Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 35 Mark of Purity (6k+)

The Transfiguration classroom is on the third floor of the castle. There are windows on both sides of the oval classroom. Looking out from the windows, you can see the lush tree crown.

Six huge bird cages placed in pairs, seemingly for peacocks, and some smaller cages are the biggest feature of this classroom with a simple decoration style.

Although they are all empty, with so many types of birdcages placed together, it is difficult not to suspect that Professor McGonagall, who uses this classroom to teach classes on the Transfiguration Spell, is a bird lover.

Two blackboards stood at the end of the classroom like two screens. Together with the globes placed next to them, they guarded a thick red oak podium.

At this time, a tabby cat with dark stripes was squatting on this podium, looking exactly like those cat owners who like to stand at high places at home and look down on their "own country".

When Bourne walked into the classroom with a plate of food, the tabby cat glanced at him and purred dissatisfiedly in his throat.

Realizing that he had done something wrong, Bourne laughed twice and quickly put the food and plates on the desk next to him.

"How do you bring food into the classroom?" Hermione, the little witch who had already sat in the first row of the classroom and had even previewed the teaching materials for a while, turned her head and looked at Bourne.

Miss Beaver had a rather serious look on her face.

She said in a tone that was full of regret and anger: "Although as a witness, I understand that you cannot be entirely blamed for the accident that happened on the train, but you should remember that our Gryffindor team is now in the negative. .

I deliberately read the history of Hogwarts last night. In the past ten years, the most points gained by a Gryffindor in a single school year was 230 house points. The person who set this record was Ron's brother Bill Weasley.

If everything goes well - I mean, if our freshmen work hard together - it is not impossible to offset the minus 250 points disadvantage at the beginning with the extra points gained.

In addition, in addition to working hard to gain extra points for the college, we must also try to minimize or even completely avoid continued deductions. For example, if Professor McGonagall sees your behavior of bringing food to the classroom, he might deduct points from us! "

To be honest, there is nothing wrong with Hermione, the little witch. It's just that her tone when speaking was not very friendly, and she seemed a bit arrogant and defiant.

Fortunately, Bourne is not the type to argue just for the sake of arguing. He is a very reasonable person.

In addition, Hermione didn't know but he was like a mirror in his heart. Professor McGonagall was watching from the podium not far away!
"Sorry, sorry, I promise there won't be a next time..."

Just when Bourne was about to pass the test, two running little wizards rushed into the Transfiguration classroom at the same time. They ran directly to Bourne and sat down next to him.

Harry: "We almost got lost just now. Fortunately, we met George and Fred who pointed out the location of the Transfiguration classroom to us. They also told us that you made a big fuss in the banquet hall not long ago and even brought Snape to his knees. The professor was shocked!"

Ron, who had caught his breath, also interjected: "They said you placed a curse on Marcus Flint. After Professor Snape left, Marcus was so frightened that he wet his pants in public. !
Both George and Fred were feeling sorry. They said that if they hadn't gotten up late today, they would definitely help you beat up those Slytherin guys.

Also, they want us to talk to you and meet together after class today. They want to learn that curse from you.

Bourne, can you also teach me and Harry when the time comes? "

While he was talking, he saw the food on the table, so he immediately gave Bourne a thumbs up, probably meaning "I'm really reliable."

However, before Ron could say anything else, Bourne quickly took a pre-emptive strike - picked up a piece of pumpkin pie on the plate and stuffed it into Ron's mouth at lightning speed, blocking this unfair roommate. The mouth of Youyou.

At the same time, Bourne did not forget about Harry, and used a piece of pudding cake to interrupt the latter's about-to-be-spoken words.

Rain and dew all belong to it.

After taking care of these two teammates, Bourne secretly looked at an older cat girl on the podium who was about to explode, and then ignored Miss Beaver, who was looking at him angrily with wide eyes, and then quickly said: "I didn't, I'm not, don't talk nonsense. !”

He first expressed his attitude with a wave of denials, and then continued to explain:

“First, I just reasoned with Marcus and the others, there was absolutely no fighting;

Second, Professor Snape did not deduct points from Gryffindor at that time, so stop talking nonsense, I am the victim;
Third, I didn’t put a curse on Marcus. Even if he was really frightened and peed, it was because he had a physical problem and he should go to Madam Pomfrey. If that didn’t work, just go to St. Mungo’s.

