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Third Years: Lesson Six; *Archived* All Houses
Topic Started: Jan 11 2015, 01:56 AM (60 Views)
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With a smile on her face, Professor King started the lesson. "The art of the animagi is perhaps one of the most dangerous branches of Transfiguration. In order to be an animagus, it requires common sense, dedication, mental ability, and to be blunt, intelligence. Not everyone qualifies to be one to their wish; in fact, only seven were registered legally with the ministry within the last century."

Ava walked down the aisles, looking to see if anyone was taking notes. "This dedication of which I speak of is years, possibly decades. The reason for this is simple. Concentration and strict mind work. The mind is a complex system that you have to learn to take control of in order to master Transfiguration.

There have been many who wasted away their lives, attempting to learn this art, but never made it. Some continually tired themselves out until there was no life to strain. Others slowly drove themselves insane.
" Her voice trailed on. "The anguish of not succeeding is something you have to learn, along with the sweat drops you'll have to cherish until an accomplishment can be reached. You see, the cells of your body will have to learn to listen to your will and transform to those of your animal. The generic patterns will of course be not alike, for you are still human, but they will resemble one another somewhat after the transformation. The control you have over your transformation is granted by the mind, therefore, you are human. Never the animal." She said, strolling behind the teacher's desk.

"Now, once you master the animagi, you must register with the ministry. It is a process that will take quite a bit of time, for they do test your ability and your responsibility. Your talent must be used for the welfare of others, never to commit a heinous crime. To avoid trouble with animagus, the Ministry also demand that you register with any specific markings of your animal, so they know exactly who you are. Mine are the bright blue eyes." Ava said with a smile.

"First, to become an animgus requires a certain amount of ability and dedication. Even with hours upon hours of practice, most people never quite learn the complete transformation. Often, it goes horribly wrong. In my school years, one student decided to give the transformation a go. While he managed to turn himself into an anteater for a mere few seconds, he found upon changing back the urge to eat bugs that stayed with him for at least a week." She grinned.

"Also, if done improperly, you may become disfigured permanently with some of the features of the animal. Also, the person has no control over which animal they turn into. The process seems to know instinctively which animal is best suited for that particular person. The animal is based entirely on the caster's personality as well the meaning behind the animal itself."

"I shall allow you to go early today, but I want you to figure out, if you were an animagus, what would you be and why? Class dismissed!" She said smiling.


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For extra Credit:
Pick one or two animals that, if you were an animagus, you might turn into, and tell me why they suit your personality. Due this time next week.
You might want to try the quizzes below for inspiration.
Link 1: http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=what-is-your-animagus
Link 2: http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=21707
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