Transfiguration

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Transfiguration is a core magical discipline in the Harry Potter universe that focuses on altering the form and properties of objects and beings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of magic
school subject
canBeReversedBy counter-spells
skilled practitioners
cannotCreate food from nothing
classroomLocatedIn Hogwarts castle NERFINISHED
differsFrom Charms by changing nature rather than behavior
fictionalConceptFrom Harry Potter universe NERFINISHED
focusesOn altering form of beings
altering form of objects
altering properties of objects
hasRiskOf partial transformations
permanent disfigurement
involves changing living beings into other forms
changing one object into another
isConsidered one of the most complex branches of magic
isCoreMagicalDisciplineIn British wizarding education system
isCoreSubjectFor first-year Hogwarts students
isExaminedIn N.E.W.T. examinations
O.W.L. examinations NERFINISHED
isGovernedBy Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration NERFINISHED
laws of Transfiguration
isOpposedTo permanent alteration of fundamental nature
isPracticedBy Animagi NERFINISHED
isRelatedTo Charms NERFINISHED
isTaughtAt Beauxbatons Academy of Magic NERFINISHED
Durmstrang Institute NERFINISHED
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry NERFINISHED
isTaughtBy Albus Dumbledore NERFINISHED
Minerva McGonagall NERFINISHED
isUsedFor combat situations
disguise and concealment
everyday tasks
transport and utility
requires clear incantations
precise wand movements
strong concentration
visualization of intended outcome
requiresSkillLevel higher than many other school subjects
schoolYearIntroduced first year at Hogwarts
subtype Animal Transfiguration NERFINISHED
Conjuration
Human Transfiguration
Object Transfiguration
Switching Spells
Vanishing Spells
usesTextbook A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration NERFINISHED
A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration NERFINISHED
Intermediate Transfiguration NERFINISHED

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Hermione Granger bestSubject Transfiguration
Minerva McGonagall subjectTaught Transfiguration
Parvati Patil takesClass Transfiguration