He tried transfiguring the skin from a squirrel. He wanted to turn it into something really simple like plain thick cloth. It transfigured but then it started to stink and rot, it was just disgusting.

I'm actually not sure if that happened because my father wasn't very good at transfiguration, or because we didn't tan the leather right.

Say, how much of the grapefruit marmalade is left? You're over right by the table. Is it worth trying to taste it? I heard someone say it wasn't very nice.