From Hogwarts to Strixhaven

Although Dumbledore did not agree with Harry telling Sirius everything, he still allowed them to practice wizard duels inside Hogwarts.

During this month, Ivy always maintained his habit of appearing and disappearing, making various preparations in the depths of the Forbidden Forest to cure Lupin's lycanthropy curse.

As the April Easter holiday approached, the students in Hogwarts became obviously anxious.

Among this group of people, Hermione's anxiety was particularly obvious.

"March is almost over! I can't imagine that you don't have any review plans!" Hermione flipped through the textbook, quite hysterical.

Ron nudged Harry with his elbow: "Why do I feel like I've seen this scene somewhere?"

"It must be last year." Harry tried to check if he had copied the History of Magic paper in series, "You said at the time that there was still a lifetime before the final exam."

"This year is very important for us!" Hermione put a piece of parchment with several lines of words in front of them, "We should choose courses by Easter, and the choice of courses is related to our future career planning!"

"We are only in the second year, and we have to start planning our future careers?" Ron's face was full of horror, "Isn't it a little too early?"

"Third year is a very important watershed!" Hermione said firmly, "Not to mention that Care of Magical Creatures will become a compulsory course for us! So..."

"So you have already chosen it?" As a wizard who has just entered the magical world not long ago, Harry doesn't know what career he can pursue in the future. Fortunately, Hermione has always been very opinionated. He has made up his mind that no matter what course Hermione chooses, he will follow her.

"...Yes, that's about right." Hermione said vaguely, "I can't give up any of the courses..."

"What does that mean?" Ron seemed to find Hermione's words very interesting, "Don't say it as if they are your relatives."

Hermione glared at Ron: "It means - I chose all of them."

Harry looked at the course selection list Hermione listed, and then took a deep breath of cold air with sudden realization.

Maybe I shouldn't think about doing any ordinary career, savior or dark nemesis is quite suitable for me.

Harry's mind was full of unrealistic fantasies, and he quickly deleted his memory of "selecting courses with Hermione".

Ron also felt that they couldn't continue to entangle on this topic, so he looked up and looked around the library, trying to find something else to divert Hermione's attention.

"Professor Lupin!" Ron pointed in the direction of the librarian's desk.

Lupin was holding a stack of books to do the return registration, and Madam Pince was very dedicated to flipping through each one, checking if there were any missing corners or stains.

"Professor Lupin is not a dark magic creature, there is no need to make a fuss." Hermione just looked up and stopped paying attention, continuing to mark her paper with a pen.

"Uh... It's normal for Professor Lupin to appear in the library..." Ron tried to attract Hermione's attention, "But he is still the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, aren't you curious about what books he borrowed?"

"Why should I be curious about what books Professor Lupin borrowed?" Hermione asked in confusion.

"Maybe the books he borrowed are related to the content of the next class!" Ron suddenly had a quick wit, "If you know the title of the book, maybe you can..."

"Preview your homework in advance!" Hermione's eyes lit up, "I didn't expect you to be so smart!"

After searching in her schoolbag for a while, Hermione took out a big book and went in the direction of Madam Pince. It seems that she plans to take the opportunity to return the book to see what books Lupin has borrowed.

"Hogwarts, A History!" Ron made a face at Harry, "I bet Hermione has read it at least three times!"

"I agree." Harry nodded in agreement, "She bought a copy herself!"

In just a few minutes, Hermione came back.

"What book is it?" Ron asked.

"Maybe it's about evil dark magic creatures?" Harry guessed.

"No, it has nothing to do with Defense Against the Dark Arts." Hermione said calmly, "It may be Professor Lupin's own research, all books about Transfiguration, and they are particularly advanced content - Animagus."

Lupin borrowed books related to Transfiguration in the library, of course not for personal magic research, but to cure his lycanthropy curse.

Although he did have Sirius, who was very good at Animagus Transfiguration, around him, he also needed some knowledge from paper to reassure himself.

But for now, the books about Animagus Transfiguration in the library really couldn't help him.

So after Lupin returned the pile of books to Madam Pince, he set off for the Forbidden Forest.

