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{{youmay|the subject taught in [[wizarding school]]s|the [[Transfiguration|type of magic]] in general}}
  
{{youmay|the subject taught in [[wizarding school]]s|the [[Transfiguration|type of magic]] in general}}
 
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{{Quote|Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts. Anyone messing around in my class will leave and not come back. You have been warned.|[[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]]’s introduction of the subject|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
  
{{Quote|Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts. Anyone messing around in my class will leave and not come back. You have been warned.|[[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]]’s introduction of the subject|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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'''Transfiguration''' is a core class and subject taught at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. It teaches the art of changing the form and appearance of an object or a person. This type of [[magic]] is commonly referred to as "[[Transfiguration]]" and is considered both complex and dangerous.<ref name="PS8">{{PS|B|8}}</ref>
   
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There are limits to Transfiguration, which are governed by [[Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration]].<ref name="DH15">{{DH|B|15}}</ref> There are also many branches, including [[Cross-Species Transfiguration]] and [[Human Transfiguration]]. This type of magic is regarded as "very hard work" and is "more scientific" than [[Charm]]swork. One has to get it exactly right for the transfiguration to be successful.<ref name="JKRatRAH">[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2003/0626-alberthall-fry.htm J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall, 26 June 2003]</ref>
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'''Transfiguration''' is a core class and subject taught at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. It teaches the art of changing the form and appearance of an object or a person. This type of [[magic]] is commonly referred to as "[[Transfiguration]]" and is considered both complex and dangerous.
  
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There are limits to Transfiguration, which are governed by [[Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration]].<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref> There are also many branches, including [[Cross-Species Transfiguration]] and [[Human Transfiguration]]. This type of magic is regarded as "very hard work" and is "more scientific" than [[Charm]]swork. One has to get it exactly right for the transfiguration to be successful.<ref name="JKRatRAH">[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2003/0626-alberthall-fry.htm J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall, 26 June 2003]</ref>
  
   
 
The professor of this subject for many years was [[Albus Dumbledore]] and later [[Minerva McGonagall]]. It is unknown who the teacher was before Professor Dumbledore and who took over when Professor McGonagall became headmistress of Hogwarts.
  
The professor of this subject for many years was [[Albus Dumbledore]] and later [[Minerva McGonagall]]. It is unknown who the teacher was before Professor Dumbledore and who took over when Professor McGonagall became headmistress of Hogwarts.
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{{Quote|I do not accept students into [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] classes unless they have achieved 'Exceeds Expectations' or higher at [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]].|Professor McGonagall on the increased difficulty in NEWT.|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}[[File:Transfiguration class1.gif|250px|thumb|A [[second year]] Transfiguration class in 1992]]
  
{{Quote|I do not accept students into [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] classes unless they have achieved 'Exceeds Expectations' or higher at [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]].|Professor McGonagall on the increased difficulty in NEWT.|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}[[File:Transfiguration class1.gif|250px|thumb|A [[second year]] Transfiguration class in 1992]]
   
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Transfiguration is a required subject for all [[first year]] to [[fifth year]] students, with the option of a [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test) course in sixth and seventh year. [[Minerva McGonagall]] was the Transfiguration [[Professor]] from [[1956]] until [[1998]], the year in which she became Headmistress of the school. Before her, [[Albus Dumbledore]] taught Transfiguration. It's unknown who became the Transfiguration professor after she became Headmistress of Hogwarts. McGonagall believes Transfiguration to be more elegant and superior to other types of magic.
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Transfiguration is a required subject for all [[first year]] to [[fifth year]] students, with the option of a [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test) course in sixth and seventh year. [[Minerva McGonagall]] was the Transfiguration [[Professor]] from [[1956]] until [[1998]], the year in which she became Headmistress of the school. Before her, [[Albus Dumbledore]] taught Transfiguration. It is unknown who became the Transfiguration professor after she became Headmistress of Hogwarts. McGonagall believed Transfiguration to be more elegant and superior to other types of magic.
   
 
[[File:COS promo Minerva Albus.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall were both former professors of Transfiguration]]
  
[[File:COS promo Minerva Albus.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall were both former professors of Transfiguration]]
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Students practise actual transfigurations during classes. Accidents sometimes result in partial transfigurations and theoretical homework is sometimes assigned. The further into a student's education the more difficult the classwork and homework becomes.
  
