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"If only we'd done human Transfiguration already! But I don't think we start that until sixth year, and it can go badly wrong if you don't know what you're doing ..."

- Hermione Granger to Harry Potter on human Transfiguration

Human Transfiguration is a branch of Transfiguration in which one Transfigures human body parts or an entire human being into another form. It is an advanced branch of Transfiguration and therefore is a N.E.W.T. level spell, taught only to sixth-years and above.

Though a human can be Transfigured into an animal, there is a distinct difference between an Animagus and general human Transfiguration: an Animagus is a wizard who has obtained, after years of training, the ability to transform into an animal at will, while human Transfiguration presumably takes more effort with every individual attempt, but can be performed by any wizard who's skilled enough, and on others as well as themselves.

Similarly, human Transfiguration can be used to make seemingly superficial changes, such as to the color of one's eyebrows, or to take on individual animal body parts , not unlike an Metamorphmagus, though an Metamorphmagus is born with the natural ability to make such changes with little to no effort, and without the use of a wand.

Although it is possible to Transfigure humans into inanimate objects, it is unknown how someone someone transfiguring themselves into an object would be able to Untransfigure without the intervention of another witch or wizard.

Known instances of human Transfiguration

 * During the 1800s, it is possible that Mirabella Plunkett Transfigured herself into a haddock in order to live with her merman lover, although it may be possible that she was an Animagus.
 * While competing in the second task of the Triwizard Tournament in 1995, Viktor Krum attempted to Transfigure himself into a shark, however, he only Transfigured his head and misplaced the shark's teeth.
 * It was mentioned in 1996 that Aurors have to Transfigure and Untransfigure themselves on a regular basis.
 * In 1996, Horace Slughorn Transfigured himself into an over-stuffed armchair in order to avoid detection from Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter.
 * Whilst in a Transfiguration lesson in 1996, Ron Weasley accidentally Transfigured a moustache on his face. In the same lesson, Harry Potter Transfigured his eyebrow bright yellow, and it is likely that Hermione Granger Transfigured it back into its original colour.
 * In 1994, Barty Crouch Jr. Transfigured Draco Malfoy into a ferret, and in 1995, Transfigured his father into a bone.

Known Practitioners

 * Mirabella Plunkett
 * Viktor Krum
 * Horace Slughorn
 * Ron Weasley
 * Harry Potter
 * Hermione Granger
 * Bartemius Crouch Jr.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 
 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)