======Furnishing======
=====Spell Information=====
  * **Incantation:** Typically performed non-verbally. Specific incantations, if any, are unknown.
  * **Pronunciation:** Not applicable.
  * **Wand Movement:** A flick of the [[wand]] has been observed.
  * **Light:** None described.
  * **Effect:** Magically provides an area with furniture and decorations, either by conjuring them from thin air or transfiguring existing objects and the environment.
  * **Type:** Advanced [[Transfiguration]] ([[Conjuration]]).
=====History and Known Uses=====
This powerful and complex form of [[Transfiguration]] is most notably demonstrated by [[Horace Slughorn]]. It allows a skilled [[witch]] or [[wizard]] to instantly transform a space from bare or wrecked to comfortably and opulently furnished.
In the summer of 1996, [[Horace Slughorn]] used this magic to create a comfortable, fully furnished room out of the ransacked [[Muggle]] house he was occupying in the village of [[Budleigh Babberton]]. When [[Albus Dumbledore]] and [[Harry Potter]] arrived to persuade him to return to [[Hogwarts]], Slughorn had disguised himself as an armchair in the otherwise wrecked living room.
Upon being discovered, he gave his [[wand]] a "jaunty flick" and reversed his own human [[Transfiguration]], causing the room to instantly furnish itself in a spectacular display of magical prowess. The transformation included:
  * The thick dust on the floor vanished, replaced by a thick, opulent [[carpet]].
  * Cobwebs disappeared, and from the ceiling hung silken draperies and a gilded chandelier.
  * The walls were covered in crimson and emerald silk hangings.
  * A grand, four-poster bed, a wardrobe, and a bookshelf appeared.
  * A roaring [[fire]] sprang to life in the fireplace.
  * Slughorn also conjured a small table, a bottle of oaked-matured [[mead]], and two crystal glasses.
This comprehensive and instantaneous transformation highlights an exceptional level of magical skill, particularly in non-verbal [[Transfiguration]].
=====Learning and Counter-Spells=====
Furnishing is a highly advanced form of [[Transfiguration]], likely requiring N.E.W.T.-level proficiency or greater. It involves complex [[Conjuration]] and the ability to transfigure multiple objects simultaneously and non-verbally, which is a hallmark of a very powerful [[wizard]].
The effects can be reversed by the original caster, as demonstrated by [[Horace Slughorn]] when he prepared to leave the [[Muggle]] house after his conversation with [[Harry Potter]]. It is also presumed that a powerful [[Vanishing Spell]], such as [[Evanesco]], could be used to remove the conjured items individually.
=====Etymology=====
The term "furnishing" is a direct application of the English verb //to furnish//, which means "to provide a house or room with furniture and fittings." The magical effect is a literal and instantaneous fulfillment of this action.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
In the film adaptation of //[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]//, the furnishing magic is depicted visually as objects rapidly fly into place and assemble themselves, creating a slightly more chaotic but equally impressive effect compared to the instantaneous transformation described in the novel (film).