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*''[[Intermediate Transfiguration]]''
  
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*''[[A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration]]''
  
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{{Quote|Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts. Anyone messing around in my class will leave and not come back. You have been warned.|[[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] introducing Transfiguration |Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
  
{{Quote|Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts. Anyone messing around in my class will leave and not come back. You have been warned.|[[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] introducing Transfiguration |Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
   
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'''Transfiguration''' is a core class and subject taught at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. It teaches the art of changing the form and appearance of an object.
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'''Transfiguration''' is a core class and subject taught at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. It teaches the art of changing the form and appearance of an object.
   
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This type of magic is commonly referred to as "[[Transfiguration]]". There are limits to Transfiguration, which are governed by [[Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration]].<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref> There are also many branches of Transfiguration, including [[Cross-Species Transfiguration]] and [[Human Transfiguration]]. Transfiguration is rearguard as "very hard work" and is "more scientific" than any other subject as in, you have to get it exactly right for the transfiguration to be successful.<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2003/0626-alberthall-fry.htm J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall, 26 June 2003]</ref>
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This type of magic is commonly referred to as "''[[Transfiguration]]''". There are limits to Transfiguration, which are governed by [[Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration]].<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref> There are also many branches of Transfiguration, including [[Cross-Species Transfiguration]] and [[Human Transfiguration]]. Transfiguration is regarded as "very hard work" and is "more scientific" than any other subject. One has to get it exactly right for the transfiguration to be successful.<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2003/0626-alberthall-fry.htm J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall, 26 June 2003]</ref>
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==Class location==
  
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'''Classroom 1B''' (also known as the Transfiguration Classroom) is where Transfiguration class is taught. The classroom is located on the ground floor around the [[Middle Courtyard]].
  
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===Classroom layout===
  
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The classroom itself is big, surrounded by high windows, has four rows of three desks, and still has enough room for several cages and bookshelves, two chalkboards, and a desk for [[Professor McGonagall]]. Several candlesticks stand lit behind McGonagall's desk.
  
   
 
==Class information==
  
==Class information==
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{{Quote|I do not accept students into [[N.E.W.T.]] classes unless they have achieved 'Exceeds Expectations' or higher at [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]].|Professor McGonagall on the increased difficulty in NEWT.|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
  
{{Quote|I do not accept students into [[N.E.W.T.]] classes unless they have achieved 'Exceeds Expectations' or higher at [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]].|Professor McGonagall on the increased difficulty in NEWT.|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
   
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[[File:Transfiguration_class1.gif|frame|left]]
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[[File:Transfiguration_professors.jpg|thumb|left|159px|[[Albus Dumbledore]] and [[Minerva McGonagall]] former professors of [[Transfiguration]]]]
  
   
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Transfiguration is a required subject for all [[first year]] to [[fifth year]] students, with the option of a [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test) course in sixth and seventh year. [[Minerva McGonagall]] was the Transfiguration [[Professor]] from [[1950s|1956]] until [[1998]], the year in which she became Headmistress of the school. Before her, [[Albus Dumbledore]] taught Transfiguration it's unknown who became the  Transfiguration professor after she became Headmistress of Hogwarts. McGonagall believes Transfiguration to be more elegant and superior to other types of magic.
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Transfiguration is a required subject for all [[first year]] to [[fifth year]] students, with the option of a [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test) course in sixth and seventh year. [[Minerva McGonagall]] was the Transfiguration [[Professor]] from [[1950s|1956]] until [[1998]], the year in which she became Headmistress of the school. Before her, [[Albus Dumbledore]] taught Transfiguration it's unknown who became the Transfiguration professor after she became Headmistress of Hogwarts. McGonagall believes Transfiguration to be more elegant and superior to other types of magic.
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[[File:Transfiguration_professors.jpg|thumb|210x210px|[[Albus Dumbledore]] and [[Minerva McGonagall]] former professors of [[Transfiguration]]]]
   
 
Students practice actual transfigurations during classes. Accidents sometimes result in partial transfigurations and theoretical homework is sometimes assigned. The further into a student's education the more difficult the classwork and homework becomes.
  
