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| Second Years, Lesson 4; *Archived* Inanimate to Animate Lecture | |
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| Topic Started: Feb 25 2016, 09:00 PM (151 Views) | |
| Professor Aeon Summers | Feb 25 2016, 09:00 PM Post #1 |
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Canine Animagus ☼ Spell Inventor Magical Menagerie Proprietor Transfiguration Professor 1-4 Brodie's Familiar
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As the last few students shuffled into the room, Aeon briefly raised his wand to the door, forcing it to swing shut after them. "Good afternoon and welcome back. It's nice to see you all here." Professor Summers said with a smile, glancing over the present students. No one seemed to be missing. "We've gone over and practiced Animate to Inanimate Transfiguration, so it's time to move on. We are going to get a start on transfiguring inanimate, or non-living object, into an animate, or living one. I've got quite a lot to teach you before you can attempt to cast a spell." The majority of the class seemed somewhat dismayed. They were no doubt all too aware that this meant another theory lesson. Aeon shrugged. It had to be done. "Again, an inanimate object refers to any object that is nonliving. To change it into something animate, you will need to give your chosen object life. Sight, breath, limbs, anything that makes an animate object live. These types of transformations are immensely more difficult than inanimate to inanimate or animate to inanimate transformations, so pay close attention." With that, he motioned his wand toward the blackboard, animating the dormant chalkstick. Inanimate to Animate Transfiguration "Just like other transfigurations, when transfiguring something that is not alive into something that is alive, you must first have a very clear mental image of the thing that you are transfiguring. Every little detail, whether it be the different shape of the eyes, the texture of the skin, the color of the object - all of it must be visualized in your mind at the time of casting for a transfiguration spell to take proper effect. Skipping this very important step will often result in a misshapen object, or a completely failed transfiguration altogether." Aeon took a moment to let it sink in, ensuring everyone was paying close attention. He snapped his fingers at a student who was drawing instead of taking notes, before moving on. "Any person that wishes to become successful at transfiguring inanimate objects must remember an important point: inanimate objects have no minds of their own. Not a single bit. All of it must be given by you, the caster. The first and most often forgotten step is that a button or a chess piece doesn't have a mind to control automatic responses or a thinking process. Therefore, when a wizard or witch casts a spell on an inanimate object and changes it into a living creature, they must create a brain for the object. A few thoughts about eating insects here, a long sticky tongue there, some slimy, bumpy skin, and you have created a frog. BUT, if this step is not performed correctly, then the object will change into the animal, but - it might very well be brain-dead." Some faces paled at the thought, others looked bored. It was a very important lesson, and he still had to talk about the wand movement for inanimate to animate transfiguration, but he decided to get them to refocus and get enthused, he'd give them a demonstration. "I'll show you exactly what this type of transfiguration can do." Summers informed them, gesturing with his wand toward an empty chair. It became a bright pink flamingo at once, strutting around the classroom with hardly a care. "That is an example of Inanimate to Animate Transfiguration." Aeon said as some of the students watched, fascinated as it approached them, some reaching out to stroke its feathers, which had only been mere wood moments early. Aeon's eyes meanwhile drifted to the clock, noting how late it was. "Unfortunately that's all we have time for today. I promise the next few lessons will be more exciting." He said, reluctantly changing the flamingo back into a boring old chair. Homework: RP the lesson. Transfiguration,2,4 |
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| Madeline Walden | Mar 1 2016, 11:42 AM Post #2 |
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Impulsive | Jealous | Hot Headed | Dramatic | Magizoologist | Travelling: China
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Maddie was afraid to attend the next Transfiguration class as she walked out of the last one. She took a seat near the back and tried not to draw attention to herself, she hoped that this lesson wouldn't be a practical one. Luckily for her this lesson was going to be a lecture so she got out her writing things and began to write notes on what the Professor was talking about. Maddie giggled when the Professor turned a chair into a flamingo it was very surreal. After making sure she had made enough notes on the lecture she packed her things away and left the classroom, still thinking about how that flamingo had been a chair only a few moments ago. |
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| Rome Savage | Mar 3 2016, 04:02 PM Post #3 |
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[justify]Rome had decided with her brother to not attend the halloween feast, it had been a simple choice as much as he enjoyed the feast, Rome wasn't a huge fan of it, and the girl was happier to just do something else, which was really just causing a bit of havoc which to her was more fun than anything. Rome felt herself smile as she wondered around the dorm room getting ready, this week would be interesting she was sure of it, and not just because she'd stopped going to most of the lessons that she was suppose to attend, she found the herbology lessons to be horrible and the potions lessons were a little better but not really by much, they were still hugely boring and the professor at the front wasn't too much better. She was still a little bitter about having to spend time in detention and the loss of points even if it was nothing more than a little bit of harsh words rightly so directed at the pathetic professor, but she'd keep trying with the classes, just like she'd promised she would to both her parents but more importantly her brother. Rome had high high hopes for the next transfiguration class, it was the only lessons at Hogwarts currently that didn't completely suck, she hated the rest with every fibre of her being, and she hated having to go to them. Transfiguration they got to do spells and it was interesting. She took a seat in the room and glanced to the front of the room as the professor got started on what appeared to be a long lecture to which Rome barely held back a sigh. She hated lectures they were so incessantly boring, and she was just staring at her notes, not really writing anything down and only vaguely listening, thinking about turning the professor into a statue like the chipmunk from the last lesson. Thankfully although the lecture was long and boring the class was soon at an end with the small demonstration of a spell, and the Rome was happily able to leave the room. [/justify] |
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| Rudolf Lagowski | Mar 3 2016, 07:25 PM Post #4 |
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Transfiguration seemed to take a long time to come around, probably on account of the fact Rudolf enjoyed it so much. Astronomy, on the other hand, seemed to come around every other day. Fortunately, today was another of Professor Summer's lessons, and Rudolf had little to worry about. He'd been doing well so far, despite a mishap or two when it came to remembering wand movements, and he was excited to know what they were going to be learning next. He thought it was a shame that his friend Maddie hadn't taken part last week, and couldn't quite understand her reasoning for not doing so, but he hadn't dared question her. Apparently, it was best to stay on her good side. Soon the lesson began, and Professor Summers started his lecture on inanimate to animate transfiguration. This was a branch of magic that Rudolf was particularly interested in, and he took notes the entire time the Professor spoke. Then they were given a demonstration, and Rudolf's jaw dropped in shock. That was amazing! He couldn't wait to start performing it himself. The lesson ended, and the Gryffindor packed away his things thanked the Professor for the lesson before heading out to tell Reuben what had happened. |
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