However upon entering the room and seeing what appeared to be the set-up of a hockey rink, consider her mildly confused. What did hockey have to do with transfiguration? Nothing that she could think of off the top of her head.
There was no time to focus on that though. Sitting right there in the center of the room was a dog. A large, extremely adorable, incredibly floofy, doggo. Dahlia wanted to go right over and pet the pup, until she spotted the large words on the board behind it. Don't pet the dog? Don't pet the dog?! If they didn't want the dog to be petted, why wasn't the professor here watching to make sure? So many questions, no answers. "Hello, doggy!" she chirped excitedly, waving her hand at it. "Hello, Professor, wherever you might be." Surely he was somewhere close by?
Spotting an empty area on one of the benches by her fellow housemates, Lia wandered over and sat down on the other side of Eden, giving both her and Quinn a warm smile. Turning her attention back towards the dog, blue eyes widen as the dog changed into their Professor. He was an animagus! She should've known! An excited squeal of delight was held back in the form of her biting the inside of her cheek but she did give a little happy wiggle. Was this a hint about the days lesson?!
Lia's hand shot up into the air right away. "Draconifors. It turns an object into little dragons that you can control." Her Papa used to use that one to enter her and her siblings when they were really little. Hady used it as well and so did Lukas. Could they learn that spell today?!
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Called it. The professor was the dog. Which was why they couldn't pet the dog. She knew it was him because of the eyes. When he had broken up a fight she was in, she got a really good look at his eyes when she assumed he was going to tell Rosier. It was very scary. "Avifors turns stuff into birds." That involved animals. There.
The best part of this class was the fact that there were no hooded figures yet. Let that good luck continue and hopefully nobody would get hurt.
Quinn's eyes widened as the dog transformed into Professor Carton. Well, no petting, I suppose, but it was impressive nonetheless.
He thought for the moment about spells he had read about involving animals. "Oh, well, there's Serpensortia, the Snake-Summoning Spell. Does that count?"
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First came relief, The Hoods™ were nowhere to be found. But the relief was short lived at there was no professor present and Atlas soon found himself rolling and unrolling his Gryffindor tie for about five counts before his fingers moved on to tugging at the hem of his grey sweater vest and stretching out the seams. He didn't like this...he didn't like it one bit. Hadn't the class notice explicitly said to leave any shenanigans behind?
He liked dogs well enough, Auntie Jade had two he especially loved, but this one in the front of the classroom came with the promise of some kind of a surprise and...considering how on edge he already was with potential polyjuiced adults around any corner...he really REALLY really REALLY did not need the reminder that even the creatures on the ground may not be what they appear to be.
Clutching his bag to his chest, Atlas sidestepped his way over to a vacant spot beside one of his first year peers and offered her a weak smile. "...hello...Camryn..." Don't mind him as he sat here hugging his bag and wishing it was his Pluto plushie instead.
Camryn was waiting patiently for class to begin when she was joined by her fellow first year and housemate. Glad to see a friendly face sitting by her, she smiled. Speaking softly because......well you never knew when the hoodies would show up, she greeted him. ”Hi Atlas.”
As soon as the words left her lips, Cam was startled by the big dog turning into the professor. She should have known. At Hogwarts, always expect the unexpected. No time was wasted and the first question of the day was posed. She raised her hand quickly, hoping to get her answer in before things took a turn......as they always seemed to these days. “How about Avis? It makes birds appear out of you wand.” Yep. She had done some reading. Now hopefully it was a right answer.
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SPOILER!!: Before class start (Aboli, Claudine, Fiona)
Bella was waiting for her peers to arrive and doodling on a piece of parchment to pass the time when Aboli showed up and took a seat next to her. Looking up from her parchment she smiled in greeting "Hi Aboli, did you try the sausage at lunch?" In quick succession they were joined by Claudine and Fiona too. Surrounded by only older slytherin girls Bella smiled up and around. "Hi Claudine and Fiona. I wonder what we're doing today."
It was then that the dog transformed itself in front of Bella's eyes into Professor Carton and she couldn't help but blubber out. "Wow! That's so cool." Their professor was an animagus, which was super cool.
When the first question was poised Bella let the eager take first shot at answering. Feeling confident she raised her hand to answer "I've heard of a spell from my grandpa called Ducklifors that transforms an object into a duck." It seemed like it'd fit and be right.
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Awwwww, the prof was a dog. The dog was the prof. Cuuuuute. Predictable, yes, but still cute. Bernie smiled with her eyes at the canine American and then thought of an answer, a spell that hadn't been said yet. She popped her hand in the air but soon... soon she would come to regret this answer.
"There's that lovebird to love note, spell, Professor," she answered without thinking.
Annnnnnnd now the regret sank in. Bernie flushed a bit pink. Why. Why had she thought of love notes?! This was not the year for such a frivolous form of writing. Not looking around at anyone in particular, Bernie buried her head in her hands. Please, could someone else respond.
