Mmm. Transfiguration. It wasn't Finlay's best subject. Well really, he wasn't that good at most of the lessons anymore. But he still wanted to attend them, because he wanted to pass his NEWTS after all. Holding his bag, he wandered along the corridor and into the transfiguration classroom, to find a woman that he had never met before. Hmmm. Interesting. The headboy smiled at the woman, who seemed to be pacing a little. Hmm. She looked a little interesting. Finn coughed, making his presence known before speaking. "Good afternoon..." He smiled at the woman. Well he may as well introduce himself. That would help right. "I'm Finn Carmicheal, headboy." And with a nod, he wandered further into the classroom.

Simon had to admit, he was more then the usual excited for Transfiguration class this time around. There was still the tripedation about Shaw but it was kinda overwhelmed by the curiousity of the topic of the lesson. Upon entering the classroom however, he was greated not by the eccentric man who was obviously off his rocker but by a woman instead.

"Um hello," he greeted politely, unsure what to call her as he made his way to a desk up front.

Awww no kitties in Transfiguration? Sad.


But, there were apparently cookies, a Head Boy, and a substitute - so perhaps it would be alright. Neptune curtsied for the lady with a polite, "How do you do?" before taking a seat somewhere in the middle of the room.

Lexi sniffled a bit as she loped into Transfig. If that maniac had kidnapped her kitty again she was going to tattle. For reals. TATTLE. But.. who was THIS?

...

No better way to find out. "Good day... who are you?" Lexi said as she tilted her head to one side and then plopped into a seat near the front of the room. WHO ARE YOUUUUU? Another crazy person.

Nah. She wasn't crazy. Lexi could tell. She was pretty and didn't have that wonky look in her eyes that loonies did.

Hoping that this lesson would be a lot more exciting than the previous one. She really didn't care that much about the people who gave lessons rather than the lesson itself, but having a terrible professor never helped her focus.

Peering inside the classroom, she was surprised to find a woman pacing in front of the table. Excitedly, she stepped in hanging the bag on her shoulder again, "Hi Professor." She greeted with a bright smile and walked at a seat in the front row. This lesson should be interesting! ^__^

Saying she was actually thrilled to go to a transfiguration lesson this term would have had even Evelyn herself confused. She was still confused! Thrilled to be in Shaw's lesson? However, she'd heard what the topic was going to be about today. She'd sit through a lesson listening to that runes professor if it meant she could get a little more information about this.

Making her way into the classroom, all ready wish the professor a good day, but, that...wasn't Shaw. Meh? "Good day." she greeted before...eying the cookies. Pffft. Cookies.

Pffft.

Kurumi, having read the announcement on the Gryffindor board, had squeaked with delight. The announcement DID say that they should bring something to the lesson to share with others and that really only meant one thing: cookies.

Despite feeling like she was walking around in someone else's body for a good portion of the past month, Kurumi had begun feeling more like herself over the past few days and nothing was a stronger signal to her of this than her desire to bake returning.

Kurumi walked into the classroom and expected to see Shaw standing in the front of the room with his chainsaw in hand ready to carve some caveman like drawing of an animal into the board. Instead, she saw a nervous looking woman that she had never seen before pacing the front of the room. Was she...Shaw's sister? What was she going to make suddenly appear? A flame thrower?

Timidly with the box containing individually wrapped cookies in her hands and her bag hanging off her right shoulder, the third year approached the woman and offered her a small but polite bow.

"H-Hello," she squeaked offering the box of cookies. Unfortunately, it seemed like the woman had already brought cookies with her as well. "I-I-I'm Kurumi Hollingberry. Gryffindor third year and these," she said extending her arms and therefore the box. "...these are for everyone to share. As was stated on the announcement board."

Fallon walked into the Transfiguration classroom, expecting another interesting lesson from Shaw. She was shocked when she saw a woman standing at the front of the room. She spotted the cookies. The woman seemed nervous so Fallon smiled. "Hello. I'm Fallon McCarthy. Are you subbing for Shaw today?" Of course she was but Fallon was trying to be nice.

Rose entered the classroom with a great deal of anxiety... Shaw didn't like her much, Ah well, just think of the house points..... as soon as she had walked into the room, she noticed with delight that Shaw wasn't there at all - it was.. it was a strange woman...

Looking at the lady as she passed, Rose said "Good day..uhm Professor? Ma'am?, quickly taking her seat, removing her textbook , parchment and quill - ready for the lesson to start..

