Seventh Years - One

[Professor Cole A. Halliwell]

Blue orbs travelled the length of the classroom, checking over any faults or discrepencies in how it was laid out. This afternoon's lesson would be a practical one, and students were expected in from their afternoon break any moment now. The 19-year-old Transfiguration Professor, fresh back from his honeymoon smiled slightly to himself and checked his watch, glancing toward the doorway. Any moment now.

Taking a sip of his coffee to wash down renemants of sandwich consumed moments before as a late lunch, Cole flapped through his lesson planner to find the correct register for the coming class, and then sat at his desk, swinging backward on his chair casually, his feet resting upon the table. Life was perfect for the student who was newly-married, back at work and absolutely loving his existence. It was time, now, for teaching, however, and thus the ex-Mihael waited at his desk for those people of the future to arrive.

{OOC: You have till Tuesday to arrive}

[Éowyn Lovegood]

Éowyn walked in to the Transfiguration classroom and saw that she was the first person to arrive. She smiled widely at this and then smiled at the Professor "Good Morning Professor Halliwell" Éowyn then chose a seat in the middle row and waited for the class to begin.

[Jodi Peterson]

Transfiguration. What did that really mean anyway? Figuration means making one this another, transforming something, Jodi guessed was where the 'trans' bit of the word came from. Who came up with the stupid word anyway, Jodi thought as she walked into class.

She was the second in class, after Eowyn. It seemed that Cole was back at the school, after his honeymoon. Jodi remembered when Cole used to be a student at the school, they where in the same year for a little while. That was before Jodi left for a while, and Cole had graduated faster. That was the way things worked sometimes though. And having Cole as her Professor, gave Jodi a little bit of help. She wanted to perhaps be a teacher. She was worried about how kids would react, but then again, if they could respect Cole, then they could respect their old Head Girl.

Jodi walked toward the front row and placed herself in front of Eowyn. She placed her pink handbag on the desk, and pulled her quill, ink bottle and notepad out of her bag. She would usually have written with a pen, but writing with quill was just so much 'cooler'.

Jodi placed her head on her hand. She took a small sigh, and looked to the board to see if their lesson plan was there. Seeing it wasn't, Jodi took her wand out of her robe pocket, and placed it on the table, next to her quill. She didn't even know if she'd be able to use it, but if she could, she was be extra happy. Jodi hadn't used magic all week.

[Natalia Burana]

^{Transfiguration was among her favorite classes. Not only was she able to use her wand for practically every lesson, but she got the opportunity to take in some delicious eye candy--we won't go further in depth on that one. At any rate. Natalia made sure to be on time for this lesson, but she hadn't expected to be the third person in the classroom. She smiled at her ability to arrive early for a class and she found herself a seat toward the front of the classroom. "Good morning." she said to Cole with a smile as she settled in her seat and took out her parchment and quill for any notetaking she'd need to do prior to the practical portion of the lesson.}

[Joe Moon(gone)]

Joe walked into the Transfiguration room only seeing four people again. He was slow from going to class to class but it still works for him. There were Jodi, the Head Girl, Professor Halliwell for Transfiguration, Natalia, and Eowyn. More people will come because Joe knew that there were more seventh years that he knew that would show up for class that doesn't get to class late most of the time. He took a seat in the middle row again like he always and waited for the lesson to start.[/size]

[Professor Cole A. Halliwell]

Cole smiled at the class, greeting students as they entered and responding any comments made with a suitable form of address, closing the door now with a wave of his hand (he had mild wandless magic powers, as did all wizards), before finally speaking to the entire room. "Let's begin, shall we?" he waved his wand at the board, and words appeared in a gleaming red, pronouncing that today's lesson would cover the basics of transfiguring large animals, and that this would be semi-practical.

