When Norman asked for an example of a creative use of transfiguration, he didn’t expect anyone to name an example for each branch of transfiguration. Nonetheless, O’Hanlan-Draven’s answer received a nod of approval. “All correct, Miss O’Hanlan-Draven,” he replied, meaning her examples and the branches of transfiguration. "Very good!"

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Norman’s expression softened ever so slightly. He didn’t mean to scare Gaeltheos; just give a friendly (or as friendly as a battle-hardened ex-auror like him could be) reminder. “It’s okay,” he replied with a slight smile to show he wasn’t mad about the candy.

Ah, human transfiguration. He had lots of experience in that particular area. “Yes, there are many creative uses for human transfiguration,” he said, nodding. “Very good, Miss Gaeltheos.”



A small smile twitched at Norman’s lips as he listened to Nam’s answer. What a fitting example it was, both to the question and the day! “Yes, that would be a very creative use of transfiguration,” he agreed. Although Melofors didn’t technically turn one’s head into a pumpkin… but he might come back to that in a bit. “Thank you, Mr. Nam.”



Norman could sense a change in Blaze’s demeanor, but he had no idea what had caused it. Although mildly concerned, he didn’t draw any attention to it, instead focusing on her answer. He wondered what kind of snuffbox the girl would design if given the chance, but that was neither here nor there. “Yes, you could give it any design you want. Very good, Miss Blaze,” he replied.



Here was another creative use of transfiguration that Norman was well familiar with! The sort of spells Mordaunt was talking about were his specialty in Dueling Club when he was at Ilvermorny. He nodded, smiling slightly. “Very good, Mr. Mordaunt,” he replied. “There’s always some element of creativity to dueling.”



Norman didn’t know much about plays - he wasn’t the dramatic type - but he had had some experience tranfiguring costume. He’d done that very thing to create the one he was wearing. He gave Burke a nod of approval. “Yes, it certainly is. Very good, Miss Burke,” he said.



Rivers’s answer got a small smile from Norman. He could think of many ways that transfiguration could be used for that purpose. For a moment, he wondered if Rivers had any specific ideas, but he pushed his curiosity aside. “Yes, Miss Rivers,” he replied. “There are a lot of ways you could use transfiguration to scare someone. Good example.”



The elder James girl’s answer earned a nod of approval. “Yes, that’s correct on all counts,” Norman said. “Good example, Miss James.”



It was all Norman could do to stifle a laugh at the thought of transfiguring someone into a duck with a top hat and cane. Now that would be a creative use of transfiguration! “I don’t know about a duck with a cane and top hat, but there are many spells you could use to turn an opponent into a creature,” he replied. “Very good, Miss Nam.”

[textcut= Baltazar-Dos Santos] Norman was following Baltazar-Dos Santos’s logic until the mention of the mean grandmother. Was that a purely hypothetical scenario or did she actually have a mean grandmother? Never mind, he had no idea, and now wasn’t the time to think about it. “Very good, Miss Baltazar-Dos Santos,” he said. “Transfiguration would come in handy in that case.”



Norman’s expression remained impassive at Upstead’s answer. Of course this one would take their answer in the most disturbing direction possible. Despite the grim subject matter, it was still factually correct, though whether or not it was morally correct was another story. “It can be. Yes, Mr. Upstead,” he replied.



Fox’s answer got a nod in reply. Another correct, if slightly unsettling, example of creativity in transfiguration…. One that provided headaches for Magical Law Enforcement departments the world over, as he recalled from his years working in one. “It certainly would be, Miss Fox,” Norman agreed.



Wow, Cambridge was certainly full of ideas, wasn’t she? As Norman listened, he could visualize exactly what she described, and he smiled slightly. Perhaps a career in interior design was in her future? Never mind. “Very good, Miss Cambridge,” he replied. “That sounds like a fun use of transfiguration.”



Norman tried, he really tried to be nice, but this one was trying his patience. The first time, he could understand the confusion. Now the questions bordered on defiance, and he was so done with it! He was not going to waste time justifying his rules to a child. “You have a right to those opinions, Mr. Flamsteed,” he said without a hint of emotion, “but I’ll thank you to leave other students out of this.” He gave the Gryffindor a look, warning him he was treading on thin ice. “Should you wish to continue this conversation, you may do so in my office after class.” Until then, this conversation was over.

By the time the second question rolled around, he’d all but forgotten about the earlier conversation. A small smile played upon his face as he imagined someone biting into a random object instead of an apple. “All very creative uses of switching spells,” he replied. “Good examples, Mr. Flamsteed.”



Well, Kingsley’s answer sounded familiar! Where had Norman heard it before? Just kidding! He remembered the lesson from last term all too well, and he appreciated the tie-in of previous information. “Yes, Mr. Kingsley,” he said. “Those are all good examples.”