Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

The isolation magic array worked, firmly locking the trace of blood in a sealed space.

Lin Xia felt nothing from the smell, but she could detect a faint fragrance within the blood aura.

This fragrance is quite unique, and it's the key to Lin Xia's confidence in stimulating the awakening of the snail-sheep beast's bloodline.

She studied the process of the White Fairy's bloodline awakening and then used the White Fairy to pinpoint the first step of her own bloodline awakening.

Based on this experience, they then discovered this particular fragrance and incorporated it into the medicine.

This aroma will play a crucial role in breaking through the genetic shackles within the snail-sheep beasts, allowing them to revert to their ancient bloodlines after consuming it.

As soon as Lin Xia opened the bottle of potion, the two snail-sheep beasts stared intently at it, their attraction to the potion clearly visible to the naked eye.

If Lin Xia hadn't been holding this bottle of potion, the snail-sheep beast would probably have charged in like a madman.

Lin Xia had already sensed their immense excitement from the monitoring magic rune array.

Due to the binding effect of the magic rune array, the snail-sheep beast did not attack her.

But as time goes on, the snail-sheep beast will be unable to suppress its desire and will snatch the potion from her hand.

Without further hesitation, Lin Xia fed the two bottles of bloodline potion to the two snail-sheep beasts.

The medicine had barely entered their mouths when the snail-goat beast showed no signs of change, and everyone remained calm.

About 5 minutes passed.

Suddenly, a snail-like beast let out a roar.

Lin Xia looked over and saw that the snail-like beast was raised by Ron and its name was Qiaoqiao. It looked like it was in a lot of pain, its expression was contorted, and its claws were constantly scratching at the ground.

The other Cai Cai also changed.

It wasn't as aggressive as Qiaoqiao on the outside, but it kept vomiting, spewing out streams of yellowish-green liquid, somewhat like stomach mucus.

Lin Xia thought for a moment, then waved her wand and activated the monitoring runes on them.

This magic rune array can not only observe what they are doing, but also observe the condition inside their bodies.

I just don't know if something as special as bloodline evolution can be observed using a monitoring magic rune array.

Lin Xia looked at it for a while, then raised an eyebrow. There were two possibilities.

One situation is that she can observe the changes within the snail-sheep beast's body.

Through the magic rune array, she could sense that the two snail-sheep beasts were not in good condition, as if they had been attacked by some kind of foreign virus.

Some force is constantly harming their bodies.

In another scenario, she might not know what the invading force is.

The monitoring magic rune array could not track this power.

Clearly, this sudden invading force was the boost provided by the bloodline evolution potion.

Therefore, monitoring the magic rune array can only reveal the surface phenomena, but not the internal changes.

This is not surprising. Bloodline evolution is a complex process. If it were so easy to decipher, there would be people in the wizarding world who would study this path.

In Lin Xia's eyes, there are actually many fertile grounds in the wizarding world suitable for bloodline wizards to grow.

Leaving aside the distant examples, let's just talk about that huge pile of duds that can sense magic but can't use it.

This is the most natural material from the human body.

They are closer to the magical world than pure Muggles and have a certain foundation. Perhaps they can gain some control over magic by injecting the blood of magical creatures.

However, after all these years, no one in the witch world has ever conducted any related research on this.

It's unclear whether the wizard was too arrogant and looked down on the Squib, or if there was some other reason.

Lin Xia snapped out of her daze and focused her gaze on the two snail-like beasts.

The snail-sheep beast was in very poor physical condition at this time.

Through the magic rune array, she could sense that half of their organs had been destroyed by this sudden invading force, and their bodily functions were dying.

This worried Lin Xia, wondering if the bloodline evolution potion she made was too powerful, causing the bodies of the two snail-sheep beasts to be unable to withstand it.

If this continues, she will have to resort to special treatment methods.

But as things got worse, Lin Xia discovered something else: this invading force, after destroying the original bodily functions of the snail-sheep beasts, was also constantly repairing their bodies.

This repair process is extremely painful, as if some non-existent organ is being forcibly created from their bodies.

Realizing this, Lin Xia decisively withdrew her hand, which she had just raised, so she could observe the situation further.

