Class Notes from a Year 1 Hufflepuff
Hi y'all! These are my notes for all the classes in Year 1, I will be starting with Transfiguration and updating everything as I go along! The notes are mostly the main points and things that are needed to study for the assignments. I have done most of these notes to the best of my ability, so here and I hope this helps! (Some of the notes might not be great because they are probably the first lesson and I was very confused lol)
Last Updated
01/05/23
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TNFG 101 Week 4
Chapter 4
Professor Mitchell
Lesson 4) Transformation Theory
-the matchstick to needle transformation will be covered next week
Transformations
-transformation: branch that alters physical state of object
-transformation is done by rearranging the molecules in the object and manipulating them
-usually see the physical change
-Year 1: focuses on general transformations (inanimate to inanimate transformations)
-inanimate to inanimate transformations are typically the easiest types of transformation
Casting Basics
Willpower
-all spells fall under two classes: static or dynamic
-static spells have an immediate effect
-dynamic spells continue the affect after casting
-all transfiguration spells fall under static
-almost all transfiguration spells require willpower
-will power: mental push/desire to make a spell that gives power to your magic
-everything has a natural will to exist
-will to exist gets stronger in bigger/more complex objects
-newton’s first law: “an object at rest tends to stay at rest until acted on by an outside force.”
-transfiguration requires overcoming the will to exist and forcing your object to become what you want it to be.
Concentration
-concentration: act of centering the mind in order to directly influence the world via magic
-when you perform transfiguration, you have to focus your mind on the object you want to create out of your original target
-concentration must be held until the transformation is complete
-complex object -> more concentration
-wand movements in transfiguration are usually, simple, precise, and small
-incantations & their pronunciations are very important during the casting of transfiguration spells.
-most transfiguration spell incantations come from latin
Variations
-many targets in class have different variations and types
-important: while we will only be practicing on one particular type of the object, the transformations may be performed on any of the types.
-ex: smoke to dagger can be performed with steam to dagger
-important: also possible for you to embellish on the resulting object with the right concentration.
-ex: whistle to watch, adding a simple design on the face of the watch
