Alex smiled as she tried to do the same. Nervously she lifted her wand. " Re-...ver..toe". Nothing happened, what an iddiot she thought. She tapped her wand against it again and repeated " Reverto". She watched as the small saucer had changed back into her locket. Holding it, she smiled and watched the rest of the class do there spells.

Mina did her best to follow along and get everything down in her notes. She was actually able to focus more in this lesson, just as long as she looked right ahead and not behind her.

Picking up her item, she looked at it closely and started to write down what was need in her dainty handwriting.

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What is the item: Heart Charm Bracelet
Size: approx. 17.78 cm unclasped; fits in the palm of hand
Shape: Tiny rings in a loop with two heart charms.
Texture: Smooth and polished, except for one heart. It had a bit rough as it has embedded jewels.
Colour: Silver
Weight: approx. 4 oz
Defining markings: Slight dent on the smooth side of the charm

Setting it back down on her desk, she raised her hand. She was ready for the bracelet to be transfigured and try her hand at turning it back.

Carter got out a new parchment and looked over his scarf.

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What is the item: Scarf
Size: About 45 cm by 25 cm
Shape: Rectangular with frayed ends
Texture: soft
Color: Scarlet and Gold striped
Weight: light
Defining markings: a small Gryffindor seal on the end

After writing down his description he waited for the Professor to come around and transfigure it.

Destiny jumped a little when Evelyn started wiggling that thing in her face. Was that a snake!? It better not have been. "Ha ha." she said, stinking her tongue out at her friend. Just wait. When this stuffed butterfly turns back into the brooch, Evelyn was going to get a face full of ugly.

Snickering as the Professor 'tutted' Evelyn, she propped her stuffed butterfly on her desk. Perhaps if it was sitting up straight the reverto spell would work better. She thought about the brooch in all it's ugly glory and flourished her wand. "Reverto!!" she said a little louder than last time. She leaned in close and it looked like it was going to transfigure back into the brooch! The gems started to show and it was shrinking!

Shrink.
Shrink.
Shriiiiiink.

And then it stopped.

Blinking a few times, she picked up the brooch. It seemed like it was back to normal! Every gem was in place, and the missing one was still missing. The size seemed right, as did the colors.

Except..

..it was still FLUFFY!

Marie opened her notebook to a new page and wrote down the description of her hair clip.

Now to wait for the professor to transfigure it into something else.

Preston nodded, pleased with her progress and continued on.

Continuing to make his way around the room, Preston observed the young man's efforts before moving on.

He watched as she struggled a bit, which was to be expected, even with her second. "You're doing well. Just keep at it."

Noticing the girl's raised hand, Professor Kingsley smiled. With a tap, her bouncy ball had become a snowglobe.

With a nod, Professor Kingsley checked in on the girl. "You're letting go of your concentration just a little too early," he said as he passed her desk. "But you're doing well."

Preston approached the young man with the cupcakes. "Mister Fletcher," he said with a nod. "Remember, I'd like you to try the spell nonverbally first." With a tap, the cupcake became a pygmy puff.

Certainly not edible.

Preston stood near the first year. He seemed to recall that it had been a charm bracelet. "Try the spell again with some more concentration."

Preston nodded. "Would you like to try again? You don't have to. You can simply work on your notes, if you'd like."

Professor Kingsley crouched down. "I need you to at least try the spell, ok? It might give you something else to focus on?" He hesitated, before adding, "If... if it's something you need to talk to someone about, see me after class."

Preston nodded in Miss Waters' direction. Good. They were getting it.

Stepping up quickly when he saw her hand, Professor Kingsley transfigured the bracelet into a strand of (fake) pearls.

Walking over quickly, Preston soon transfigured the scarf into a neck tie.

"Keep at it, Miss Shepard, you are doing quite well!" Professor Kingsley gave her a quick nod, making note of her excellent progress.

Making his way to another Slytherin, Professor Kingsley tapped the hairclip, turning it into a pair of scissors.

