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Third Years: Lesson Five; *Archived* All Houses
Topic Started: Jan 11 2015, 01:56 AM (40 Views)
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Professor King sat waiting in her classroom. If her expression had been readable, it would have been a grin. However, next to her desk, on the floor sat a dog; a Golden Retriever. Laughing in her head at all the confused faces, Ava bounded around the classroom a couple of times. After the entire class had arrived, Professor King transfigured back into her human form. The jaws of her third years dropped. Professor King winked at them all. "Interesting bit of magic huh?" she asked, a smile on her lips.

"An animagus is a witch or wizard who can change himself into an animal as they wish," she started off by saying. "An animagus elects to change into an animal. Learning to be an animagus is a lengthy and extremely tough ordeal to undergo. It takes many years of book and practical learning. As well, one must then register with the Ministry once you've mastered the skill. There are many regulations concerning this type of transfiguration to make sure that wizards and witches are using the skill properly. The Ministry does not want it to be used for evil or for wrongdoing."

Ava smiled as she continued her lecture. "When one becomes an animagus, you do not choose your animal form. This is a common misconception. Your true personality is actually what determines your form. If one is noble and brave, a lion is one possibility, but another animal may end up becoming your form instead with similar characteristics. If you are an untrustworthy person, a slyer animal would be meant for you, like a rat or a snake," she explained. Ava's form was a Gold Retriever because in many ways they were similar. They were both incredibly loyal, and both were a bowl full of energy and fun.

"It is exactly this personalization that some people feel jeopardizes them when they register their animagus form. Wizards from all sides have fought against the registration of animagus. I am an animagus, and I am registered."

She took a breath before continuing her lecture. "I would like to briefly discuss the actual animagus form and transfiguration," she stated before she transformed herself back to her dog form. Seconds later, she changed back and was again standing in front of the room. "Notice that I did not use my wand or my voice for the transfiguration. That is a long part of the learning process, but neither is required to transform. The ability to use wandless magic is a benefit. Now, while I am in my animagus form, I am completely able to control my thoughts just like I can in this form, but I have the advantages that dogs have. The only way that you can distinguish an animagus from others of that species is through tell tale signs based on the human form." Professor King explained.

Ava walked back towards her desk. This was about the briefest look into the transfiguration that anyone could do. It was a shame, but obviously the topic could drone on for years. Something she wasn't prepared to do by a longshot. She really felt like stressing how many people try and fail to achieve this. Not to mention the rules, regulations, and strict penalties that could be had by trying to go about the animagi way without permission. But students never cared about that. Not until it was necessary that was, and this was simply an introduction, so why not ooh and ahh them.


Professor King looked at her watch. They were out of time for today. "I see that our time is almost up and I apologize for the long lecture. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask me about them anytime. For now though, I'll change back for a short time. You may feel free to inspect my specific markings that show once I change." She flicked her wand at the blackboard and assigned the homework. "Please make sure to complete your homework. See you next week!"

With that, Professor King changed back into a dog again and sat on her chair, next to her desk.



RP the lesson.

For extra Credit: Essay on the Ministry's animagus regulations. Are they needed? Is the register too easy to access? Not easy enough? Any other regulation topic you think is good.
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