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*[[Minerva McGonagall]] ([[1956]] to [[1998]])
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*[[Minerva McGonagall]] {{c|formerly}}
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*''[[Intermediate Transfiguration]]''
*''[[Intermediate Transfiguration]]''
*''[[A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration]]''
*''[[A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration]]''
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*[[Books]]
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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 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. 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]]. This type of magic 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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The professor of this subject for many years was [[Albus Dumbledore]] and later [[Minerva McGonagall]]. It is unknown who took over this subject when Professor McGonagall became Headmistress of Hogwarts.
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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>
'''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]].
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}}
[[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.
[[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>
'''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]].
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.
{{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}}
[[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}}
[[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|Harry barely understood half of what Professor McGonagall said to them these days; even Hermione had had to ask her to repeat instructions once or twice. |The increased difficulty during sixth year|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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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]] {{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)
*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]'' {{Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[Pottermore]] {{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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"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."
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. This type of magic 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]
The professor of this subject for many years was Albus Dumbledore and later Minerva McGonagall. It is unknown who took over this subject when Professor McGonagall became Headmistress of Hogwarts.
"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 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.
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.
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).[4]
"Harry barely understood half of what Professor McGonagall said to them these days; even Hermione had had to ask her to repeat instructions once or twice. "
