Azkaban: The Fifth House of Hogwarts

One step...two steps...three steps.

Rollo kept approaching the podium.

From the moment he looked at the tabby cat, Rollo recognized the cat's true identity. As a person who loves magical creatures very much, Rollo, besides turning over the book "Fantastic Creatures and Where to Find Them", was the most The magic that focuses on is the Animagus transformation technique that can transform oneself.

He has always had a question, and that is whether the Animagus transformation is simply a disguise or a true form change.

As we all know, in the book Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius, who was an Animagus, had a fierce fight with Lupine, who had transformed into a werewolf, at the Whomping Willow.

Sirius, who turned into a strong black dog like a bear, was bitten by the werewolf. He was scratched and bitten by the werewolf and suffered many injuries, but he was not infected by such an attack, and he did not even have a trace of werewolf habits. Bring it.

But Bill, who only suffered a claw from a werewolf who had not turned into a werewolf during the full moon, fell in love with the side effects of eating bloody steak after the injury healed.

Werewolves are extremely contagious. If you were hit by a claw while not transforming, you would end up like this, let alone if you suffered multiple wounds after transforming?

There are a lot of things that don't make sense here, and the only explanation Rollo can give is:

The infection of werewolves is not a virus, but some kind of curse. After the full moon transformation, the concentration of the curse reaches its highest level. If you receive damage at this moment, you will be infected and become a new werewolf.

But this powerful curse only targets humans and has no effect on any other non-human creatures.

After Sirius used Animagus to transform, he had completely nothing to do with humans during the transformation period. In addition to maintaining his original human mind, his body structure has been completely changed by this magic, becoming A truly inhuman life.

Like a giant black dog that's really about as strong as a bear.

Therefore, the werewolf curse could not affect Sirius, because Lupine bit a dog at that time, and the dog would not be infected with the werewolf curse.

However, these are all conjectures of Rollo. Before all verifications are completed, these are all conjectures. But now, an excellent experimental product is placed in front of Rollo.

That's right, it's her!

The vice-principal of Hogwarts and the dean of Gryffindor House. She holds the financial power of Hogwarts. She is the most powerful woman in the entire school but does not abuse it.

Professor McGonagall, a master of transfiguration, is a registered Animagus user with the Ministry of Magic, and the creature she transforms into is a tabby cat.

The deformed form of Animagus will more or less have some characteristics of the original body, especially those wizards who wear glasses. Most of the patterns and markings near the eyes of the deformed creatures will resemble the glasses they wear.

Even though he recognized Professor McGonagall's identity, Rollo still pretended not to know and walked towards the cat. What Rollo wanted to verify was:

Is Animagus transformation a disguise on the outside, or is it a magic that completely transforms one's body into a new life form?

Although this may not be of particularly intuitive and obvious help to the study of magical creatures, it can satisfy Rollo's curiosity. Maybe after understanding the principles, he can further study the relationship between humans and animals. Human/humanoid relationships.

He has a great interest in researching magical creatures like manticores that have some human characteristics. This subject can even go as far as tracing the origins of wizards.

Did humans really gain magical powers from the beginning?Or have human beings acquired the power of magic through some means?This is a very interesting research direction for Rollo.

As Rollo's footsteps approached, the tabby cat that was lying quietly on the podium also made some movements.

It was a kind of torment similar to being unable to make a choice. Two different ideas collided rapidly in the mind, and they were constantly exchanging fire. The tabby cat that had already stood up tried to jump back. Its hind legs had squatted down slightly and tightened their muscles. But its other limbs want to move closer in that direction.

An action similar to that of a cat stretching appeared, but this action represented two completely different ideas.

As a human being, Professor McGonagall would never like to be picked up by other people. Even if she appears in the form of a cat, the word being picked up does not come to her mind at all. Although she looks like a cat, she does not know how to do it. After the transformation, think of yourself as a cat.

But...a very inexplicable and strange feeling that had never appeared before drove her to want to show her kindness. She wanted to turn over and expose her belly so that the man could gently caress it with his hands, and purr to express comfort. Relaxing sounds.

This unfounded feeling of closeness is like a child who has been wandering for a long time and suddenly finds his way home. After seeing the open door, the loved one he has longed for is opening his hands and trying to hug him. ...

If this was not the first time they met... this budding instinct of intimacy could be completely suppressed by Professor McGonagall. Her human consciousness and cognition would instinctively keep a distance from such sudden emotions and keep them away. The image is suppressed to the lowest level, leaving only a sense of intimacy that is pleasing to the eye.

Unfortunately, this was their first meeting. Professor McGonagall met Rollo for the first time in the form of Animagus. Suddenly, her human reason was overwhelmed by this sudden instinctive impulse. The shock shook him.

Professor McGonagall, who was quickly adjusting her state, couldn't even take care of Rollo's hand reaching out to her for a while. After about two or three breaths, her reason regained the upper hand.

