A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 639 Animagus

Harry gave a brief victory speech in the dressing room after the match.

"I'm so proud of you, each one of you is amazing! Katie, despite the criticism she may have received, has shown extraordinary courage and determination—"

He called them one by one, behind him was a huge sketch map explaining Quidditch tactics.This is also the 'inheritance' left by Wood, with small people of various colors, arrows and some strange marks crawling on it, Harry still hasn't fully understood their meaning.

"I didn't think about it that much," Katie said, shaking her head.

"Demirza, hit three shots against two targets—"

Demirza smiled.

"Perks and Gut, you cooperated tacitly, saved your teammates from danger many times, and at the same time created opportunities for offense—"

The two batsmen grinned and clapped enthusiastically.

"Ron - made five stops, one of which was brilliant;" Harry said quickly, trying not to look at Ron's strange, stiff face, and set his eyes beside him, "Ginny, sixty points, great score—"

"And you, the best Seeker." Ginny pursed her lips and said with a smile.

Harry pretended not to hear the booing voices from the other players, and said in agreement, "Yeah, and I... caught the Snitch." I took all the speech content from that year, and because I was so impressed, I can speak it very smoothly now.Katie covered her mouth for a laugh, and Harry blushed a little and announced it was over.

The players left the dressing room giggling, Ginny kissed the corner of Harry's mouth, and floated away like a ballet dancer.

For a moment, only Harry and Ron were left in the locker room.

Harry glanced into the corner guiltily, Ron still had the gloomy expression.He opened his mouth and said, "Ron, Ginny and I—" At this moment, the door opened from the outside, and Hermione yelled at them, "Isn't it over? We're going to be late, we have an appointment with Hagrid! "

"Come out here."

Harry muttered, and took the initiative to pull Ron, but Ron fell straight to the ground, making a loud echo.

Harry was taken aback, and Hermione hurried over after hearing the sound. The two studied for a long time, and finally found that Ron had been hit by the Petrification Curse and the Sticky Jaw Curse. "Ginny did it! How dare she?" Ron rubbed his cheeks, indignant at what had happened to him.By this time they were in Hagrid's cabin, and Ron used his tongue cramps as an excuse to refuse Hagrid's offer of homemade fudge.

"Your sister's a joker, I've seen it for a while," said Hagrid absently, turning the sizzling sausage with tongs. "How's it going? I mean your advanced class—"

Harry immediately put down the jellybeans covered with tooth marks, and together with Ron and Hermione poured bitter water on Hagrid, saying how strict the new professor is, and saying that the courses are difficult and boring, regretting not continuing to choose to protect magical creatures Lesson and so on.Hagrid was delighted to hear that.

He handed them the greasy, slightly burnt sausage, and all three took it immediately (including Ron), and Harry quickly stuffed his portion of sticky fudge while Hagrid was making tea. into Fang's mouth.

Hermione glared at Harry and gritted her teeth, not daring to follow suit.

"You're definitely exaggerating... trying to amuse me," Hagrid said with a chuckle, and after pouring boiling water into the cup, he continued: "Slughorn—definitely had something real, though I didn't tell him What did you learn... As you know, I was expelled from the third grade." He said vaguely, "Professor Bagshot is not simple, I guess he and Dumbledore are old acquaintances, the kind that are relatively close... "

"How much (how do you know)?" Ron said with his mouth full.

"Yo!" Hagrid smiled, "I saw it with my own eyes. When I was inspecting the Forbidden Forest in the morning, I saw them walking together from a distance, and they might be talking about something...I found out more than once."

"Probably discussing Professor Bagshot's lectures," Harry said after a moment's thought. "His lectures are quite controversial."

"I don't know that." Hagrid said in a daze. "He also came to see me and inquired about the school - he's a nice guy, and it's refreshing. He's also very interested in little Glop. , it's really rare..."

The three of them didn't agree with each other.For the rest of the time, they happily ate grilled sausages and drank hot tea, until Hermione proposed to learn Animagus tomorrow morning, Harry and Ron began to fidget, and it didn't take long before they said goodbye and left.

