Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

Chapter 637 Catch Rita Skeeter

Rita Skeeter's Animagus form is a beetle, and it's not easy to find an obscure bug.

Especially knowing that Aiwen's magic is very strong, Rita Skeeter is more afraid of this, and will not come to him easily.

Although she is ostentatious, she has a cautious personality and rarely appears around wizards with strong magic power.

This is also the reason why she eavesdropped everywhere, but the Animagus form has never been discovered.

Although continue to wait and try your luck, sooner or later Rita Skeeter will be caught.

In the original books, Hermione was just that successful.

This woman is so greedy, she doesn't know where the bottom line is, it's not surprising to be caught!

But Ivan didn't have so much time to play this kind of hide-and-seek game with her, and he wasn't going to make Rita Skeeter cause more trouble.

When he saw her confronting Harry and Hermione just now, he had a sudden idea that he could take the initiative to lure her into the bait.

Waiting is not the answer, and taking the initiative will solve this trouble earlier.

This is a dug trap. Ivan deliberately let Rita Skeeter see those few research notes related to black magic.

He can be sure that the other party will never give up the delicacy delivered to his mouth, and he will definitely come back to investigate clearly.

The young wizard Alvin Mason, who is currently in the limelight in the magic world, is secretly researching the forbidden black magic. This kind of heavyweight news report is exciting enough just to think about it. It is impossible for Rita Skeeter to give up.

In fact, she has been investigating in this direction recently, and this is also the big news she has been preparing for.

Rita Skeeter has long been investigating why Ivan's magical power is far superior to that of her peers and even most wizards. She didn't know the existence of the Philosopher's Stone and the Slytherin Locket, so she naturally thought of black magic.

Some black magic can allow a wizard to quickly improve his strength in a short period of time, just like what Voldemort did back then, relying on taboo black magic to carry out evil transformations on himself, and in one fell swoop become a Dark Lord whose strength is comparable to that of Dumbledore.

But no matter how she investigates, there are only rumors about Aiwen using black magic.

It is neither accurate nor has any processing value.

Even if Aiwen used some restricted black magic that was not banned by the Ministry of Magic, it would not be a surprise, and it would not be surprising.

He had used similar magic on the scene of the first match, and Rita Skeeter knew early on that what she needed now was forbidden evil black magic.

And the black magic that Ivan took out is completely forbidden. From the two pictures alone, it can be seen that it is exactly what Rita Skeeter needs.

Since I let the other party see this, I'm not afraid that she won't take the bait.

He put away the parchment, looked up and saw Ron sitting across from him staring at him with strange eyes.

Ivan smiled, but Ron flinched back, maybe he just saw the parchment.

Only Hermione knew about Ivan's research on black magic, and neither Harry nor Ron knew about it.

Although it was possible to be seen by Ron, Ivan didn't intend to explain anything, and he wouldn't really cast this evil spell anyway.

Studying black magic and learning to use forbidden black magic are two completely different concepts. Aiwen studies these things to understand the principles and better learn Defense Against the Dark Arts and related ancient magic knowledge, not to torture someone individual soul.

Besides, this kind of thing is inherently darker and darker, and it would be better to let it go.

Ron took a deep breath, trying not to meet Ivan's eyes, lowered his voice, and said in a worried tone, "You shouldn't have said that just now, especially you, Hermione! You must have offended her , she will deal with you next!"

"Then let her try it!" Hermione said nonchalantly, shaking with anger, "I'll give her a taste! I'm a silly little girl? Huh, I'll make her pay. First for Ai Van and Harry, and then for Hagrid..."

"Don't mess with Rita Skeeter!" Ron said nervously. "I'm serious, she'll find out about you!"

"I don't care, my parents don't read the Daily Prophet, and I don't care about the rumors she tells, she won't scare me into hiding!" said Hermione, "I won't be like Hagrid So fragile, let her try it."

"Okay, okay, we better be careful, don't expose anything, I'm leaving!" Ron paused, and glanced at Ivan, "You know, I have an appointment with Lavender Let’s meet at Madame Puddife’s teahouse, it’s almost time!”

He stood up, waved his hand, and left the tavern in a panic, with a bad look on his face.

"We should be leaving, too, and waiting for Sirius at the Shrieking Shack!" said Harry. "Just count the time, and he should be there too!"

"Wait a minute, Harry, we are sitting for a while, I still have something to figure out!" Ivan said, shaking the quill in his hand.

Harry sat down and talked to Hermione about Rita Skeeter.

About a few minutes later, a big fat beetle crawled into the tavern along the gap in the window.

