Transfiguration

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Transfiguration
Class information
Professor	Minerva McGonagall Albus Dumbledore (formerly)
Required textbooks	A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch Intermediate Transfiguration Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
Required equipment	Wand
First appearance	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Transfiguration is a subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It teaches the art of changing of the form and appearance of an object and the vanishing of objects. This type of magic is commonly refered to as "transfiguration." There are limits to transfiguration, which are governed by Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration.

[edit] Class Information

Transfiguration is a required subject for all First Year students, with the option of a N.E.W.T. course in the sixth and seventh years. Minerva McGonagall was the Transfiguration professor from 1956 until 1998, year in which she became Headmistress of the school. Before her, Albus Dumbledore taught Transfiguration. It is unknown who became Transfiguration professor after McGonagall became Headmistress of Hogwarts. McGonagall believes Transfiguration to be more elegant and superior to other types of magic.

Like Charmwork, Transfiguration is achieved through concentration, precise wand movements and the proper pronounciation of an incantation. However it is generally more difficult than Charms and it requires great effort.

Students practice actual transfigurations during Transfiguration classes. Accidents sometimes result in partial transfigurations.

[edit] Textbooks

• A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, by Emeric Switch, used by first-years.
• Intermediate Transfiguration
• Guide to Advanced Transfiguration

[edit] Known O.W.L.s

• Lavender Brown
• Seamus Finnigan
• Hermione Granger
• Neville Longbottom (did not qualify for N.E.W.T. level)
• Draco Malfoy
• Parvati Patil
• Harry Potter
• Dean Thomas
• Ron Weasley
• Bill Weasley
• Percy Weasley