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- "Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuffbox - points were given for how pretty the snuffbox was, but taken away if it had whiskers."
- —The Transfiguration final exam[src]
Mice to Snuffboxes[4][2] (incantation unknown) was a transforming spell that transfigured mice into snuffboxes.[1] When performed incorrectly, the snuffbox might grow whiskers.[1] This spell was taught in first[1] and third year[2] Transfiguration classes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
History

A mouse having been turned into a snuffbox with this spell
During the 1986–1987 school year at Hogwarts, Professor Minerva McGonagall taught third years how to perform this spell in Transfiguration class.[2]
During the 1991–1992 school year, this spell was taught first years in Transfiguration class, and the practical end of year exam concerned the correct casting of this spell.[1]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game (First identified as Mice to Snuffboxes)
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 16 (Through the Trapdoor)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Chapter 9 (The Vault of Fear) - Transfiguration Lesson "Mice to Snuffbox"
- ↑ Pottermore
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter Trading Card Game