Hogwarts lazy snake

Deep in the Hogwarts Castle, sunlight poured through ancient windows into a spacious and bright classroom - the Transfiguration classroom.

Here, a feast of magic and imagination is staged, and the protagonist is none other than the witch who is known for her strictness but deeply respected by her students: Professor Minerva McGonagall.

Minerva McGonagall waved her wand lightly, and the parchment with the name in her hand instantly turned into an eagle spreading its wings, flying high and circling around the classroom.

When the little snakes on the seats saw this, they all opened their mouths wide and were shocked for a moment.

But this was not the end, Horn then watched the eagle quickly fly towards the ground in the air, and then turned into a black snake covered with scales and armor just before hitting the ground.

It hovered beside Professor McGonagall and spit out its tongue in the direction of the students' seats.

Hiss~hiss~

"Students." Professor McGonagall's voice was low and powerful. She stood in front of the podium, holding a thin wand tightly in her hand:

"Here, you will learn how to transform objects from one form into another, which is one of the most basic and powerful skills in the wizarding world."

As Professor McGonagall spoke, he gently waved the wand in his hand, and the black snake hovering on the ground suddenly turned into flames and flew into Professor McGonagall's hands and turned back into the original parchment. The whole process was smooth and natural, as if nothing had ever changed.

As the transfiguration ended, the eyes of the young wizards of Slytherin College sparkled with curiosity and anticipation about the unknown.

Just now, Professor McGonagall will unveil the mystery of Transfiguration for them and show them the most gorgeous and incredible side of this ancient art.

The little Slytherin snakes were amazed and cast admiring glances at him.

"Wow, Horn, this is so beautiful, so magical." Drake watched Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration demonstration intently, and was very much looking forward to the next class.

It seemed that at this moment, even the autism just now was cured. This is the magic of magic.

"Well, yes, this is such a wonderful and magical world!" Even Carlotta looked at this miracle with shining eyes!

Horn was also lazily lying on the table, watching Professor McGonagall carefully as she transformed the parchment into an eagle, then into a snake, and then back into parchment, fearing that she would miss something.

This is a transformation from a dead object to a living thing! An advanced transfiguration! Even if one has strong spiritual magic and learns it at home, it is only a simple transformation from a dead object to a dead object.

Although Horn knew that Professor McGonagall would explain it later, if he could understand a little bit, it would lay a better foundation for the future before systematic study.

This is why teachers ask students to preview in school. If you learn what the teacher teaches you, it means that the teacher teaches you his or her own understanding.

You preview, you know it, and then you verify, supplement and correct what the teacher taught you based on your own framework.

There is a world of difference between the two methods.

"Well, I hope you will lay a good foundation for yourself while learning Transfiguration."

Minerva McGonagall looked at the admiring eyes cast by the young wizards below, looked at these future new bloods of the wizarding world, and finally hoped that these little snakes of Slytherin would not go astray.

Return to the classroom.

Then, in the next 10 minutes, Professor McGonagall began to explain some theoretical knowledge on the basics of Transfiguration, as well as spells and wand-waving precautions.

But Professor McGonagall knew that the real challenge had just begun.

"Now, it's your turn," she said with a smile, "I want you to try to turn the match in front of you into a needle."

"Remember, Transfiguration is not just about simple spells and gestures, it's also about your concentration and imagination."

The Slytherin students looked at each other, then each picked up the matches on the table, closed their eyes, and concentrated. They followed Professor McGonagall's instructions, chanting complex spells and waving their wands at the same time.

However, the first attempt was not smooth. Some matches only changed color, some turned into strange shapes, and even worse, the matches disappeared from their original places.

Facing failure, the students did not get discouraged. Professor McGonagall patiently walked to each person, giving guidance and encouragement. She told them that Transfiguration is an art that requires constant practice and understanding, and every failure is a step towards success.

