"...wolves." Ms. Tomlin wrote the word "wolves" on the board and drew a sketch of one. "Truly a beautiful animal, wouldn't you agree?" she added. There were a few shrugs and nods among the students.
"I think they're one of the most majestic animals, ever," one student, Ben, added. Ben was a good friend of yours, an avid outdoorsman who went camping several times every summer. You didn't know he had an interest in transformations.
"I agree!" Ms. Tomlin replied. "Nice to see a student so eager!" She set down her chalk and started rumaging through her desk. "For this first lesson, I'm going to need a volunteer..." she said. A crowd of hands shot up. Ms. Tomlin scanned her eyes across the room, and called on...