Rollo paused when he almost put his hand on the top of the cat's head, and the tabby cat under his palm also jumped back like lightning, and then changed its shape in mid-air. The black robe unfolded, and the exquisitely dressed wheat Professor Ge appeared in the classroom in an extremely unexpected way.

"Quiet."

She spoke calmly and instantly calmed down the commotion that had just broken out in the classroom.

"Sorry, Professor McGonagall, I thought it was just a cat, but I didn't expect it to be you. Please forgive me for the offense just now."

Luo Luo spoke quickly. Although he didn't touch the cat, he already had a rough result in his mind, but to be on the safe side, he still needed to verify it one last time.

After hearing Rollo's apology, Professor McGonagall, whose expression did not change at all, nodded slightly: "It's not your fault. Go back to your seat. We are going to start class."

When Rollo took his seat, Professor McGonagall, who had already known every little wizard, did not need to name them. She started to introduce the course straightforwardly.

"Transfiguration is one of the most complex and dangerous spells you learn at Hogwarts."

This simple opening statement made the little wizards sit up straight and nervously pricked up their ears to listen.

"So, no one is allowed to be naughty in my class. If it happens, I will ask him to go out and never allow him to come in again. I have warned you."

The little wizard couldn't help but look at Rollo, who was sitting in the front row. Draco, who was sitting next to him, twisted his body uneasily, and his already pale face became even paler.

"Although Transfiguration needs to be taken very seriously and studied with concentration, it is also one of the most subtle and interesting arts that can be learned at Hogwarts."

"You can use your wands to change the shape of any object, such as turning a table into a jumping creature."

Professor McGonagall took out her magic wand and waved it gently. The podium beside her turned into a beautiful pony, walking quickly around the classroom The circle turned back into a podium.

"Give dead objects the power to move and change the shape and type of any object. This is what transfiguration can do."

"But you need to note that any transformation is time-limited. No wizard can achieve eternal transformation, including the most profound magic in transformation, Animagus transformation."

Maybe he knew that no students in his class would ask at this time: 'Is this the magic that taught you the magic that just turned you into a cat? ', she added at the end: "Just like what I just demonstrated."

"So, before you start learning Transfiguration, I want to give you a warning. Don't try to eat any food that has been transformed by Transfiguration. First of all, it will not be digested. Secondly, even if the magic power to maintain its transformation has not been exhausted. , but once the deformed objects are damaged or affected by external forces, they will return to their original shape as soon as possible."

"I think you can write this sentence on the back cover of your Transfiguration textbook, so that you can see it every time you open the textbook, and keep it in your mind."

There was a rustling sound of quills, and the little wizards obediently wrote this warning on them.

"What about Animagus transformations, Professor?"

"If you use the Animagus to transform, but suffer damage such as an attack after the transformation, will the Animagus be ineffective?"

After everyone finished taking notes, Rollo raised his hand and asked.

"Very good question." Professor McGonagall nodded in approval. She was not offended by such a question, but found it interesting. After all, little wizards at this age basically have no idea about the art of transfiguration.

"As one of the most profound magics in transformation, Animagus transformation is unique from ordinary transformation, because Animagus transformation is aimed at the shape change of the wizard himself, and the process is very complicated, and It is accompanied by extremely high risks, but precisely because it is a transformation of the wizard himself, it also has characteristics that other transformation techniques do not have."

"If the caster has no will to return to his original state, or there is no specific method to undo the spell to force him to restore it, then the Animagus transformation can continue until the caster's wizard can no longer provide magic power for this magic. This is often the case. This result represents death."

"The research on Animagus in the field of transformation is not very in-depth. After all, it is too difficult. Even a skilled wizard may not be able to learn it. But what I can tell you is that in Anima Even if Gus is injured after his transformation, most of the injuries will not be brought back when he transforms back into his original form. The clothes may be damaged, but the wounds are almost invisible."

"If any students are interested in this, I am very happy to see that you can conduct in-depth research on this in the future to fill the gaps and deficiencies in this aspect."

"Okay, the small talk is over."

After completing the short science popularization and answers, Professor McGonagall concluded the opening remarks.

"One point for Slytherin. I hope you can all ask such innovative questions after thinking about it."

"Open your Transfiguration textbook, and now let's study the content of Chapter 1: Changes in the Form of Matter."

As Professor McGonagall said before, transfiguration is an extremely complex subject. Although the young wizards do not understand its dangers so far, the complexity is really eye-opening.

The detailed analysis extended from just one short chapter made the little wizards break their hands from exhaustion. There were three pieces of parchment one and a half feet long that were densely written, and almost every point that Professor McGonagall said was covered. These are all key points that need to be marked.

The dizzy little wizards kept wailing in their hearts. This seemed to be a high-level math subject. The difficulty of getting started in a subject that relied solely on talent to advance was overwhelming.

Even Luo Luo was a little dizzy. He had only memorized these knowledge points. If he wanted to master them, he had to practice them before he could master them.

Fortunately, in the last 10 minutes of class, Professor McGonagall asked the little wizards to put down their quills and let them take out their wands to practice their first transfiguration.