It slowly approached Ivan's position along the ceiling, ready to see clearly what the boy was writing!

Ivan had sent it a long time ago, and his right hand was constantly calculating complicated magic formulas.

The left hand quietly held the wand, erected and aimed at the ceiling above.

The beetle carefully climbed over Aiwen's head, and was overjoyed that it was about to succeed...

Before it could see the specific content of the parchment below, it was suddenly hit by a blast of air, and the muscles all over its body quickly petrified and lost their vitality!

With a snap, it fell down heavily and landed on the table.

The markings around the beetle's antennae are exactly the same as those ugly glasses Rita Skeeter wears.

That's right, it's Rita Skeeter's Animagus form.

Rita Skeeter was shocked to find that she was under the petrification curse, and then she saw Ivan looking at herself with a smirk.

She felt that her head was short-circuited, and it took her a long time to realize what had happened.

Her heart sank suddenly, it was over, she was actually caught by these three brats.

Especially looking at Ivan's expression, he obviously already knows the fact that he is an illegal Animagus.

"Strange, why are there bugs? It's winter now?!" Harry said, noticing the big beetle in front of Ivan.

"This is not an ordinary beetle!" Ivan said with a smile, took out a glass bottle and threw the beetle into it, "Hermione, don't you want revenge, don't you always wonder how Rita Skeeter stole Heard Hagrid's secret talk!"

"What are you talking about, Ivan?!" Hermione looked strangely at the glass bottle containing the big beetle in his hand, and looked closely at it, as if thinking of something, said incredulously, "You mean, this The bug was..."

"That's right, it's her!" Ivan tapped the glass bottle with his wand, cast a few confinement spells on it, and handed it to Hermione, "I'll leave it to you, Hermione, I believe you will help her know To spread rumors is a very bad behavior!"

Chapter 638 Learning to Apparate

"I should have thought earlier, Dumbledore did not allow this woman to enter Hogwarts, but she was still able to appear in the school and overheard so many news, only..." Hermione said, her voice trembling slightly, she looked up With Ivan.

"Only what?!" Harry asked, still not quite sure what was going on.

"Harry, Rita Skeeter is an Animagus, and she can turn into a beetle!" said Hermione, her breath becoming short of breath. "She must be illegal, a registered Animagus of the twentieth century." There are only seven Magus!"

"You're kidding!" said Harry incredulously, staring at the glass jar on the table.

"Hermione is right, she is an illegal Animagus." Ivan said, shaking the glass jar vigorously, "Rita Skeeter flies around all year round, looking for something to make a big fuss about." The material, relying on this, will not be discovered by others.”

As Ivan shook, the beetle in the glass bottle shook violently.

It was thrown from one side to the other, hitting the glass wall hard, and it was thrown into pieces.

The beetle buzzed angrily through the glass, trying to revert back to its original form, but the magic on the bottle stopped it.

"What are we going to do with her now, Alvin?" said Hermione, watching the beetle inside the bottle carefully.

"I will leave this bottle to you for safekeeping. Lock her up for a while!" Aiwen said, "If she is dishonest, shake the bottle severely, teach her a lesson, and see if she can get rid of slander and insulting others." vices."

"No problem, leave it to me!" Hermione said calmly, putting the bottle in her bag.

She'd been worried that it wouldn't be good, but when she thought about who Rita Skeeter was and what she had done, she felt that something needed to be done.

This is the lesson that Rita Skeeter deserves, and see if she dares to make random articles to slander other people's reputation in the future.

Next, the topic shifted from Rita Skeeter to Animagus, which Hermione also wanted to learn.

Not to mention Harry, he was very envious of Ivan after seeing him transforming in the Leaky Cauldron.

Animagus is a very advanced transfiguration technique, which can transform the wizard himself into some kind of animal.

Each wizard can only change into one kind of animal, and the changed animal is related to personality and weight.

Unlike Patronuses, which can change, each wizard's Animagus will remain in the same form for life.

The first transformation process is very dangerous, and it is very likely to go crazy, so the Ministry of Magic strictly controls Animagus, requiring all animals and characteristics transformed by Animagus to be registered with the Misuse of Magic Office of the Ministry of Magic, be monitored.

But whether it is Harry's father James, Sirius, Peter Pettigrew, or Ivan and Rita Skeeter, they are all illegal Animagus, they have not registered with the Ministry of Magic, and they can use Animagus as they like. Nimagus does many things.

There is no need to worry about being detected while in the transformed state. This spell is very useful in detecting, hiding, escaping and reducing the influence of dementors.