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Turning, he faced the class again. "You are continuing to do quite excellently. Remember, fifth years and old, try it nonverbally, first. Please, raise your hand if you have any questions or need help!"

ooc: PM me if you need anything, or if you can't find what I transfigured your item into. There have been a lot of posts.

Alex nodded at the Professor, She had copied it excatly as the Professor said it. She glanced at her now belt and flourished her wand chanting, "Reverto!" thinking of the black belt turning back into her silver pedant. The belt shifted quickly the black was now silver with a pentagram peeking out. Alex raised her eyebrows it had taken her three times last time and she almost got it the first this time. She pictured the diamonds, the twistyness of her pendant before casting, "Reverto" again this time it changed all the way back into her pendant. She smiled brightly lifting it up to eye level examing it. She nodded smiling it was the same as she brought it in. She loved Transfiguration.

Cadence practically beamed up at the professor as he complimented her work. Being good at transfiguration was probably one of the skills that Cadence prided herself on most highly. It was, literally, a mind over matter sort of magic. And then he said a word that caused Cadi's eyes to go wide... nonverbal. "P-professor," she said, feeling a bit nervous inside. "I've never done a non-verbal transfiguration before. I've only ever done basic charm work nonverbally. I mean... do you think I can do it? I'll try, if you want me to, but perhaps you shouldn't turn it into a live creature while I'm trying?" she said, obviously feeling a lot less confident about her transfiguration abilities now.

Selena nodded again. 'This bone has curves, it's different than your scarf which is straight... the bone is hard as well on the outside. Don't you remember the warmth of your fuzzy but itchy scarf?' Selena said. She flourished her wand, "Reverto," Selena said. Okay... she now had a fuzzy dog chew toy, ew. Selena sighed and tried again. 'Your scarf was larger than this bone, your scarf was like, three feet long, this is five inches!' Selena thought as she focused on it. "Reverto!" Selena said. Yay!! It became a scarf again! Selena pet it then lifted it to her nose. It better not smell like dog.

Snickering at Destiny, and taking a quick glance at the Professor since she did in fact hear that little 'tut' coming from him, Evelyn placed her limp bracelet back down on her desk and held her wand up again.

Surely one more spell would make the bracelet go back to normal right? It was worth a try. Trying to imagine the hard bracelet in her hands, it's shape, and the feel of it, Evelyn closed her eyes once more and muttered another confident and clear "Reverto" with the same light swish of her wand.

Opening her eyes, she saw just in time, the end process of the bracelet going back to it's original structure. Finally, she did it. On the second try too. And we could alllll just overlook that little fact and pretend she did it on the first try. Smiling and placing her wand down on her desk, she moved to pick up the bracelet and to put it on. However, when she tried, the bracelet bent.

Seriously? It wasn't back to normal yet? Being made from silver, and not plastic, it shouldn't have bent so easily like that. Ugh. ONE MORE TIME! "Reverto!" she exclaimed, another swish of her wand and putting all her intent in the spell to make her bracelet go back to normal. Seeing the bracelet right itself out, it rock back and forth for a moment before falling to its side and laying still.

Was it fixed? Third time the charm right? Hesitantly, she picked up the bracelet and tried to bend it slightly. No, it didn't budge and centimeter. Smirking, she placed it on her wrist. Perfect! "Professor, may I try once more?" she asked, taking the bracelet off and placing it back down on her desk.

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Preston approached the young man with the cupcakes. "Mister Fletcher," he said with a nod. "Remember, I'd like you to try the spell nonverbally first." With a tap, the cupcake became a pygmy puff.

Certainly not edible.

Awww what, he just HAD to change the cute lil cupcake into.... into.... into......

"What in the name of Merlin's great fluffy white beard is that abomination?!" the boy declared quite loudly. His nose wrinkled in a combination of disgust and confusion at the quite.... bright, yellow, and softly squeaking round pygmy puff.

