Avifors Spell

"However, mastering a Transfiguration spell such as "Avifors" can be both rewarding and useful."

— The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2^[src]

The Avifors Spell^[3] (Avifors^[1]) is a transforming spell that transforms objects into birds.^[1]

Nature

"Avifors" can, at times, be a very complicated spell and some beginning Hogwarts students are known to struggle with it. One student nearly failed the class when he proved unable to transform objects into anything more than eggs. His cousin bragged about this.^[4]

Teaching

This charm was learned in first year and revised in second year Transfiguration class with Professor Minerva McGonagall, and was included in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 by Miranda Goshawk.^[2]

Known practitioners

Etymology

From Latin "avis", meaning "bird", with the -fors suffix attached.

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Harry Potter Trading Card Game
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - PS2 version
↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - GBA version
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - GBC version. "My cousin had trouble with Avifors. He could only turn things into eggs. He was popular at breakfast time but he nearly failed the class."
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)

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

[TCG-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Harry Potter Trading Card Game

[CSPS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - PS2 version

[CSGBA-3] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - GBA version

[PSGBC-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - GBC version. "My cousin had trouble with Avifors. He could only turn things into eggs. He was popular at breakfast time but he nearly failed the class."

[GOF-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)

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