The weather is good today, with only a few clouds in the sky and no wind in the air. After entering spring, the days begin to get longer and longer, so Lupin can spend more and more time outside on the full moon day.

This is also the biggest reason why Lupin can go to the Forbidden Forest alone before the full moon appears.

Once he entered the Forbidden Forest, the light around him dimmed instantly, and it seemed that there were countless pairs of prying eyes in the dark, which made Lupin feel cold in his heart.

He looked at the moon phase instrument in his hand, and the pattern representing the full moon was getting brighter and brighter.

This is a prop made by Ivey. It is said that it can perceive the changes in the moon phase through the changes in magic in the environment.

The moon phase instrument is a disk -shaped item with different forms of the twelve moon on it. Shuohe and Wang are distributed at both ends of the discs, one is all white and the other black.

The role of Lu Ping's hand has the role of guidance, which can find the most prosperous place of moonlight according to the brightness of the pattern. Lupine depends on the moon phase instrument on his hand to find the ceremony venue arranged by Avi in ​​advance.

It is really not easy to distinguish the direction in the dim banning forest, even if Lupine has wandered here for several years in the form of a werewolf. However, with the moon phase instrument in my hand, it has become possible.

After passing the layers of trees and vines, after a lot of innocent animals, Lupine finally found a vacant land with the guidance of the moonlight.

The sun has not completely went down the mountain, there is no trees to cover, and the moon phase instrument will no longer shine on this open space.

Lupine saw a giant rock structure, a small circular square paved with gray -white rocks, and two giant stone pillars standing on the square.

"Is this ... was originally in the forbidden forest?" Lu Ping couldn't help asking.

"No." Avi was standing in the middle of two tall stone pillars, combing the rope hanging from the stone pillar with his hands. "I built it with magic, but it will become a permanent structure. Unless it is destroyed, it should be due to damage. It can stand here for a long time. "

"Ah ..." Lu Ping didn't know what to do, and could only ask, "... are all ready?"

"I should ask yourself, Professor Lu Ping." Ai Wei turned back and looked at his pale face, "You are the main body of this magic ritual."

"You are right ..." Lupine said gently.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and then vomited slowly: "What should I do?"

"Put on this first." Avi threw him a thing.

"A pair of ... shorts?" Lu Ping frowned and shook it away, which was seriously inconsistent with the psychological construction he did. He thought that he might become a werewolf for a lifetime and wandered in the forbidden forest, but Avi only only Throwing a big pants.

"A pair of elastic shorts. Last time your shorts were scrapped, and last time it was a little bit." Avi explained, "If my estimation has not had a big deviation, I am afraid that the werewolf this time will become more than In the past, it was more intense.

"If our ritual is successful, I am afraid elastic shorts will become the best friend in your life -if you don't want to run naked after becoming a werewolf."

"Okay." Lu Ping sighed and compromised.

After spending less than two minutes of effort, Lupin peeled himself. Because of the identity of the werewolf, he usually could not find a decent job, and had to change his post after his colleague noticed that he always disappeared once a month, so the economic situation was worrying. The robe on his body is one of his few property, and he cannot be scrapped because of a transformation.

After putting the clothes neatly, after putting it under the stone pillar, Lupine felt the chill of spring.

There is no mistake, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one 619, one book, one, one, one, one, one, one, a book!

"After that?" He shrank, trying to make his tone stable.

"Standing here." Avi pointed at his feet, and Lu Punda saw a moon engraved on the ground.

"Stretch out your hand." After Lu Ping stood well, Avi issued the next instruction again. "This is the rope woven from Wutoucao. Both wrists have to be tied. You should pay attention, do not break it. You have to remember that when you transform your body, you need a voice that can speak, just like the human body deformation I performed for you last time. "

The fine stems of Wu head grass are entangled with each other, forming a dark green rope. The ropes pass through the ring on the top of the stone pillar, and a unspeakable buckle is tied to it.

"Then this is this." Avi took out a circular pendant tied to with a silver chain from the Destroyed Magic Code. He just waved gently, and the silver chain automatically wrapped around Lupine's neck.