Students practice actual transfigurations during classes. Accidents sometimes result in partial transfigurations and theoretical homework is sometimes assigned. The further into a student's education the more difficult the classwork and homework becomes.
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Like [[Charms (class)|charms work]], Transfiguration is achieved through concentration, precise [[wand]] movements, and the proper pronunciation of an [[incantation]]. However it is generally more difficult than [[Charms (class)|Charms]] and requires great effort.<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2003/0626-alberthall-fry.htm J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall, 26 June 2003]</ref>
  
Like [[Charms (class)|charms work]], Transfiguration is achieved through concentration, precise [[wand]] movements, and the proper pronunciation of an [[incantation]]. However it is generally more difficult than [[Charms (class)|Charms]] and requires great effort.<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2003/0626-alberthall-fry.htm J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall, 26 June 2003]</ref>
   
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==Lesson Times==
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==Location and time==
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'''Classroom 1B''' (also known as the Transfiguration Classroom) is where Transfiguration class is taught. The classroom is located on the ground floor around the [[Middle Courtyard]].
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*[[First year]]
  
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**Thursday (second period)
  
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*[[Second year]]
  
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**Tuesday (first period)
  
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**Wednesday (second year)
  
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**Thursday (fourth period)
  
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*[[Third year]]
  
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**Monday (third period)
  
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**Thursday (second period)
  
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*[[Fourth year]]
  
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**Thursday (morning)
  
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*[[Fifth year]]
  
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**Tuesday (fourth period)
  
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**Wednesday (third period)
  
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*[[Sixth year]]
  
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**Friday (morning)
  
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*[[Seventh year]]
  
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**Unknown
  
   
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===Classroom layout===
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==Curriculum==
  
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The classroom itself is big, surrounded by high windows, has four rows of three desks, and still has enough room for several cages and bookshelves, two chalkboards, and a desk for [[Professor McGonagall]]. Several candlesticks stand lit behind McGonagall's desk.
   
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==Curriculum==
 
===First Year===
  
===First Year===
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{{Quote|Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuff box.|First year exam in [[1992]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
  
{{Quote|Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuff box.|First year exam in [[1992]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
[[File:Transalph.png|thumb|190px|The alphabet taught in [[first year]] classes.]]
  
[[File:Transalph.png|thumb|190px|The alphabet taught in [[first year]] classes.]]
   
 
*The alphabet
  
*The alphabet
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*The transformation formula, which is that the intended transformation is directly influenced by bodyweight (a), viciousness (v), wand power (w), concentration (c), and a fifth unknown variable (Z).<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''</ref>
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*The transformation formula, which is that the intended transformation is directly influenced by bodyweight (a), viciousness (v), wand power (w), concentration (c), and a fifth unknown variable (Z).<ref>{{PSF}}</ref>
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*[[Desk Into Pig|Desk into Pig]] (witnessed, not learned)
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*[[Desk Into Pig|Desk into Pig]] {{c|not practically}}
 
*[[Match to needle]]
  
*[[Match to needle]]
 
*[[Switching Spell]]
  
*[[Switching Spell]]
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===Third Year===
  
===Third Year===
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[[File:Transfiguration.JPG|thumb|105px|Complex notes taken in Transfiguration class]]
  
 
{{Quote| ''[...]'' comparing results and bemoaning the difficulty of the tasks they been set, which included turning a teapot into tortoise.|Third year exam in [[1994]]|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
  
{{Quote| ''[...]'' comparing results and bemoaning the difficulty of the tasks they been set, which included turning a teapot into tortoise.|Third year exam in [[1994]]|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
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[[File:Transfiguration.JPG|thumb|228x228px|Complex notes taken in Transfiguration class]]
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*Lecture on [[Animagus|Animagi]] (with demonstration by Professor McGonagall)
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*Lecture on [[Animagus|Animagi]] {{c|demonstrated by Professor McGonagall}}
 
*[[Teapot to tortoise|Teapot to Tortoise]]
  
*[[Teapot to tortoise|Teapot to Tortoise]]
 
*[[Hedgehog to pincushion|Hedgehog to Pincushion]]
  
*[[Hedgehog to pincushion|Hedgehog to Pincushion]]
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===Sixth Year===
  
===Sixth Year===
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{{Quote|These are easier than [[Conjuring Spells]], which you would not usually attempt until N.E.W.T. level ''[...]'' |Professor McGonagall|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix }}
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{{Quote|These are easier than [[Conjuring Spells]], which you would not usually attempt until N.E.W.T. level ''[...]'' |Professor McGonagall|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
*Either this year or next they transfigure themselves to acquire extra powers.
  