He tilted his head and slowly reached one long finger out toward the creature, tickling it softly under the... chin? "Heheheh," Fletcher chuckled as the pygmy puff slowly rocked to and fro and seemed to purr happily. It was kind of cute if you squinted and held your head at just the right angle. Geez. Did people actually like, buy these things for pets?!

Regardless, Fletcher had to change it back to his cupcake now, after jotting down a few notes of course.

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What is the item: A little furry... pgymy puff?
Size: Like a really really big ball of yellow yarn.
Shape: Round. Really round. Er, spherical.
Texture: Soft, furry and fluffy.
Colour: Bright canary yellow.
Weight: Erm, not sure? Light? Fluffy?
Defining markings: It has a pink tongue and two tiny black eyes you can barely see.

Doing well? As if!

Destiny was not used to doing these spells over and over. Usually it takes her only twice to get the spell right. Her wand must be broken, it had to be.

Giving the wand in her hand a little shake, she once again imagined the ugly brooch that was once on her desk. Ugly brooch, ugly brooch. she repeated in her mind. Nodding to herself, she gave her wand a flourish, "Reverto!!!!" she said, then decided to close her eyes. If it wasn't a brooch by the time her eyes opened, she was going to chuck the fluffy thing across the room.

1, 2, 3! Eyes open!

She moved her eyes slowly down. And what she saw was HIDEOUS! So hideous that she once again closed her eyes.

Her brooch was back.

ooc:Sorry I put Preston instead of Kingsley, I thought that was the last name.


As Professor Kingsley passed her desk, Lysandra heard him say that she was letting go of her concentration a little early, but that she was doing well. She nodded her head and went back to her ribbon. She again concentrated on the broken bottle it had been before but harder and longer. She pointed her wand at the ribbon and said Reverto! but had the image of a broken ink bottle still in her head. She saw the ribbon shimmer like it did the last time, but it continued to transform. First it turned completely black. Then it started to harden and shift into a cup like shape until it was as hard as glass and had the shine like glass did. There, right in front of her, sat a broken ink bottle, transformed into a ribbon and then back to its original shape.

Sky screwed her eyes tight and concentrated really hard. I mean, like, to the point where it hurt. With her eyes still shut, she stammered, "Reverto?" She opened an eye and loosened up once she saw the charm appear.

Alex decided to try again..maybe something harder? Transfiguration was simple to her..and she was a first year. "Professor can you transfigure it again?" She asked right she put her hand in the air.

Rae was nervous and excited to transfigure her item. If she did this right on the first try then that would mean the world to her. Maybe she could actually have a future, maybe one day she can own a house, own a bed. That would be nice to have somewhere to sleep everynight. This year, this class, this spell, made her future. It would let her know if she could really have something...

Kellen stared at the large, pointy thing on his desk. This was not a kitten. Or a puppy. This was something he'd seen quite a few times the past summer in Canada, mostly when he was running for his life from conjured bears. One of these things would stroll out onto the path, forcing him to veer off into the bush and emerge covered in burrs.

He looked up at Kingsley, wondering if the man had been talking to Sabel or Raiden. How had he known that Kellen disliked, no, detested these things? And now it was eating his quill, its little rodent jaws moving back and forth and its beady eyes staring at him. Why couldn't it have been a hedgehog? Why'd it have to be a hedgehog's overgrown, ugly cousin?

"Baaaaah," he didn't even know where to start. Hesitant fingers reached for his quill, but the porcupine tensed and hissed a little. Kellen snatched his hand back, glaring at it. And Kingsley wanted this done non-verbally?

His eyes went to the spikes on its back. Well! Those were the teeth of the comb, if ever he saw them. And well, he supposed the nose was something like one of the rounded ends, and the tail must be the other one. In fact, if he'd set the comb teeth-up, it would kind of resemble this spiky monstrosity. He didn't see the logo for the comb, and was willing to bet it was on the porcupine's belly. Where it would remain, unlooked for. Because... that would be a death sentence.