Also wondering where her friend Penny is - Rose had been supposed to meet Penny for lunch but the girl hadn't shown up.. Maybe she'd be at this class..

Helena made her way to the Transfiguration classroom, not exactly cheerful. But... why would she be? Since that insane man made her turn poor Ezra into a hat, and didn't even turn him back. Hmph.

However, as she entered the room, a grin appeared on her face. Whoever this might be, Helena was more than happy. "Hello," the girl said with a smile, wondering if she should've added 'professor'. Was she? Or maybe she was just someone that was taking Shaw's place. But that really didn't matter. It mattered that Shaw was not there to torture more animals.

After she greeted the woman, Helena took a seat somewhere in the front, since she had a feeling that it was safe. At least for this class.

"It's very nice to meet you, Finn Carmichael, Head Boy," Cade was delighted by good manners, and it couldn't have been more apparent in the smile that spread across her face. If the Heads were polite, surely the other students fell in line with that behavior.

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Simon had to admit, he was more then the usual excited for Transfiguration class this time around. There was still the tripedation about Shaw but it was kinda overwhelmed by the curiousity of the topic of the lesson. Upon entering the classroom however, he was greated not by the eccentric man who was obviously off his rocker but by a woman instead.

"Um hello," he greeted politely, unsure what to call her as he made his way to a desk up front.

She waved happily as another strapping young man entered the room. Gryffindor. Good, good. Variety was the spice of life and all that.

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Saying she was actually thrilled to go to a transfiguration lesson this term would have had even Evelyn herself confused. She was still confused! Thrilled to be in Shaw's lesson? However, she'd heard what the topic was going to be about today. She'd sit through a lesson listening to that runes professor if it meant she could get a little more information about this.

Making her way into the classroom, all ready wish the professor a good day, but, that...wasn't Shaw. Meh? "Good day." she greeted before...eying the cookies. Pffft. Cookies.

Pffft.

And a Slytherin young lady. "Good day to you. Don't worry. I won't force baked goods on anyone. If you'd be so kind as to pass the plate around, however, we can satisfy the sweet tooth of those who are hungry."

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Awww no kitties in Transfiguration? Sad.


But, there were apparently cookies, a Head Boy, and a substitute - so perhaps it would be alright. Neptune curtsied for the lady with a polite, "How do you do?" before taking a seat somewhere in the middle of the room.

"Very well, thank you," Cade curtsied back. Very polite. Why was Gaellen always so stressed about their behavior? Hmm?

Men could be so whiny.

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Lexi sniffled a bit as she loped into Transfig. If that maniac had kidnapped her kitty again she was going to tattle. For reals. TATTLE. But.. who was THIS?

...

No better way to find out. "Good day... who are you?" Lexi said as she tilted her head to one side and then plopped into a seat near the front of the room. WHO ARE YOUUUUU? Another crazy person.

Nah. She wasn't crazy. Lexi could tell. She was pretty and didn't have that wonky look in her eyes that loonies did.

"I'm the teacher. Introductions in a moment, I promise. Otherwise you'll have to hear it over and over and will be quite sick of the sound of my voice before we even begin."

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Hoping that this lesson would be a lot more exciting than the previous one. She really didn't care that much about the people who gave lessons rather than the lesson itself, but having a terrible professor never helped her focus.

Peering inside the classroom, she was surprised to find a woman pacing in front of the table. Excitedly, she stepped in hanging the bag on her shoulder again, "Hi Professor." She greeted with a bright smile and walked at a seat in the front row. This lesson should be interesting! ^__^

"I'm not a professor, sadly. You could call me Madame, I suppose, if we're all bent on using titles." And since children probably ought to be asked to use titles, even when they seemed pretentious and silly, Cade would bow to that convention.

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Kurumi, having read the announcement on the Gryffindor board, had squeaked with delight. The announcement DID say that they should bring something to the lesson to share with others and that really only meant one thing: cookies.

Despite feeling like she was walking around in someone else's body for a good portion of the past month, Kurumi had begun feeling more like herself over the past few days and nothing was a stronger signal to her of this than her desire to bake returning.

Kurumi walked into the classroom and expected to see Shaw standing in the front of the room with his chainsaw in hand ready to carve some caveman like drawing of an animal into the board. Instead, she saw a nervous looking woman that she had never seen before pacing the front of the room. Was she...Shaw's sister? What was she going to make suddenly appear? A flame thrower?