Back in the living room, Harry and Ron couldn't wait to borrow notes from Hermione, ready to fight at night.But Hermione lent the notes to Neville, and they found Neville again, and used the Copying Charm to temporarily copy two notes from him, and the three of them sat together frowning.

Hermione took out the book of runes and began to read.

"How much have you watched?" Ron asked Neville.

"Not much," Neville said in a low voice. "I'm not very good at transfiguration. There's a lot of knowledge about human transfiguration, and I don't understand many theories."

Ron sighed and turned to look at Harry.

"I remember you watching a little too?"

"They're all failures," said Harry dejectedly. "I amuse myself, and I'm pretty terrified. It says that if you don't practice well, you might end up with an extra tail or a nose."

"I don't know how Sirius and the others did it," Ron muttered.

They opened Hermione's notebook and began to read it dully.In the end, I was surprised to find that Hermione didn't fully understand. She marked a lot of questions in the notes, and it seemed that she was going to ask questions tomorrow.The three discussed in low voices, and finally agreed that if even Hermione found it difficult, there was no need for them to waste time, so they decisively skipped over these difficulties, and the progress was greatly accelerated.

Harry yawned tearfully as the lights were about to turn off. He was only a third of the way through, and now his mind was foggy.

"Hermione, your eyes—"

"What's wrong with my eyes?" Hermione asked puzzled.

"...seems to be glowing," Harry said honestly, and Ron and Neville looked up and stared at her carefully.

"How is it possible? I didn't use magic." Hermione said, and Harry also thought he was wrong, so he continued to read the notes patiently. After a while, Hermione went upstairs to rest, and the lights in the lounge were dimmed. down.

Ron yawned and cast the Bright Fire Charm, making a circle of white flames swirl around them.Harry and Neville's hairs stood on end, and they immediately perked up in fright.They stayed up until one or two in the morning before going to bed.

The next day, Harry was woken by Hermione's pet Crookshanks tickling him.

Harry woke up Ron and Neville again, and when they got dressed and went down, Hermione was already waiting at the door, and they knocked on the door of the staff lounge without even having breakfast.Harry, Ron and Neville were still gobbling bear biscuits Hermione had offered them when the door opened.

"It's just a few of you." Felix said kindly.

They walked in and found that the tables and chairs in the faculty lounge had been piled up to the corner, leaving a large area in the middle. Professor McGonagall was wearing an emerald green plaid robe, and his hair was combed into a high bun behind his head. Serious expression.

The four of Harry mingled into the crowd, and were surprised to find that there were a few more people they didn't know today, and they seemed to be seventh-grade students.A golden circle was drawn on the floor in front of Professor McGonagall, about two feet in diameter.

"Okay, students," said Professor McGonagall seriously, "there are a few new faces among you, they are the best in the Transfiguration Club, and they will take classes with you." Walking through the crowd, leaning against the wall, eyeing them with interest.

Professor McGonagall continued: "A lot of you don't actually have the qualifications to learn Animagus, but you just got excellent in the OWLs exam of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, showing a certain potential—" She sipped Pursing his lips, he obviously didn't approve of the previous professor's decision.

She had always felt that Sirius' bet was too childish.

"——Therefore, I ask you to go all out, make more efforts, and face this matter with the most rigorous attitude. There are many rules that you need to abide by. If I find that you violate any of them, I will not You will be kicked out of the classroom without mercy."

Professor McGonagall glanced around solemnly, and the students were silent and dared not make a sound.

Professor Hap smiled at them from behind Professor McGonagall. He was in a good mood today.In classroom No. [-], in Voldemort's mind, Tom Riddle, who was afraid to come out of Hogwarts Castle, finally took a crucial step. He found an "ancient document" in the restricted area of ​​the library—the It is a note of an ancestor of the Gaunt family. The content on it is obscure and difficult to understand, and few people care about it.

Riddle compared it repeatedly, and finally concluded that Gaunt's notes were true. He was ecstatic, thinking that it was a gift from his ancestors and was destined to belong to him.

He tore off the first few pages, asked the professors in the school in a random order, and found that this was the book about the spell of the patron saint. After that, he spent "several months" deliberating word by word to understand the powerful guardian spirit recorded in the book. Divine magic is amazing. The essence of this kind of magic is not only to deal with dementors, but similar to summoning magic, creating a group of concrete products of spiritual power that is not afraid of death.

