Match to needle

"You'll be starting small, just matches into needles and that sort of thing—"

- Percy Weasley

This spell was used to transform a match into a needle. It is one of the simplest transfiguration spells.

Nature and teaching
Due to its being the simplest spell of transfiguration, this is the first spell taught in transfiguration class (after they take many complicated notes).

It seems, however, that even beginning students have trouble with it; by the end of their first lesson, only Hermione Granger had made a substantial improvement to her match, and Professor McGonagall proudly showed the class how it had turned silver and was rather pointy. She later gave the class "a pile of homework", presumably on the subject of this spell.

Practitioners

 * Minerva McGonagall
 * Hermione Granger

Behind the scenes

 * Morag tried to light her match, and was scolded by Professor McGonagall

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)

Notes and references
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