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Third Years: Lesson Five; *Archived* All Houses
Topic Started: Jul 2 2013, 12:58 AM (355 Views)
Ava King
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Professor Davershire 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 Davershire transfigured back into her human form. The jaws of her third years dropped. Professor Davershire 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 Davershire 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 Davershire 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 Davershire 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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Sergei Zhefarovich
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[justify]Finally, it was the fifth week of lessons, which meant that there was just one more lesson in each classroom before moving on to another set of uninteresting classes ahead. Sergei Zhefarovich did not like this class though since it was taught by the headmistress and he did not appreciate her. She always acted like she was on some sort of happy pill and it got on his every last nerves. He hardly had to think of anything she could be doing to ever make her sad, ever. Sergei did not want to really do much to begin with, but earning Slytherin a lot of points made it worthwhile. It had taken a while, but Sergei was finally taking an interest in the house that he was in. Sergei settled into his seat in the back of the classroom and waited for the rest of the idiots to arrive, sans his relatives and the few that he actually talked to.

Although Sergei had thought that she looked better as a dog. It seemed as though they were going over Animagi. There were not many in the Zhefarovich Family. Sergei just knew about his uncle’s wife, Nicolette, and she was not even born with the Zhefarovich blood, so she did not really count. But they were informed on how to become one, and Sergei was debating on it. Sergei could do some real damage with becoming something dangerous, but he had no idea what he would ever become anyway. Sergei was not that good at Transfiguration anyway. He wondered what animal he would be anyway. Professor Davershire demonstrated for the class once more, and he did notice that no words or wand movements were needed. And that was it for the day. Sergei gathered his things and he left the classroom with a roll of his silvery eyes. He hated having something so pointless to do.
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Nikandros Matthias
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[justify]The fifth week was rolling in, and there was nothing Nikandros Matthias would love to do than to sit back and laze around, but he could not. The Gryffindor needed some good grades or else he would have to deal with his dad and he did not want to have to deal with him anytime soon. Nikandros sighed as he entered the classroom and he found his seat toward the back but not in the main back either. Nikandros sighed and he looked ahead at the professor before he wondered what they were going to be doing today. There was only so much that a Gryffindor could do. No doubt what they were going to be doing today, after he had realized where he was. Last two years, in the fifth week of lessons, they had always done a quiz. However when he looked down, there was no sign of parchment. Now this was particular.

Nikandros was not shocked when Professor Davershire turned back into her human form. This would be giving a hint what they were going over for the day. The topic was none other than Animagi, something he had never come across. He had always wanted to meet one, one that was not a professor. Sighing, the amber eyed boy got to work, and he started to take notes. He started to try to figure out what animal he would ever be. He was positive that he would become something massive like a lion. Or a tiger. Or a bear. He would rather be a lion though. Nikandros did not want to do the work to become one, so he just took notes down over the subject, before they were finally dismissed after the consequences in case someone did something wrong. Nikandros hoped to see that one day.
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Damon Kyle
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[justify]Damon Kyle was looking forward to the holidays, unlike before in the past. Just a couple more weeks to go, and he knew that he could do so much with his new family. The lack of a mother bothered him, but not that much anymore. Damon smiled to himself as he entered the classroom and found his seat near the front of the classroom. He looked to his right and left and did not see Sofii there and he frowned. Well, she might show up here soon. He did not look for Alaska since she did not like him much either way. Brother or just peer, he was not liked. Damon did not know why because he thought that he was lovable. Damon smiled all of the time, and even now while the third years piled in, he was still smiling. Damon looked to the front of the classroom and could not see the professor.

The third year Hufflepuff was extremely shocked when he saw the golden retriever turn into Professor Davershire! How in the hell did she do that? Damon was so amazed though. The Hufflepuff settled into his desk and he started taking notes over the class, and he was happy to know that they were going to be doing something fun. The topic was over Animagi, a magical topic that he had no idea what it was, and it was the best one so far. As they went over it, and Professor Davershire turned into her Animagus form, Damon was just thrilled to see that they were something amazing, but they were also really tough to become too, so that made him discouraged about ever becoming one. Damon sighed and he wrote down his notes. Finally, it was time to go. Damon packed his things and he left the classroom for the day.
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Professor Bryce Chamberlin
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[justify]The Ravenclaw looked forward to the break off of school. He really needed one. Bryce walked into the classroom, noticing that Roo had yet to come into the class just yet. He wondered why, but he did not question it too much. He did not want to see like the best friend that was just so overbearing. Bryce sighed and he found his seat and saved the one next to him for Roo, while his eyes wondered to see where Sofii was. He noticed that her best friend was there already, and thought that the Hufflepuff guy was pretty cool. But he did not know his name, and Bryce did not give him a name either. Bryce looked up to the class, and he was positive that they were going to be doing something useful this lesson, as soon as everyone else arrived.

Bryce looked up when he saw the dog in the classroom turn into Professor Davershire. Bryce was one of the classmates that were shocked, but then he remembered that she had done that before. He read that they were going over the Animagi magic that would make people turn into animals on command. Bryce knew a fair bit about it, because he had done some research, but the magic itself was tiring. He understood that, and hoped that he could one day think about training himself to be one. However Bryce knew that he did not have what it took, not with other things in his mind. He did take notes on what form one could take, and what affected it. It was definitely not by choice. Bryce looked up and he was relieved when he read that they were dismissed for the day. Bryce gathered his things and he left to go find someone to hang out with for the remainder of the day.
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Indiana Night
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Indiana went to the Transfiguration class hoping they would be learning something of interest today. Animagus was something that seemed to be very cool, of course she knew it must take a long time before one can even begin to transform into an animal safely. Of course she wondered what she would become, most likely a brown bear she assumed, considering that was her Native American animal and name. However in the Native American zodiac she was born as a wolf, so that was also a good choice she assumed. Of course she wasn't sure if she really had that much in common with the wolf. The class seemed to go on forever, though it was interesting enough that it really didn't seem like it did. The Professor talked the entire time and managed to grab Indiana's attention this one time with her interesting topic choice.
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