I swear on the name of Merlin that these three things I said are all true. "

Well, I swear on Merlin's name, there is nothing wrong with saying that.

After saying that, Bourne sat upright, looking forward, with an innocent temperament.

Harry and Ron swallowed the food in their mouths with difficulty, and were about to ask more questions, but the scene that happened on the podium made them open their mouths wide, and they were unable to say a word.

The tabby cat jumped down from the podium and began to transform in mid-air, turning into Professor McGonagall wearing a slim wizard robe in a dazzling manner. This form transformation process was so smooth that some sharp-eyed little wizards even discovered that the circles around the tabby cat's eyes had now turned into a pair of glasses worn on the bridge of Professor McGonagall's nose.

Professor McGonagall glanced at Bourne, Harry, and Ron who were sitting in a row. With one look, the two boys who were chatting with each other immediately became like the good students around them. They sat down obediently and straightly. .

"Put your food away. You are not allowed to bring your own food in my class."

Professor McGonagall is a strict and smart witch. The first lesson gave the students in the class a big shock.

But at the same time, Professor McGonagall is also a very principled professor, and he never likes to punish people without teaching like some guys who are just teachers.

"Also, does anyone know why food can't appear in the Transfiguration classroom?"

Bourne raised his hand weakly.

Professor McGonagall motioned for him to answer.

"There are five major exceptions to Gamp's law of transformation, one of which is food - simply put, food cannot be directly transformed using magic. If the food transformed by transformation is eaten by someone, it will be destroyed when the transformation time is over. When it encounters or encounters some other situations, it will immediately return to its prototype.

For example, if you turn a stone into a honey cake, you will eventually have an extra stone in your stomach after eating it.

Therefore, it is best not to eat anything in the Transfiguration classroom. By analogy, it is best not to bring food into the Transfiguration classroom. "

"Mr. Slughorn, if you know this, why do you still make mistakes?
Because of your mistake, Gryffindor House will be deducted three points. As for Potter and Weasley who are talking about eating, since it is your first offense and you are unaware, no points will be deducted for just verbal criticism, but you must remember that there will never be a next time. "

Harry and Ron nodded like chickens.

Neville and Seamus, who entered the classroom later and had not had time to receive the "relief breakfast" from Bourne, suddenly felt a sense of relief after hearing these words, and even their stomachs Not so hungry anymore.

However, as mentioned before, Professor McGonagall is a fair teacher. Since Bourne's first answer was a question, she then deducted three points and added them back to him.

"Mr. Slughorn's answer just mentioned an 'exception'. So, does anyone know what the remaining four 'exceptions' are to Gamp's basic law of transformation?"

Before the professor finished speaking, Hermione raised her hands, as if she wanted to lift herself into the air.

With the professor's approval, the little witch stood up straight like a proud goose and answered the question using the original text in the book.

Hermione's answer was quite standard. Professor McGonagall smiled and added three points to Gryffindor. Then she walked back to the podium and said to everyone in the class: "Transfiguration is one of the courses you take at Hogwarts. The most complex and dangerous magic you can get your hands on. Anyone who tries to cause trouble in my class will be asked to leave and never come in again."

She then transformed her desk into a majestic lion, which took two steps down the aisle in the middle of the classroom, let out a roar, and then transformed back again.

The students' enthusiasm, which had been suppressed by the professor's slap in the face, was immediately mobilized by this magical spell. They wanted to start learning right away, but they soon understood that it would take a long time to turn furniture into animals. What about time.

After taking down a lot of complicated and difficult notes, Professor McGonagall gave each of them a match and asked them to try to change its shape, preferably into a needle.

"Vera Verto (Quick Transformation)!"

While chanting the curse, Bourne used the wand to draw a standard "∞" shaped trajectory according to the basic gestures taught by the professor. When his wand pointed at the match on the table again, the match immediately began to change according to his thoughts: first it continued to lengthen, then one end became very sharp, and finally the overall material changed from wood to metal...

He succeeded!

Harry and Ron immediately looked at him with envy and asked him if there was any trick to successfully transforming so quickly.

"The connection between the spell and the gestures does not necessarily have to correspond exactly, but it must be rhythmic and smooth. You can do it if you try a few more times." Bourne recalled the feeling just now and replied.

