Transfiguration 1:2

Lesson Two: Transfiguration and the Ministry of Magic
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As he had done last week, Leif was waiting outside of his classroom for his first years to arrive. He leaned against the wall and was counting heads in his mind as the kids made their way into his classroom. Some more on time than others. He was sure all of his students had made it into the room but didn't close the door entirely, just in case.

"Welcome back." He smiled at the kids, flicking his wand towards the blackboard behind him to make a piece of chalk come to life and start writing in a much nicer handwriting than his own. Transfiguration and the Ministry of Magic. "As you might have understood from last week's lesson: transfiguration is a powerful branch of magic. It's complex, but vast in it's capabilities, which is what also makes it dangerous. Especially because there are people who choose to follow darker paths and use Transfiguration as a weapon." Leif explained, pausing for a second to make sure all of his students could keep up with what he was saying. "As such, the Ministry has rules and punishments in place for the misuse of Transfiguration. Using this type of magic on another human, or even an animal, with the purpose of harming them or entertaining yourself will lead to said punishments." He continued, hoping these kids understood this was a serious situation. "There are also laws for using Transfiguration on yourself. People who have mastered Transfiguration to the point of altering their physical selves into an intelligent creature that represents them are known as Animagi. They must be registered with the Ministry of Magic. This registration must include both their Animagus form as well as any special markings that can help identify them."

Leif paused again, waiting until every student that was writing had stopped, meaning they had either caught up or given up. "Even inanimate objects can be dangerous. Most weapons are inanimate objects. There are also some objects that are classed as 'muggle artifacts' - things created by non-magical people that are specific inventions of theirs. Meaning that if we would like something like that, we would have to obtain it the non-magical way. Waving a wand in the hopes of requiring it without any effort given would not work. This muggle class is the reason flying carpets are outlawed in most countries, but broomsticks are not. At the end of the day, there are numerous ways to abuse Transfiguration and each of its branches, which we'll be covering more in-depth in future lessons. Unfortunately, that's all we really have time for today. If you're interested, you can read up on more about it in the library. Class dismissed!"

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Roleplay the lesson for full marks.

 

[Ambrose Webb]

The first week of lessons had gone by quickly and Ambrose felt like he was doing quite alright so far. He had very little trouble with being away from home and between quidditch and homework he was already filling up his free time quite nicely. School was going to be great, he was sure of it.

Ambrose took his seat in the transfiguration classroom and took out his notes, ready to hear what the professor had to say. He wrote along as professor Odegard told them about the Ministry and what sort of things they worked on when it came to transfiguration. Like how there were rules and punishments for the misuse of transfiguration. That made sense. When class was eventually dismissed Ambrose packed up his stuff and headed out.

 

[Kharon Styx]

Kharon Styx wondered if he should try his best when it came down to academics. He might not even care that much, but his family might. So, he would try a little bit but not enough to really matter. Kharon did not know what he wanted to be when he left the school, but writing and reading seemed to be up his alley. He could do something like that. He thought about it as he tossed a quill up and down until it was time to get up and go. He would be perfectly on time, as he got up to do so. He would hate to be late, or early. Either one would be an inconvenience. Kharon walked out of the towers to go to the classroom for the day.

Kharon walked in the transfiguration classroom and sat down in the classroom, and listened to what they would be doing. Right, a longer lecture. He took out his notes from before so that he could add to them. He wondered who all used the transfiguration for darker purposes. He listened and wrote down the important parts of the lecture. He wondered why flying carpets were outlawed, but not brooms. It seemed to be nitpicking. He figured that the next lesson, the actual spellwork would begin. He packed up his things and left the classroom for the day.​

 

[Tanith Whitlock]

The first lessons seemed to have gone well- or at least, Tanith had hoped they had. She really hoped they had. It was mostly introductory lessons, but she'd taken notes of as much of the syllabus she could see, and read ahead with notes for each subject. She arrived a little earlier that day, sitting in the hall and going over her notes. She'd already been to the club fair and signed up for the sisterhood and the wild patch. She was ready to take notes on that too, but that was for a different day. Soon, the other students started trickling in, and she made her way to the seat she'd chosen last week. She set up her desk, laying out the notes she'd already made and looking up to the Professor, ready to follow along and compare the lesson with her notes. She was enjoying the lectures in Transfiguration... she liked learning, liked finding out more about these kinds of things. Though she was a little worried once some actual spellwork came into it... She shook the thought from her mind, gathering her things as they were dismissed and heading out again.