*Either this year or next they transfigure themselves to acquire extra powers.
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*[[Human Transfiguration|Human transfigurations]] (such as ''[[Crinus Muto]]'')
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*[[Human Transfiguration]]s {{c|such as ''[[Crinus Muto]]''}}
 
*[[Bird-Conjuring Charm]]
  
*[[Bird-Conjuring Charm]]
   
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==Known Professors==
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==Known professors==
 
*[[Albus Dumbledore]] (?-1956)
  
*[[Albus Dumbledore]] (?-1956)
 
*[[Minerva McGonagall]] (also an [[Animagus]]) (1956-1998)
  
*[[Minerva McGonagall]] (also an [[Animagus]]) (1956-1998)
 
*unidentified (1998-?)
  
*unidentified (1998-?)
   
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==Required textbooks==
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==Textbooks==
  
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[[File:A-beginners-guide-to-transfiguration-pottermore.png|thumb|A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration]]
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[[File:A-beginners-guide-to-transfiguration-pottermore.png|thumb|A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration|185x185px]]
 
*''[[A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration]]'', by [[Emeric Switch]], ([[First year|first year ]]& [[Second|second]][[Second year| year]])
  
*''[[A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration]]'', by [[Emeric Switch]], ([[First year|first year ]]& [[Second|second]][[Second year| year]])
 
*''[[Intermediate Transfiguration]]'' ([[third year]], [[fourth year ]]& [[fifth year]])
  
*''[[Intermediate Transfiguration]]'' ([[third year]], [[fourth year ]]& [[fifth year]])
 
*''[[A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration]]'' ([[sixth year]] & [[seventh year]])
  
*''[[A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration]]'' ([[sixth year]] & [[seventh year]])
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==Grades==
  
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===Pass===
  
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*[[Outstanding]] [O]
  
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*[[Exceeds Expectations]] [E]
  
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*[[Acceptable]] [A]
  
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===Fail===
  
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*[[Poor]] [P]
  
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*[[Dreadful]] [D]
  
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*[[Troll]] [T]
  
   
 
==Known O.W.L.s==
  
==Known O.W.L.s==
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Katiebellinfobox.jpg|[[Katie Bell]]
  
Katiebellinfobox.jpg|[[Katie Bell]]
 
Minerva Mcgonagall answer 8 xlarge.jpeg|[[Minerva McGonagall]]
  
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Neville-longbottom.jpg|[[Neville Longbottom]] (did not qualify for [[N.E.W.T.]]-level)
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Neville-longbottom.jpg|[[Neville Longbottom]] {{c|did't qualify for N.E.W.T.-level}}
 
Parvati patil.PNG|[[Parvati Patil]]
  
Parvati patil.PNG|[[Parvati Patil]]
 
Lavender-Brown 1997.jpg|[[Lavender Brown]] †
  
Lavender-Brown 1997.jpg|[[Lavender Brown]] †
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SeamusFinnigan.jpg|[[Seamus Finnigan]]
  
SeamusFinnigan.jpg|[[Seamus Finnigan]]
 
100px-Alastor Moody Profile.jpg|[[Alastor Moody]] †
  
100px-Alastor Moody Profile.jpg|[[Alastor Moody]] †
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Thebestmainimageofjamespotter.jpg|[[James Potter I]] † {{c|possibly}}
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Sirius-black-harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-movie-mobile-wallpaper-1080x1920-9281-3248831100.jpg|[[Sirius Black]] † {{c|possibly}}
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1Remus.jpg|[[Remus Lupin]] † {{c|possibly}}
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Wormtail DH1.jpg|[[Peter Pettigrew]] † {{c|possibly}}
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
   
 
==Branches of Transfiguration==
  
==Branches of Transfiguration==
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[[File:Vera_Verto_250px.gif|frame|left|[[Vera Verto]] in action.]]
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[[File:Vera_Verto_250px.gif|frame|[[Vera Verto]] in action.]]
 