Students practise actual transfigurations during classes. Accidents sometimes result in partial transfigurations and theoretical homework is sometimes assigned. The further into a student's education the more difficult the classwork and homework becomes.
   
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In fifth year students take the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]] examination, much of the year is spent learning Ordinary Wizarding Level material, as well as revisiting the past four years of lessons. As part of their Transfiguration O.W.L., students must sit a written exam, and then complete a practical exam, one of the questions on the written exam asks the definition of [[Switching Spell|Switching spells]] and one aspect of the practical is [[Vanishing Spell|Vanishment]]. In order to advance to N.E.W.T.-level for the final two years of education a student must achieve a high O.W.L. score of either '[[Outstanding]]' or '[[Exceeds Expectations]]' on their exam.
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In fifth year students take the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]] examination, much of the year is spent learning Ordinary Wizarding Level material, as well as revisiting the past four years of lessons. As part of their Transfiguration O.W.L., students must sit a written exam, and then complete a practical exam, one of the questions on the written exam asks the definition of [[Switching Spell|Switching spells]] and one aspect of the practical is [[Vanishing Spell|Vanishment]].<ref name="OOTP31">{{OOTP|B|31}}</ref> In order to advance to N.E.W.T.-level for the final two years of education a student must achieve a high O.W.L. score of either '[[Outstanding]]' or '[[Exceeds Expectations]]' on their exam.
   
 
Like [[Charms (class)|charms work]], Transfiguration is achieved through concentration, precise [[wand]] movements, and the proper pronunciation of an [[incantation]]. However it is generally more difficult than [[Charms (class)|Charms]] and requires great effort.<ref name="JKRatRAH"/>
  
Like [[Charms (class)|charms work]], Transfiguration is achieved through concentration, precise [[wand]] movements, and the proper pronunciation of an [[incantation]]. However it is generally more difficult than [[Charms (class)|Charms]] and requires great effort.<ref name="JKRatRAH"/>
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[[File:Transfiguration.JPG|185px|thumb|A classroom diagram]]
  
[[File:Transfiguration.JPG|185px|thumb|A classroom diagram]]
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While Professor McGonagall was teaching the class, she was fair but strict, having no tolerance of silliness and threatening to dismiss any students who dared to fool around. She refused leniency for her students based on emotional circumstances. She insisted on giving [[Harry Potter]] homework despite his depression from a [[Divination (class)|Divination class']] death prediction, refused to let her students play games in her classroom for the upcoming [[Yule Ball]] (as [[Filius Flitwick]] did because his students were too distracted by the exciting events), and even [[Katie Bell]] knew full well that Minerva would give her homework on the day right after being discharged from [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]] for a [[Opal Necklace|near-death experience]].
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While Professor McGonagall was teaching the class, she was fair but strict, having no tolerance of silliness and threatening to dismiss any students who dared to fool around.<ref name="PS8"/> She refused leniency for her students based on emotional circumstances. She insisted on giving [[Harry Potter]] homework despite his depression from a [[Divination (class)|Divination class']] death prediction,<ref name="POA6">{{POA|B|6}}</ref> refused to let her students play games in her classroom for the upcoming [[Yule Ball]] (as [[Filius Flitwick]] did because his students were too distracted by the exciting events),<ref name="GOF23">{{GOF|B|24}}</ref> and even [[Katie Bell]] knew full well that Minerva would give her homework on the day right after being discharged from [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]] for a [[Opal Necklace|near-death experience]].<ref name="HBP24">{{HBP|B|24}}</ref>
   
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She refused to accept any students into her N.E.W.T. classes unless they achieved at least 'Exceeds Expectations', believing that those who have anything below would be unable to cope with the increased coursework. Failure to hand in assigned homework may result in detention, as [[Draco Malfoy]] experienced after he failed twice during 1996.
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She refused to accept any students into her N.E.W.T. classes unless they achieved at least 'Exceeds Expectations', believing that those who have anything below would be unable to cope with the increased coursework.<ref name="HBP9">{{HBP|B|9}}</ref> Failure to hand in assigned homework may result in detention, as [[Draco Malfoy]] experienced after he failed twice during 1996.<ref name="HBP12">{{HBP|B|12}}</ref>
   
 
Both an [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] and a [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] in Transfiguration is compulsory for both [[Auror]] and [[Healer]] training, at either "[[Exceeds Expectations]]" or "[[Outstanding]]" level.<ref name="OOTP29">{{OOTP|B|29}}</ref>
  
