Second Transfiguration Class- almost over

[HannahHopkins]

Welcome to the Second Transfiguration class! Transfiguration is a hard and complex magic. The use of Transfiguration is quick and decisive. It takes years of practice to master transfiguration and it all starts today! Today we will start out simple. As lessons go on, they will increase in difficulty! Today we will be starting out turning a mouse into a snuffbox! It is easiest to transform and use switching on two objects that have similar names. Tell me why snuffbox and mouse are similar for 5 house points!

The first person to get me the definition of snuffbox will earn 10 house points! Somebody else, I repeat somebody else get me a picture of both a mouse and a snuffbox and you will recieve 10 house points! (you can always google it). Onward. can anybody here tell me why we might want to turn a mouse into a snuffbox? the first to reply will earn house points. Before we begin, you must understand that you cannot use your magic improperly. You will strictly use it for the purpose of lessons. Also, do not give the snuffboxes any contents. I am sure you kids all know what I mean. And remember NO drugs on campus. In fact, I find it a good idea to collect your snuffboxes at the end of class to ensure that everyone has obeyed my rules. Darius, would you please pass out mice.

Now, all of you take out your wands. Do place the cheese I have given you in the center of your desk to keep the mice from moving around. Now, roll up your sleeves, stand up and point the wand directly at the eyes of the mouse. Give a sharp jerk to your wand and repeat after me; "Muris Verto" See, I have successfully created my snuffbox. Ah, I see only myself has succesfully transformed. Well, it is the first time. Everbody keep at it! And remember whiskers will get you marked down!

All right class will be ending soon. "Scourgify" (All of the cheese tidbits off of the students desks have been cleaned up) And those snuffboxes, I will be needing to retransform them to mice for the next class. "Accio Snuffboxes!" Excellent first class everybody. Dont forget to be the first to respond to my previous questions to earn house points Next lesson's subject will be announced shortly just to get you thinking!~

Homework
Homework is due on Saturday,The 30 of April!Late homework will not be accepted, because after each lesson I will post everybody's homework up so you guys can learn from eachother!! Some of the material on tests will be from the posts and homework of others!Our first exam will be in the end of May!
1)Did you have difficulty and how long did it take you?
2) Is transfiguration of innocent animals inhumane?
3)Did you enjoy the lesson? Why or why not?
4)What does Accio mean?
5) Give me an example of a trans. lesson from the book
6) definition of scourgify

Also, write me a 150 word essay on animal cruelty.

For a grading guide,look on my previous posts. Okay guys, this Homweork is worth ten points. (each question 6, and the essay 4.)I will get your grades back to you before everybody else has turned theirs in. I am discontinuing my previous rule. Either PM your homework to me, or email it. DO NOT POST> DO NOT POST!!! However please do post the two questions I asked at the beginning of the lesson. If you post your homwework you will lose 30 lose points!!! No plagerizing. Prof. Snape checks to make sure that doesnt happen, and you dont want to make him angry.

[Skye Barkson]

You might want to turn a mouse into a snuffbox so if someone suspected you were hiding drugs, when they came to search you could easily turn the snuffbox back into a mouse. No one would do a drug test on a mouse anyway.

[Derek Barkson]

[HannahHopkins]

I give 5 out of 5 points to Skye. Well thought out answer, but there really is no reason, its just that they havce similar names which makes it easier.

[HannahHopkins]

good derek 10 points to huffelpuff!

[Caesar]

Caesar says to darius, " Hey Darius did you hear what she said, she is going to take them from us, seems like you cant hide cocaine it in"

[skittles]

Lyra headed out of the classroom. Like everyone else, she had at last managed to transform the mouse, but it was still difficult and she wasn't sure if it was going to work the next time. 'I'll just have to practice a little,' she thought.

[HannahHopkins]

Now now Caeser dont be hasty

[OtisGreenly]

Otis looked had thought he had transfigured his mouse properly but when he handed Professor Mcgonnegol his snuff box he noticed that little mice legs were dangling from under it. Her began to bite his fingernails.
"I hope she doesn't notice", he thought to himself.

[Skye Barkson]

"you wish!" Skye whispered to Otis. She had seen the little legs on his box and knew he was hoping the teacher wouldn't notice. As she placed her fully transformed snuffbox on her desk, she picked up her things and left the classroom.

[OtisGreenly]

Otis followed after her.
"Hey Skye, we got our first Quidditch practice tommorow. I hear Gryffindor is going to be our first match. I was hoping we'd play Ravenclaw, but you know what they say what you get is what you get."

[Skye Barkson]

"really? Ok, I'll let everyone else know if I see them. I was hoping we'd play Slytherin. you have no idea how bad I want to clobber one of those goons with a bludger." said Skye