Life Magic classes were supposed to teach every spell they would ever need in noncombat situations, which made it essentially a combination of Transfiguration and Charms classes at Hogwarts, and was very casual, with everyone practicing the assigned spell in pairs or small groups and the cheerful Swedish professor ambling around his messy classroom chattering at people in rapid, accented German. Hermione found this very stressful until her German improved to the point that she could understand most of it, and then after that Life Magic became one of her favorite classes.