((in this case, the strike throughs ARE readable))

[praatziek]

The in-depth study of Human Transfiguration is a subject often fraught with horror stories of 'spells gone wrong,' wherein the caster failed to speak the incantation properly. The result of this common mistake is more than a simple trip to St. Mungo's. Most often, the recipient of the spell is not able to verify exactly how the incantation was said, nor is the caster.

Oh bloody hell. IGNORE THAT PLEASE.What am I doing? This obviously isn't my Transfiguration essay. Not that I would have actually turned in that drivel, anyway; it was horrid. It appears I need to rewrite.

Ok, time for a break. Any suggestions?