Hogwarts Transfiguration (Class)

> 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.
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> Professor McGonagall’s introduction of the subject, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

**Transfiguration** was a core class and subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, ***Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry*** and ***Uagadou***. It taught the art of changing the form and appearance of an object or a person. This type of magic was commonly referred to as "Transfiguration" and was considered both complex and dangerous.
There were limits to Transfiguration, which were governed by ***Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration***. There were also many branches of Transfiguration, including Trans-Species Transformation and Human Transfiguration. This type of magic was regarded as "very hard work" and was "more scientific" than charms-work, as one had to get it exactly right for the transfiguration to be successful.
The professor of this subject at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for many years was Albus Dumbledore and later Minerva McGonagall. It is unknown who the teacher was before Professor Dumbledore and who took over when Professor McGonagall became headmistress of Hogwarts.
Students at ***Uagadou School of Magic*** were exceptionally skilled in transfiguration, specifically, Human Transfiguration, meaning the teaching of this subject was likely excellent at the school.Template:Class

## Class information

> I do not accept students into ***N.E.W.T.*** classes unless they have achieved 'Exceeds Expectations' or higher at ***Ordinary Wizarding Level***.
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> Professor McGonagall on the increased difficulty in N.E.W.T.-level Transfiguration, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

 File:Transfiguration class1.gif  Transfiguration was a required subject for all first year to ***fifth year*** students, with the option of a ***N.E.W.T.*** (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test) course in sixth and seventh year. Minerva McGonagall was the Transfiguration Professor from ***1956*** until ***1998***, the year in which she became Headmistress of the school. Before her, Albus Dumbledore taught Transfiguration. It is unknown who became the Transfiguration professor after she became Headmistress of Hogwarts. McGonagall believed Transfiguration to be more elegant and superior to other types of magic.

 File:COS promo Minerva Albus.jpg  Students practised actual transfigurations during classes. Accidents sometimes resulted in partial transfigurations, and theoretical homework was sometimes assigned. The further into a student's education, the more difficult the classwork and homework became.
In ***fifth year***, students took, the ***Ordinary Wizarding Level*** examination, much of the year was spent learning Ordinary Wizarding Level material, as well as revisiting the past four years of lessons. As part of their Transfiguration O.W.L., students had to sit a written exam, and then complete a practical exam; one of the questions on the written exam asked the definition of ***Switching spells*** and one practical aspect of the exam was Vanishment. In order to advance to N.E.W.T.-level for the final two years of education, a student had to achieve a high O.W.L. score of either '***Outstanding***' or '***Exceeds Expectations***' on their exam. The casting of nonverbal spells was required for N.E.W.T.-level Transfiguration.
Like charms work, Transfiguration was achieved through concentration, precise wand movements, and the proper pronunciation of an incantation. However, it was generally more difficult than Charms and required great effort.

 File:Transfiguration.JPG  While Professor McGonagall was teaching the class, she was fair but strict, having no tolerance of silliness and threatening to dismiss any students who dared to fool around. She refused leniency for her students based on emotional circumstances. She refused to let her students play games in her classroom for the upcoming ***Yule Ball*** (as Filius Flitwick did because his students were too distracted by the exciting events), and even ***Katie Bell*** knew full well that Minerva would give her homework on the day right after being discharged from ***St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries*** for a ***near-death experience***.

She refused to accept any students into her N.E.W.T. classes unless they achieved at least 'Exceeds Expectations', believing that those who have anything below would be unable to cope with the increased coursework. Failure to hand in assigned homework would result in detention, as Draco Malfoy experienced after he failed twice during 1996.

## Location and time

### Lesson times

 Second | Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday

## Curriculum

### First year

> Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuff box.
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> First year exam in 1992, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

* The transformation formula, which is that the intended transformation is directly influenced by bodyweight (a), viciousness (v), wand power (w), concentration (c), and a fifth unknown variable (Z).
* ***Desk Into Pig*** Template:C
* Switching Spell
* Mice to Snuffboxes
* Avifors Spell
* *Flintifors*

### Second year

> He was supposed to be turning a beetle into a button, but all he managed to do was give his beetle a lot of exercise as it scuttled over the desk top avoiding his wand.
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> A lesson on turning beetles into buttons, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

* Rabbit Slippers
* *Vera Verto*
* Avifors Spell Template:C
* Softening Charm
* Porcupine to Pin Cushion
* Transfiguration Spell

## Known professors

Albus Dumbledore (?-1956)Profile - Minerva M McGonagall.pngMinerva McGonagall (?-1998) (also an Animagus)
## Required textbooks

A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration Pottermore.png*A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration* by Emeric SwitchIntermediate Transfiguration.png*Intermediate Transfiguration*Untitledhfhrfhr.png*A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration* (N.E.W.T.)
## Grades

* Exceeds Expectations [E]
* Acceptable [A]
* Dreadful [D]
* Troll [T]

## Known O.W.L.s

Albus Dumbledore †Profile - Draco Malfoy COS.pngDraco MalfoyProfile - Harry Potter-COS Promo.jpgHarry PotterProfile - Hermione Granger-COS Promo.jpgHermione GrangerProfile - Minerva M McGonagall.pngMinerva McGonagallNeville Longbottom (did not qualify for N.E.W.T.)Profile - Percy Ignatius Weasley.pngPercy WeasleyProfile - Fred Weasley 00I.pngFred WeasleyProfile - Mister George Weasley.pngGeorge WeasleyProfile - Ronald Billius Weasley.pngRon WeasleyProfile - James Potter 00I.jpgJames Potter I † (possibly)Sirius Black † (possibly)Peter Pettigrew † (possibly)Tom Riddle † (likely)
## Branches of Transfiguration

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* Animagus
* Trans-Species Transformation
* Conjuration
* Human Transfiguration
* Transfiguration
* Untransfiguration

## Behind the scenes

* Both Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall served as Transfiguration Professors before becoming Headmasters.
* As revealed in Template:PM, ***J. K. Rowling*** had originally devised this class to be called "Transfiguration/Metamorphosis".
* In Template:HM, if players take ***Jacob's sibling*** to the O.W.L. through an optional side quest, they will definitely gain at least an A, even if they fail to answer every question and execute any transfiguration.

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## Notes and references

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32. ↑ Template:COS - It is said that both Percy and ***Bill Weasley*** earned twelve ***Ordinary Wizarding Level***s, meaning they must have earned an O.W.L. in this subject.
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