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She got a Kizzy, a Bernie, and a Phoebe today? Cece was pleased! Well, quietly pleased. Like she smiled a little and whispered her hellos because merlin knew the moment she felt really happy, things would go wrong again. Being cautious over here, people.
And OHMYGOSHCOULDSHEBEADOGTOO?! She’d be such a good dog! Like, she’d be friendly and playful and super loyal and she really wanted to learn how to do that, she did. As for spells she knew involving animals, well... ”I think there’s a spell that can turn a top hat into a rabbit, Professor.” She was pretty sure. Listen, studying for OWLs had been hard with everything going on lately.
Also. ALSO. Who was Bernie writing love notes to, hm? She bet Phoebe knew.
Cal smiled at Mamie when she joined him, glad to have an older and smarter Hufflepuff by his side. Was she as excited about THE DOG in the classroom as he was?? He was practically bouncing on the bench. It had been too long since he'd seen a dog.
He knew magic. Or so he thought. But if he'd been excited about A DOG in class, what happened next caused the first year to gasp loudly. Was everyone seeing this?!?!?!?! A dog that was a man too!
The transfiguration books had mentioned these things but he hadn't actually seen it happen with his own two eyes. Until just now. Could he ask the professor to do it again?
"Isn't there an insect one?" He didn't know the name. Or if it was real. Or what it did. But he'd heard Céline threaten the FC Barcelona manager with it when they'd lost a very important match once.
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His guess was confirmed as the dog transformed into their professor. It was quite a remarkable skill to have and something he never expected to master himself, but it still gave him a good amount of respect for their professor. Anyone who had mastered an animagus transformation clearly knew quite a bit about transfiguration. ”There are a variety of spells for turning animals into inanimate objects, like turning a hedgehog into a pincushion.” Why he would ever need to know that spell was beyond him. In what sort of real-life situation would he ever have urgent need of a pincushion but happen to have a spare hedgehog on hand? What would he ever possibly need a pincushion for? Was it inhumane to turn the hedgehog into a pincushion without its consent? There seemed to be a lot of reasons why he would never in his life need to know that spell.
Nem did not have to look to know what transformation had taken place, or to know why suddenly Carton's voice was present in the room. That dog, it was the eyes. You didn't really see dogs of that colouring with eyes that precise shade; they weren't sure of the breed, so couldn't say for sure in that regard. But, actually, it wasn't an eye colour you generally saw in dogs at all, though Nem wouldn't exactly bet their life on the fact - they liked all creatures, but spent more time focused on the mundane kind. The scar had only confirmed the dog's identity, the other option being some kind of real dog with charmed features, and what would the point of that have been?
In any case, Nem had never had time for Animagi, and it probably didn't help that Jake was one too, sort of tarred them all with the same brush. Creatures were better, more worthy of attention, than people, and that there was a branch of magic dedicated to a human parading as one was frankly unforgivable in Nem's mind. They'd disdained Eris partly for that reason, so it wasn't anything personal against Carton. Not yet.
The question was straightforward, the kind that Nem didn't always tend to answer, but they did this time, raising a hand but still looking off in some vague other direction. "Trans-Species Transformation." Not a specific spell, but a Transfiguration sub-branch.
Actually, the other direction wasn't all that vague at all anymore. Nem now had their eyes fixed firmly on Grantham.
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It was quite the Snakette party here. Not that Claudine minded; after all, she was seated among classmates she was comfortable with. “Hi, Fiona,’’ the fifth year greeted the other girl. Supplies all set to go, she returned her gaze back to the doggo. It would have been nice to pet him; his arf had sounded so friendly. Then again, it might have been weird to be petting the professor.
Because yes, there was Carton standing in his place minutes later. See? Claudine had been right. So… spell or transfiguration that involved animals. There weren’t many, were there? Up went her hand after listening to some sensible answers, and a particularly weird one. “There’s the ‘human to pig’ spell, Professor.”
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So Professor Carton was an Animagus! Even though it wasn't entirely unexpected, given the subject he taught, Ivy still thought it was pretty cool, and it made her wonder what kind of animal she'd be if she were an Animagus too.
Something to think about later though. Right now, she needed to focus on the lesson.
"There's the spell Vera Verto," she said, raising her hand. "It turns an animal into a goblet. Usually small-ish animals, like a rat." Though maybe it could work on bigger animals too, if you tried hard enough? Not sure why anyone would need a goblet that big though. Or a goblet transfigured from an animal at all really. But no one ever said that all spells had to be super useful, yeah?
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Valencia was sad that so many people took such good answers. But she raised her hand anyway. "A corporeal Patronus takes the form of an animal." she offered. They were also useful for communication. Yes. That was important to note.
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Aww, look. They had a little bench-full of snakes. Aboli, Claudine, Bella, and Fiona! She had not tried the sausage, but she didn't really have time to answer.
