Transfiguration ~ 1st Years

Axel walked into the classroom, and suddenly stopped. He looked around at all the portraits and the torches on the walls in awe, as he had done already with so many of the things in the school. Even though he'd read dozens of books about it, he could never have imagined what it was really like.

After a long moment, he chose a desk and sat down, tapping his wand against the leg of his chair.

Ariella strolled into the Transfiguration Classroom desperetly trying to keep her eyes open. When she stepped across the threshold, she was surprised to see only one other student, a boy sitting somewhat patiently at a desk.

Supressing a yawn, Ari took a seek in the desk next to him, flashing a small grin in his direction.

Lynx walked into the classroom and was kind of surprized to see that there was only two students, he was expecting alot more for first year. He then made his way up to the front of the class and stood in front of his desk

"Welcome students to your first ever Transfiguration class, im Professor Miller" Lynx then leaned over and picked up a couple of matches and tossed them in the air a couple of times

"So what do you think we'll be transfiguring these matches into?" he asked the class

Ariella looked up as the Transfiguration professor entered the classroom. Ari already recognized him as the Head of Gryffindor as he took his place at the front of the class.

Ari could faintly remember her father telling her about one of his first transfiguration lessons, the only one her could remember, and how they had turned matches into...uhh...needles! That was it!

Ariella glanced up at Professor Miller before responding,

"Uhh needles?"

Lynx smiled and nodded at the girl who responded "Ah excellent, well done Miss Day thats exactly what we will be transfiguring these matches into, 10 points to Gryffindor"

Lynx then pulled out his wand, "Ok now I shall demonstrate the wand movements. Firstly you must hold your wand firmly then give it two sharp swishes in a clockwise direction"

Lynx then looked up at the two students "So just practice the wand movements first, because in Transfiguration the precision of the wand movements are critical

The copper haired girl nodded and licked her lips as she bent down towards the floor and grabbed her bag from underneath her seat. Ari plunged her hand inside, rummaging around until she found her wand.

She then proceded in awkwardly swishing the ebony stick around in a circularish motion, somewhat replicating her proffesor's actions.

Nessie walked into the classroom, flipping her lacy black veil up like some sort of dark bride. She sat down in the back of the classroom, silence consuming her.

She nodded, sliding her wand out from her boot, and flourished it in a clockwise motion, flicking her wrist slightly.

Lynx observed the students practing the wand movements, as expected being first year some of the students were having a little trouble

"Ah Miss Day, your movements are too loose, you need to sharpen them remember precision is vital" Lynx then looked over at a Slytherin girl, he hadn't noticed her before, perhaps she arrived late

"Very good, I think you have the hang of it" he said to the girl "Sorry whats your name, I didn't catch it?" Lynx asked

Axel watched the other girls' attempts observantly, taking note of what seemed to be the correct technique and what was not. He took out his own wand and tried to hold it in the same way as the professor.

He did his best to replicate what Professor Miller had described as "two sharp swishes", feeling his wrist giving a slight flick at the end of each movement.

Without stopping her constant twirl of the wand, Nessie looked up at the professor.

She just replied simply, "Vanessa Orion."

Ariella scrunched up her nose and gave it a slight wiggle of slight frustration. Taking a deep breath she tried again, this time swishing the tip of her wand in a tighter and quicker circle and giving it a bit of a flick at the end. She continued this motion as she hummed quietly to herself, scuffing her shoes against the floor.

Lynx watched and carefully observed the students practicing the spell after a while he decided that they were all quite competent in the movements

"Ah ok attention here class, by what i've seen you all seem to have the movements down pat so I think its time for the exciting part, actually doing the transfiguration" Lynx then walked around to each student placing a match in front of there desk

"Ok guys when you feel your ready, you can attempt your first ever transfiguration" Lynx loved teaching first years transfiguration they had so much energy and passion about doing even the simplest of transfigurations

Nessie excitedly grinned, wand directed towards the match on her desk.

She paused for a second-- "Professor Miller, Don't we have to say something while we.. y'know, do the movements?" she asked, tilting her head quizically.

Lynx froze as he heard the girl speak, he couldn't beleive that he had forgetten to tell them about the incantation, a smile quickly appeared on his face

"Ah of course Miss Orion your quite correct there is an incantation, which is Inserere Acus" Lynx then looked around the classroom "You all heard that incantion right?"