The'''TransmogrifianTorture''' was a [[curse]]which[[GilderoyLockhart]]suggestedcouldhavekilled[[Mrs. Norris]](before it wasdiscoveredthatshehadonlybeen[[Petrification|Petrified]]).Lockhartclaimedtohavewitnessedthespellmorethanonceandstatedthatheknewits[[counter-curse]].
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{{Quote|Itwasdefinitely a curse thatkilledher-probablytheTransmogrifianTorture. I'veseen it usedmanytimes,sounluckyIwasn'tthere,Iknowtheverycounter-cursethatwouldhavesavedher...|GilderoyLockhart|HarryPotterandtheChamberofSecrets}}
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The '''Transmogrifian Torture''' (''incantation unknown'') was a [[curse]] which killed its victims. [[Professor]] [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] claimed that this was the [[spell]] to have killed [[Mrs. Norris]] before it was revealed that she had only been [[Petrification|Petrified]].
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Since Lockhart based his entire career on lies, it is unknown if the Transmogrifian Torture is a real spell, or simply something which Lockhart made up to make himself look like an expert in the [[Dark Arts]].
"It was definitely a curse that killed her - probably the Transmogrifian Torture. I've seen it used many times, so unlucky I wasn't there, I know the very counter-curse that would have saved her..."
The Transmogrifian Torture (incantation unknown) was a curse which killed its victims. ProfessorGilderoy Lockhart claimed that this was the spell to have killed Mrs. Norris before it was revealed that she had only been Petrified.
Etymology
English "transmogrify", meaning "to change or alter greatly, often to grotesque effect", possibly implying that the curse changes the shape of the victim to cause pain.