Also, it wasn't really a surprise that the dog was their professor considering A. It was Transfiguration B. Did all Transfig professors become animagi? and C. This was like...three months into term, was it not? They were all familiar with Carton. Aboli could have easily guessed as much.
Aaaa-anyway.
She didn't feel like answering. So. Silence.
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Eden couldn't help but feel more at ease when Lia completed their little baby-Phoeven trio. It was nice being sandwiched between two friends and away from attention grabbers like that Kinsay James girl.
A spell or type of transfiguration. She assumed that meant all the poisons she'd memorized involving animal parts probably wouldn't get her any points. The only SPELL she knew, the fish one from Charms, had been said by none other than KINSAY JAMES already. Eden twisted the hem of her skirt in thought.
Hmmmm. It took a minute, but Eden perked up and raised her hand when she finally thought of the answer. "The sardine hex makes sardines come out of the victim's nose!" How neat????
Avalon had been fairly certain that the dog was Professor Carton. Its eyes were too bright blue to be anything other than human. Besides, what Transfiguration professor wasn't an animagus? She wondered if it was a secret requirement for getting hired.
"There's the owl to opera glasses spell," Avalon said after raising her hand. There were a bunch of bizarre animal-to-object transformations that didn't make a whole lot of sense to her. Like the armadillo to pillow. Who would ever want to rest their head on an armadillo? And who would just randomly have an armadillo sitting around to transfigure?
Her thoughts drifted back to animagi as she listened to her classmates' responses. She wondered what animal she would be if she were one.
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Phoebe was SO pleased they hadn't pet that dog-who-was-a-human. It would have been so weird for Kizzy to remember that she'd pet a human man. She'd have to live with that for the rest of her LIFE, ok? She settled into her seat and dropped an arm on the back of Bernie's chair.
"You can turn a person into an animal. I like Verminiate Tolinia, where you turn someone into a capybara. Most people would be a lot more pleasant if they were turned into an oversized rodent thing."
The Slytherin’s partial greeting got a tail wag and a quiet arf! In return, as if to confirm the dog’s true identity. Hello, Miss Blackthorne.
Violet looked up from her bookbag as she thought she heard the dog make a noise--huh, it almost sounded like it was talking to her.
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The dog looked to the door once more, as if anticipating straggling students. Upon seeing that there were no more coming, he began to transform. Within seconds, the dog was gone, and Professor Carton stood in the dog’s place.
Violet gaped at Professor Carton in astonishment--he had just transformed himself from a dog to a man! She had heard and read about the Animagus spell, but never seen it done, and it was quite remarkable!
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“Good afternoon. Let’s get started,” he addressed the class, pausing for a moment to allow them to turn their attention to him if they hadn’t already. While he waited, he flicked his wand at the door to close it. Closed but not locked, just in case the hooded horrors decided to make a guest appearance later. “Who can name a spell or type of transfiguration that involves animals? I’ve just shown you one. Give me another.”
Well, so far no sports, at least. Violet raised her hand and answered, "Bruchus puga turns beetles into buttons." It was pretty fun to do, too, Violet thought, remembering how much she'd laughed when her governess showed it to her at home. Then that made her sad, because those times seemed so far away now.
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Nope.
...still felt very much like shenanigans...
Nope nope nope nope nope.
Trying not to let his mind reel in the prospect of any and all creatures on the grounds or in the castle being a disguise, or just what things he had confessed and confided in with some during some of his lowest lows this term...and not just to his pet tarantula in the barns. What if...well...no...he really just...he didn't want to go down that path and he did not want to hold any sort of resentment towards one of his favorite subjects. So, he was counting on you...professor...to make the connection between dog and hockey rink obvious so he could stop fidgeting with the Gryffindor patch on his robes. He had managed to fray some of the stitching since breakfast so it really was only a matter of time before the patch fell off.
In the meanwhile, he was grateful for Camryn's gentle smile. It felt...normal. Even if just for a moment.
So did the start of the lesson, minus the cluster of anxiety that seized his little 11-year-old frame a couple of seconds ago, and the straight forward question and answer bit. The blonde's head reeled in possibility, it was the best part about transfiguration as long as you knew how to balance the equations right...and Atlas adored doing that.
As to the question itself, Atlas soon found himself narrowing things down to one simple instance of experiencing a particular switching spell in action. Mum had wanted to make sure that he and Aries were listening to her about...something (so clearly that had worked out for her) and had switched out their ears for that of elephant's. "There is a switching spell, Bestiar, where you switch one part on a person to that of an animal."
Switching spells were wicked hard though, so Atlas was not optimistic about his chances if they were doing any of those today. Though he would rather switch his head to that of a shark or something and swim out of here by way of the Black Lake than attempt with a Bubblehead Charm. He still hadn't managed one that wouldn't pop after 5 minutes or if any other external something touched it.
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Text Cut: Jenovick
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Fiona's intuition had been on the money as she watched Professor Carton transform from his Animagus form to his human form. At his question, Fiona raised her hand very quickly and answered, "There's a spell that turns an object into a rabbit. Er... 'Lapifors' I think."