Timidly with the box containing individually wrapped cookies in her hands and her bag hanging off her right shoulder, the third year approached the woman and offered her a small but polite bow.

"H-Hello," she squeaked offering the box of cookies. Unfortunately, it seemed like the woman had already brought cookies with her as well. "I-I-I'm Kurumi Hollingberry. Gryffindor third year and these," she said extending her arms and therefore the box. "...these are for everyone to share. As was stated on the announcement board."

"You brought a snack!" She peeked into the box and cooed over the very charming little snacks. How sweet they were! "That was very generous of you. If you'd pass the box around to share, I'm sure your classmates would appreciate the fruits of your labors. And if anyone else has a snack to share, feel free to pass them around."

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Fallon walked into the Transfiguration classroom, expecting another interesting lesson from Shaw. She was shocked when she saw a woman standing at the front of the room. She spotted the cookies. The woman seemed nervous so Fallon smiled. "Hello. I'm Fallon McCarthy. Are you subbing for Shaw today?" Of course she was but Fallon was trying to be nice.

"I am," she agreed. "Or not subbing, exactly, because he was sort of a sub, really, wasn't he? More like... filling in. Subbing for subbing. Something like that." She was talking way too much.

Shut it, Howard.

"Anyway, we can settle in as the last of your classmates arrive. You'll probably want to jot some notes or questions as they occur to you, but I'm afraid I'm not qualified for any practical lessons. I'll try to involve you as much as possible in the discussion, and if you have questions as we go, just shoot up a hand and ask away."

Fallon giggled as the woman ran on a bit. Fallon did that sometimes when she was nervous. "That makes sense. And don't be so nervous. We're not going to bite your head off or anything."

...and with that final comment, Fallon went to grab a seat. She picked one near the front of the room. She really wanted to learn to become an animagus.

She nodded as the woman explained. Fallon had her favorite purple quill and a clean piece of parchment ready.

Daichi held his Transfiguration book in his arms as he entered the classroom. He immediatly looked around, wondering if the cats were still there. When he didn't hear any meowing he pouted. Why no kitties? they were cute!

"Hello Sssii.....Ma'am?" Daichi stood in front of the professors desk. Looking at her wide confusing wide eyes. What happened to Shaw?! Did she kill him!? O___o. Daichi's gaze traveled from the woman to the plate of "COOKIES~!" he squealed the word out and quickly closed his mouth. "S-Sorry, Miss...uhm..sorry..." he muttered and quickly turned around to find a seat.

The first year took a seat at the front of the class. His eyes never leaving the tray of cookies when he sat down, they weren't even leaving them when he placed his book on the desk. He wanted a cookie. And since he was the one sitting at the front he would be one of the first to have one. mwahahaha!

She...what?

Pass the plate around? She had to touch the plate?

Taking a feeeew tiny steps towards the desks, having all intentions to sit down instead, Evelyn gave a quiet short sigh before moving over to the plate instead. Pass them around. "Alright." she mumbled. Pass around the plate. Paasssss....

Could she just throw it at them? Would be more fun.

Penny walked into the classroom and was very glad to see that Shaw was absent.... In his place however was a woman,...I'm ok with that, she thought as she walked over to her desk...

"Good Day ma'am", she said with a smile, because she had just seen her fried Rose...

Penny was supposed to have lunch with Rose today... but she had been Violet Le Veela for a few hours now, thanks to the Polyjuice potion perfectly brewed down in the dungeons.. ...and she wasn't sure if Violet had turned up for their lunch date.

Changing direction, she veered up the aisle to a desk on Roses left side and got situated.....

Wondering how best to tell Rose, that she was, in fact, Penny polyjuiced to look like Violet..

Samira was dreading Transfiguration. Was she bad at the subject? No. Did she have trouble sitting still? No.

Did she hate their excuse of a Professor?

Definitely.

Samira hated Shaw. Hated, hated, hated him. With passion. Every time she went to the class, the young Slytherin would be worried about being severed in half by his blasted chainsaw. She paused at the door. She really has had enough of Shaw. Maybe she should just skip? It's not like Shaw actually taught anyways...

But no. She was a good girl. She would go to class even if it killed her.

Walking in the room, the Slytherin gave a surprised gasp. Shaw wasn't there, wearing his weird alligator cloak. No...it was a woman. A nice, sane looking woman. Shaw wasn't there. Shaw wasn't there. He wasn't there!

Samira could have cried in relief.