*[[Animagus]]
  
*[[Animagus]]
 
*[[Cross-Species Transfiguration]] ''(also known as Trans-Species Transfiguration)''
  
*[[Cross-Species Transfiguration]] ''(also known as Trans-Species Transfiguration)''
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*[[Transfiguration]]
  
*[[Transfiguration]]
 
*[[Untransfiguration]]
  
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==Media==
  
==Media==
 
<gallery widths="200" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
  
<gallery widths="200" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
  
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]'' {{Mention}}
  
*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[Pottermore]]'' {{Mention}}
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==Notes and references==
  
==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
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<references />
  
   
 
{{Transfiguration}}
  
{{Transfiguration}}

Revision as of 16:57, 7 March 2015

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"Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts. Anyone messing around in my class will leave and not come back. You have been warned."
— Professor McGonagall introducing Transfiguration [src]

Transfiguration is a core class and subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It teaches the art of changing the form and appearance of an object.

This type of magic is commonly referred to as "Transfiguration". There are limits to Transfiguration, which are governed by Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration.[1] There are also many branches of Transfiguration, including Cross-Species Transfiguration and Human Transfiguration. Transfiguration is regarded as "very hard work" and is "more scientific" than any other subject. One has to get it exactly right for the transfiguration to be successful.[2]

Class information

"I do not accept students into N.E.W.T. classes unless they have achieved 'Exceeds Expectations' or higher at Ordinary Wizarding Level."
— Professor McGonagall on the increased difficulty in NEWT.[src]
Transfiguration class1

Transfiguration is a required subject for all first year to fifth year students, with the option of a N.E.W.T. (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test) course in sixth and seventh year. Minerva McGonagall was the Transfiguration Professor from 1956 until 1998, the year in which she became Headmistress of the school. Before her, Albus Dumbledore taught Transfiguration it's unknown who became the Transfiguration professor after she became Headmistress of Hogwarts. McGonagall believes Transfiguration to be more elegant and superior to other types of magic.

File:Transfiguration professors.jpg

Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall former professors of Transfiguration

Students practice actual transfigurations during classes. Accidents sometimes result in partial transfigurations and theoretical homework is sometimes assigned. The further into a student's education the more difficult the classwork and homework becomes.

In fifth year students take the Ordinary Wizarding Level examination, much of the year is spent learning Ordinary Wizarding Level material, as well as revisiting the past four years of lessons. As part of their Transfiguration O.W.L., students must sit a written exam, and then complete a practical exam, one of the questions on the written exam asks the definition of Switching spells and one aspect of the practical is Vanishment. In order to advance to N.E.W.T.-level for the final two years of education a student must achieve a high O.W.L. score of either 'Outstanding' or 'Exceeds Expectations' on their exam.

Like charms work, Transfiguration is achieved through concentration, precise wand movements, and the proper pronunciation of an incantation. However it is generally more difficult than Charms and requires great effort.[3]

Location and time

Classroom 1B (also known as the Transfiguration Classroom) is where Transfiguration class is taught. The classroom is located on the ground floor around the Middle Courtyard.

Classroom layout

The classroom itself is big, surrounded by high windows, has four rows of three desks, and still has enough room for several cages and bookshelves, two chalkboards, and a desk for Professor McGonagall. Several candlesticks stand lit behind McGonagall's desk.

Curriculum

First Year

"Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuff box."
— First year exam in 1992[src]
Transalph

The alphabet taught in first year classes.

Second Year

Third Year

" [...] comparing results and bemoaning the difficulty of the tasks they been set, which included turning a teapot into tortoise."
— Third year exam in 1994[src]
Transfiguration

Complex notes taken in Transfiguration class

Fourth Year

Fifth Year

Sixth Year

"These are easier than Conjuring Spells, which you would not usually attempt until N.E.W.T. level [...] "
— Professor McGonagall[src]

Known professors

Required textbooks

File:A-beginners-guide-to-transfiguration-pottermore.png

A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration

Known O.W.L.s

Branches of Transfiguration

Vera Verto 250px

Vera Verto in action.

Media

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Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  2. ↑ J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall, 26 June 2003
  3. ↑ J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall, 26 June 2003
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
Transfiguration (class)
COS Vera Verto demo
Branches of Transfiguration Transformation · Vanishment · Conjuration · Untransfiguration
Notable practitioners Circe · Emeric Switch · Falco Aesalon · Mirabella Plunkett · Thaddeus Thurkell
Professors Albus Dumbledore · Minerva McGonagall · Charles Rookwood · Matilda Weasley
Textbooks A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration · Intermediate Transfiguration · A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
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