Class started, and Cyan instantly earned five points for his class. Cool, he thought, perking up. He could get used to this.
The students consisted of only one hufflepuff, two slytherins, and one gryffindor, meaning slytherin was already in the lead. Awesome, yes?
Professor Windwaltz began talking. Transfiguration was art. Cyan could do art. In fact, the astronomy professor called his little pseudo-constellation artistic, hadn't he? In this class, they wouldn't be dealing with fatal stuff, no sirree, but that consequently suggested they would be dealing with irreparable stuff... which really didn't sound so good.
And what was this? Fun? In the last charms class? More like that discussion nearly had students jumping out of their seats to knife each other.
The question rang through the air, and silence filled the room. And it dragged. On. And on. For like nearly twenty-four hours half a minute. Cyan glanced at his companions and then straightened up in his chair, nervously folding his hands on his desk.
Should he speak up? That professor sure looked scary.
"Transfigurations is, uh, stuff that turns stuff into other stuff."
Uh-oh, he cringed. That was certainly quite a lot of "stuff," wasn't it?
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Post by Lorraine Cunningham on Jan 15, 2011 1:35:40 GMT -5
Lorraine admired the inky masterpiece currently spreading all over Eighty-eight's arm one last time before turning her wavering attention to the man at the front of the room with very nice hair. Style. Hairstyle. Yes.
"Yayy," she exclaimed, her shallow breathing habits permitting this small noise of cheer only minimal support. "Points for everyone!" How nice, Mr. Windy was giving everyone points! Too bad Ravenclaw missed out because only 1.5 students were attending classes at all.
Lorraine tried to pay attention as the teacher spoke. Really, she tried. She tried very hard. But in all honesty, the discarded skin swinging gently in a dilapidated spiderweb in the very corner of the room was so, so interesting, and the first (?) year soon found herself completely and utterly mesmerized trying to identify what sort of creature the previous owner of that dried up husk had been.
After an indeterminate time musing on this Very Important task, Lorraine was brought back to class at the voice of Eighty-eight. Ohhh so they were explaining was kind of magic transfigdurationmon was, right? It had to be! The straw-haired girl clapped, once, a pitiful slapping sound barely audible. Eighty-eight was so smart! So smart!
"Stuff that turns stuff into other stuff," she echoed, smiling in a dreamily puzzled manner. And then, it struck her, like a Very Hungry praying mantis! Her smile gaped. "Yeah, like making things combine and stick to other things! I once mushed a shiny pretty rock (read: a chunk of copper) to my desk in Mr. Amazing Professor's class. I couldn't pick it up after to show the Mr. Amazing Professor, so it either got really heavy or became part of Mr. Desk, forever and ever, like they're married!" Lorraine nodded agreeably, seemingly pleased at her (eventual) connection of transfiguration to marriage.
Post by Ryoko Kanagawa on Jan 16, 2011 4:09:43 GMT -5
Ryo sighed. Was that the best they could come up with? Stuff that changed into other stuff? Cyan was making the house of snakes look very poorly educated. Book smarts had always been the domain of ravens but come on now.
He spoke hoping to improve the discussion (and avoid addressing how the fuck transfiguration was supposed to be linked with marriage), "Transfiguration is a form of magic that is distinct from charms in that it does not change an object's behavior. It changes the nature of an object. Such as changing wood into metal and so on. Muggles sought to use this art in the European middle ages and called the attempt 'alchemy'. Not having the wizarding gift of magic, alchemy failed and what little could be salvaged from it slowly transformed into Muggle chemistry."
Ryo was satisfied with his answer and waited to see if any other students would try to answer. He wondered if any students cared enough to ask him about alchemy. Personally, he found it both intriguing and amusing that Muggles had attempted magic long ago. Especially as a modern Muggle would be afraid to see it in use.
Post by Selene Copperfield on Jan 24, 2011 17:23:12 GMT -5
"I'll put my money on the second Slytherin's answer," said Selene, nodding, "Sounds more 'from the book' to me." Selene had only seen Transfiguration once, and it was awhile ago when a old gray muzzled bear had wandered into the reservation. The bear hadn't mauled anyone or tried to eat any pets, just sat down in the village square. The Medicine Woman was called and she quickly performed a spell usually used to distransfigure a Animangus. The Bear promptly turned into a wizened old man who said 'at Last' and fainted on the spot.
Later that day the North Carolina Animal Control came to ask if they had seem a old bear and due to the magic involved they were forced to say they had not seen him. The tribe's Chief asked if this bear had done anything and the Animal Control officers said no, but that he'd been spotted in trash heaps and had broken into someone's storehouse. The Chief told the officers they would keep a sharp eye out, and call them if they saw anything.
Selene was glad that they would not be working on such enchantments at first. Come to think of it she never did have all her questions about that incident answered. Maybe she should ask this Professor about it.
"Say Professor may I ask you a few questions - after class? I saw a very interesting bit of transfiguration when I was little, and no one ever told me the whole story behind it. You reminded me of it with your welcome speech."
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