Both an [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] and a [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] in Transfiguration is compulsory for both [[Auror]] and [[Healer]] training, at either "[[Exceeds Expectations]]" or "[[Outstanding]]" level.<ref name="OOTP29">{{OOTP|B|29}}</ref>
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==Location and time==
  
==Location and time==
 
===[[Classroom]]s===
  
===[[Classroom]]s===
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Transfiguration classes are held in [[Class 1]] on the first-floor, [[Class 34]] on the third-floor, [[Class 99]] in the [[South Tower]] and [[Classroom 1B]] on the ground-floor, around the [[Middle Courtyard]]. Classroom 1B is big, surrounded by high windows, has four rows of three desks, and still has enough room for several cages and bookshelves, two chalkboards, and a desk for the teacher. Several candlesticks stand lit behind the desk.
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Transfiguration classes are held in [[Class 1]] on the first-floor, [[Class 34]] on the third-floor, [[Class 99]] in the [[South Tower]] and [[Classroom 1B]] on the ground-floor, around the [[Middle Courtyard]]. Classroom 1B is big, surrounded by high windows, has four rows of three desks, and still has enough room for several cages and bookshelves, two chalkboards, and a desk for the teacher. Several [[candle]]sticks stand lit behind the desk.
 
===Lesson times===
  
===Lesson times===
 
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*The [[Transfiguration alphabet]]
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*The [[Transfiguration alphabet]]<ref name="PSF"/>
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*The transformation formula, which is that the intended transformation is directly influenced by bodyweight (a), viciousness (v), wand power (w), concentration (c), and a fifth unknown variable (Z).<ref>{{PS|F}}</ref>
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*The transformation formula, which is that the intended transformation is directly influenced by bodyweight (a), viciousness (v), wand power (w), concentration (c), and a fifth unknown variable (Z).<ref name="PSF">{{PS|F}}</ref>
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*[[Desk Into Pig|Desk into Pig]] {{c|not practically}}
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*[[Desk Into Pig]] {{c|not practically}}<ref name="PS8"/>
 
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*[[Match to needle]]<ref name="PS8"/>
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*[[Switching Spell]]
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*[[Switching Spell]]<ref name="PS9">{{PS|B|9}}</ref>
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*[[Mice to Snuffboxes]]<ref name="PS16">{{PS|B|16}}</ref>
 
*[[Avifors Spell]]<ref name="PSG">{{PS|G}}</ref>
  
*[[Avifors Spell]]<ref name="PSG">{{PS|G}}</ref>
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*''[[Flintifors]]''<ref name="PSG"/>
 
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===Second Year===
  
===Second Year===
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*[[Beetle Buttons]]
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*[[Rabbit Slippers]]<ref name="COS16">{{COS|B|16}}</ref>
 
*''[[Vera Verto]]''<ref name="COSF">{{COS|F}}</ref>
  
*''[[Vera Verto]]''<ref name="COSF">{{COS|F}}</ref>
 
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*[[Softening Charm]]<ref>{{HM|2|6|t}}</ref>
  
*[[Softening Charm]]<ref>{{HM|2|6|t}}</ref>
 
*[[Porcupine to Pin Cushion]]<ref>{{HM|2|9|t}}</ref>
  
*[[Porcupine to Pin Cushion]]<ref>{{HM|2|9|t}}</ref>
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*[[Avifors Spell]] {{C|Revision}}<ref name="COSG">{{COS|G}}</ref>
 
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===Third Year===
  
===Third Year===
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*Lecture on [[Animagus|Animagi]]
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*Lecture on [[Animagus|Animagi]] (including live demonstration)<ref name="POA6"/>
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*[[Teapot to tortoise]]<ref name="POA16">{{POA|B|16}}</ref>
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*[[Animagus|Animagi]] demonstration
  
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*[[Teapot to tortoise]]
  
 
*[[Lapifors Spell]]<ref name="POAG">{{POA|G}}</ref>
  
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*[[Draconifors Spell]]<ref name="POAG"/>
  
*[[Draconifors Spell]]<ref name="POAG"/>
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*[[Mice to Snuffboxes]]<ref>{{HM|3|9|t}}</ref>
 