She flounced in much more brightly than she usually would. "Hello, Professor!" she said brightly and loudly. "Are you replacing Shaw?" she asked hopefully. She didn't even care if the lady couldn't teach. As long as she didn't have a chainsaw...This day was shaping up already!

Oh dear.

Neptune raised her hand up about half way and wiggled her fingers at the new and lovely sub-for-the-sub. "Yoohoo? That girl," Neptune motioned to Evelyn, "isn't exactly.... hostess material."

Neither was Neptune.

But Evelyn was 3/4ths evil and the goodwill of all the hungry students was at stake.

She looked around the room for someone suitable for cookie serving. "Just so you know." The ever-helpful Miss Bott.

Lara was pretty excited about today's lesson. She thought if there's someone from the ministry coming then it must be a very interesting lesson and they'll surely learn lots and lots of things. She hoped that they'll get to be an Animagus, if this was possible.

She entered the class room smiling widely with lots of questions in her eyes but she just looked at the ministry employee who seemed to brought a couple of things. She glanced some cookies and she was sure that they were a special kind that can only be brought by important employees. She smiled at her as she got near her and said "Good Morning!" she said cheerfully, her eyes beaming "You're from the ministry ? right?!" she couldnt help but asking, she was so excited to meet someone who works in the minisrty.

...

WHAT!?

She wasn't deaf! She heard that. "Saying that I'm not exactly 'hostess' material won't make me give you a cookie any faster." No, Neptune was the last person in the class she was going to get to. Actually, no. She wasn't even going to go around to giving Neptune a cookie. She could get one herself.

Hmph. And while Evelyn was at it, she claimed this desk right here. Away from any pesky Ravenclaws.

"Much easier said than done," Cade did sigh over that. The upside was that students weren't trying to be nervous-making the way some adults did.

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Daichi held his Transfiguration book in his arms as he entered the classroom. He immediatly looked around, wondering if the cats were still there. When he didn't hear any meowing he pouted. Why no kitties? they were cute!

"Hello Sssii.....Ma'am?" Daichi stood in front of the professors desk. Looking at her wide confusing wide eyes. What happened to Shaw?! Did she kill him!? O___o. Daichi's gaze traveled from the woman to the plate of "COOKIES~!" he squealed the word out and quickly closed his mouth. "S-Sorry, Miss...uhm..sorry..." he muttered and quickly turned around to find a seat.

The first year took a seat at the front of the class. His eyes never leaving the tray of cookies when he sat down, they weren't even leaving them when he placed his book on the desk. He wanted a cookie. And since he was the one sitting at the front he would be one of the first to have one. mwahahaha!

"Yup, cookies. You're welcome to have one or two. I figure keeping your hands and mouths busy with goodies means that you'll be more keen to listen to me blather on."

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She...what?

Pass the plate around? She had to touch the plate?

Taking a feeeew tiny steps towards the desks, having all intentions to sit down instead, Evelyn gave a quiet short sigh before moving over to the plate instead. Pass them around. "Alright." she mumbled. Pass around the plate. Paasssss....

Could she just throw it at them? Would be more fun.

"Thank you, my dear. You're a credit to your house."

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Penny walked into the classroom and was very glad to see that Shaw was absent.... In his place however was a woman,...I'm ok with that, she thought as she walked over to her desk...

"Good Day ma'am", she said with a smile, because she had just seen her fried Rose...

Penny was supposed to have lunch with Rose today... but she had been Violet Le Veela for a few hours now, thanks to the Polyjuice potion perfectly brewed down in the dungeons.. ...and she wasn't sure if Violet had turned up for their lunch date.

Changing direction, she veered up the aisle to a desk on Roses left side and got situated.....

Wondering how best to tell Rose, that she was, in fact, Penny polyjuiced to look like Violet..

"Good day to you. Please have a seat." She nodded as another student entered the classroom. All settled?

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Samira was dreading Transfiguration. Was she bad at the subject? No. Did she have trouble sitting still? No.

Did she hate their excuse of a Professor?

Definitely.

Samira hated Shaw. Hated, hated, hated him. With passion. Every time she went to the class, the young Slytherin would be worried about being severed in half by his blasted chainsaw. She paused at the door. She really has had enough of Shaw. Maybe she should just skip? It's not like Shaw actually taught anyways...

But no. She was a good girl. She would go to class even if it killed her.

