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In the [[Muggle world]], there were a number of fairy tales depicting '''[[frog]]s [[Transfiguration|into]] princes or princesses'''.<ref name="Ball">{{HM|4|Celestial Ball|2}}</ref>
 
In the [[Muggle world]], there were a number of fairy tales depicting '''[[frog]]s [[Transfiguration|into]] princes or princesses'''.<ref name="Ball">{{HM|4|Celestial Ball|2}}</ref>
   
During the [[1987–1988 school year]], due to the excitement for the [[Celestial Ball]], [[Minerva McGonagall]] referenced those fairy tales in her [[fourth year]] [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration class]], asking students to pay attention.<ref name="Ball"></ref>
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During the [[1987–1988 school year]], due to the excitement for the [[Celestial Ball]], [[Minerva McGonagall]] referenced those fairy tales in her [[fourth year]] [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration class]], asking students to pay attention.<ref name="Ball"/>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*In the real world, there are a lot of fairy tales fitting this depictions, notably ''{{w|The Frog Prince}}'' and ''{{w|The Frog Princess}}'', respectively of German<ref>{{wikilink|The Frog Prince}}</ref> and Russian origin, with the former having similar Scottish tales,<ref>{{wikilink|The Tale of the Queen Who Sought a Drink From a Certain Well}}</ref><ref>{{wikilink|The Well of the World's End}}</ref> and the latte
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*In the real world, there are a lot of fairy tales fitting this depictions, notably ''{{w|The Frog Prince}}'' and ''{{w|The Frog Princess}}'', respectively of German<ref>{{wikilink|The Frog Prince}}</ref> and Russian origin, with the former having similar Scottish tales,<ref>{{wikilink|The Tale of the Queen Who Sought a Drink From a Certain Well}}</ref><ref>{{wikilink|The Well of the World's End}}</ref> and the latter having notable Italian and Greek variants.<ref>{{wikilink|The Frog Princess}}</ref>
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[[Category:Muggle fairy tales]]
 
[[Category:Muggle fairy tales]]

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"And while I understand that you're distracted by the prospect of choosing your dates to the Celestial Ball... There will be no transfiguring frogs into princes or princesses today, as described in Muggle fairy tales."
Minerva McGonagall urging students to focus in class[src]

In the Muggle world, there were a number of fairy tales depicting frogs into princes or princesses.[1]

During the 1987–1988 school year, due to the excitement for the Celestial Ball, Minerva McGonagall referenced those fairy tales in her fourth year Transfiguration class, asking students to pay attention.[1]

Behind the scenes

  • In the real world, there are a lot of fairy tales fitting this depictions, notably The Frog Prince and The Frog Princess, respectively of German[2] and Russian origin, with the former having similar Scottish tales,[3][4] and the latter having notable Italian and Greek variants.[5]

Appearances

Notes and references