[ Well, he frowns obviously at the use of the word "magical," or at least the tone he says it in. But... ]

You're right, at least in the broadest sense. I was human once. I appear superficially similar enough to a human still, though it's easy to spot the differences if you know what to look for. But the transformation is as complete as a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.

I'm assuming you're familiar with the idea...?

[ He looks like he knows butterflies. ]