"As you can see, we are going to transfigure large animals. Or rather, we are going to 'make' them from wooden blocks. This is a complicated and difficult process, and I can assure you that even Hermione Granger, or as she is known now, Potter, had difficulty with this in the past, failing to cast it on the first attempt. So, can anybody guess why this might be? Oh, and Ms. Burana..." added Cole, looking at her carefully. "You're drooling..."[/font]

{OOC: Couldn't help, thanks to the eye candy comment =P. Pardon the godmod!}

[Jodi Peterson]

Jodi put up her hand, and answered the question. "I don't really know. But I'm going to guess it has to do with the size of the animal, and because they are being turned to wood. Perhaps because wood itself was once alive. Actually, if Hermione could do it first go, do you think we'll be able to do it at all," she said, a hint of worry in her voice.

If Hermione couldn't cast this spell first go, she guessed it would take her all lesson, or many she wouldn't be able to at all. That thought scared her a little. She'd never been a top student, but she loved to read. Reading what had helped her through the years. And how that a child prodegy like Mrs Potter couldn't cast it, worried her dearly.

But after all, Jodi had been able to do some things above her level. But then again, if was smart, she would have been in Ravenclaw. Hufflepuff was for the kind hearted, not for the intelligent. You couldn't be intelligent and in Hufflepuff. But then again, where did the intelligent and friendly people go. They had to go to either way. They couldn't be in both. So for Jodi, maybe her loving side was just stronger then her mental ability. But only the Sorting Hat knew the answer to that.

Then Jodi thought another thing to herself. Ravenclaw had people that were smart by nature. For Jodi, she had to give a lot of hard work to do as well and she does. She doesn't get things first go. She wouldn't have gone as far as she had, without her books. She was meant to be in Hufflepuff after all. And Ravenclaw boys wheren't as cute, that was always a down side. We had Landon and Mark and Holden. That beats any Hufflepuff, apart from maybe Joe. But that was it. She smiled to herself.

Boys. When had Jodi started being interested in boys. She wasn't a boy person. She was a stand up straight I don't need a man sort of person. They're called hormones dear, Jodi remembered her mother saying when she first started getting a figure. There was nothing wrong with growing up. But Jodi remembered what that meant. Responsibilty. Something Jodi knew was soon to be thrown onto her when she left the school, and joined the wizarding world.

[americaneagle14]

Monica had walked into class just as the Professor had started the introduction. She'd been held up in the hallways by herds of people blocking the hallway, not to mention she'd forgotten her transfiguration book. She wouldn't give an excuse as it wouldn't matter in the slightest to the Professor anyway. She was late, no fixing that. Taking a seat with the rest of the students, Monica listened as the Professor spoke, setting down her bag and taking her wand from her pocket to set it on the desk.

She listened carefully as Jodi gave her explanation, but thought she could do better. Sure, Jodi had part of it right, she knew... But there was a bit more. She raised her hand and cleared her throat. "Also, wood is simple, animals are complex. Turning wood into, say, a bear or something, would require full concentration because an animal like a bear has nervous, respiratory, and other systems that have to be created from a simple object." She lowered her hand, crossing her arms comfortably beneath her chest, satisfied with her answer.

[Natalia Burana]

^{[ haha paul you know that was just for you. hehe ]
Natalia jumped slightly when Cole addressed her. Had she really been drooling? Perhaps. She'd been lost in her own imagination. That happened a lot in this class; only in this class. She might have to sit towards the back of the classroom from now on. A blush crept to her cheeks as she wiped the sides of her mouth just to be sure. That was embarrassing. She never wanted to be caught making googley eyes at her teacher. Natalia tried to rear her thoughts toward the lesson. She heard pieces of what the two girls were saying, but she hadn't gotten over her embarrasment yet. They were talking about wood right?}

[Professor Cole A. Halliwell]

Cole glanced at Natalia one more time before listening to Jodi and Monica's answers, smiling slightly as he did so. "Very correct, particulary your answer Ms. Reed. For that extension you get 10 points, Ms. Peterson, you get 5 only because we are transforming 'from' wood, not 'to' wood." he winked, and smiled, and then stood up, taking a wooden block from the corner, about three feet high, deep and wide, lifting it with ease and placing it at the front of the class.