Kellen ran his hands over his wand, giving the porcupine a final look-over, then concentrated on the comb. What it had been. How the porcupine would have to change to become what it was.

Reverto! He thought to himself, hoping that if it didn't work, at least it would take away the spines the first...

Oh hey! Kellen watched as the porcupine's spines stood straight up, then the creature began to shrink. Its nose and tail tucked under it, the spines grew together, and soon he was looking at his comb again. He poked it with a finger, but there was nothing alive about it now.

Kellen raised his hand, feeling pretty good about himself, "Professor? Could I try another one?" Because hey, it's not like he'd get a porcupine again, right?

Gold nodded. That called in religion, and that was a personal matter. There, people branched off, often differed. It was one of those points you can never fully explain, to the satisfaction of all.

Hence, also a point best kept aside, for now.

"Right, professor." Professor Kingsley had a way of simplifying everything, and Gold was starting to find that wonderful, because it helped her understand. He wasn't using fancy words, for the sake of them. Relieeeff. She imagined a student trying to conjure the answer to a question they did not understand in an examination, and smiled lightly, to herself.

Oh, she could do that. Gold dipped her quill in the PINK! ink that she always used to write any and everything under the sun, even in examinations when she was provided with an anti-cheating quill and, taking note of the miniature, toy lion she had brought along, specified it in words.

There. That sounded alright.

Mmmmmmmkayy.

A tea kettle. Yush.

Jimbo lifted his quill and examined the kettle as he wrote.

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What is the item: A tea kettle
Size: Short and Stout
Shape: Has a handle and a spout.
Texture: Smooth
Colour: White-ish...sorta.
Weight: Depending on whether it has water in it.
Defining markings: Flowery design all over it.

Otayyy.

So, now to TRANSFIGURATE!
Jimbo put his quill down and took out his wand. He held it pointed to the tea kettle and concentrated on turning it back into the tiny little toy soldier he had brought in. He pictured the soldier's tiny-ness and green-ness and soldier-ness as he moved his wand the right way and said, "Reverto!"

He was looking at a tea kettle.
Okay...
Again.

He moved his wand again as he pictured the toy soldier. "Re-VERT-oe!"
Nothing. Damn. He thought about what he might have done wrong while he was casting. Maybe the wrong wand movement? No, no, he did that right. He was sure of it. Sighing, he managed to overhear the conversation Iris was having with the Professor. She seemed to be having more success than him so he payed attention as she cast her spell.

Ah...he was pronouncing it wrong. That explains it. He turned back the the tea kettle and imagined the tiny soldier. He did the proper wand movement once more and made sure he got his pronunciation right this time. "Rever-TOE!"

He looked at the tiny soldier in front of him and grinned. He'd done it! Muaha! Oh, but wait. Before getting overexcited, there was always something wrong. He put down his wand and held the toy soldier right to his face so he could examine it closely. Besides the fact that it's perfect green colour had faded a bit, there really seemed to be no difference-

TWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

"OWWW!" He yelled, dropping the toy and covering his ears. Fumbling, he grabbed his wand as the noise went on, consuming the room. Pointing his wand at the soldier on the ground, he said, "Silencio!" and it went quiet.

Well, that obviously didn't work. But now that he'd made it go quiet, surely it counted as a full untransfiguration?

:: Ehgad took a few deep breaths and opened his eyes. He flourished his wand at the drumstick.

"reverto!" He emphasized just like the Professor wanted and he pictured his broken quill.

The transformation was almost complete except for the tip was still wooden.

Ehgad was surprised at himself. "That was a great shot. Maybe I should consider this for a career?" He muttered while ruffling his dark hair.

His hand shot up, "Professor! Look! I almost got it! Look!" He held up the mostly transformed quill proudly. He beamed and nearly stood up to show the entire class. ::

Professor Kingsley nodded. "Ok. If you're apprehensive, then we'll start with something inanimate for your nonverbals. But the important part is that you think you can do it." He gave her a kind smile before tapping her bracelet again.

