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| Second Years: Lesson One; *Archived* Gryffindor and Slytherin | |
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| Topic Started: Aug 19 2012, 02:56 AM (72 Views) | |
| Ava King | Aug 19 2012, 02:56 AM Post #1 |
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Professor Davershire stood behind her desk as she looked at the second years who were returning students, with an excited smile on her face. "Welcome to your second year everyone! For anyone who does not know already, I am Professor Davershire." she said excitedly. "Now, lets do a quick review before we start on the new materials for this year. Who can tell me the spells and transfigurations you learned last year?" A few hands raised and she pointed at three of them, each giving her a different spell. "Good! I am glad to see that you remember those. If anyone has any issues with Inanimate to Inanimate Transfiguration, please come see me. I would be glad to help you with anything. This year we are going to cover lots of things including Inanimate to Animate and Animate to Inanimate Transfiguration, so I need your full attention." She said, the smile still on her face.
She flicked her hand at the board, wandlessly casting the writing to appear. "Animate to Inanimate Transfiguration," Ava began, "changes something living into something non-living. Just like Inanimate to Inanimate Transfiguration, we need proper wand movement as well as good concentration to be successful. Animate to Inanimate Transfiguration uses the 'three tap' method. Basically, it is three taps in the air, or on the animal itself, then a quick swish to finish the spell off. Very much the same as with Inanimate to Inanimate Transfiguration. Let's practice shall we?" She lifted her wand and demonstrated the motion, and then watched as the students practiced with her. "Good stuff. As you transform a living object into a nonliving one, life is not taken away from it. The object can still feel, and even see if it is transfigured into something that has eyes, but it simply cannot move or speak. You only change the shape and form, and not what the object thinks and feels with this transfiguration. For example, if you are changing a quill into a spoon, there is no feelings involved between the two objects. A quill is an inanimate object and it has neither heart nor brain. But if you change a tortoise into a kettle, what do you think? Would the tortoise feel like a kettle?" Professor Davershire asked, smiling as a few students giggled across the class. "The same applies for Animate to Animate Transfiguration that you will get to learn next year. Lots of students think that if you have a cat and have to send a letter to someone living away from you, then you can simply transform your cat into an owl and it will work. Unfortunately it will never happen." Students looked surprised at this fact. "A cat could never become an owl, because he doesn't know how to be an owl. He would still have the brain of a cat. Simply speaking, you can only change forms, but not the animal's internal natures. The exception to this is with Inanimate to Animate Transfiguration which we should get to later this year. At one point in time, Animate to Inanimate Transfiguration was used as a way of punishing dark wizards and law-breakers. Before Azkaban Prison was built, wizard authorities required a suitable punishment. Without a common place to put them, they turned to an alternate idea: transfiguring the offending witch or wizard into a stationary figure." Ava looked at the class with a serious expression. "This practice has been discontinued with the building of Azkaban prison. There are differing views on the use of this type of punishment, which brings us to our homework. I know, what a sucky Professor, homework from your first class? Nevertheless, I would like your opinion on the use of this Transfiguration as punishment. Due by next class. Any questions or concerns, please stop by my office. Have a great rest of the day!" She dismissed the class with a smile and a wave. Homework: Rp the lesson. Extra Credit: Essay: In your opinion, does transfiguration make a good punishment? Why or why not? (Just a paragraph or two showing your character's opinion) |
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