But unfortunately, the content of the notes is incomplete and lacks detailed learning methods. There is only one reminder to provoke Riddle's eager heart, "mobilize the power of the mind and tap the touch in life." "Reminiscent of what happened that night, those three 'dead' idiot companions, Riddle naturally came to a conclusion: he perfected this magic in the future, and took the initiative to pass it on to others to act as thugs, so as to fight against the black magic. Wizard Dumbledore.

A brand-new path appeared before Tom Riddle's eyes, which was extremely bright.He was going to be Headmaster of Hogwarts, and Minister of Magic, and he was going to make Hogwarts students and Ministry Aurors work for him, drowning his enemies with an army of modified Patronuses.

After thinking for a long time, at the end of the sixth grade, he approached Principal Dippet and expressed his desire to stay in school after graduation, even as a teaching assistant.

With unrighteous thoughts and noble deeds, Tom Riddle was full of ambition.

"...I have already finished talking about the difference between transforming into animals and Animagus transfiguration. Generally speaking, the former is passive, and once the spell is performed, the spell cannot be solved independently; the latter is an active choice, and the wizard can decide for himself When will the human form be restored? What needs special attention is that the former will cause human sanity to gradually disappear until they become beasts, while the latter can maintain a lower level of intelligence..."

"The Waggadu School of Magic in Africa has done a lot of research in this area, and some of the information you have is derived from this." Professor McGonagall said, "You will find that the training you will receive and what you see in books It’s not the same—if you really read these materials carefully.” Her last sentence became harsh, and many students bowed their heads guilty.

"...Those contents are improvements made by me and Professor Haipu. We will do our best to ensure your safety, but if anyone wants to withdraw, they can raise it now."

The students put their heads together and began whispering rapidly.

"What does Professor McGonagall mean?" Ron asked Hermione in a low voice, Harry pricked up his ears to listen, and at the same time saw the worried faces of Susan Bones, Justin, and Ernie, and Professor McGonagall brought The members of the Transformation Club who came looked as usual, obviously they already knew this knowledge in advance.

"To put it simply, the learning steps will change." Hermione said briefly.

Harry looked up at the ceiling, trying to recall the contents of Hermione's notes. He could clearly repeat the first step, that is, from the first full moon to the end of the next full moon, the caster must hold a piece of Mandrake in his mouth. leaves in the middle, which cannot be swallowed or taken out of the mouth; after this step, the saliva-soaked leaf must be placed in a crystal vial at the full moon, and a piece of one's own hair and a piece of hair must be added under the pure moonlight Silver teaspoon dew.

In fact, there are also requirements for the source of the dew, Harry thought, as if he was looking for dew that had never been exposed to sunlight... Finally, a chrysalis of a grimacing hawkmoth was added. Wait for the storm with thunderstorms to come.

"You can decide after this class is over," Professor McGonagall said, "So I won't explain too advanced content today, such as the method of controlling magic power in human body deformation. The learning difficulty of Magus... Felix?"

Felix, who had been reduced to the role of a teaching assistant, stretched out a hand lazily and waved it in front of the students.They didn't know why at first, but then they opened their mouths wide in surprise—Professor Haipu's right hand was slowly elongated, like the claw of some kind of carnivorous animal, with thick and powerful joints, and the curved arc of the forearm's radius reminded them of it. When he came to a series of words such as 'strong' and 'savage', the back of the professor's right hand and wrist were covered with a layer of fluff, and five long nails poked out "swish".

Felix raised his arm and scratched five deep scratches on the wall. Sparks splashed all over the wall, making a piercing sound of toothache.

"Oh, thanks, Felix, that's all right." Professor McGonagall said in an uncharacteristic tone.

Felix shook his hand, the hair on his arm fell off, and he turned back into a human form, but all the students were still staring at the skin on his arm in a daze. They were eager to know which creature the professor used as a template for the transformation, if It is estimated that a complete biological individual can trample them to death.