How about a scarf this time?

Preston smiled. "Good good. Take some time to review your notes."

Professor Kingsley was encouraged by her persistence. "Well done. The more you practice, the closer to instant the transformation will be."

Another tap, and this time her bracelet became a hulahoop.

Preston's head swung around as he gave a slight grin. "That, Mister Fletcher, is your cupcake. Though, I wouldn't eat it just yet."

Preston smiled at the girl's success, though he took notice of the closed eyes, wondering if that was helping her concentrate.

Preston noted another success quite happily.

And another. Professor Kingsley was quite proud that his students seemed to be faring so well.

Preston turned. Successful again? And so soon? Perhaps he'd not made the spell strong enough. "Hm. Well, if you've gotten the hang of it, why don't you make sure your notes are in order. You can write up a little of what you did and what the results were for reference later."

Preston smiled. "Good luck, Miss Quirregen. Let me know if you need anything."

With a quick tap, the thimble became a water goblet.

Preston turned to see the porcupine become a comb, quite suddenly. "Impressive Mister Stern. You seem to have a knack for nonverbals. Try this."

Tapping the comb again, it was transfigured into a peacock. That would prove more difficult, given the brilliant array of colors.

"I look forward to seeing what you make of this, Miss Laksh. Remember, attempt it nonverbally first." With a smile, Professor Kingsley transfigured her toy lion into a kitten.

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Mmmmmmmkayy.

A tea kettle. Yush.

Jimbo lifted his quill and examined the kettle as he wrote.



Otayyy.

So, now to TRANSFIGURATE!
Jimbo put his quill down and took out his wand. He held it pointed to the tea kettle and concentrated on turning it back into the tiny little toy soldier he had brought in. He pictured the soldier's tiny-ness and green-ness and soldier-ness as he moved his wand the right way and said, "Reverto!"

He was looking at a tea kettle.
Okay...
Again.

He moved his wand again as he pictured the toy soldier. "Re-VERT-oe!"
Nothing. Damn. He thought about what he might have done wrong while he was casting. Maybe the wrong wand movement? No, no, he did that right. He was sure of it. Sighing, he managed to overhear the conversation Iris was having with the Professor. She seemed to be having more success than him so he payed attention as she cast her spell.

Ah...he was pronouncing it wrong. That explains it. He turned back the the tea kettle and imagined the tiny soldier. He did the proper wand movement once more and made sure he got his pronunciation right this time. "Rever-TOE!"

He looked at the tiny soldier in front of him and grinned. He'd done it! Muaha! Oh, but wait. Before getting overexcited, there was always something wrong. He put down his wand and held the toy soldier right to his face so he could examine it closely. Besides the fact that it's perfect green colour had faded a bit, there really seemed to be no difference-

TWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

"OWWW!" He yelled, dropping the toy and covering his ears. Fumbling, he grabbed his wand as the noise went on, consuming the room. Pointing his wand at the soldier on the ground, he said, "Silencio!" and it went quiet.

Well, that obviously didn't work. But now that he'd made it go quiet, surely it counted as a full untransfiguration?

Merlin's flannel nightcap, what WAS that noise?

Preston swung around toward it, recognizing the toy soldier he'd turned into a tea kettle and the student casting silencio. Resourceful, sure, but not complete.

Approaching, Professor Kingsley addressed the boy. "That charm will wear off and the soldier will squeal like a kettle, again. Give the reverto another shot, and then remove the silencio and see what happens."

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:: Ehgad took a few deep breaths and opened his eyes. He flourished his wand at the drumstick.

"reverto!" He emphasized just like the Professor wanted and he pictured his broken quill.

The transformation was almost complete except for the tip was still wooden.

Ehgad was surprised at himself. "That was a great shot. Maybe I should consider this for a career?" He muttered while ruffling his dark hair.

His hand shot up, "Professor! Look! I almost got it! Look!" He held up the mostly transformed quill proudly. He beamed and nearly stood up to show the entire class. ::

Preston made another trip to the corner, grateful that the boy's shoes were both still on.

