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| − | '''Professor'''<ref name="Exhibition" /> '''Emeric Switch''' was |
+ | '''Professor'''<ref name="Exhibition" /> '''Emeric Switch''' was a [[Wizardkind|wizard]], author and expert on [[Transfiguration]]. |
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| + | Switch was the author of ''[[A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration]]''.<ref name="PS5">{{PS|chapter=5}}</ref><ref name="COS4">{{COS|chapter=4}}</ref> This book was a required textbook for [[first year|first-year]] and [[second year|second-year]] [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] classes at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="PS5" /><ref name="COS4" /> He also contributed an article on the scientific aspects of [[Human Transfiguration]] to ''[[Transfiguration Today]]'' in [[1926]].<ref name="fb-mag">{{FB|F}} {{See image|File:TransfigurationToday.png}}</ref> |
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| − | *Switch may have passed away sometime prior to the [[1990s]] as many portraits hung at [[Hogwarts Castle]] depict deceased individuals. |
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| + | A [[portrait]] of him hung at [[Hogwarts Castle]].<ref name="Exhibition" /> |
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| + | *'''[[Transfiguration]]''': Switch was an expert on this highly advanced, complicated and [[Science|scientific]] branch of [[magic]], having authored the [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] textbook ''[[A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration]]'', as well as having contributed to the academic journal ''[[Transfiguration Today]]'' about [[Human Transfiguration]], showing his proficiency and skill in this field. |
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| + | ''Emeric ''is a variant of ''Emmerich'', which means "whole, universal". This could relate to him being able to do transfiguration, as he can wholly turn something into something universally else. |
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To switch is to exchange one thing with another; could be extended to transfiguration, changing one form into another. |
To switch is to exchange one thing with another; could be extended to transfiguration, changing one form into another. |
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| + | *Emeric Switch's portrait, as featured in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' films]], seems to have been based on a [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Robert_Southey_by_Vandyke.jpg c. 1795 portrait] of English poet [[Wikipedia:Robert Southey|Robert Southey]], by Pieter van Dyke. |
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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery & Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. |
Professor[1] Emeric Switch was a wizard, author and expert on Transfiguration.
Biography
Switch was the author of A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration.[2][3] This book was a required textbook for first-year and second-year Transfiguration classes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[2][3] He also contributed an article on the scientific aspects of Human Transfiguration to Transfiguration Today in 1926.[4]
A portrait of him hung at Hogwarts Castle.[1]
Magical abilities and skills
- Transfiguration: Switch was an expert on this highly advanced, complicated and scientific branch of magic, having authored the Transfiguration textbook A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, as well as having contributed to the academic journal Transfiguration Today about Human Transfiguration, showing his proficiency and skill in this field.
Etymology
Emeric is a variant of Emmerich, which means "whole, universal". This could relate to him being able to do transfiguration, as he can wholly turn something into something universally else.
To switch is to exchange one thing with another; could be extended to transfiguration, changing one form into another.
Behind the scenes
- Emeric Switch's portrait, as featured in the Harry Potter films, seems to have been based on a c. 1795 portrait of English poet Robert Southey, by Pieter van Dyke.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Name seen on wood panelling)
- Harry Potter: The Exhibition (Appears in portrait(s))
- The Making of Harry Potter (Appears in portrait(s))
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Mentioned on a magazine cover)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned in History of Magic classes)
