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" [...] 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

Raven to Writing Desk — The Raven into Writing Desk spell.

Avifors Spell (Avifors): Transforms things into birds^[3]
Cat into tea cosy: Transforms cats, and possibly Kneazles, into tea cozies
Cauldron to Sieve: Transforms cauldrons into sieves^[4]
Draconifors Spell (Draconifors): Transforms things into dragons^[5]
Hardening Charm (Duro): Transforms things into stone
Ears to kumquats: Transforms a person's ears into kumquats
Vera Verto: Transforms animals into goblets^[6]^[7]
Glass to sand shield: Transforms glass into sand.
Incarcifors: Captures things^[4]
Lapifors Spell (Lapifors): Transforms things into rabbits^[5]
Match to needle: Transforms matches into needles
Meddling Man to Monkey: Transforms a meddling man into a monkey^[8]
Piscifors: Transforms things into fish
Raven to Writing Desk^[4]
Rock to dog: Transforms rocks into dogs
Scribblifors: Transforms things into quills^[4]
Smoke to daggers: Transforms smoke into daggers
Small Child to Rat^[8]
Snufflifors Spell (Snufflifors): Transforms things into mice^[5]
Steelclaw: Transforms claws into steel^[4]
Tentaclifors: Turns a person's head into a tentacle

Trans-Species Transforming spells

Human Transfigurations

Known practitioners

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (PS1 version only) (Mistake)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only) (Transforming Spells and Cross-Species Switches)
Quidditch Through the Ages (real) (Mentioned only) (Mentioned as Transubstantial Transfiguration)

Notes and References

↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 22
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Harry Potter Trading Card Game
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 15 (The Unbreakable Vow)
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
↑ http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/1217-pottercast-anelli.html Neville had a brief stint as an Auror

Transfiguration (class)

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

[1] Quidditch Through the Ages (real)

[2] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 22

[PSVG-3] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)

[TCG-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Harry Potter Trading Card Game

[POAVG-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)

[PSF-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)

[HBP15-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 15 (The Unbreakable Vow)

[DH-10] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

[11] ttp://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/1217-pottercast-anelli.html Neville had a brief stint as an Auror

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