In addition to the necessary knowledge of transfiguration, learning Animagus also requires a lot of magic power as a support for the first transformation.

Magic power is the most difficult problem, but can be provided by the Philosopher's Stone, this problem has been solved.

With the help of Tom Riddle's diary in the first grade, Ivan also studied all the corresponding knowledge theories clearly.

Helping Harry and Hermione master Animagus transformations is technically no problem at all.

Aiwen took out his research notes and asked the two of them to familiarize themselves with the principle of this spell.

After mastering them all, he was helping them carry out their first transformation.

Sirius also has a lot of unique experience in Animagus transformation, and he can also ask Sirius for advice.

According to Hermione's learning speed, Aiwen predicts that she will be able to complete the transformation of Animagus by this summer vacation.

It may take a little longer for Harry, as his foundation in Transfiguration is relatively poor, and he probably won't be able to master it until next summer vacation.

More than 20 minutes later, when Ivan, Harry, and Hermione arrived at the Shrieking Shack, Sirius was already waiting there!

He looked even more tired than when I saw him before, flying dust, as if he had rushed over from the battlefield just now.

Auror's work is not as glamorous as it looks to outsiders, and the degree of danger and workload are far beyond imagination.

"Ewen, we'd better hurry up, there are a lot of things to practice!" Sirius said gently, "Although you are very strong, you can't apparate and transfer in Hogwarts, so there is no way to practice , I must make sure that you have enough ability to pass the exam. Otherwise, I will not allow you to use this spell."

Sirius helped Ivan tamper with the Ministry of Magic's detection, allowing him to use this spell even when he was underage, without worrying about being monitored by the Ministry of Magic, but he had to ensure that Ivan had the ability to apparate.

Seeing the other party's serious expression, Ivan nodded and took out his wand.

Apparition is very dangerous because it involves the transformation of space.

If he hadn't mastered this spell, he wouldn't use it lightly, it was purely looking for death.

Harry and Hermione sat down on the steps of the Shrieking Shack to watch Alvin and Sirius practice.

"You should have reviewed the main points of Apparition, but I still have to say it again, Harry and Hermione, you two should also remember it by heart!" Sirius said, and he waved his wand, and an old-fashioned wooden object appeared on the ground immediately. Circle, "The most important thing to remember when Apparating is the three D's. Let's start practicing with apparition, and now please focus on the barrel circle."

Alvin stared at the dusty round ground in his wooden circle, concentrating.

Apparatus is the so-called teleportation. It is embodied in the battle. It can make the caster disappear from the position instantly and appear in another position. Compared with Apparition, the distance of Apparition is shorter, and it can only be seen in the field of vision. Move within range.

The consumption of magic power is relatively small, but it requires precise control of magic power and quick reaction ability.

Apparatus, like silent casting, is a very superb combat skill.

It is easy to say, but it is very difficult to use it in combination with the actual situation.

Many wizards can Apparate fairly well, but can't use Apparition to fight.

In a tense battle, if you distract yourself a little, you may be hit by the opponent's magic.

Undoubtedly, proficiency in the transfer spell is of great help to wizards, and they don't have to rely on their bodies to dodge clumsily in battle.

With this spell, many unexpected tactics can also be developed.

Chapter 639 Practice and Mastery

"Very well, focus, Ivan!" Sirius said slowly, "The next step is the second step, resolve to occupy the space you think about, and let the desire to go in flood every smallest part of your body." part."

Harry and Hermione, too, were doing as Sirius had asked them to, staring intently at the ring, their faces flushed.

Aiwen's eyes were also focused on the wooden circle, trying to think about where he was going to reach.

"The third step!" Sirius shouted loudly, "After I give the order, you will start to rotate on the spot, let yourself enter the void state, and move calmly! Listen to my password now, three, two, one..."

As soon as Sirius finished speaking, Ivan immediately activated his magic, and a strong sense of dizziness rose in his body.

His body was spinning up in place, and he was about to enter the void.

At this moment, he suddenly lost his balance, almost fell, and fell staggeringly.

"It failed. I didn't grasp the speed of rotation just now, and I used a little too much magic power!" Aiwen said.

"It's okay, you've done a good job, many wizards don't have any reaction the first time, let's practice again!" Sirius comforted him and said, "Pay attention to the movement of rotation, your body can relax a little, don't worry about it." So tight."

"I remember!" Ivan nodded, recalling the feeling of spinning in place.

Before entering the void, the rotation and movement of the body is one aspect, and the key lies in the trajectory of the magic power.