Transfiguration Notebook - Year One
written by Elizabeth Black
Here are my notes from Transfiguration year one! The last chapter has links to the rest of my books of notes for the other subjects, so be sure to check those out as well!
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Lesson Five
Chapter 5
Hey readers! Today’s is a big day! Your first transformation! Good luck to all of you!
Matchstick• are small objects used to light a fire
• Needles are made from a variety of materials ranging all the way from metals to plastic or bone
• The one I am passing around the classroom now is a sewing needle
• it is made of metal and is extremely slender
• The purpose of this specific needle is in hand sewing
• things as simple as sewing buttons back onto clothes or things more complex such as • taking up a skirt and creating a new hemline.
composed of three parts:
- The head, which has the eye of the needle, is the part that you thread
- The body of the needle which is the long, thin part
- the point
• can easily be pushed through flesh
Sight:The needle is very thin and rounded, with a point at one end and the eye at the other. It is silver in color and the same length as the match.
Sound: When dropped on the table, the needle makes a much clearer sound than the match did. It is louder and sharper in quality as well.
Taste:This item will not harm you to taste it, but if you feel the need to do so, please let me disinfect it between students and do not stick the point in your mouth! The needle has a very metallic taste to it.
Smell: Along with the taste, the needle has a metallic smell. From these two senses you should be able to infer that this particular needle is made of metal, had I not told you previously.
Touch: The needle point is extremely sharp and the entire needle is cold to the touch. It is very hard and feels like metal.
• first I want you to visualize the match changing
• See it become silver, the end narrowing to a point, and the head becoming the eye of the needle.
• potentially go wrong with this transformation
s that nothing happens. If this is so, please do not get frustrated
• For those who are able to elicit some kind of transformation, you may find that the tip does not form a complete point, that the eye of the needle is solid rather than hollow to allow for the passage of thread, or that the needle does not become silver and rather remains the same paper material
• are common and to be expected with your first transformation
• Practice makes perfect and anyone is capable of doing this assignment as long as they work towards it!
• was originally performed with a candle wick, rather than a match, but was adapted later as matches became more popular.
• unknown who invented this spell
• 15th century
• Many believe it was seamstress Delfina Crimp, the witch who was also credited with inventing the Severing Charm
• Today this transformation is used mostly by tailors, though many find it a nice spell to have handy around the house as well for the occasional wardrobe mishap
• It allows you to start practicing visualizing various aspects of an object changing and morphing into another without requiring too much concentration or willpower
Matchstick• are small objects used to light a fire
• normally constructed of wood, but can also be made from pressed paper
• tip is made of a combination of chemicals that will combust when friction is applied and cause the match head to ignite
• two types of matches: ones that have to be struck upon a specific surface to ignite (known as safety matches) and those that will ignite upon any surface as long as enough friction is applied.
• in front of you now are safety matches
made of pressed paper rather than wood and are very light in weight, at only a few grams
• There are two types of observations we will be discussing: quantitative and qualitative
• Quantitative observations are based on amount.
• involve numbers of some sort,
• Qualitative observations are ones based on
• what you can obtain through your senses alone
• such as the match tip is red or it has a skinny shape.
Sight: The matchstick is about 1.25 inches long and 0.1 inches wide. It has a light colored appearance with a very slight brownish tint. The tip is bright red and the body is rectangular in shape, with the tip more of a rounded bulb. One end is slightly ragged from where it was torn from the book.
Sound: What sound does the match make when being dropped onto the desk? It’s a soft sound, most likely due to the light weight of the match.
Taste: Please do not put this in your mouth! The chemicals in the tip of a match can be toxic, so we will not be appraising this sense personally today. I can tell you, however, that if you were to taste the match, it would taste a bit like vinegar and salt.
Smell: Both the wood and the tip have a rather earthy smell. The wood may smell ever so slightly sweet to some, whereas the tip is a little more smoky.
Touch:The match is slightly rough to the touch. This is because the pressed paper is not a completely smooth surface and the chemicals in the tip do not form a smooth compound. This is intentional, as the rougher the surface, the more friction it creates and the easier it is to combust.
Needle
• Needles are made from a variety of materials ranging all the way from metals to plastic or bone
• The one I am passing around the classroom now is a sewing needle
• it is made of metal and is extremely slender
• The purpose of this specific needle is in hand sewing
• things as simple as sewing buttons back onto clothes or things more complex such as • taking up a skirt and creating a new hemline.
composed of three parts:
- The head, which has the eye of the needle, is the part that you thread
- The body of the needle which is the long, thin part
- the point
• can easily be pushed through flesh
Sight:The needle is very thin and rounded, with a point at one end and the eye at the other. It is silver in color and the same length as the match.
Sound: When dropped on the table, the needle makes a much clearer sound than the match did. It is louder and sharper in quality as well.
Taste:This item will not harm you to taste it, but if you feel the need to do so, please let me disinfect it between students and do not stick the point in your mouth! The needle has a very metallic taste to it.
Smell: Along with the taste, the needle has a metallic smell. From these two senses you should be able to infer that this particular needle is made of metal, had I not told you previously.
Touch: The needle point is extremely sharp and the entire needle is cold to the touch. It is very hard and feels like metal.
The Transformation
• first I want you to visualize the match changing
• See it become silver, the end narrowing to a point, and the head becoming the eye of the needle.
• potentially go wrong with this transformation
s that nothing happens. If this is so, please do not get frustrated
• For those who are able to elicit some kind of transformation, you may find that the tip does not form a complete point, that the eye of the needle is solid rather than hollow to allow for the passage of thread, or that the needle does not become silver and rather remains the same paper material
• are common and to be expected with your first transformation
• Practice makes perfect and anyone is capable of doing this assignment as long as they work towards it!
Where did this come from? Why do I care?
• was originally performed with a candle wick, rather than a match, but was adapted later as matches became more popular.
• unknown who invented this spell
• 15th century
• Many believe it was seamstress Delfina Crimp, the witch who was also credited with inventing the Severing Charm
• Today this transformation is used mostly by tailors, though many find it a nice spell to have handy around the house as well for the occasional wardrobe mishap
• It allows you to start practicing visualizing various aspects of an object changing and morphing into another without requiring too much concentration or willpower
