"Actually, that's a misperception. It's been generally accepted since Hillary Shuggen-Walderson's seminal work on the subject that the brain is transfigured along with the rest of the animal, and that therefore they do not remain conscious provided the transfiguration has been properly performed."
And if she sounds like she's swallowed a textbook, she also sounds very pleased about it, too.
"I have an exam on Tuesday," is the explanation. "But I won't charge you double, since it is a very common misperception."
"In my world, there are no ways of making a transfiguration truly permanent: any wizard or witch powerful and skilled enough can undo a transfiguration. The trick is in finding someone sufficiently skilled."
"An active lie," she says. "I was referring to people who would try to make something up in order to get their drink for less. Of course, seeing through them would be an exercise in itself."
She does not have a problem with this. All kinds of learning are helpful.
"I have no need to lie," he says with a light shrug, "but I don't know whether my methods would work for you. I have two ways to do it, myself--alloying and charging. How is it that you do it?"
"The correct pronunciation of the correct spell," Minerva explains, fairly primly. "With the right concentration and wand movements. It becomes a knack, after a while."
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He has no idea if that's true or not, but it might be!
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"Actually, that's a misperception. It's been generally accepted since Hillary Shuggen-Walderson's seminal work on the subject that the brain is transfigured along with the rest of the animal, and that therefore they do not remain conscious provided the transfiguration has been properly performed."
And if she sounds like she's swallowed a textbook, she also sounds very pleased about it, too.
"I have an exam on Tuesday," is the explanation. "But I won't charge you double, since it is a very common misperception."
By people who Haven't Done Their Homework.
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She gets a grin directed at her. It's a very lopsided, self-deprecating grin, because he knows just how unsubtle and ham-handed that was.
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"I'm working, thank you," she tells him primly, but the self-deprecation allows for just a hint of the possibility of a smile in her face.
"What can I get you?"
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"Transfiguration?"
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"The magical art of transforming one thing into another," Minerva explains. "It's my favourite subject."
And her best, although that doesn't need to be stated: it's all in the tone.
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Even at eighteen, Minerva's pretty sure there's no such thing as a god in her world.
She considers, however. "But technically I suppose that counts as something I don't know. What would you like?"
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Beat.
"Or incorrectly, as the case may be."
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"In the sense of magically transforming one thing into another?"
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But she likes the longer words. They're harder work, and therefore more interesting.
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"Does it have to be an active lie," he asks, "or simply not true in your world?"
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"An active lie," she says. "I was referring to people who would try to make something up in order to get their drink for less. Of course, seeing through them would be an exercise in itself."
She does not have a problem with this. All kinds of learning are helpful.
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"The correct pronunciation of the correct spell," Minerva explains, fairly primly. "With the right concentration and wand movements. It becomes a knack, after a while."
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