"Transfiguration is different from magic. We don't have complex and changeable spells, and we don't even need spells. Imagination and careful thinking are the keys to mastering this art."

"Each of you should have been assigned a match, right? Then you can try it now. We are going to turn this match into a needle. I will demonstrate it for you once."

A match floated in the air, and the little wizards' eyes focused on it.

"What you need is imagination, concentration and understanding. We cannot transform into something that we don't even know. There should be no one who doesn't know what is targeted."

Professor McGonagall gently touched the match with her wand. The originally wooden red-headed match turned silver the moment it was touched by the wand, turning into a shining metal needle.

"There are still 10 minutes until get out of class ends. You can try a few more times."

After Professor McGonagall finished the demonstration, almost all the little wizards couldn't wait to start practicing. They tried hard to imagine the match turning into a needle in their minds, except for the "bang bang" sound of the wand accidentally hitting the table. , none of their matches showed any change.

Even if they blushed and held their breath until they almost lost their breath, no one succeeded.

This transfiguration technique, which was no less difficult than entering the soil, severely damaged the self-confidence of the young wizards, but Professor McGonagall had nothing to do about it.

Transfiguration is a magic that requires special talent. Although you can learn relatively simple transfigurations with water grinding through constant practice, it is very difficult to go further.

Professor McGonagall sighed with regret in her heart. Young wizards with the talent for transfiguration were indeed too rare. As far as this freshmen were concerned, Hermione Granger was slightly better than other students, but what really made Professor McGonagall The only student who stands out so far is third-year Cedric Diggory.

It is also a small test of changing a match to a needle. Talented students quickly find the feeling after trying it a few times and complete it quickly, but such people are really rare.

Just when Professor McGonagall came back from pacing in the back row, she noticed the child she was somewhat concerned about.

Rollo did not wave the wand blindly. The three elements of transfiguration mentioned by Professor McGonagall made him think about it for a long time.

Imagine, focus, understand.

Will the most important of these three words be 'understand'?After all, Professor McGonagall said that wizards cannot transform into things they don't even know about, but such speculation made Rollo a little suspicious.

If it relies on an in-depth understanding of the object being transformed, then transfiguration will become a subject that can be improved by learning more and researching more. When one knows that the needle is made of iron, one knows how many electrons there are in the iron atom. Is it easier for people to learn to use Transfiguration than for people who don't know about it?

Although Rollo couldn't give an exact answer, his intuition told him that doing so would not affect the final result. The iron making up the needle would not only be composed of iron atoms. There must be various impurities in it, and the deformed object would only It needs to be roughly identified as an 'iron needle', a vague concept, and no one will delve into its composition.

Moreover, the deformed object will return to its original shape after being damaged or affected, making detection even more impossible. Rollo even believes that the composition of the deformed object is in a state of existence like 'Schrödinger's cat', which is impossible. Once the objectively observed existence is observed and breaks this delicate balance, it will exit this wonderful form, and restoration will occur.

"If the main influencing factor is imagination, then it is quite consistent with the conjecture that magic is a spiritual power."

“Isn’t it magic to turn the unreasonable into reasonable and the impossible into reality?”

Rollo closed his eyes slightly and imagined the appearance of a needle as carefully as possible. From the luster to the material, touch, weight and shape, he imagined it very carefully in his mind. After completing all these ideas, he took out He tapped his ordinary elm wand lightly on the match.

Perhaps it's because he thinks carefully enough, imagines comprehensively and completely, plus a little bit of possible talent or luck.

The match placed on the table began to transform according to his will and under the influence of magic.

A shining silver needle appeared on the table, no different from the one that Rollo had carefully conceived in his mind.

"Sure enough!"

"Is this the manifestation of wishes coming true in the art of transformation?"

Rollo, who felt the beauty of magic for the first time, almost cheered. His excitement at this moment could not be expressed clearly in a few words.

"Excellent transformation, Mr. Sad Wind."

Professor McGonagall's voice came from behind Rollo.

"Just call me Rollo."

Rollo stood up quickly to respond with a bright smile on his face. He did not hide his excitement and excitement at this time, because he couldn't hide it at all.

"Well, Rollo, that's a very good transformation, ten points for Slytherin."

Professor McGonagall, whose eyes were filled with admiration, was not stingy with the scores she gave. Rollo deserved this, but what she felt was a pity that neither Cedric nor Rollo were Gryffindors. s student.

After hearing Professor McGonagall's words, the little wizards stood up and looked towards Rollo's table. They couldn't believe that someone actually turned the match that they had been holding without any change for a long time into a needle.

With this successful precedent, the enthusiasm of the little wizards increased even more, but unfortunately, this class of transfiguration has come to an end.

"Put your books and wands away, get out of class is over now."

"Rolo, please stay here and follow me to the office to get your new class schedule and the textbooks for your new course."

"Oh well."

After being stunned for a moment, Rollo nodded in agreement. On the second day, Professor McGonagall had completed the arrangement of his courses, which was really very efficient.

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