*[[Felifors Spell]]<ref>{{HM|3|3|t}}</ref>
  
*[[Felifors Spell]]<ref>{{HM|3|3|t}}</ref>
 
*[[Hardening Charm]]<ref>{{HM|3|5|t}}</ref>
  
*[[Hardening Charm]]<ref>{{HM|3|5|t}}</ref>
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*[[Owl to Opera Glasses]]<ref>{{HM|3|7|t}}</ref>
 
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===Fourth Year===
  
===Fourth Year===
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*[[Vanishing Spell]]<ref>{{HM|4|3|t}}</ref>
  
*[[Vanishing Spell]]<ref>{{HM|4|3|t}}</ref>
 
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*''[[Vera Verto]]''<ref>{{HM|4|5|t}}</ref>
 
*''[[Orchideous]]''<ref>{{HM|4|10|t}}</ref>
  
*''[[Orchideous]]''<ref>{{HM|4|10|t}}</ref>
 
*[[Snake Summons Spell]]<ref>{{HM|4|12|t}}</ref>
  
*[[Snake Summons Spell]]<ref>{{HM|4|12|t}}</ref>
 
*[[Colour Change Charm]]<ref>{{HM|4|14|t}}</ref>
  
*[[Colour Change Charm]]<ref>{{HM|4|14|t}}</ref>
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*[[Beetle Buttons]]<ref>{{HM|4|8|t}}</ref>
 
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===Fifth Year===
  
===Fifth Year===
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*[[Switching Spell]] {{Comment|Revision}}
  
 
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*[[Lovebird to Love Note]]<ref name="HM5V">{{HM|5|Valentine's Day}}</ref>
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*[[Lovebird to Love Note]]
  
 
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===Sixth Year===
  
===Sixth Year===
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*Other [[Conjuring Spells]]<ref name="OOTP13"/>
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* Other [[Conjuring Spells]]
  
 
*[[Cauldron Cakes to Cabbages]]<ref>{{HM|6|1|t}}</ref>
  
*[[Cauldron Cakes to Cabbages]]<ref>{{HM|6|1|t}}</ref>
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==Required textbooks==
  
==Required textbooks==
 
<gallery widths="105" orientation="portrait" position="center" spacing="large">
  
<gallery widths="105" orientation="portrait" position="center" spacing="large">
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A-beginners-guide-to-transfiguration-pottermore.png|''[[A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration]]'' by [[Emeric Switch]]
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A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration Pottermore.png|''[[A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration]]'' by [[Emeric Switch]]<ref name="PS5">{{PS|B|5}}</ref>
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IntermediateTransfiguration.png|''[[Intermediate Transfiguration]]''
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Intermediate Transfiguration.png|''[[Intermediate Transfiguration]]''<ref name="POA4">{{POA|B|4}}</ref>
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Untitledhfhrfhr.png|''[[A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration]]'' (N.E.W.T.)
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Untitledhfhrfhr.png|''[[A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration]]'' (N.E.W.T.)<ref name="GOF20">{{GOF|B|20}}</ref>
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
 
==Grades==
  
==Grades==
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Bill Weasley.jpg|[[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]]
  
Bill Weasley.jpg|[[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]]
 
Cedric-Diggory-promo-pics-hufflepuff-28197938-365-520.jpg|[[Cedric Diggory]] †
  
Cedric-Diggory-promo-pics-hufflepuff-28197938-365-520.jpg|[[Cedric Diggory]] †
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Deanthomas prop.PNG|[[Dean Thomas]]
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Dean Thomas prop.png|[[Dean Thomas]]
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Draco-Malfoy-promo-draco-and-slytherin-22383964-1919-2560.jpg|[[Draco Malfoy]]
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Draco Malfoy Promo HPB.jpg|[[Draco Malfoy]]
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HBP_promo_side_Harry_cropped.jpg|[[Harry Potter]]
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HBP_promo_side_Harry_cropped.jpg|[[Harry Potter]]<ref name="HBP5">{{HBP|B|5}}</ref>
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Hermione-HBP-hermione-granger-16048675-1919-2560.jpg|[[Hermione Granger]]
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Hermione Granger HBP.jpg|[[Hermione Granger]]<ref name="HBP5"/>
 
Katie Bell infobox.jpg|[[Katie Bell]]
  
Katie Bell infobox.jpg|[[Katie Bell]]
 
McGonagall_dh2.png|[[Minerva McGonagall]]
  