Minerva McGonagall found that all the wizards in the classroom were practicing how to transform a match into a silver needle, except for a certain person named Huo who was lying on the table.

"Mr. Nicholas, you..."

Minerva McGonagall walked over to the table and chair where Horn had made it. She was originally going to ask him why he didn't practice the Transfiguration spell, but when she walked over, she saw the long, shiny needle in front of Horn's desk, and the question on her lips turned into a compliment.

"Oh, very beautiful, perfect Transfiguration. Three points to Slytherin."

As Mag's words fell, four huge hourglasses were placed in a room in the castle.

They are the Gryffindor house hourglass which is a combination of scarlet and gold.

A blue and bronze Ravenclaw school hourglass.

Yellow and black Hufflepuff house hourglass.

A bright silver and green Slytherin house hourglass.

In the hourglass representing Slytherin, grains of sand representing 3 points fell to the bottom.

With the extra points from Professor McGonagall, the other young wizards turned around and practiced Transfiguration with great effort, hoping to get extra points for their own school.

"Professor, I want to know what the book says about self-awareness, the constitution of food, and the consciousness of living things..."

Horn saw Professor McGonagall coming to him. Looking at this master of Transfiguration, he was sure to ask some of his doubts. At the same time, he chanted a spell and waved his wand to turn the silver needles on the table into various dead objects of similar size.

"Oh, these are all from the books on Transfiguration. It seems that you have a strong talent in Transfiguration."

As the deputy headmaster, Minerva McGonagall knew that Horn was of Muggle origin, so it was a terrifying thing that he could master the basic Transfiguration of inanimate objects in less than two months.

Seeing that Horn had already mastered the transformation of inanimate objects, he began to learn the transformation of inanimate objects into living things. So Professor McGonagall taught Horn some key points of the transformation from inanimate objects to living things.

"And self-awareness means you have to believe that you can do this and control the magical power in yourself."

Minerva McGonagall first answered Horn's first question, and then said that the key point between dead things becoming alive lies in the soul.

"The key to turning a dead thing into a living thing is actually very simple. Let me ask you, why can a living thing move and speak?"

Horne heard Professor McGonagall's question and pondered the difference between animate and inanimate objects.

That's blood, nerves, muscles, and brain!

Oh, yes, this is the magical world, that is the brain... no, it’s the soul!

"I know, it's the soul, Professor McGonagall, that's the difference!"

Horn immediately looked up and told Professor McGonagall the answer he had thought of.

"Good. Yes, it's the soul! One point for Slytherin."

Minerva McGonagall heard Horn think for a while and quickly answered the question she wanted, so she praised him and gave him extra points, while explaining and warning him:

"Horn, you're right. It's the soul."

"But the magic and knowledge of the soul level must be strong enough before you can study and research it!"

"Moreover, the Ministry of Magic strictly prohibits ordinary wizards from studying magical knowledge related to the soul, so there is no relevant knowledge for you to learn, and you cannot learn it."

"Then the question is, the key to transforming dead objects into living things through Transfiguration is the soul. So we can use magic power to replace the soul and make dead objects have souls and become living things."

Horne heard this and his mind quickly worked, then he began to slowly wave his wand, speaking in the water at a speed and voice different from that used by other young wizards in practice. It seemed that there was an indescribable charm in it.

"Vera verto!"

Draco, who was standing by, had already stopped using his wand and was listening to the conversation between Horn and Professor McGonagall.

However, I felt like I knew every letter of every word they said, but when they were put together, I just couldn't understand it.

Finally, Draco saw that Horn seemed to have learned the technique of turning dead objects into living things, and began to perform it on the spot.

Minerva, McGonagall, Draco and Carlotta, three pairs of eyes, quietly watched Horn's actions and the bottle of ink on the table.

As Horn's wand stopped moving and the spell was finished, the ink bottle on the table began to twist and change, and finally turned into a black, palm-sized mouse.

(=°Д°=) →?(*′?`*)?

