People told you that you were too ambitious to even try out this one spell. All complaints were lost into background noise as during Transfiguration class, you actually try it out. It's an advanced spell — even your professor advised you to be careful with it. With a precise aim, you take a breath — and you cast it.

It worked. You successfully transfigured your hand to resemble a werewolf's paw.

You hear an applause to your side, and there's Jackie Taylor, in the flesh, grinning and looking at you with awe. Coming up to her after the attention had died down, she slips her seat closer to yours — your shoulders almost bumping against each other.

"That was such a brilliant show of skill you did there!" She exclaims, hazel eyes twinkling. "Didn't know you had it in you."