McGonagall_dh2.png|[[Minerva McGonagall]]
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Neville-promo-pics-neville-longbottom-28261912-390-520.jpg|[[Neville Longbottom]] (didn't qualify for N.E.W.T.)
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Neville Longbottom.jpg|[[Neville Longbottom]] (didn't qualify for N.E.W.T.)<ref name="HBP9"/>
 
Parvati patil.PNG|[[Parvati Patil]]
  
Parvati patil.PNG|[[Parvati Patil]]
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Lavender-Brown 1997.jpg|[[Lavender Brown]] †
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Lavender Brown 1997.jpg|[[Lavender Brown]] †
 
Percy.jpg|[[Percy Weasley]]
  
Percy.jpg|[[Percy Weasley]]
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1Ron-Harry-Potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-potterhead-29292270-299-400.jpg|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
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Ron Weasley Half Blood Prince.jpg|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]<ref name="HBP5"/>
 
Seamus Finnigan PM.png|[[Seamus Finnigan]]
  
Seamus Finnigan PM.png|[[Seamus Finnigan]]
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1174922 1359538274196 full.jpg|[[James Potter I]] † (possibly)
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James Potter I Deathly Hallows.jpg|[[James Potter I]] † (possibly)
 
Sirius-black-harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-movie-mobile-wallpaper-1080x1920-9281-3248831100.jpg|[[Sirius Black]] † (possibly)
  
Sirius-black-harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-movie-mobile-wallpaper-1080x1920-9281-3248831100.jpg|[[Sirius Black]] † (possibly)
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1Remus.jpg|[[Remus Lupin]] † (possibly)
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Remus Lupin profile 2.jpg|[[Remus Lupin]] † (possibly)
 
Wormtail DH1.jpg|[[Peter Pettigrew]] † (possibly)
  
Wormtail DH1.jpg|[[Peter Pettigrew]] † (possibly)
 
Tom_Marvolo_Riddle_(HBP_promo)_1.jpg|[[Tom Riddle]] † (likely)
  
Tom_Marvolo_Riddle_(HBP_promo)_1.jpg|[[Tom Riddle]] † (likely)
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Alastor Moody Profile.JPG|[[Alastor Moody]] †
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Alastor Moody Profile.jpg|[[Alastor Moody]] †
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Alice1.jpg|[[Alice Longbottom]]
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Alice Longbottom OOTP.jpg|[[Alice Longbottom]]
 
Frank1.jpg|[[Frank Longbottom]]
  
Frank1.jpg|[[Frank Longbottom]]
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DH promo headshot Nymphadora Tonks.jpg|[[Nymphadora Tonks]] †
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Nymphadora Tonks DH promo headshot .jpg|[[Nymphadora Tonks]] †
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Kingsley7.jpg|[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]
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Kingsley Shacklebolt 2.jpg|[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]
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Scrimhallows22.jpg|[[Rufus Scrimgeour]] †
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Rufus Scrimgeour.jpg|[[Rufus Scrimgeour]] †
 
Dawlish profile.jpg|[[John Dawlish]]
  
Dawlish profile.jpg|[[John Dawlish]]
 
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==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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*In {{LEGO|Y1}}, one of the spells is a Transfiguration spell that turns victims into a toad or a rat.
  
 
*Both [[Albus Dumbledore]] and [[Minerva McGonagall]] served as Transfiguration Professor before becoming [[Headmaster]].
  
*Both [[Albus Dumbledore]] and [[Minerva McGonagall]] served as Transfiguration Professor before becoming [[Headmaster]].
 
*As revealed in {{PM}}, [[J. K. Rowling]] had originally devised this class to be called "Transfiguration/Metamorphosis".<ref name="Pottermore">{{WW|hogwarts-school-subjects}}</ref>
  
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"Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts. Anyone messing around in my class will leave and not come back. You have been warned."
— Professor McGonagall’s introduction of the subject[src]

Transfiguration is a core class and subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It teaches the art of changing the form and appearance of an object or a person. This type of magic is commonly referred to as "Transfiguration" and is considered both complex and dangerous.[1]

There are limits to Transfiguration, which are governed by Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration.[2] There are also many branches, including Cross-Species Transfiguration and Human Transfiguration. This type of magic is regarded as "very hard work" and is "more scientific" than Charmswork. One has to get it exactly right for the transfiguration to be successful.[3]

The professor of this subject for many years was Albus Dumbledore and later Minerva McGonagall. It is unknown who the teacher was before Professor Dumbledore and who took over when Professor McGonagall became headmistress of Hogwarts.