"Wow! Horn, you are awesome, you did it!"

Draco's eyes widened, and his mouth slowly opened slightly. Finally, when he was smoothed out and turned into a mouse, he excitedly grabbed Horn's arm with his hands.

The ink bottle that was turned into a mouse by Hoven first shook its head slowly on the table and looked around.

But as soon as Draco finished speaking, the black mouse suddenly exploded. Fortunately, Professor McGonagall seemed to have noticed something the moment the mouse twisted, and waved her wand to throw the mouse off the table and into the distance.

With an explosion, the rat exploded into a pool of ink in a corner of the classroom.

"Horn, you have a very high talent for Transfiguration. Although the mouse only existed for about 10 seconds, it proves that you succeeded. Keep it up!"

Minerva McGonagall waved her wand, cast a Descaling Charm on the puddle of ink in the corner to clean it up, and then added points to Slytherin.

"Five points for Slytherin!"

"I will! Professor McGonagall."

Perhaps it was because Horn had finally completed the judicial process of turning food into a living thing, so his somewhat lazy spirit became somewhat active amidst the joy.

Minerva McGonagall stopped paying attention to Horn. After all, Horn had already mastered the content of this lesson, so she went to check on the learning situation of other young wizards.

After all, Horn was not the only student in the class.

"Horn, I feel like you're still just a little short of turning the match into a silver needle."

Draco pointed at the needle on the table that had turned into a needle shape, but still retained some of the wood, and turned to Horn for advice. At the same time, a proud smile spread across his face, as if he had received an honor.

He knew very well that Horn's achievement was not just a simple transformation, but also a manifestation of Horn's excellent potential and ability.

I will definitely learn some excellent abilities and knowledge by following Horn, and I am also proud to have such an excellent friend.

"Xiaolong, you're not bad either!" Horn nodded approvingly as he looked at the long needle in front of Draco that was almost successful. "You've shown the true charm of Transfiguration - Xiaolong, you have the power and thinking to turn imagination into reality!"

"Okay, Horn, I'll try." Draco listened to Horn's words and thought, then began to try to complete the last step of turning the match into a silver needle.

"Hey, I'm not bad either, Horn. Look, I succeeded after just a few tries."

Carlotta seemed a little shocked. After all, she didn't seem to understand what Professor Hornyu McGonagall had just said.

So she put all her efforts into practicing the transformation spell she had just learned. It seemed that Carlotta had a strong talent. After three attempts, she finally transformed the match into a silver needle.

This is like showing off to Horn, showing that he is also talented.

"You are indeed better than Draco." Horn was very surprised to see that Carlotta succeeded after only practicing once or twice, and he praised her sincerely.

"What? You can't even say that. I'm definitely better than that yellow-haired brat!"

When Carlotta heard Horn say that he was better than the yellow-haired boy, her originally happy mood that she had good talent also dissipated a lot.

I originally wanted to ask Horn to change the silver needle I transformed into back into a match, but now I decided to change it back myself and then turn it into a silver needle again!

Seeing Carlotta's spirit of learning, Horn raised his hand and gave her a thumbs up, giving her a big thumbs up.

While instructing Draco, he was also thinking and analyzing the process of casting the spell just now in his mind, to ensure that he could keep the living creature alive longer in the next transfiguration.

At least there will be no explosion.

"Villa Vito! Turn this match into a silver needle~"

On the other side, Draco's transfiguration transformed the originally somewhat woody needle into a long needle emitting silver light.

"Very good, Xiaolong, come on, let's practice again!" Horn looked at Draco who was very happy, so he waved his wand, chanted a spell, and turned the matches that Draco had turned into silver needles back into matches.

"Uh...→_→"

Draco was originally happy and was glad that he finally succeeded, but when he saw Horn returning his work to its original state, he suddenly felt numb.

At the same time, I was thinking, can't you let me be happy for a little longer?