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{{Conjecture}}
  
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|name=Transformation
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|image=[[File:VeraVerto175px.gif|250px]]
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|professor=
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*[[Minerva McGonagall]] (formerly)
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*[[Albus Dumbledore]] (formerly)
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|required textbooks=*''[[A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration]]'' by [[Emeric Switch]] (first & second year)
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*''[[Intermediate Transfiguration]]'' (third-fifth year)
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*''[[A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration]]'' (sixth year)
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|required equipment=[[Wand]]
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|first=''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
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|latest=''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
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'''{{Quote| ''[...]'' I'm particularly interested in Transfiguration, you know, turning something into something else, of course, it's supposed to be very difficult —|[[Hermione Granger]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}'''<nowiki/>'''
   
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''Transmogrification'' is the name given to a branch of [[transfiguration]] that focuses on deforming the physical features of an object (independent of changes occuring in other objects, the characteristic of the similar branch known as [[Switching]]). It is not to be confused with the spell [[transmogrify]] or the [[Transmogrifian Torture]], though they are both transfigurations of this branch too.
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'''Transformation''' (a.k.a. '''Transubstantial Transfiguration'''<ref>[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]</ref>) is the name given to a branch of [[Transfiguration]] that focuses on deforming the physical features of an object. It is not to be confused with [[Trans-species Transformation]], though that is a type of transformation.
   
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==Nature==
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It contains the sub-group of [[Human Transfiguration]], defined by and named for the target being a human being.
  
   
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Transformation is the first branch of Transfiguration that students will learn at [[Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry]], begining with [[Match to needle]] in first year and progressing from there.
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==Methods==
  
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'''Transmogrification''' can be achieved in a number of different ways, namely: [[spells]], [[Animagi]], [[Metamorphmagi]] and [[Werewolves]].
  
   
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Transformation contains the following sub-groups all of which overlap with each other to varying degrees): [[human Transfiguration]], defined by and named for the target being a human being; [[Switches]], which simultaneously exchange features between organism; and the aforementioned [[Trans-Species Transformations]], which refer to transformations that change organisms from one species to another.
   
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===Danger===
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==='''Transmogrification spells'''===
  
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[[File:Backfire2.gif|frame|left|a poorly performed Transfiguration spell, in which the object if half-transformed]]
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Due to the applied, precise nature of Transfiguration magic there is a large potential for it to go disastrously wrong, even for the experts.
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If transformation is done improperly, the Transfigured object can become half-Transfigured or permanently stuck in one state (whether fully or partially Transfigured); for example, [[Viktor Krum]] [[Human Transfiguration|half-Transfigured himself]] once into a shark in the Second Task of The [[Triwizard Tournament]] in 1994 (although he was not stuck in that form, so it may have been intentional).
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==Methods==
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Transformation can be achieved in a number of different ways, namely: [[Transforming spells]]<ref>[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]], Chapter 22</ref>, [[Animagi]], [[Metamorphmagi]] and [[Lycanthropy]].
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===Transforming spells===
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====General====
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[[File:Avifors.jpg|thumb|''Avifors'' ]]
 
[[File:Raven_to_Writing_Desk.jpg|thumb|The Raven into Writing Desk spell.]]
  
[[File:Raven_to_Writing_Desk.jpg|thumb|The Raven into Writing Desk spell.]]
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[[File:Steelclaw.png|thumb|''Steelclaw'' ]]
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*''[[Avifors]]''
  
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*[[Cauldron to Sieve]]
  
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*''[[Draconifors]]'': Turns statues of dragons into real dragons.<ref name = "POAVG">{{POAVG}}</ref>
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*[[Avifors Spell|Avifors Spell'' '']](''Avifors''): Transforms things into birds<ref name="PSVG">''{{PSVG}}''</ref>
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*[[Cat into tea cosy]]: Transforms [[cat]]s, and possibly [[Kneazle]]s, into tea cozies
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*''[[Ducklifors]]''
  
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*[[Cauldron to Sieve]]: Transforms cauldrons into sieves<ref name="TCG">''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''</ref>
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*[[Duro]]
  
