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Transfiguration « Thread Started on Aug 8, 2008, 9:12am »
"Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts. Anyone messing around in my class will leave and not come back. You have been warned." —Professor McGonagall introducing Transfiguration to her new students
Transfiguration is a subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It teaches the art of changing of the form and appearance of an object and the vanishing of objects. This type of magic is commonly refered to as "transfiguration." There are limits to transfiguration, which are governed by Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration.
Class Information
Transfiguration is a required subject for all First Year students, with the option of a N.E.W.T. course in the sixth and seventh years. Minerva McGonagall was the Transfiguration professor from 1956 until 1998, year in which she became Headmistress of the school. Before her, Albus Dumbledore taught Transfiguration. It is unknown who became Transfiguration professor after McGonagall became Headmistress of Hogwarts. McGonagall believes Transfiguration to be more elegant and superior to other types of magic.
Like Charmwork, Transfiguration is achieved through concentration, precise wand movements and the proper pronounciation of an incantation. However it is generally more difficult than Charms and it requires great effort.
Students practice actual transfigurations during Transfiguration classes. Accidents sometimes result in partial transfigurations.
Textbooks
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, by Emeric Switch, used by first-years. Intermediate Transfiguration Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
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