Norman’s blue-green eyes scanned the room, and it wasn’t long until he saw Jenovick’s hand in the air. He nodded, indicating she had named the right incantation for that spell. “Correct, Miss Jenovick.”
Text Cut: Rivers
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Originally Posted by siriusblackliveson
A Hockey rink?!? Excuse her while she just would turn around and run. She was about tired of all this physical activity she was expected to be a part of this term. She just wanted to have a book and learn somewhat normally for a small change. Too much to ask? Sighing and noticing the dog at the front she shuddered but took a seat on one of the benches looking either way before waiting for Professor Carton.
A small, very quiet squeak escaped her lips as she saw Professor Carton transform. Why on earth did everyone think that was the coolest transformations? She did not have a single desire to be an animal, although she might consider a cat, they were treated good. Yet, as a fifth year she had nothing to add to the discussion of spells to transfigure into animals, although she did agree with Fiona. Nodding a bit hoping that Carton would allow that to count as her answer too.
Norman heard the squeak coming from Rivers but chose not to react to it. Her lack of an answer, however, earned a slight eyebrow raise, as if asking if she had anything to add. No? Okay then. He wouldn’t force her to speak if she didn’t want to. He wasn’t Rosier!
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The dog was their professor. And while that made good sense, Kinsay still didn't understand why they weren't allowed to pet him. If she were a dog, she'd want people to pet her. Maybe he didn't like being touched? These were all things she thought about as Professor Carton addressed the class. That and the absence of the hooded figures, for which she was very grateful. It was hard to concentrate when they were around.
As for the question, Kizzy's hand shot up immediately. "Piscifors!" She paused for a single beat. "Professor? Can you teach us how to do it? Professor Peralta said you would." Not in so many words, but the Charms professor did tell Kiz to ask him about it, which was pretty much the same thing.
Norman was prepared for anything from this one, but he was pleased when James gave an answer that was pertinent to the question. “Yes,” he replied. “Piscifors is a spell that transforms its target into a fish.” That last sentence was added for the class’s benefit, as James hadn’t said what the spell did. Her question got a nod in reply. “We have another spell planned for this lesson, but I can teach you in my office later.” Again, that applied to everyone.
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Transfiguration was a class that Lia really liked. However upon entering the room and seeing what appeared to be the set-up of a hockey rink, consider her mildly confused. What did hockey have to do with transfiguration? Nothing that she could think of off the top of her head.
There was no time to focus on that though. Sitting right there in the center of the room was a dog. A large, extremely adorable, incredibly floofy, doggo. Dahlia wanted to go right over and pet the pup, until she spotted the large words on the board behind it. Don't pet the dog? Don't pet the dog?! If they didn't want the dog to be petted, why wasn't the professor here watching to make sure? So many questions, no answers. "Hello, doggy!" she chirped excitedly, waving her hand at it. "Hello, Professor, wherever you might be." Surely he was somewhere close by?
Spotting an empty area on one of the benches by her fellow housemates, Lia wandered over and sat down on the other side of Eden, giving both her and Quinn a warm smile. Turning her attention back towards the dog, blue eyes widen as the dog changed into their Professor. He was an animagus! She should've known! An excited squeal of delight was held back in the form of her biting the inside of her cheek but she did give a little happy wiggle. Was this a hint about the days lesson?!
Lia's hand shot up into the air right away. "Draconifors. It turns an object into little dragons that you can control." Her Papa used to use that one to enter her and her siblings when they were really little. Hady used it as well and so did Lukas. Could they learn that spell today?!
Donovan’s arrival had received the same tail wag and arf! as all who spoke to Norman while in his dog form, but her answer called for a more detailed response. “Yes, Miss Donovan,” he replied, nodding. “It does exactly that.”
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Called it. The professor was the dog. Which was why they couldn't pet the dog. She knew it was him because of the eyes. When he had broken up a fight she was in, she got a really good look at his eyes when she assumed he was going to tell Rosier. It was very scary. "Avifors turns stuff into birds." That involved animals. There.
The best part of this class was the fact that there were no hooded figures yet. Let that good luck continue and hopefully nobody would get hurt.
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There was nothing factually incorrect about Fox’s answer, so it also got a nod in reply. “Correct, Miss Fox.”
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Quinn's eyes widened as the dog transformed into Professor Carton. Well, no petting, I suppose, but it was impressive nonetheless.
He thought for the moment about spells he had read about involving animals. "Oh, well, there's Serpensortia, the Snake-Summoning Spell. Does that count?"
Norman was wondering when someone would mention a conjuration spell. “Yes, Mr. Kingsley, it does count,” he said, nodding. “While we call it the Snake Summons Spell, it actually conjures a snake out of thin air instead of summoning an existing snake.”