Class information

"I do not accept students into N.E.W.T. classes unless they have achieved 'Exceeds Expectations' or higher at Ordinary Wizarding Level."
— Professor McGonagall on the increased difficulty in NEWT.[src]
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A second year Transfiguration class in 1992

Transfiguration is a required subject for all first year to fifth year students, with the option of a N.E.W.T. (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test) course in sixth and seventh year. Minerva McGonagall was the Transfiguration Professor from 1956 until 1998, the year in which she became Headmistress of the school. Before her, Albus Dumbledore taught Transfiguration. It is unknown who became the Transfiguration professor after she became Headmistress of Hogwarts. McGonagall believed Transfiguration to be more elegant and superior to other types of magic.

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Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall were both former professors of Transfiguration

Students practise actual transfigurations during classes. Accidents sometimes result in partial transfigurations and theoretical homework is sometimes assigned. The further into a student's education the more difficult the classwork and homework becomes.

In fifth year students take the Ordinary Wizarding Level examination, much of the year is spent learning Ordinary Wizarding Level material, as well as revisiting the past four years of lessons. As part of their Transfiguration O.W.L., students must sit a written exam, and then complete a practical exam, one of the questions on the written exam asks the definition of Switching spells and one aspect of the practical is Vanishment.[4] In order to advance to N.E.W.T.-level for the final two years of education a student must achieve a high O.W.L. score of either 'Outstanding' or 'Exceeds Expectations' on their exam.

Like charms work, Transfiguration is achieved through concentration, precise wand movements, and the proper pronunciation of an incantation. However it is generally more difficult than Charms and requires great effort.[3]

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A classroom diagram

While Professor McGonagall was teaching the class, she was fair but strict, having no tolerance of silliness and threatening to dismiss any students who dared to fool around.[1] She refused leniency for her students based on emotional circumstances. She insisted on giving Harry Potter homework despite his depression from a Divination class' death prediction,[5] refused to let her students play games in her classroom for the upcoming Yule Ball (as Filius Flitwick did because his students were too distracted by the exciting events),[6] and even Katie Bell knew full well that Minerva would give her homework on the day right after being discharged from St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries for a near-death experience.[7]

She refused to accept any students into her N.E.W.T. classes unless they achieved at least 'Exceeds Expectations', believing that those who have anything below would be unable to cope with the increased coursework.[8] Failure to hand in assigned homework may result in detention, as Draco Malfoy experienced after he failed twice during 1996.[9]

Both an O.W.L. and a N.E.W.T. in Transfiguration is compulsory for both Auror and Healer training, at either "Exceeds Expectations" or "Outstanding" level.[10]

Location and time

Classrooms

Transfiguration classes are held in Class 1 on the first-floor, Class 34 on the third-floor, Class 99 in the South Tower and Classroom 1B on the ground-floor, around the Middle Courtyard. Classroom 1B is big, surrounded by high windows, has four rows of three desks, and still has enough room for several cages and bookshelves, two chalkboards, and a desk for the teacher. Several candlesticks stand lit behind the desk.

Lesson times

Year Day Period
First Thursday second
Second Tuesday first
Wednesday second
Thursday fourth
Third Monday third
Thursday second
Fourth morning
Fifth Tuesday fourth
Wednesday third
Sixth Friday morning
Seventh unknown unknown

Curriculum

First Year

"Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuff box."
— First year exam in 1992[src]
  • The Transfiguration alphabet[11]
  • The transformation formula, which is that the intended transformation is directly influenced by bodyweight (a), viciousness (v), wand power (w), concentration (c), and a fifth unknown variable (Z).[11]
  • Desk Into Pig (not practically)[1]

Second Year

"He was supposed to be turning a beetle into a button, but all he managed to do was give his beetle a lot of exercise as it scuttled over the desk top avoiding his wand."
— A lesson on turning beetles into buttons [src]

Third Year

"... comparing results and bemoaning the difficulty of the tasks they been set, which included turning a teapot into tortoise."
— Third year exam in 1994[src]

Fourth Year

"The guinea-fowl they had been changing into guinea-pigs had been shut away in a large cage on Professor McGonagall's desk (Neville's still had feathers)..."
— After a lesson transformation[src]

