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Chapter 158 No Attributes - Cloud Mist Insect (Mirage)

Lin Xia did not hide the matter of searching for magical creatures without attributes from other friends.

The trio were all very interested in this, especially Hermione, who put a lot of effort into finding information.

When Hagrid turned around to look for the illustrated book, Hermione was already discussing it animatedly with Harry and Ron.

Hermione believed that it would be best for them to complete the Animagus while they were students, and before that, complete the first transformation of a magical creature.

As she spoke, she suddenly thought of something and turned back to Lin Xia.

"Lin Xia, I suddenly thought of an idea. It's a bit fanciful, but maybe you can get inspiration from it!"

After Hermione left, Ron, Harry and Draco looked at each other.

Ron said to Harry speechlessly: "Does Hermione think that each of us is Lin Xia, who can do things in the lower grades that only the upper grades can do?

Animagus? I've heard of this magic!

She said: "The steps to transform a magical creature are far more complicated than transforming an ordinary creature, and even if you transform an ordinary creature, you cannot imagine and create a creature out of thin air.

This is one of the branches of high-end transformation. Every Animagus needs to register, and there are no more than twenty wizards known to have learned it in the wizarding world!
Does she think we are more powerful than those adult wizards? "

There is no factual basis to support it. Transformation is just a castle in the air. It is very illusory and will break if touched. When your transformation skills reach a certain level and try to imagine transformation out of thin air, you will understand what I am saying. "

Even if the transformation is successful in the end, the survival time of this kind of creature will be shorter than that of ordinary creatures, and it will hardly exert any combat effectiveness. "

"If you can't, how do you give a shape-shifter the power? I know you can conceive it very well, but thinking about it is one thing and making it is another.

Lin Xia still remembers what Professor McGonagall said during the Transfiguration class: "Transfiguration is not a matter of imagination, everything has its basis."

Lin Xia was very interested in this idea, but the prerequisite for its implementation was whether the law of transformation recognized the imagined magical creature.

Lin Xia looked down and saw that the magical creatures recorded here were very different from those seen in books.

Generally speaking, things must have appeared in reality before they can be successfully transformed. It is difficult for us to transform into illusory things.

Lin Xia and Hermione were chatting while returning to Hagrid's hut.

Draco also said: "I also think she can do it. We don't have enough transfiguration talent and magic power now, so we can't do it yet, but we should be able to do it by the time we get to senior year."

Harry: "Well, Ron, maybe Hermione can do it."

Arriving at Hagrid's cabin, Hermione also told Hagrid her thoughts, and Hagrid shook his head repeatedly.

As Hagrid said this, he handed Lin Xia an atlas.

He whispered: "According to what I know, there are actually many Animagus, but they have not registered with the wizarding world and operate quietly behind the scenes."

The idea Hermione came up with was simple, but difficult to implement.

"The above records are all the magical creatures I have discovered since I became the guard of the Forbidden Forest. Every year, a group of magical creatures enter the Forbidden Forest, and then another group leaves. The flow of creatures is very stable."

But he thought about it carefully. If all his friends wanted to learn, then he also had to learn. He couldn't keep up with the big army!

She asked: "Can we artificially create a magical creature, set its attributes ourselves, and then redesign and change its attributes as we grow up?"

Ron muttered: "But I don't think I have the talent for transfiguration!"

If we insist on comparison, the information and structure of the magical creatures recorded in the book are relatively complete, but those recorded in the Forbidden Forest are relatively incomplete.

Fortunately, Hagrid is good at drawing.

Just by looking at the paintings, Lin Xia could roughly understand which family these magical creatures belonged to.

Perch: A fish with legs, an amphibious animal, capable of breathing fire and possessing two attributes: water and fire.

Honeybird: Likes to collect honey, flies very fast, spits out hard silk webs, has no attributes.

Pa Pa Bear: A very lazy bear who likes to lie still and moves slowly, but can burst out with powerful power in an instant.

Where there is a bear, other magical creatures do not dare to cross the line, with earth attributes.

……

The album is quite thick, but Lin Xia flipped through it very quickly.

She just glanced at other attributes, focusing on magical creatures without attributes.

Ten minutes later, Lin Xia read through the entire album, thought deeply, and found one of the magical creatures.

"Hagrid, do you still have any impression of this creature?"

Hagrid's tall body bent down, glanced, and was slightly startled, as if he was recalling something.

"This... this is a magical creature I discovered 20 years ago. It is really unique, more unique than other creatures I have ever encountered. When I first discovered it, I even suspected that it was not a kind of life."

Hermione looked down and saw that this page recorded a magical creature called a "cloud bug" that hid in the clouds and was only as big as a grain of rice. Hagrid searched for this bug for a long time and called this magical creature "cloud bug".