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Camryn was waiting patiently for class to begin when she was joined by her fellow first year and housemate. Glad to see a friendly face sitting by her, she smiled. Speaking softly because......well you never knew when the hoodies would show up, she greeted him. ”Hi Atlas.”
As soon as the words left her lips, Cam was startled by the big dog turning into the professor. She should have known. At Hogwarts, always expect the unexpected. No time was wasted and the first question of the day was posed. She raised her hand quickly, hoping to get her answer in before things took a turn......as they always seemed to these days. “How about Avis? It makes birds appear out of you wand.” Yep. She had done some reading. Now hopefully it was a right answer.
And speaking of conjuration, Quincy’s answer also touched on the subject. “Yes, that’s another example of conjuration,” he replied, nodding slightly.
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SPOILER!!: Before class start (Aboli, Claudine, Fiona)
Bella was waiting for her peers to arrive and doodling on a piece of parchment to pass the time when Aboli showed up and took a seat next to her. Looking up from her parchment she smiled in greeting "Hi Aboli, did you try the sausage at lunch?" In quick succession they were joined by Claudine and Fiona too. Surrounded by only older slytherin girls Bella smiled up and around. "Hi Claudine and Fiona. I wonder what we're doing today."
It was then that the dog transformed itself in front of Bella's eyes into Professor Carton and she couldn't help but blubber out. "Wow! That's so cool." Their professor was an animagus, which was super cool.
When the first question was poised Bella let the eager take first shot at answering. Feeling confident she raised her hand to answer "I've heard of a spell from my grandpa called Ducklifors that transforms an object into a duck." It seemed like it'd fit and be right.
Norman was mildly amused by the young Slytherin’s outburst, but he suspected Rosier’s hooded horrors would disagree. Since there was always a possibility that they were being watched, he erred on the side of caution. He hoped that by dealing with anything that could be seen as even remotely objectionable to the hoods, he could protect the students from their hexes. “Thank you, Miss Connolly, but do refrain from speaking out of turn.” As for her answer to the question… “Yes, that’s exactly what Duckifors does.”
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Awwwww, the prof was a dog. The dog was the prof. Cuuuuute. Predictable, yes, but still cute. Bernie smiled with her eyes at the canine American and then thought of an answer, a spell that hadn't been said yet. She popped her hand in the air but soon... soon she would come to regret this answer.
"There's that lovebird to love note, spell, Professor," she answered without thinking.
Annnnnnnd now the regret sank in. Bernie flushed a bit pink. Why. Why had she thought of love notes?! This was not the year for such a frivolous form of writing. Not looking around at anyone in particular, Bernie buried her head in her hands. Please, could someone else respond.
Ah, lovebirds to love notes. Norman had quite a bit of experience with that spell in his younger days… not that the students ever needed to know that. Was he fidgeting with his wedding ring? He hadn’t noticed. “Correct, Miss Grantham,” he replied. Moving on...
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She got a Kizzy, a Bernie, and a Phoebe today? Cece was pleased! Well, quietly pleased. Like she smiled a little and whispered her hellos because merlin knew the moment she felt really happy, things would go wrong again. Being cautious over here, people.
And OHMYGOSHCOULDSHEBEADOGTOO?! She’d be such a good dog! Like, she’d be friendly and playful and super loyal and she really wanted to learn how to do that, she did. As for spells she knew involving animals, well... ”I think there’s a spell that can turn a top hat into a rabbit, Professor.” She was pretty sure. Listen, studying for OWLs had been hard with everything going on lately.
Also. ALSO. Who was Bernie writing love notes to, hm? She bet Phoebe knew.
Norman had an idea where Summers was going with her answer. “I think you mean a Switching Spell, Miss Summers. While it’s not designed exclusively for turning top hats into rabbits, it can be used for that purpose.”
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Cal smiled at Mamie when she joined him, glad to have an older and smarter Hufflepuff by his side. Was she as excited about THE DOG in the classroom as he was?? He was practically bouncing on the bench. It had been too long since he'd seen a dog.
He knew magic. Or so he thought. But if he'd been excited about A DOG in class, what happened next caused the first year to gasp loudly. Was everyone seeing this?!?!?!?! A dog that was a man too!
The transfiguration books had mentioned these things but he hadn't actually seen it happen with his own two eyes. Until just now. Could he ask the professor to do it again?
"Isn't there an insect one?" He didn't know the name. Or if it was real. Or what it did. But he'd heard Céline threaten the FC Barcelona manager with it when they'd lost a very important match once.
Well, that answer was certainly… nonspecific, but Norman wasn’t fussed. They were here to learn! “Yes, Mr. Myles. Several of them, actually,” he replied, nodding. “There’s a spell that turns beetles into buttons. Then there’s Follio-anmortum, a spell that turns a spindly leaf bug into a dead leaf.” There were more examples he could name, but he was going to stop there for now.
