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"Shouldn'ta lost me temper, but it didn't work, anyway. Meant ter turn him into a pig, but I suppose he was so much like a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter do."

— Rubeus Hagrid on his attempt to turn Dudley Dursley into a pig^[src]

Human to pig was a Transforming spell used to transform a human target into a pig.

Circe was fond of using this spell to turn sailors into pigs in ancient Greece.

Known practitioners

Rubeus Hagrid (attempted)
Circe

Behind the scenes

Harry Potter: "Shut up, Dudley. I'm warning you..."

Dudley Dursley: "Why should I?"

Harry Potter: "Because if you don't, I'll turn you into the idiot pig you are!"

— Early lines from the Order of the Phoenix film

In an early script for the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry threatened to use this spell on Dudley once again when Dudley and his gang tormented Harry near the film's start.^[1]
Hagrid mentions that he tried to turn Dudley into a pig, but supposes that must not have worked because he was already too much like a pig. However, he might simply have been using the wrong spell. Alternatively, this is simply another instance of Hagrid's magic not working fully, due to his snapped wand.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card) (Possibly)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card) (Possibly)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Mentioned only) (Cut from final film)
Pottermore (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)

Notes and references

↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Second Draft

[1] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Second Draft

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 {{Spell infobox
 |name=Human-to-pig spell
+|image=[[File:Human_to_Pig.jpg|300px]]
-|image=
 |incantation=
 |type=[[Transfiguration]]
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 |light=Violet
 |effect=Causes the target to turn into a pig
+|width = 300px}}
-}}
 {{Quote|Shouldn'ta lost me temper, but it didn't work, anyway. Meant ter turn him into a pig, but I suppose he was so much like a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter do.|[[Rubeus Hagrid]] on his attempt to turn [[Dudley Dursley]] into a pig|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
+'''Human to pig''' was a [[Transforming spell]] used to [[Trans-Species Transformation|transform]] a [[Human transfiguration|human target]] into a [[pig]].
-This '''spell''' was used to [[Cross-Species Transfiguration|transform]] a [[human]] target into a pig. It [[File:Tumblr_la51kwwJ791qd0b3wo1_500.jpg|left|thumb]]produced a flash of violet light when cast.<ref name="ps4">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 4 (''The Keeper of the Keys'')</ref>
+[[Circe]] was fond of using this spell to turn sailors into pigs in ancient [[Greece]].
-In [[1991]], [[Rubeus Hagrid]] attempted to cast this spell on [[Dudley Dursley]], but it did not work as intended, only giving Dudley a curly tail that poked through his trousers. This was presumably due to the fact that Hagrid used a [[Rubeus Hagrid's wand|broken wand]], and, having been expelled from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] in his [[third year]], was not a fully-trained [[Wizards|wizard]]. However, Hagrid claimed that, because Dudley was already "so much like a pig", all he needed was a tail. It is unknown if that is the actual reason but it most likely is not.<ref name="ps4" />
+==Known practitioners==
-[[Circe]] may have used this spell to turn sailors into pigs in ancient [[Greece]].
+*[[Rubeus Hagrid]] {{comment|attempted}}
+*[[Circe]]
-==Known Practitioners==
+==Behind the scenes==
+{{Dialogue a-b-a|Harry Potter|Shut up, Dudley. I'm warning you...|Dudley Dursley|Why should I?|Because if you don't, I'll turn you into the idiot pig you are!|Early lines from the ''Order of the Phoenix'' film||}}
-*[[Rubeus Hagrid]]
+*In an early script for the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Harry threatened to use this spell on Dudley once again when Dudley and [[Dudley Dursley's gang|his gang]] tormented Harry near the film's start.<ref>[http://atrossbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Harry-Potter-and-the-Order-of-the-Phoenix-2nd-draft.pdf ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' - Second Draft]</ref>
-*[[Circe]] (possibly)
+*Hagrid mentions that he tried to turn Dudley into a pig, but supposes that must not have worked because he was already too much like a pig. However, he might simply have been using [[Pigley Dudley|the wrong spell]]. Alternatively, this is simply another instance of Hagrid's [[magic]] not working fully, due to his [[Rubeus Hagrid's wand|snapped wand]].
 ==Appearances==
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{FWC}} {{comment|Possibly}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{FWC}} {{comment|Possibly}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{mention}} {{C|Cut from final film}}
+*''[[Pottermore]]'' {{FWC mention}}
 ==Notes and references==
 {{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Spells of unknown incantation]]
-[[Category:Transfiguration Spells]]
 [[Category:Unidentified spells]]
+[[Category:Trans-species Transformations]]
+[[Category:Human Transfigurations]]