::copies down notes from riiya:: thanks so much riiya! i owe you one.i only new now that classes had begun because i havent been online for a very long time.

Riiya smiles. "you're welcome "

::takes a pin and gows back to her seat and places the pin on her table. and with a short downward motion of her wand, commands, convertere in a clear voice concentrating on the thing she wants it to turn into. the pin turns into a silver pillbox:: wow! cool! and my first time too!

"congrats "

*Kirstie continues practising the spell untill she has managed to produce a normal sized pillbox*

Eric stared at his matchbox for a moment before tapping his wand against it. The matchbox then turned into a pillbox.
"Finally!"

Looks over at erics work since she's sitting beside him anyway:: wow eric thats brilliant! good job!

"Thank you Riiya for helping, that will earned Hufflepuff 2 points I think," Professor McAiken states as he moves back to the front of the classroom. "I think we've practice our review object enough so it's time for your first prep assignment. I want you to reseach and find 8 synonyms for the word transfiguration or transigure. This part of the assignment is worth 1/2 point for each answer. If you include the Etymology for the word I will include another 1/2 point. That makes this assignment worth 8 points total. You have till Friday Oct 8, at 11:59 GMT to hand in the work to my listed E-mail account in my homework board. Class is now dismissed, enjoy this rest of your lessons, today. I'll stay behind for a bit to answer any question you might have or you may see me in my office at a later time."


OOC: Don't worry about your member number because you can't see them at this time so just include your name and house on the work, and I will take care of the rest. When I post this assignment on my homework board I will include an example of the Etymology for the word transfigure so you will know what I am looking for.

professor?..

"Yes?" Professor McAiken answered.

i dont get what you mean by synonmyms professor?

I mean a synonym:

Main Entry: syn·o·nym

Etymology: Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synonymum, from Greek synOnymon, from neuter of synOnymos synonymous, from syn- + onyma name —more at NAME
Date: 15th century
1 : one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses

Examples:
Feline is a synonym for cat. Canine is a synonym for dog. House is a sysnonym for home.

OOC: This is whole assignment will come out of a Dictionary or a Thesaurus. Welcome to the world of language.

Jill hastily scribbled down notes in a roll of parchment, then looked at her pin.
"Convertere!" She swiped her wand downwards, concentrating hard on a small, blue pillbox-
And got a pink one instead. Jill stared at it, slightly blushing.
"Last minute hasty thought?" Jill wondered in her mind - she did have to run off to her next class. She shrugged the thought off, and took a deep breath, imagining the pin she had taken off Professor McAiken's desk: where it had been, how the light gleamed off of it, a tiny speck of rust-
And swished flicked her wand, clearly stating 'Convertere!'
The pin turned perfectly back to normal. Pleased with the practice, Jill packed her things, replaced the pin back up by Professor's McAiken's desk, and headed off.

"Converterte." Beth said loudly. It worked! She tried again and it continued to work, finally! Beth grinned and tried and couple more times before packing up and leaving the classroom.

Francis smiles proudly and gets ready to go and do her homework. "Thank you Professor, it was a great class!" she smiles as she leaves the room.

OOC- The Member IDs are on. Just click on your name and when you see the menu popping up, you will see the Member ID at the bottom of the Explorer Browser window. Hope this helps..Sorry for the OOC...Just thought other people would like to know..

*Cassandra gathered up her notes and other things before making her way out of the class room. Smiling over her shoulder she said goodbye to the Professor and headed off to her next class.*

-finishes her notes up and copies the homework down. Afton gathers her stff up and walks out-

"Bye Professor!!!"

*Kirstie leaves the classroom and heads for the library*

Amber writes down the homework and gathers her things, then heads to the library to start the homework. on her way out she waves good-bye to the Professor.

Sativa finishes writing the homework down and gets up to go. *hmmm not due for a little while, think I'll wait on starting it.* she thinks

* Reign finishes up her homework and hands it in. Then walks smuggly out of the classroom.

- Laura finishes writing down the homework for the first assignment feeling pretty confident. But then goes off to find out how to do the etymology. She then leaves the classroom by herself because she doesn't know anybody yet. -

*turns pillbox back into a pin and returns it to the teachers desk, then quickly scribbles down her homework assignment to do later on in the common room, and puts everything away.*
"Bye proffesor, talk to you later..."

Riiya walks back to her seat and jots down the homework for this lesson using her trusty quill. she then looks at the class. everyone was writing it down as well. she smiles and begins to pack her things. she gets up and notes the example the professor gave. she smiled and says to herself, "i really needed that... " she swings her bag to her shoulders and walked towards the door. she turns to the Professor and Bows in respect. she clicked her heels and walks out.

Transfiguration Homework (Professor McAiken - AnimagusSnuffles)
EMAIL: professor_mcaiken@yahoo.co.uk

Quote:

I want you to reseach and find 8 synonyms for the word transfiguration or transigure. This part of the assignment is worth 1/2 point for each answer. If you include the Etymology for the word I will include another 1/2 point. That makes this assignment worth 8 points total. You have till Friday Oct 8, at 11:59 GMT to hand in the work to my listed E-mail account in my homework board.

Note: The Etymologies for the synonyms. I have already given you the Etymology for the word transfigure. You should have 8 synonyms each their Etymology to receive full credit for the assignment. Maybe I didn't make myself clear enough on that point. I am sending back those assignments already handed in without the etomology for the synonyms. I do not accept homework in the form of attachments. Sorry, I run my PC at a high security level and will not download those.

Due Date is October 8 at 11:59 GMT

Notes. In your e-mail, please title it with Transfiguration assignment #__ and include:
-Member name
-House
-Member number

This is Transfiguration Assignment #1.
Example of the Etymology for the word transfigure:
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin transfigurare, from trans- + figurare to shape, fashion, from figura figure

This lesson is now closed