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| Third Years: Lesson Four; *Archived* All Houses | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 2 2015, 05:01 PM (32 Views) | |
| Ava King | Jan 2 2015, 05:01 PM Post #1 |
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"So far we have covered every aspect of Animate to Animate Transfiguration that I feel you may need in your upcoming years here at Hogwarts, so I will cover something new today in preparation of your next year," Professor King explained to her students as she began class, before taking a huge breath, knowing they had a long lecture ahead of them "Transfiguration is best known as the branch of magic that allows you to transform one object into another object. However, even this branch of magic has its limitations. Certain objects are un-charmable, un-transfigurable, and displaced from the realm of any sorts of magic that humans can muster. What occurs when a witch or wizard attempts magic on said objects is called 'Clashing Magic'. Have you ever heard of a phoenix animagus? What about a manticore patronus? Or a wizard transfiguring a book into a dragon? The fact remains that such transfiguration is impossible to do. Creatures like phoenixes, manticores, and dragons are magical creatures; attempting to transfigure them into another object or any object into one of them will always fail." "But I've heard you can use a stunning spell or a conjunctivitis curse against a dragon. How does using charms or transfiguration differ?" A student asked. "Good question. There are but two uses for magic: offense and everything else. Offensive spells will work against any object or creature if it is cast properly. Stunning spells, curses, hexes, and jinxes are meant to create a sort of barrier between an attacker and the caster of the spell. Even hideously disgusting spells like the Bat Bogey Hex create a distraction, and annoy the victim rather than do any real harm." She walked around the room to make sure everyone was writing notes. "The difficulty in casting a spell on, rather than against, a magical creature lies in the nature of the creature itself. Each magical creature has its own mechanism of magic that clashes with our own. If we use phoenixes as an example, they can burst into flames and be reborn, use their tears to heal, and their song to soothe the soul." "When a witch or wizard attempts to cast a transfiguration or charm on a magical creature, the clash occurs. Our human magic collides with the magic of the creature and become null and void. The spell will fail. A similar problem arises when a witch or wizard attempts to transfigure a magical creature into something else, either magical or not. In the case of attempting to transfigure a phoenix into, say, a non-magical rooster, this cannot be done since the phoenix's magic cannot be taken out of the creature. As the infamous wizard Imitor said, "Magic can be neither created nor destroyed, altered, changed, modified, mutated or otherwise transformed." "The phoenix itself is magical, its every thought and every feather is magical, therefore no other magic can possibly penetrate it." Professor King said, approaching her desk. "Despite the fact that most magic folk have resigned to considering magical creature transfiguration impossible, the Ministry continues to do mild research on the subject." She looked at the time. Class was over. "Please copy down your homework, sorry for the long lecture! See you next week! She waved her wand at the blackboard, making the homework appear. Homework: RP the lesson. For extra credit, you can do either: 1) Essay: Transfiguration on a magical creature is impossible, but if you could do it, what sorts of things might you need to visualize and concentrate on to make it work? 2) Draw a picture of any magical creature of your choice. |
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