"Indeed, as Ms. Reed pointed out, we have to create organ systems, as well as various other things, from this block. Rather than a straight transfiguration, there are lots of little ones going on - far more complicated than even a beetle or a plant. Today we'll be making the animals that correspond with your own house, though as opposed to a centaur, I feel a horse may be more appropriate as human transfiguration is complicated - it will be explained in more detail another time..." he paused for a moment, glancing at Natalia again to make sure she was ok, his eyes meeting hers for a moment. When she didn't look away, he raised an eyebrow and then carried on with the class.

"Now, I will transfigure a centaur, only because I've practiced it before, and because I was a Mihael once upon a time..." he flicked his wand in a complicated motion, mumbling something inaudible, before smiling as the wooden block grew and took the form of a centaur. He looked over the well-muscled human torso and horse body for a moment, checking for inconsistencies, before reversing the transfiguration. "You were not mistaken, our centaur was indeed asleep there. That is the natural state that large animals transform, when you use the incantation I am going to teach you. This way, we are less likely to get eaten by lions, nibbled by badgers, pooed on by eagles or poisoned by snakes... Any questions before we begin?"[/font]

[Natalia Burana]

<sup>When Cole spoke, Natalia listened. She didn't want to miss anything. She'd already forgotten the few bits of information that she heard from when her two classmates answered. Quickly, she took notes as Cole reiterated what had been said. She looked up when she finished, only to meet the man's gaze. They locked eyed for little more than as second or two, but it felt like ages to Natalia. When he raised a brow, she quickly averted her eyes to her parchment, blushing terribly. She knew that she could never sit in the front again after this. She looked up again only when he claimed that he would transfigure the wood into a centaur. She still needed to pay attention, despite her flushed look.

Natalia watched as the wood transfigured into a centaur, and she watched in amazement. It was her turn to arch a brow when she noticed the centaur's eyes were closed. A moment later, the man/beast was gone, and only the wood remained. Natalia turned her attention back to Cole as he spoke. When he wondered if there were any questions, she decided to make the attempt. She timidly raised her hand and cleared her throat before speaking. "I was wondering what purpose it would serve for someone to transfigure something into a sleeping beast. Sure, it's beneficial for the caster, since they won't be eaten, but would the beast awaken under the caster's control, or can it be used in any way of benefit?" She might not have thought the question straight through, but it sounded decent in her head.</sup>

[Professor Cole A. Halliwell]

"Slightly bumbling, but I think I got the gist, Ms Burana," said Cole with a smal smile. "Well, it is simple to waken the animal using a modified awakening draught or an 'ennervate', or other similar spell. This gives the caster far more control over the animal - as we must remember we are creating a real, living thing, not just an aillusion as you may do in Charms. This is part of what makes transfiguration so dangerous."

Then, addressing the whole class:

"We have no Mihaels, however the other incantations are..." A wave of the hand caused them to appear on the board.

• Gryffindor: Panthera Leo
• Ravenclaw: Accipitridum Animalus
• Mustelidum Mammalius
• Slytherin: Serpentus Animalus

[Joe Moon(gone)]

Joe listen to what Professor halliwell was saying. There was only one thing that he needed to write down which was the incatations. He doesn't know if there is one for a picticular house and you only needed to write down so he just wrote the incantation for Ravenclaw. Even if that they had to write them all down then he would do that later on during the lesson on his notebook.

[Landon Tilbrook]

Landon was late. He walked quickly into the classroom. He hated when you were late and everybody looked at you. He hated even more when someone else was late and they came in making so much noise drawing attension to themselfs.

He took a seat in the middle of the classroom. He looked around. The students were all in his other classes. They looked quite fimilar. He got his things sorted and took out a peice of parchment and a pen., He began to take the notes on the boards. Just by looking at the spells he could tell where they were. He had read a head in his book, one day when he had nothing to do.

He quickly caught up and wrote down the incantations that had appeared when he had entreded class. He looked up, swiftly putting his pen down. He looked up and waited for someone to speck up or for them to continue through the lesson.