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*''[[Fera Verto]]'': Transfigures target animal into a water goblet.<ref>{{COSF}} & {{OOTPVG}}</ref>
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*[[Draconifors Spell]] (''Draconifors''): Transforms things into dragons<ref name="POAVG">{{POAVG}}</ref>
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*[[Hardening Charm]] (''Duro''): Transforms things into stone
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*[[Glass to sand shield]]
  
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*[[Ears to kumquats]]: Transforms a person's ears into kumquats
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*[[Incarcifors]]
  
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*''[[Vera Verto]]'': Transforms animals into goblets<ref>{{COSF}}</ref><ref>{{OOTPVG}}</ref>
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*''[[Lapifors]]''
  
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*[[Glass to sand shield]]: Transforms glass into sand.
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*[[Match to needle]]
  
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*''[[Incarcifors]]'': Captures things<ref name="TCG" />
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*''[[Piscifors]]''
  
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*[[Lapifors Spell]] (''Lapifors)'': Transforms things into rabbits<ref name="POAVG" />
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*[[Match to needle]]: Transforms matches into needles
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*[[Meddling Man to Monkey]]: Transforms a meddling man into a monkey<ref name="PSF">{{PSF}}</ref>
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*''[[Piscifors]]'': Transforms things into fish
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*[[Raven to Writing Desk]]<ref name="TCG" />
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*[[Rock to dog]]: Transforms rocks into dogs
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*''[[Scribblifors]]'': Transforms things into quills<ref name="TCG" />
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*[[Smoke to daggers]]: Transforms smoke into daggers
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*[[Small Child to Rat]]<ref name="PSF" />
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*[[Snufflifors Spell]] (''Snufflifors''): Transforms things into mice<ref name="POAVG" />
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*''[[Steelclaw]]'': Transforms claws into steel<ref name="TCG" />
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*''[[Tentaclifors]]'': Turns a person's head into a tentacle
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====Trans-Species Transforming spells====
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*[[Human to pig]]
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*[[Human to ferret]]
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*[[Animagus reversal spell]]
 
*''[[Pullus]]''
  
*''[[Pullus]]''
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*''[[Raven to Writing Desk]]'': Transfigures [[raven]]s into writing desks.<ref>''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''</ref>
  
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*[[Scribblifors]]
  
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*[[Smoke to daggers]]
  
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*''[[Snufflifors]]'': Turns books into mice.<ref name = "POAVG" />
  
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*[[Steelclaw]]
  
 
*''[[Vermiculus]]''
  
*''[[Vermiculus]]''
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*''[[Ducklifors]]''
   
 
====Human Transfigurations====
  
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*[[Human to armchair]]
  
*[[Human to armchair]]
 
*[[Animagus reversal spell]]
  
*[[Animagus reversal spell]]
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==Known practitioners==
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[[File:Alastor_Moody_Profile.JPG|thumb|140px|[[Alastor Moody]], a practitioner transformation ]]
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*[[Alastor Moody]]
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*[[Alice Longbottom]]
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*[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]]
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*[[Circe]]
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*[[D.J. Prod]]
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*[[Frank Longbottom]]
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*[[Fred Weasley]]
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*[[Gawain Robards]]
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*[[George Weasley]]
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*[[Gwenog Jones]]
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*[[Harry Potter]]<ref name="HBP15">{{HBP}} - Chapter 15 (''The Unbreakable Vow'')</ref>
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*[[Hermione Granger]]<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref>
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[[File:Harry_Potter_movies_hbp_promostills_6.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Harry Potter]], a practitioner of transformation]]
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*[[Horace Slughorn]]
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*[[John Dawlish]]
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*[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]
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*[[McClivert clan|The McCliver clan]]
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*[[Mirabella Plunkett]] {{Comment|possibly}}
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*[[Neville Longbottom]] <ref>http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/1217-pottercast-anelli.html Neville had a brief stint as an Auror</ref>
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*[[Percy Weasley]]
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*[[Proudfoot]]
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*[[Ronald Weasley]]<ref name="HBP15">{{HBP}} - Chapter 15 (''The Unbreakable Vow'')</ref>
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*[[Rubeus Hagrid]]
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*[[Rufus Scrimgeour]]
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*[[Savage]]
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*[[Thaddeus Thurkell]]
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*[[Viktor Krum]]
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*[[Williamson]]
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==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{Comment|PS1 version only}} {{Comment|[[A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration|Mistake]]}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{mention}} {{comment|[[Transforming Spells]] and [[Cross-Species Switches]]}}
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*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]'' {{mention}} {{comment|Mentioned as Transubstantial Transfiguration}}
   