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His guess was confirmed as the dog transformed into their professor. It was quite a remarkable skill to have and something he never expected to master himself, but it still gave him a good amount of respect for their professor. Anyone who had mastered an animagus transformation clearly knew quite a bit about transfiguration. ”There are a variety of spells for turning animals into inanimate objects, like turning a hedgehog into a pincushion.” Why he would ever need to know that spell was beyond him. In what sort of real-life situation would he ever have urgent need of a pincushion but happen to have a spare hedgehog on hand? What would he ever possibly need a pincushion for? Was it inhumane to turn the hedgehog into a pincushion without its consent? There seemed to be a lot of reasons why he would never in his life need to know that spell.
Horton’s answer received a nod in reply. “Correct, Mr. Horton,” Norman said. “Ericiusfors is the incantation for that spell, and there’s also a similar spell Hystrifors that turns a porcupine into a pin cushion.”
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Nem did not have to look to know what transformation had taken place, or to know why suddenly Carton's voice was present in the room. That dog, it was the eyes. You didn't really see dogs of that colouring with eyes that precise shade; they weren't sure of the breed, so couldn't say for sure in that regard. But, actually, it wasn't an eye colour you generally saw in dogs at all, though Nem wouldn't exactly bet their life on the fact - they liked all creatures, but spent more time focused on the mundane kind. The scar had only confirmed the dog's identity, the other option being some kind of real dog with charmed features, and what would the point of that have been?
In any case, Nem had never had time for Animagi, and it probably didn't help that Jake was one too, sort of tarred them all with the same brush. Creatures were better, more worthy of attention, than people, and that there was a branch of magic dedicated to a human parading as one was frankly unforgivable in Nem's mind. They'd disdained Eris partly for that reason, so it wasn't anything personal against Carton. Not yet.
The question was straightforward, the kind that Nem didn't always tend to answer, but they did this time, raising a hand but still looking off in some vague other direction. "Trans-Species Transformation." Not a specific spell, but a Transfiguration sub-branch.
Actually, the other direction wasn't all that vague at all anymore. Nem now had their eyes fixed firmly on Grantham.
While Upstead may be looking in another direction, Norman’s eyes remained firmly on the Slytherin as they spoke. So far this answer came closest to guessing the subject of the lesson. “Correct,” he replied.
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It was quite the Snakette party here. Not that Claudine minded; after all, she was seated among classmates she was comfortable with. “Hi, Fiona,’’ the fifth year greeted the other girl. Supplies all set to go, she returned her gaze back to the doggo. It would have been nice to pet him; his arf had sounded so friendly. Then again, it might have been weird to be petting the professor.
Because yes, there was Carton standing in his place minutes later. See? Claudine had been right. So… spell or transfiguration that involved animals. There weren’t many, were there? Up went her hand after listening to some sensible answers, and a particularly weird one. “There’s the ‘human to pig’ spell, Professor.”
Blaze’s answer also very nearly guessed the spell planned for today. Norman nodded. “Yes, Miss Blaze, there certainly is,” he said.
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So Professor Carton was an Animagus! Even though it wasn't entirely unexpected, given the subject he taught, Ivy still thought it was pretty cool, and it made her wonder what kind of animal she'd be if she were an Animagus too.
Something to think about later though. Right now, she needed to focus on the lesson.
"There's the spell Vera Verto," she said, raising her hand. "It turns an animal into a goblet. Usually small-ish animals, like a rat." Though maybe it could work on bigger animals too, if you tried hard enough? Not sure why anyone would need a goblet that big though. Or a goblet transfigured from an animal at all really. But no one ever said that all spells had to be super useful, yeah?
Norman had been lowkey wondering when this spell was going to come up. “Correct, Miss Grimm,” he replied. “In addition to rats, that spell also works well on birds and cats.”
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Valencia was sad that so many people took such good answers. But she raised her hand anyway. "A corporeal Patronus takes the form of an animal." she offered. They were also useful for communication. Yes. That was important to note.
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Norman would be lying if he said Phillips’s answer was one he expected. Still, it wasn’t wrong… not what he asked for, but not wrong. “That’s correct, Miss Phillips,” he replied, “though the Patronus is classified as a charm, not a transfiguration spell.”
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Aww, look. They had a little bench-full of snakes. Aboli, Claudine, Bella, and Fiona! She had not tried the sausage, but she didn't really have time to answer.
Also, it wasn't really a surprise that the dog was their professor considering A. It was Transfiguration B. Did all Transfig professors become animagi? and C. This was like...three months into term, was it not? They were all familiar with Carton. Aboli could have easily guessed as much.
Aaaa-anyway.
She didn't feel like answering. So. Silence.
Another silent student. That was fine. Again, Norman wasn’t going to force anyone to answer. That would be a waste of time and energy!
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Eden couldn't help but feel more at ease when Lia completed their little baby-Phoeven trio. It was nice being sandwiched between two friends and away from attention grabbers like that Kinsay James girl.