Walking in the room, the Slytherin gave a surprised gasp. Shaw wasn't there, wearing his weird alligator cloak. No...it was a woman. A nice, sane looking woman. Shaw wasn't there. Shaw wasn't there. He wasn't there!

Samira could have cried in relief.

She flounced in much more brightly than she usually would. "Hello, Professor!" she said brightly and loudly. This day was shaping up already!

"No, not a professor. Not exactly. But hello to you." She nodded at the girl.

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Oh dear.

Neptune raised her hand up about half way and wiggled her fingers at the new and lovely sub-for-the-sub. "Yoohoo? That girl," Neptune motioned to Evelyn, "isn't exactly.... hostess material."

Neither was Neptune.

But Evelyn was 3/4ths evil and the goodwill of all the hungry students was at stake.

She looked around the room for someone suitable for cookie serving. "Just so you know." The ever-helpful Miss Bott.

"Oh no, my dear. I'm sure our Slytherin friend is perfectly capable of acting the hostess today. If she's disinclined to eat a cookie herself, she'll be all the more eager for her classmates to empty the tray." Cade would never tell someone their ideas or opinions were wrong if she could help it, but she absolutely believed the girl could serve cookies. It was simple.

"Perhaps you'd like to offer your classmates some lemonade? And while you're doing that, we should begin." She waited a moment, hoping everyone was truly settled and snacking and ready for class.

Be gentle?

"My name is Caedwyn Howard, and I am employed at the Ministry of Magic in Magical Law Enforcement. Specifically, I am the Unregistered Animagus Investigator. To preempt any questions... no, I am not an Animagus myself. However, I am currently in training to become one and, aside from a trained Transfiguration academic, I'm probably best able to talk to you about this fascinating topic."

Not to mention she had an 'in' at the school and was always willing to do a favor for Uncle Headmaster. "Now then... some of you may be aware that at the Ministry, we keep a detailed registry of all current Animagii in the country. I'd like to discuss it briefly with you by way of an introduction. Why do you suppose the registry is so important?"

Iris hadn't been this excited for a class in a LONG time... and it wasn't even a proper class! The worst thing about it, was that Shaw was the teacher. He'd probably want to be a bear or a crocodile or something equally as insane... But that didn't matter. Animagus Theory is something Iris had spent a lot of time reading up on, so she was still definitely going to come to this lesson.

Walking into the classroom in a much more cheerful manner than usual, Iris stopped as she saw a woman stood at the front of the classroom. A pretty woman, at that. "Oh! Hullo, Miss... Where's Shaw? Have they fired him?!" The head girl asked, a litttle TOO enthusiastically. Oh, it'd be FANTASTIC if they had. The man was an imbecile... and liked chainsaws too much. That scared her, a lot.

Remembering the large box in her hands, Iris grinned cheerfully at the woman and opened the box to show dozens of cupcakes. "I saw the notice on the board, saying to bring snacks... so I made these." Iris hoped that she'd made enough for everyone.... if she hadn't, then they could always duplicate the cupcakes...



OOC: ... gaaaaaaaah. Distractions and slow internets... sorry if the class has started properly.

Not a professor? Aw. And Samira was so excited to have her as a replacement of him... But she pushed those thought out of her head. She wanted to make the best impression possible.

Samira raised her hand eagerly to answer the question. "Registering when you become an animagi is very important because if anyone could become an animagus without registering, there would be animagus everywhere and there would be no sense of order. Not to mention many criminals could become unregistered animagi. That way they could go on the run as their animal, and the Ministry would have no idea. Also, it helps keep track of all the Wizards and Witches who become animaus. It could give the Ministry an idea and stuff..." That was an acceptable answer, right?

Simon listened as the woman introduced herself, wondering ever so briefly if his brother then run into her working in the same department. He was aware of it, the registry he meant even knew one though Jonathan, their family friend Aurora. "Could it be to avoid the usage of the ability being used for more nefarious means?" he supplied lowering his hand. After all that would be a reason for it be under the Department of Law Enforcement as well as Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

Ooooh Magical Law Enforcement?

As the woman was talking, Helena figured that the lesson would be interesting, even though she mentioned that she wasn't qualified for a practical part, or something like that. But after the last Transfiguration lesson, Helena didn't even want anymore practical lessons.

She also wondered in what animal was she training to turn into, but it wasn't suitable to ask, since the class had officially started. And now... the girl knew about the registry, but why could it be important? "Maybe it would've been some kind of... chaos," she said with her hand raised, "if there were unregistered animagi all around," riiiight?