 
==Notes and References==
  
==Notes and References==
 
{{Reflist}}
  
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[[Category:Branches of Transfiguration]]
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{{Transfiguration}}
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[[Category:Transformations]]

Revision as of 16:45, 15 September 2014

" [...] I'm particularly interested in Transfiguration, you know, turning something into something else, of course, it's supposed to be very difficult —"
— Hermione Granger[src]

Transformation (a.k.a. Transubstantial Transfiguration[1]) is the name given to a branch of Transfiguration that focuses on deforming the physical features of an object. It is not to be confused with Trans-species Transformation, though that is a type of transformation.

Nature

Transformation is the first branch of Transfiguration that students will learn at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, begining with Match to needle in first year and progressing from there.

Transformation contains the following sub-groups all of which overlap with each other to varying degrees): human Transfiguration, defined by and named for the target being a human being; Switches, which simultaneously exchange features between organism; and the aforementioned Trans-Species Transformations, which refer to transformations that change organisms from one species to another.

Danger

Backfire2

a poorly performed Transfiguration spell, in which the object if half-transformed

Due to the applied, precise nature of Transfiguration magic there is a large potential for it to go disastrously wrong, even for the experts.

If transformation is done improperly, the Transfigured object can become half-Transfigured or permanently stuck in one state (whether fully or partially Transfigured); for example, Viktor Krum half-Transfigured himself once into a shark in the Second Task of The Triwizard Tournament in 1994 (although he was not stuck in that form, so it may have been intentional).

Methods

Transformation can be achieved in a number of different ways, namely: Transforming spells[2], Animagi, Metamorphmagi and Lycanthropy.

Transforming spells

General

Avifors

Avifors

Raven to Writing Desk

The Raven into Writing Desk spell.

Steelclaw

Steelclaw

Trans-Species Transforming spells

Human Transfigurations

Known practitioners

Alastor Moody Profile

Alastor Moody, a practitioner transformation

Harry Potter movies hbp promostills 6

Harry Potter, a practitioner of transformation

Appearances

Notes and References

  1. ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 22
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Harry Potter Trading Card Game
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 15 (The Unbreakable Vow)
  10. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  11. ↑ http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/1217-pottercast-anelli.html Neville had a brief stint as an Auror
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
Transfiguration spells taught at Hogwarts
Colour Change Charm (Colovaria) · Change of hair colour and style (Crinus Muto) · Hardening Charm (Duro) · Mending Charm (Reparo) · Partial Vanishment · Reparifarge · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Switching Spell · Vanishing Spell (Evanesco)
Conjuring Spells Bird-Conjuring Charm (Avis) · Inanimatus Conjurus Spell · Bouquet Spell (Orchideous) · Snake Summons Spell (Serpensortia)
Transforming Spells Animal to water goblet (Vera Verto) · Armadillo to Pillow · Bowling Ball to Balloon · Beetle into Button · Cauldron to badger · Cat to cauldron (Felifors) · Cauldron Cakes to Cabbages · Chair to cat · Cross-Species Switches · Desk Into Pig · Fairy Cakes to Fairies · Feather Duster to Ferret · Ferret to Feather Duster · Gobstone to butterfly · Goldfinch to Golden Snitch · Flobberworm to Fritter · Gnomes to Lawn Gnomes · Guinea fowl to guinea pig · Gobstone to Skunk · Hedgehog to pincushion · King to Rook · Lovebird to Love Note · Match to needle · Meddling Man to Monkey · Mice to Snuffboxes · Owl to Opera Glasses (Strigiforma) · Pawn to Queen · Porcupine to Pin Cushion (Hystrifors) · Puffskein to Paperweight · Rubbish to Raccoon Dog · Small Child to Rat · Small object to dragon (Draconifors) · Snail to Teapot · Target to bird (Avifors) · Target to matchbox (Flintifors) · Target to rabbit (Lapifors) · Teacup into Gerbil · Teacup to Rat · Teapot to Tortoise · Thimble to Thestral · Toad to Toadstool · Tortoise to Trumpet · White rabbits to slippers
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