A spell or type of transfiguration. She assumed that meant all the poisons she'd memorized involving animal parts probably wouldn't get her any points. The only SPELL she knew, the fish one from Charms, had been said by none other than KINSAY JAMES already. Eden twisted the hem of her skirt in thought.
Hmmmm. It took a minute, but Eden perked up and raised her hand when she finally thought of the answer. "The sardine hex makes sardines come out of the victim's nose!" How neat????
Frankly, Norman was surprised this spell came up, though no sign of emotion showed on his face. “Yes, Miss Tilly,” he replied. “It does just that, though that spell is classified as a dark charm, not transfiguration.” Still, he had to give the girl credit for thinking outside the box!
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Avalon had been fairly certain that the dog was Professor Carton. Its eyes were too bright blue to be anything other than human. Besides, what Transfiguration professor wasn't an animagus? She wondered if it was a secret requirement for getting hired.
"There's the owl to opera glasses spell," Avalon said after raising her hand. There were a bunch of bizarre animal-to-object transformations that didn't make a whole lot of sense to her. Like the armadillo to pillow. Who would ever want to rest their head on an armadillo? And who would just randomly have an armadillo sitting around to transfigure?
Her thoughts drifted back to animagi as she listened to her classmates' responses. She wondered what animal she would be if she were one.
Here was another spell Norman didn’t expect to hear. “That’s correct, Miss Sinclair,” he replied, nodding. Not the most practical use of transfiguration in his opinion, but a correct answer nonetheless.
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Phoebe was SO pleased they hadn't pet that dog-who-was-a-human. It would have been so weird for Kizzy to remember that she'd pet a human man. She'd have to live with that for the rest of her LIFE, ok? She settled into her seat and dropped an arm on the back of Bernie's chair.
"You can turn a person into an animal. I like Verminiate Tolinia, where you turn someone into a capybara. Most people would be a lot more pleasant if they were turned into an oversized rodent thing."
Although Norman was inclined to agree with the elder James’s statement, he could see the hooded horrors interpreting that as a challenge or act of defiance should they happen to be listening. Just in case, he offered a warning. “Be mindful of the way your words could be interpreted, Miss James. But yes, that’s correct.” And not too far from what they were doing today!
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Violet looked up from her bookbag as she thought she heard the dog make a noise--huh, it almost sounded like it was talking to her.
Violet gaped at Professor Carton in astonishment--he had just transformed himself from a dog to a man! She had heard and read about the Animagus spell, but never seen it done, and it was quite remarkable!
Well, so far no sports, at least. Violet raised her hand and answered, "Bruchus puga turns beetles into buttons." It was pretty fun to do, too, Violet thought, remembering how much she'd laughed when her governess showed it to her at home. Then that made her sad, because those times seemed so far away now.
Norman showed no reaction to Blackthorne gaping at him. Her answer, on the other hand, got a nod in reply. There was the incantation to the beetles to buttons spell he touched on earlier. “Yes, Miss Blackthorne, it does just that.”
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Nope.
...still felt very much like shenanigans...
Nope nope nope nope nope.
Trying not to let his mind reel in the prospect of any and all creatures on the grounds or in the castle being a disguise, or just what things he had confessed and confided in with some during some of his lowest lows this term...and not just to his pet tarantula in the barns. What if...well...no...he really just...he didn't want to go down that path and he did not want to hold any sort of resentment towards one of his favorite subjects. So, he was counting on you...professor...to make the connection between dog and hockey rink obvious so he could stop fidgeting with the Gryffindor patch on his robes. He had managed to fray some of the stitching since breakfast so it really was only a matter of time before the patch fell off.
In the meanwhile, he was grateful for Camryn's gentle smile. It felt...normal. Even if just for a moment.
So did the start of the lesson, minus the cluster of anxiety that seized his little 11-year-old frame a couple of seconds ago, and the straight forward question and answer bit. The blonde's head reeled in possibility, it was the best part about transfiguration as long as you knew how to balance the equations right...and Atlas adored doing that.
As to the question itself, Atlas soon found himself narrowing things down to one simple instance of experiencing a particular switching spell in action. Mum had wanted to make sure that he and Aries were listening to her about...something (so clearly that had worked out for her) and had switched out their ears for that of elephant's. "There is a switching spell, Bestiar, where you switch one part on a person to that of an animal."
Switching spells were wicked hard though, so Atlas was not optimistic about his chances if they were doing any of those today. Though he would rather switch his head to that of a shark or something and swim out of here by way of the Black Lake than attempt with a Bubblehead Charm. He still hadn't managed one that wouldn't pop after 5 minutes or if any other external something touched it.
Norman’s blue-green eyes lingered on the young Gryffindor, watching with mild concern as he fidgeted with his patch. He half-expected this one would be too nervous to answer the question, but he was pleased to see that wasn’t the case. “Yes, Mr. Flamsteed,” he replied. “That’s exactly what that spell does.”