The process of bloodline evolution is destined to be very painful.

Even she, after undergoing several physical transformations, was nearly in a state of death.

He was brought back to life by a stroke of luck.

To break free from the shackles within one's body and take a further step upward, one must overcome this hurdle.

Lin Xia whispered, "Once you get through this, you will become stronger, and no rat will be able to escape your pursuit. You will also awaken other abilities."

As if spurred on, the snail-like creature struggled to sit up, only to collapse again due to the intense pain. It would then try to sit up again, collapse, and sit up again...
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At the same moment, the pet charm potion created by the Weasley twins finally took effect.

The first pet to use it naturally exudes a unique aura, making all the pets passing by unable to resist staring at it.

This is a beautiful parrot that attracts the attention of not only its own kind but also various other birds.

Many birds circled around the parrot, which made the parrot very happy, and it proudly raised its head.

But that's not the main thing.

Gradually, passing cats, dogs, lizards, and other animals began to stare at the parrot.

The pet owners tried to pull their pets away, but the pets refused to leave, staring intently at the parrots as if they were the most beautiful creatures in the world.

At one point, all the pets rushed toward the parrot, wanting to get it.

"Oh no, come back!"

"Come back quickly, you can't fall in love with a parrot!"

"I can't stop them, quickly protect your pet!"

The surrounding pets all wanted to fight over the parrot, and the scene quickly spiraled out of control, descending into chaos.

Meanwhile, the parrot that everyone was focusing on had already been snatched in the beak of an eagle.

The parrot let out a sharp cry, mimicking, "Help! Help!"

"Help! How can he be so big?"

"Help! I don't like him!"

The parrot's owner was also frantically shouting, "What can I do to get him to put it down? Whose pet is that eagle?"

The eagle's owner was also shouting, "Put it down! Put it down!"

But in reality, even if the eagle actually releases the parrot, the parrot won't fare well either, because there's a whole bunch of pets waiting to take it.

This scene is not an isolated case.

In many places at the ball, animals that had taken the charm potion were being chased by other infatuated pets. "Stop right now!"

"You can't do this, it's insane!"

"Where are the Weasley twins? Quickly, make them recover from the effects of the potion!"

The curtains that had been set up in the auditorium were torn off by the pets, and there were sounds of things collapsing everywhere. The carefully prepared food was destroyed by one rampaging pet after another, and the scene was chaotic.

The house-elf, seeing this, reached out and pulled at its head, as if it wanted to bang its head against the wall.

"How could this have happened? What on earth happened? How should we handle this... No, I don't know how to handle it."

And what about the Weasley twins who were yelled at by the little wizard?
They had already donned invisibility cloaks and hidden themselves away.

When the potion was sold, they warned that the charm of pets could spread across species, but the young wizards didn't take it seriously.

Some people might care, but most think it's not that serious.

The idea that people of different species can find beauty in each other is like falling in love with animals—it sounds like a fantasy.

Fortunately, the pet charm potion didn't affect the little wizard at the pet dance party. Otherwise, it would have been terrifying to think that even the little wizard would have joined in the frenzied chase.

Unlike pets that only chase after things with the most primal and savage impulses, wizards can use magic.

George: "Fred, the situation is more serious than we thought. How long will it take to calm down?"

Fred: "George, it will take at least three days. That was the dosage I gave you. It will take three days to completely eliminate the effects."

They advertise that the effect lasts for a week, which is an exaggeration. In order to sell the medicine better, its effectiveness actually wears off in three days.

George: "I remember we came up with a workaround that wasn't really a solution, something that could speed up the metabolism of the drugs and help them work their magic."

Fred: "Yes, just make them drink more water and sweat and go to the toilet constantly, and their charm will decrease."

As the two were talking, a bull with bloodshot eyes charged toward them.

The twins immediately stepped aside and discovered that there was a pet that had taken a charm potion hiding behind them.

Behind them was a red curtain, and the pet was hiding behind it.

Although it hid very well, pets don't rely entirely on sight to identify each other; they rely more on smell and temperature.

As the cow charged, a cute little rabbit hopped out quickly.

This rabbit's eyes are blue, unlike the red eyes of other rabbits.