Aiwei clapped his hands and put the moon phase instrument brought by Lupine into a groove on the stone floor.

"There are so many preparations to be done." Avi looked at the entire ceremony site again, "It's now the moonlight of the moon."

Bulou grass, moonlight, and moon phase instruments are set up to enhance another consciousness in Lupine's body. The stone circular ground under his feet is the magic ritual site carefully set by Aiwei. There are many runes on flesh and blood. The effect is very simple. It is just that after the Lupin becomes a werewolf. Person coordination.

As for the device that ensures that Lupine himself is not lost during the ritual, it is the necklace worn on his neck. Avi has given this strange solid control of the magic effect. It has only one function from beginning to end, that is, constantly using a soft and low voice, inquiring at the wearer's mind, "Who are you? Are you? Are you? What do you want to do? "

If a normal human beings bring this necklace, I am afraid that it will be annoyed for a long time, but for a person who constantly compete for control with his own mind, such a question is a kind of strengthening and strengthening and hint. You only need to pay the minimum price to achieve good results.

Of course, Ivy also set restrictions on the necklace, that is, it can only be activated on a full moon night, and at other times it is just an ordinary silver necklace.

As the last bit of sunlight disappeared below the horizon, the moon that had already risen finally shone its own brilliance.

Lupin looked up, and the bright moonlight passed through the middle of the stone pillar and shone on his face.

Accompanied by an uncontrollable long howl, Lupin's transformation began.

Unlike the black hair after the previous transformation, Lupin bathed in the moonlight grew gray hair. These new cilia reflected the moonlight and looked metallic.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Lupin turned into a terrifying beast, with fangs and claws revealing a dangerous breath. His height has grown to at least two meters. If the erect ears are counted, the visual effect will be even higher.

The Aconitum rope woven by Ivy using magic is still tied to his wrist. Obviously, he can break free from this symbolic bondage with a little effort, but the tall werewolf has always been motionless.

Even apart from the first howl when he transformed, he didn't make any sound.

The shadow of the stone pillar moved little by little, and Ivy always observed Lupin's changes patiently, but judging from the current results, there was no particularly obvious change except that his eyeballs moved very quickly after he turned into a werewolf.

Ivy didn't know whether his spell ritual was effective, but at least Lupin didn't lose his mind and become a beast that only knew how to attack.

There was a sudden noisy sound in the Forbidden Forest. Ivy looked back and saw a huge black dog suddenly jumped out from the edge of the clearing in the forest.

Ivy recognized it as Sirius at a glance.

Not telling Sirius the location of the ritual site was Lupin's decision. Ivy would certainly respect his patients, and he was also afraid that the reckless Sirius would cause trouble.

But he didn't expect that even if the venue was chosen in the remote Forbidden Forest, Sirius would still find it. It's just that I don't know whether Lupin's howl exposed the location or he left a smell on the way here.

Ivy put a finger to his mouth, signaling Sirius to keep quiet.

But the black giant dog's attention was not on Ivy at all, but on Lupin standing in the center of the ceremony venue.

At first, Sirius could still maintain his rationality and just stood in the distance to watch, but as Lupin stood there for longer and longer, Sirius became more and more anxious.

He kept looking back at Ivy, trying to get the attending wizard of the lycanthropy curse to come forward to help his friend, but Ivy just made a gesture to silence him.

Just when Sirius looked at Ivy for the fourth time, the werewolf who had been standing still suddenly howled at the moon.

Sirius immediately turned his head and instinctively wanted to get closer to check on his friend. In his cognition, Lupin would not actively attack himself in the Animagus form after transforming into a werewolf, which was why he always kept the appearance of a big black dog.

But the Animagus form that had always been successful did not work this time. The gray werewolf broke free from the aconite rope and jumped in front of Sirius.

Sirius was shocked and turned around to run back. Although he was already very big, he was obviously not a heavyweight player compared to the two-meter-tall werewolf in front of him.

"Where are you going, Sirius?"

The sudden voice made Sirius slip and hit the ground.

However, Sirius's ugly appearance did not last long. He turned over and returned to human form.

"You... succeeded? Lupin?" Sirius asked in surprise.