Norman looked around the room one last time in search of more student hands in the air and any sign of a hooded figure’s hidden presence. When he saw neither, he addressed the class again, “Good answers! I see you have a basic understanding of uses for animals in transfiguration. While a few of you touched on conjuration spells, most everyone stuck to what we'll be focusing on today, transformation - animals to objects, objects to animals, and animals to another type of animal, or Trans-Species Transformation. There is also some overlap with Trans-Species Transformation and Human Transfiguration, like Verminiate Tolinia or the human to pig spell, for example.” But he’d come back to that later.
He paused to give the students time to absorb that information before asking the next question, “Now, when do you think it would be useful to turn something or someone into an animal?”
OOC: Sorry for the delay! I had a thunderstorm knock out my wifi for several hours and had to write this from my phone. Question 2 is up, and Norman is asking for a scenario in which your character thinks transforming something (be it an object, other animal, or human) into an animal would be useful. Due to an unexpected scheduling conflict, you’ll have 24-36 HOURS for this question.
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Why would you want to turn something into an animal? Didn't make sense to Ash. Animals should stay as animals. Objects should stay as objects. People should stay as people. "If someone was trying to hurt you, you could turn them into a fish. Then they wouldn't be able to breathe. Or you could just do that if you were planning a murder for fun." She paused. "What are the ethics on this? Wouldn't turning someone into an animal be morally wrong in most cases?" Because turning a dog into a tissue box HAD to be animal cruelty. And turning someone into a fish to obstruct their breathing? That HAD to be illegal. Only someone really bad or someone really desperate would use it.
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Dahlia's smiled had most certainly grown when the dog had 'arffed' at her greeting. Whether it was a dog or human (which obviously he had been human) the fact he had replied to her was awesome.
Getting the first question correct kept that smile on her young face. As did hearing what the man had told Kinsay. Could she tag along later and learn that spell too? She made a quick mental note to remind herself to ask about it before she left the classroom today. Getting to have her own little fishie would be lots of fun!
Lia made sure to quickly but neatly take down the information the Professor had mentioned. The first year about a hundred percent sure that she misspelled the name of that spell he had mentioned but... if she was close at all she would be able to look it up later.
Useful? Uhhh... while she could think of lots of reasons to turn someone or something into an animal, she wasn't quite sure the reasoning could be considered 'useful'. Her hand lifted into the air a little more slowly this time. "Maybe for practicing purposes? To make sure that you're able to do so when you need to?" What she had really wanted to say was 'for fun'. Changing into a creature or changing someone else into one (with their permission of course!) sounded like fun. Getting to run about and really see how that creature did things, what better learning experience could you get than that?
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Camryn took some pleasure in knowing that she was on the right track with her answer. Maybe one day she would actually feel confident about giving answers in class.....one day. For now, she was listening as her classmates gave their answers and writing down notes. Were they going to learn how to transfigure something into an animal or vice versa?
That thought would have to wait because it was time for another question. Cam thought about it for a moment and then raised her hand. “You could turn someone into an animal if they were in danger and you needed to hide them...for safety reasons.” Maybe it would be a good way to hide someone from those hooded guys. Hmmm, that was a thought.
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The Snakette had never stopped to reflect the amount of Transfiguration spells involving animals. Could they use the human to animal ones on The Hoods? What fun that would be. That thought probably would not be a good one to voice just in case one of The Hoods made a sudden appearance. They were known to be sneaky like that. Almost automatically, she checked the entrance of the classroom as though expecting to see their depressing and scary figures. Thankfully, this was not the case.
Claudine raised her hand. “If someone was picking on you and you need to create a situation so that they'd stop.’’ Once again, she thought of The Hoods vaguely, but this time, Heath was included. She’d like nothing better to turn his old bullies into a few animals and have a good laugh about it.
Bella quickly look around the classroom for the hooded dudes, but they weren't anywhere in sight. It didn't mean that they weren't hiding out of sight though. Licking her lips she had an apology on her tongue, but held it in, it was probably best to say sorry when it was her turn to speak. Playing with her quill Bella glanced sideways at her snake buddies before focusing on what Professor Carton was saying. Was it wrong to dream that they could transform the hooded guys into ducks?
Focusing on the new question Bella remembered to raise her hand as she spoke, raising her eyes to meet Professor Carton's. "Professor firstly, I'm sorry for my earlier speaking out of turn." She was only eleven after all and allowed to make mistakes right? "Secondly a situation where it'd be good to turn a person into a mouse for example would be if you we're locked into a closet or a room that you can't get out of and the mouse would be able to crawl out of the keyhole or under the door to the other side and open the door after they've transformed themselves back to humans."
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Transfiguration Lesson 1: Ferret Out the Competition 
Please remember that this is not the first IC lesson your charries would’ve had with with Professor Carton, and make sure you’re familiar with the 
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Question 2 is up, and Norman is asking for a scenario in which your character thinks transforming something (be it an object, other animal, or human) into an animal would be useful. Due to an unexpected scheduling conflict, you’ll have 24-36 HOURS for this question. 