"I discovered that cloud bugs like to hide in clouds and can change the clouds into various shapes at will. At that time, I often saw fire dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, spiders... circling in the sky.

Except that the color is white mist, the details are similar to real creatures. I even wrote a letter to Master Newt specifically for this.

Based on my few words, the master was sure that this must be a magical creature. Under his guidance, I found a bug as big as a grain of rice and named it a cloud bug. "

Lin Xia asked: "Are you sure it is a magical creature without attributes?"

Hagrid: "Definitely, because its characteristic is change, and the change does not lie in any attributes, it is a creature without attributes.

The characteristics of the transformation are very special. It does not seem to have strong attack power. If you want to treat it as your first transformation, it will be very safe. "

Magical creatures without attributes do not have their own tempers.

Some creatures look gentle but are actually violent, and some creatures look violent but are actually very gentle.

But the cloud bugs are different.

Hagrid said with certainty: "The cloud bug has no temper at all. If it does have one, it is rather naughty and likes to control the cloud to change."

Compared to those magical creatures with strong personalities, this is pretty good.

Hagrid: "There are even times when I don't think they are a kind of living thing. They are more like small insects parasitic on the clouds and mist. Maybe they don't have any thoughts of their own."

Lin Xia had a vague decision in her heart.

Compared to cloud bugs, she prefers to call them "mirage" - manipulating clouds and mist to change into various realistic shapes. Isn't this just a mirage?
Based on the art of transformation, Lin Xia had a hunch that this magical creature without attributes would suit her very well.

But before actually making a decision, she followed Professor McGonagall's advice and took a trip to the centaur tribe in the Forbidden Forest.

The sky gradually became dark.

Hagrid first asked Harry and the other little wizards to go back, and then took Lin Xia into the Forbidden Forest alone.

The atmosphere in the Forbidden Forest at night is completely different from that experienced during the day.

If the Forbidden Forest looks dead during the day, then the Forbidden Forest at night appears to be full of life, even more lively than during the day.

The creatures in the Forbidden Forest seem to prefer coming out at night.

Hagrid held a kerosene lamp in his hand and said cautiously: "Little wizard, you must follow me closely. The recent Forbidden Forest is a little restless, and several unicorns have died. Once strangers appear, they will be banned from the Forbidden Forest." He was identified as an attacker and was expelled from the Forbidden Forest.”

While they were talking, they came to a tall tree.

Hagrid looked extremely cautious in front of the big tree.

He was a giant, and he carefully avoided the thick roots crawling on the ground, trying not to step on them.

Seeing this, Lin Xia also became cautious.

After passing the big tree, Hagrid breathed a sigh of relief and felt more relaxed.

"The big tree we passed just now is a giant war tree. Once it wakes up, we must leave the Forbidden Forest and can no longer move forward.

It is the guardian recently given by the Forbidden Forest. Anyone who wants to enter the depths of the Forbidden Forest must pass the assessment of the War Tree Man. "

Hagrid turned to look at Lin Xia and smiled: "We are lucky, the war tree people don't think you are a dangerous intruder."

Suddenly, Hagrid spotted the Hogwarts Outstanding Student badge on Lin Xia's chest and slapped his head hard.

"I even forgot that you are an outstanding student. The Forbidden Forest has always welcomed outstanding students from Hogwarts. Those outstanding students from the upper grades can travel freely through the Forbidden Forest without me leading the way."

Lin Xia asked with great interest: "According to your statement, can outstanding students be treated differently in the Forbidden Forest?"

Hagrid opened the way for her and said, "It's almost the same, but that's not all. Other creatures in the Forbidden Forest are quite friendly to top students. I don't know why. Maybe top students are connected to Hogwarts." Be closer."

Although the centaur tribe was located deep in the Forbidden Forest, it was not very far away. Hagrid and Lin Xia arrived quickly.

Before the two of them reached the entrance of the camp, not far away, there was the sound of horse hooves, and a wild-looking and black-haired centaur ran over.

He was bearded and looked wild and proud, staring angrily at Hagrid.

"You shouldn't be here, and you shouldn't be bringing people here!"

Hagrid shrugged innocently, "Bain, listen, I'm just following the professor's instructions. She has letters of recommendation from Hufflepuff and the Head of Gryffindor."

Bain glanced at Lin Xia, and Lin Xia noticed that he was staring at his outstanding student badge for a while.

There was another sound of horse hoofbeats, and another Firenze whom he had seen before ran over and said in a deep voice: "Bain, their procedures are completely in compliance with the rules. Let them come in first."

Bain reluctantly gave up and muttered: "Mars is too bright tonight, we should close the tribe early!"

(End of this chapter)