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{{Class infobox |
{{Class infobox |
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|name=Untransfiguration |
|name=Untransfiguration |
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|professor=*[[Minerva McGonagall]] (formerly) |
|professor=*[[Minerva McGonagall]] (formerly) |
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*[[Albus Dumbledore]] (formerly) |
*[[Albus Dumbledore]] (formerly) |
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− | |required textbooks=*[[A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration]] by [[Emeric Switch]] (first year) |
+ | |required textbooks=*''[[A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration]]'' by [[Emeric Switch]] (first & second year) |
|required equipment=[[Wand]] |
|required equipment=[[Wand]] |
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|first=*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (not mentioned, only shown) |
|first=*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (not mentioned, only shown) |
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'''Untransfiguration''' is a type of [[counter-spell]] that is the exact opposite of [[Transfiguration]] i.e. it returns something to its proper form, reversing the effects of a transfiguration. |
'''Untransfiguration''' is a type of [[counter-spell]] that is the exact opposite of [[Transfiguration]] i.e. it returns something to its proper form, reversing the effects of a transfiguration. |
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''[[Reparifarge]]'' seems to be a general Untransfigurative spell used to counter the effects of a [[Transformation spell]] that was poorly performed and only partially [[Transfiguration|transfigured]] the object in question.<ref>''[[Pottermore]]''</ref> Probably, there are other Untransfigurative spells, and these are possibly taught at N.E.W.T.-level. |
''[[Reparifarge]]'' seems to be a general Untransfigurative spell used to counter the effects of a [[Transformation spell]] that was poorly performed and only partially [[Transfiguration|transfigured]] the object in question.<ref>''[[Pottermore]]''</ref> Probably, there are other Untransfigurative spells, and these are possibly taught at N.E.W.T.-level. |
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In [[Harry Potter]]'s first Transfiguration class, in [[1991]], when Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]] Transfigured her desk into a pig, and the pig back to a desk. |
In [[Harry Potter]]'s first Transfiguration class, in [[1991]], when Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]] Transfigured her desk into a pig, and the pig back to a desk. |
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+ | [[File:Tumblr lqb21vsMf81qb9qh4o6 250.gif|frame|Professor McGonagall untransfiguring Draco Malfoy in 1994|left]] |
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− | [[File:Scabbers_to_Pettigrew.gif|thumb|left|230px|[[Peter Pettigrew|Scabbers]] transformed into [[Peter Pettigrew]] (click for animation)]] |
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===[[1993–1994 school year]]=== |
===[[1993–1994 school year]]=== |
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Also in 1993 when [[Remus Lupin]] and [[Sirius Black]] changed [[Peter Pettigrew]] from a rat back into his usual human appearance. |
Also in 1993 when [[Remus Lupin]] and [[Sirius Black]] changed [[Peter Pettigrew]] from a rat back into his usual human appearance. |
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+ | In 1994 when the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor [[Barty Crouch Jr.]] (disguised as [[Alastor Moody]]) transfigured [[Draco Malfoy]] into a ferret [[Minerva McGonagall]] transfigured him back. |
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==Known practitioners== |
==Known practitioners== |
Revision as of 14:55, 2 October 2014
- "Merlin's beard! No need to disfigure me, Albus."
- — Horace Slughorn to Albus Dumbledore[src]
Untransfiguration is a type of counter-spell that is the exact opposite of Transfiguration i.e. it returns something to its proper form, reversing the effects of a transfiguration.
Methods
Reparifarge seems to be a general Untransfigurative spell used to counter the effects of a Transformation spell that was poorly performed and only partially transfigured the object in question.[1] Probably, there are other Untransfigurative spells, and these are possibly taught at N.E.W.T.-level.
Known instances of Untransfiguraton
1991–1992 school year
In Harry Potter's first Transfiguration class, in 1991, when Professor Minerva McGonagall Transfigured her desk into a pig, and the pig back to a desk.
1993–1994 school year
Also in 1993 when Remus Lupin and Sirius Black changed Peter Pettigrew from a rat back into his usual human appearance.
1994-1995 school year
In 1994 when the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor Barty Crouch Jr. (disguised as Alastor Moody) transfigured Draco Malfoy into a ferret Minerva McGonagall transfigured him back.
Known practitioners
Behind the scenes
- According to W.O.M.B.A.T., it may not be possible to Untransfigure a person or object without knowing what they were originally. However, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, when Draco Malfoy is turned into a ferret, Professor McGonagall Untransfigures him while only knowing that it was a student, not who it was specifically. This implies that either one does not need to know very specific details about what the object was before Transfiguration or that she guessed it was Malfoy due to his absence from his usual gang.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First identified as Untransfiguration)
- Pottermore (Indirect mention)