According to its owner, this was a hybrid breed that their family had painstakingly researched for over ten years, hoping to win the competition by administering a beauty potion, but now...

George couldn't help but ask, "Should we help this rabbit?"

The adorable little white rabbit and the strong ox are a perfect combination of beauty and the beast, making it hard to look at.

Just as Fred was about to speak, he suddenly saw the little rabbit leap backward and jump onto the cow's back, then kick its hind legs.

An amazing thing happened—

The bull seemed to have been hit by a tremendous force, its back instantly slammed down, its limbs slid outwards, and a large dent appeared in its back.

The Weasley twins: ...

It's too early to empathize.

Because they were worried that the pet charm potion would cause unrest, they deliberately selected buyers with substantial financial resources and set the selling price very high.

The majority of these buyers are high-end buyers.

Nobles all possess a wealth of knowledge and often carry rare and unusual items. In the event of chaos, these items can help them overcome difficulties.

The Weasley twins weren't just sold off to random people.

Now it seems that the animals that can be kept as pets by nobles must have some skills of their own, so the twins are suddenly not so worried.
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"Harry, where's your Hedwig? Is she alright?"

While the pets were running wild, Ron found Harry and specifically asked Hedwig about it.

Harry looked worried: "I don't know, I can't see where it is, hopefully it's not affected by the charm potion."

Ron complained, "The ball is in complete chaos now, and it can't even continue. This is all because of the twins selling potions. If the professor finds out about this, who knows how many points they'll get deducted. Can't they just behave themselves?"

"Harry, Ron, where's your shrew?" Hermione's voice came through, sounding puzzled.

Harry looked at Ron with a puzzled expression.

Ron snapped out of his daze and looked behind him: "Has the snail-sheep beast been following me all along—"

He choked on his words, his back empty.

"Huh, I remember they've been behind me the whole time. Oh, right!"

Ron finally remembered, "It was Lin Xia. Lin Xia said she would take two snail-goat beasts to make friends and see if they liked the little sheep and the little horse."

Hermione frowned slightly and glanced around the Great Hall. The scene was too chaotic. The pets were in disarray, and the young wizards were frantically chasing after their pets, making it impossible to tell who was who.

"With Lin Xia here, those two snail-like beasts should be fine." Hermione finally put her worries to rest.

Ron: "Where's your Crookshank? Aren't you keeping an eye on it? What if it gets charmed by another pet? Your Crookshank is very powerful."

Hermione puffed out her chest proudly and said, "Crooked Mountain has a strong will and an upright character. It will definitely not be affected by the pet charm potion. It will only try its best to bring the affected pets back to their senses."

As soon as he finished speaking, a lithe figure flashed past them. The back view... looked a bit like Crookshank?

Ron thought uncertainly, then noticed that the cat was chasing a dog, while the dog was staring intently at the bird in front of it.

Crookshan, perched on the dog's back, stretched out his paw and slapped the dog twice hard, making the dog dizzy and fainting. The next second, the dog collapsed to the ground.

Ron:…

As expected of Hermione's cat.

So when he passed by and saw some pets lying unconscious on the ground, it was all Crookshan's doing?
Lin Xia's side.

The transformation of the snail-sheep beasts has begun, with the invading force continuously reshaping their bodies.

At first, the snail-sheep beasts were in a lot of pain, and several times they could feel their bodies collapsing.

But as the invading force gradually increased, their bodies also gradually changed. Both snail-goat beasts gradually adapted to this pain, or perhaps their bodies were modified to be able to adapt to this pain, and the situation improved a lot.

Lin Xia witnessed their tails become longer and thinner, their limbs shorten by one centimeter, and their fur become finer...

The transformation didn't take long; about half an hour later, the two snail-sheep beasts had completed their transformation.

The change in appearance is not very obvious, but the temperament is highlighted from the inside out.

Before its transformation, the snail-sheep beast was simply cute; after its transformation, it gained a touch of elegance and maturity.

As Lin Xia looked at them, a few lines of text suddenly popped into her mind.

[Atavism continues]

[The King of the Snail-Sheep Beasts]

[The King of Natural-Born Mouse Hunters]

[Exuding an air of nobility]

[There is still potential to be explored] (End of this chapter)