First Years, Lesson Four

First Years, Lesson Four: Learning Scriopea (quill into spoon)​

Edward greeted the class as they arrived one by one, "Welcome back first years, how are we all feeling?" He asked them as they settled down for the lesson, now they had covered the very basics, the students were going to get to try practical Transfiguration today. "To get started today, I'd like you to take out your quill and your wand." He turned around and grabbed his own quill from his desk and took out his wand.

"We're changing our quills into spoons. In Transfiguration, focus and imagination are essential because if you can’t visualise the outcome, the spell won’t work. You're altering an object's very structure, so concentration is crucial. We'll use the 'three tap' method for most spells, and for this one, the incantation is Scriopea. Now, watch closely... Scriopea!" Professor Pirrip tapped the quill three times and said the incantation. In front of their eyes, his quill turned into a silver spoon, with feathery patterns lined through its metal to hint at what it had once been.

He picked up his new spoon and held it up to the class. "This is what you should end up with, though your spoons may vary depending on what you imagined. Mine is silver, but some of you might end up with something a bit rusty the first time. Now, you might wonder, 'Why bother turning a quill into a spoon?' The truth is, it’s not practical. What matters is mastering the process and building experience, even with something as random as this." He smiled at the class. "Now, don't forget, three taps, and 'Scriopea'. I will be walking around as you do this, so if you need any help just raise your hand. Please hold off leaving at the end of the lesson until I have changed your spoons back into your quills." Edward held up his spoon and with another tap of his wand, it became a quill again.

Note: "Finite" is a counter-spell, not Untransfiguration, and shouldn't be used to reverse any transfigurations.

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Homework: RP trying to turn your quill into a spoon! Tag @Professor Edward Pirrip if you would like me to interact with your character!

 

[Taylor Davids]

Taylor was excited to be learning more spells, so she pulled out her quill and stared at her wand as the professor explained what they would be doing. Changing one thing into another was cool and she was excited to try it for the first time. Magic was still kind of cool to her even though she wasn't a muggle born her parents both lived as smuggles because her mother was a muggle, her dad had magic, but that was just the case in general she supposed. She closed her eyes, imaging her quill becoming a spoon and attempted to get the one on the table to look like the one in her mind using the whole class and some prompting from professor Pirrip to get it correct. She continued practicing for the rest of the lesson.​

 

[Annika Nightray]

Nik was only mildly amused as she took out her wand to learn this spell. It was a minor one as far as spells went and really probably not all that useful in the grand scheme of things. She sighed, she supposed if she ever ran out of spoons in her house and maybe for some reason the house elves couldn't get her one, she might then need to, maybe, find a quill, that she could then turn into a spoon. But she doubted there would be a world where she would have a quill and not a spoon. It seemed like a bit of a silly spell to learn, but she was going to do her best because she had promised her mother she would at least try. She practiced Scriopea a couple of times until she had it mostly down by the end of the class.​