"Good good. Give it another try and see if you can't get it all the way."

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"Keep at it! You all have a bit more time with this spell, before we learn our next!."

Alex shrugged at the more question sounding then a response. She glanced through her notes writting down everything she had transfigured back into her necklace. The Dinner Plate and Belt writting it the same way she had her necklace before checking through it again and again.

Aww... he was a nice professor. Cadence liked this one. She certainly hoped he didn't almost die or get chased away or disappear. Yeaah...

Looking at the scarf, she thought this would be pretty easy. A scarf was quite a bit like a bracelet, yes? Without trying very hard, she thought, "Reverto!" but nothing happened. Maybe this was going to be harder than she thought. Trying again, she concentrated really hard and.... "Reverto!"

yeaaah.... nothin.

Sighing, she put down her wand for a moment and skimmed her notes, looking for something that might help her. For some reason, she had heavily underlined the word Properties in her notes. Thinking hard, she tried to remember what he had said about properties. She had been the first to bring up the word, and he had praised her for that, but what else had he said? Something about imagining clearly the properties of your original object. Closing her eyes for a moment, she pictured her bracelet. She could see it clearly in her mind: the diagonal stripes made of knotted string...

Concentrating very, very hard on these properties, she thought, "Reverto!" And was very excited when her scarf began to transfigure! Except... it didn't shrink in size. The scarf remained the same size, but it was now a giant replica of her friendship bracelet.

Right. Raising her hand, she said, "Um... professor?"

Arya looked away from the frisbee in her hand back to Professor Kingsley, a small smile touching her lips. She LIKED this professor, she could tell he cared about his students and that made him a good professor in her book. Much better than that crazy Lafay. She nodded her head at Kingsley. "I can try it....and I don't need to talk," Need to want to, same difference. "But thank you, Professor. I'll remember your offer." It meant a lot to her his offer, and if she did decide to talk, he was most definantly on the list of people to talk to.

Turning from Kingsley she faced the frisbee and twirled it between both her hands, studying the frisbee. "Looks like a frisbee, but its still sun shades...." She mumbled to herself as she continued to study the frisbee. Placing it on the desk, she picked up her wand and taped it against her head for a moment, atempting to focus before giving it a wave, "Reverto!"

The frisbee didn't changed it's physical form. Arya taped her head with her wand again, as if trying to rid herself of the thoughts running through her mind. Frisbee to shades...frisbee to shades...frisbee to shades....

Smiling sweetly, Evelyn nodded at what he said before looking down to what her bracelet was now...transfigured...into...

Why was she getting the ginormous things!? And, what in the world was it? A big...blue...plastic circle. She couldn't even begin to think of what this was used for. But she noted that it was hard, unlike the limp rope she had before. Which would probably make this easier to transform back into her bracelet.

Moving the blue plastic circle around on her desk, or at least trying to, she might as well hit some people in the head to the sides and in front of her desk... she finally just let it sit there, half on and half off. Okay. So, it was smooth, blue, plastic, hard, round, big, and in a circular shape.

Which then it needed to be transfigured to a small, coil shaped, engraved, silver snake. Well they both had the 'hard' part in common, even though the round circle thing was a bit squishier than her bracelet...but that was one less thing she had to really concentrate on.

Imagining and concentrating on the big round blue circle turning into her bracelet, Evelyn decided this time she should try the spell with her eyes open. "Reverto." she said, with another light swish of her wand. Her smile turned into a smirk as she noticed the blue round circle start to show signs of the engravings and color of her bracelet. And there...there was the snake's head! And the tail and... and the tail coiled like it was supposed to but...

It stopped then. Frowning, she waited for a few more moments to see if it was going to do anything else, but alas...nothing happened.

So now she was stuck with a bracelet the size for a baby giant. Fantastic. At least she got it to turn to silver on the first try this time. There was a plus. Now, just how was this desk holding up that weight...