Fifth Year

"So... today we are starting Vanishing Spells. These are easier than Conjuring Spells, which you would not usually attempt until N.E.W.T. level, but they are still among the most difficult magic you will be tested on in your O.W.L."
— 1995 lesson on Vanishment[src]

Sixth Year

"Harry barely understood half of what Professor McGonagall said to them these days; even Hermione had to ask her to repeat instructions once or twice. "
— The increased difficulty during sixth year[src]

Known professors

Required textbooks

Grades

Passing Grades

Fail Grades

Known O.W.L.s

Branches of Transfiguration

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Vera Verto in action

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Master)
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 15 (The Goblin's Revenge)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall, 26 June 2003
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 6 (Talons and Tea Leaves)
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 24 (Rita Skeeter's Scoop)
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 24 (Sectumsempra)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 (The Half-Blood Prince)
  9. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 12 (Silver and Opals)
  10. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 29 (Careers Advice)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
  12. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 9 (The Midnight Duel)
  13. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 16 (Through the Trapdoor)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
  15. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 (Gilderoy Lockhart)
  16. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets)
  17. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
  18. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, Chapter 1 (Year Two Begins) - Transfiguration Lesson "Reparifarge"
  19. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, Chapter 6 (Bill Weasley) - Transfiguration Lesson "Spongify"
  20. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, Chapter 9 (Wizards Unite!) - Transfiguration Lesson "Porcupine to Pin Cushion"
  21. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
  22. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 16 (Professor Trelawney's Prediction)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
  24. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Chapter 9 (The Vault of Fear) - Transfiguration Lesson "Mice to Snuffbox"
  25. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Chapter 3 (Three Broomsticks) - Transfiguration Lesson "Felifors"
  26. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Chapter 5 (Tulip Karasu) - Transfiguration Lesson "Duro"
  27. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Chapter 7 (Jacob's Room) - Transfiguration Lesson "Owl to Opera Glasses"
  28. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 15 (Beauxbatons and Durmstrang)
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 22 (The Unexpected Task)
  30. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 4, Chapter 3 (All About Bowtruckles) - Transfiguration Lesson "Evanesco"
  31. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 4, Chapter 5 (Time to Fly) - Transfiguration Lesson "Vera Verto"
  32. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 4, Chapter 10 (Seeing Red) - Transfiguration Lesson "Orchideous"
  33. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 4, Chapter 12 (Working with Snape) - Transfiguration Lesson "Serpensortia"
  34. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 4, Chapter 14 (The Spider's Lair) - Transfiguration Lesson "Colovaria"
  35. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 4, Chapter 8 (Sickleworth) - Transfiguration Lesson "Beetle to Button"
  36. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 14 (Percy and Padfoot)
  37. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 30 (Grawp)
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 13 (Detention with Dolores)
  39. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 15 (The Hogwarts High Inquisitor)
  40. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 30 (Into the Vault) - Transfiguration Lesson "Goldfinch to Golden Snitch"
  41. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Side Quest "Valentine's Day"
  42. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 15 (The Unbreakable Vow)
  43. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 14 (Felix Felicis)
  44. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 1 (Year Six Begins) - Transfiguration Lesson "Cauldron Cakes to Cabbages"
  45. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 14 (A New Friend of a Friend) - Transfiguration Lesson "Pawn to Queen"
  46. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 23 (A Brilliant Surprise) - Transfiguration Lesson "Flobberworm to Fritter"
  47. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 27 (Letting Go) - Transfiguration Lesson "Gnomes to Lawn Gnomes"
  48. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
  49. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 4 (The Leaky Cauldron)
  50. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 20 (The First Task)
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 5 (An Excess of Phlegm)
  52. ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Hogwarts School Subjects" at Wizarding World
Transfiguration (class)
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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
Hogwarts subjects
Core classes Astronomy · Charms · Defence Against the Dark Arts · Herbology · History of Magic · Potions · Transfiguration
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Elective classes Alchemy · Arithmancy · Care of Magical Creatures · Divination · Muggle Studies · Study of Ancient Runes
Extracurricular classes Apparition · Advanced Arithmancy Studies · Ancient Studies · Art · Flying · Ghoul Studies · Magical Theory · Muggle Art · Muggle Music · Music · Xylomancy · Field Studies
Former classes Beasts · Dark Arts
Examinations
First year exams · Second year exams · Third year exams · Fourth year exams ·
Ordinary Wizarding Level · Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test
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