"What you see is a relatively advanced transformation, so you don't have to think about being the same as Professor Haipu..." Professor McGonagall said with some anxiety, "We continue... Next, we need a volunteer. Who is willing to cooperate with the demonstration?"

Several arms tremblingly raised, and Professor McGonagall finally chose Susan Bones.

"Stand in the circle in front of me, stand...Miss Burns." Professor McGonagall commanded, Felix walked over, and the two of them stared at Susan Burns at the same time, which made her a little afraid. "Don't worry," Professor McGonagall comforted: "It's just a layer of insurance, I will observe the whole process, and stop immediately if there is an accident."

The other students gathered in a circle, their eyes twinkling with anticipation.

"What do I need to do, Professor?" Susan Bones asked in a trill.

"Try to stay awake," Felix said, and it sounded like Susan was about to suffer some inhuman pain, and she took a wincing step back, as did the other students.

Felix cleared his throat and explained: "I will use the Transfiguration technique to turn you into a small animal. During this period, you must try your best to remain calm, so as to fight against the increasingly strong wild impulse and avoid being driven by instinct... ...Of course, Professor McGonagall and I will turn you back before you get out of hand."

"This is just a demonstration. When it comes to the actual practice, Minerva and I will slow down the process as much as possible, so that you have ample time to experience the subtle changes in human body deformation, which will happen in real Animagus. It plays a vital role in transforming... Last question, Miss Burns, what kind of animal do you like?"

"I like unicorns," whispered Susan.

"No, I mean...an ordinary animal."

"Maybe it's a little rabbit." Susan said uncertainly.

"Rabbit? Good, stand still."

Felix took out the wand that was no longer used much from his pocket, pointed at Susan, and with a "bang", Susan disappeared in place, replaced by a fluffy rabbit with gray fur.The rabbit squealed and cowered within the golden circle.

"The others stand back, don't startle her," said Professor McGonagall sharply.

The students who got closer retreated back with a clatter, their eyes were reluctant to part, and the people standing behind stood on tiptoe desperately, trying to see more clearly.

Felix squatted down and looked at the trembling gray rabbit in front of him.

"Calm down, Burns, I have a good relationship with your aunt, if she hurts you, she will find me trouble... so there is nothing to be afraid of." Felix said gently, and the rabbit that Susan turned into calmed down. Looking around curiously.Seen from this angle, her classmates were taller than giants.

This made her feel a little nervous.

"How are you feeling now?" Felix asked.

The gray rabbit's small eyes showed an anthropomorphic thinking expression, and it barked twice shortly.

"Oh, you can't talk now...I'll ask you a question next, you just need to nod or shake your head. Always remember, you are a witch, the longer you can keep your sanity the better...Do you like winter?"

Rabbit hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Very good, next question, are you a student of Ravenclaw College?" Rabbit shook his head.

"Do you like pink?" Rabbit nodded.

Almost 10 minutes passed like this.Visibly, the onlookers noticed that the rabbit's reaction rate was getting slower and slower, mixed with nervous sudden looks and ears twitching warily.Harry swallowed, watching helplessly as the little rabbit's eyes gradually lost their alertness.

He glanced at Draco Malfoy, who, as expected, had grown unusually pale.

"Felix—" Professor McGonagall called hesitantly.

"Do you still know who I am?" Felix asked. This time the gray rabbit ignored him and began to lick the fluff on its front paws. Felix asked again, but still got no response .

"Felix!" snapped Professor McGonagall.

As if frightened, the gray rabbit jumped forward and jumped out of the golden circle. Felix raised his wand calmly. After the loud noise, Susan Bones returned to her original state.

Professor McGonagall quickly walked over to hug her, patted Susan on the shoulder comfortingly, Felix handed a bottle of palliative to Professor McGonagall, and Professor McGonagall acted as Madam Pomfrey temporarily.After drinking the potion, Susan's expression became soothed.

"I remember you experienced Professor Moody's Imperius Curse in the fourth grade?" Felix said, "If you choose to continue studying, you will experience this feeling many times, but the advantage is that you are practicing the Anima Gus was escorted by two professors during the process, and he accidentally caused irreversible magic damage, and the success rate is very high...you have a week to weigh it."

"Okay, now anyone else wants to try it?"

(End of this chapter)