Lesson Two: Learning Locusta (frog into grashopper)
Leif admittedly wasn't the biggest fan of today's lesson, shooting a glance at the large glass tank on his desk while he waved his wand to open his classroom door. He made sure to keep an eye on the frogs inside of the tank though, hoping they kept calm but already spotting a few troublemakers between them.
"Welcome back!" He greeted his students when he closed the door to the room with another flick of his wand. "Today we'll be starting on Animate to Animate Transfiguration for the first time. Hence the frogs." Leif grinned, nodding towards the large tank that took up almost all of his desk space. "Animate to Animate Transfiguration is going to prove more difficult than the other things we've been practicing until now so I hope you're all up for a challenge." He explained, calmly watching his students' reactions. Animate to Animate Transfiguration was a debatable subject for some so he quietly prepared himself for the chance of there being some pushback before he continued.
"Today we'll be learning how to transfigure these guys into grasshoppers. I know some of you might be reluctant when it comes to this type of transfiguration so I'd like to remind you that this is not a painful progress. It's not harmful to the creatures we're transfiguring. Not even if you mess it up. Although I'd advice you all tro try your absolute best." Leif continued, hoping no one would protest. He'd hate to have his classroom turn into a debate space.
"The type of transfiguration we'll be performing today is referred to as Cross-Species Transfiguration. A term you might want to write down." He told them with a wink. "It requires a lot more concentration and visualization so make sure you concentrate and give it your all." He paused for a second to make sure his class was paying attention to what he was saying. Mistakes could happen, but he'd rather not deal with them.
"Now, for the practical part." Leif stepped back over to the terrarium and lifted out a large frog, setting it down on what little free space was left on his desk. It hopped around a little, but didn't seem too keen on actually jumping off the desk. "The wand movement for this pell is simple, just straighten your arm and point your wand directly at the frog." He stated, demonstrating what he was telling them. "These buggers will move, so make sure you adjust your aim accordingly. Once you're sure you've got good aim.. Locusta!" He incantated, watching the frog shift into a bright green grasshopper. In comparion to the frog though, the grasshopper didn't seem as reluctant and jumped right off his desk before hopping towards the centre of the classroom. "Whoops. Someone get that back to me, please." He laughed, waving his wand to freeze the grasshopper in mid-air so one of his students could easily bring it back to him. "Anyways. Make sure to keep track of your frog. Or grasshopper. Whichever species it is at the time. Now, I'd like you all to come up to my desk, get a frog and return to your seat. There will be no leaving your seats after that. Chances of one of these creatures hopping off are not particularly slim and we wouldn't want you stepping on one of them now, would we? Alright, that's about all. Let's get to it!" Leif smiled, waving his wand to make the incantation appear on the board just in case and handing out frogs to his students as they came up to his desk.
Roleplay turning a frog into a grasshopper for full marks.
One student may retrieve the grasshopper professor Odegard froze and return it to him for some house points.