It's just the first lesson in transfiguration. To be honest, it's a bit unnecessary.

Having learned the trick, Harry and Ron quickly tried it too. However, perhaps because of their impatience, they were just a little bit behind each time. Of course, they were not the only ones who were anxious - Seamus Finnegan, another roommate of Bourne's, showed his talent as an "explosion genius" early in the class - he waved his wand anxiously, causing the matches on the table to explode. It jumped up, spontaneously ignited in mid-air, and finally landed on Neville's table, taking this honest boy's matches with him.

Professor McGonagall gave each of them a match and warned Seamus to go outside the classroom to enjoy the cool breeze if he continued to panic.

The little witch Hermione sitting in front of Bourne, perhaps stimulated by Bourne's success in transforming first, kept her head buried in casting spells on the matches on her table. She also heard the rhythm trick that Bourne mentioned, so she kept trying to recite the transformation spell in various rhythms.

Because she sometimes tilted her head and sometimes shook her head, her long fluffy hair always trembled when viewed from behind. After Ron saw it, he secretly winked at Harry, and the two of them ended up covering their mouths and enjoying themselves.

They both wanted to share the happiness with Bourne, but when they were about to greet Bourne, they found that he was holding the metal needle he had conjured before, seemingly lost in thought.

"The mass has changed slightly, indicating that the deformation technique may have really changed the material of the original object. Unfortunately, there is no mass spectrometer analyzer, otherwise everything will be clear after burning it."

"The increased mass from wood to metal is caused by magic power, but how much magic power was used?
In other words, can magic be measured?
Grandpa Horace said that wizards are essentially creatures whose "mind is stronger than matter". The concept of "magic value" does not exist for wizards - if you have to make an analogy, wizards spend less time casting spells than It's a 'magic value', rather it's a 'spell slot'.

Then, as long as I want..."

Byrne was ready to give it a try.

"Vera Verto (Quick Transformation)!"

He once again cast the transformation spell on the match teaching aid that had turned into a needle, and was still imagining an item with a more complex shape and a more meaningful concept in his mind.

The metal needle began to bend and gradually turned into a ring; then, like melted ice cream, red ink began to ooze out from the ring; from scratch, a piece of parchment emerged from the circle. The ring grew out and became a whole with the oozing ink; some tadpole-like ink writing began to slowly appear on the parchment paper...

He used Transfiguration to create a Seal of Purity!
Of course, he believed that this mark of purity was just its shape. After all, a true Seal of Purity must be made by a Chapter Chaplain and awarded after a complex prayer ceremony.

He had only worn it twice in his previous life.

The first time was when fighting alongside the Blood Angels. Because he had to kill a powerful Tyranid creature alone, the Blood Priest branded a purity mark on his power armor.

"The alien blade cannot harm our brothers at all."

These were the prayers on the first Seal of Purity he wore, blessed by the Priests of the Blood in the name of Sanguinius and the Emperor.

The second time he wore the purity mark, it was actually not formal in a strict sense, because it was a mark he made on his own to cheer himself up before entering the subspace to fight millions of demons.

"Perhaps, it was precisely because of the irregularity that he finally suffered from the hatred of the Spinebreaker." Thinking of this, Bourne couldn't help but feel a little sad.

However, when Harry and Ron saw Bourne successfully cast the Transfiguration spell for the second time, and also transformed into such a complicated object, the two friends were almost stunned!
Aren’t we in the same class?
Why don't I remember Professor McGonagall teaching this?
Ron leaned over and watched with curiosity as Bourne conjured up the "Purity Mark", and couldn't help but read the words on the parchment note——

The emperor said you can do it,
Just you,
Even if it doesn’t work, it has to work!
"Weasley!"

Perhaps continuing the characteristics of Animagus, Professor McGonagall walked silently, as if there were soft pads on the soles of her shoes. At some point, she had arrived behind Ron. Seeing that the little wizard was not practicing seriously, she couldn't help but scold him.

Ron was so frightened that he turned around and smiled sarcastically at Professor McGonagall, and immediately began to practice his practice of changing the needle of a match.

Professor McGonagall also discovered at this time that the little guy Bourne had silently completed the transformation of a match again, and the thing he transformed was much more complicated than a needle.

It's a good seedling. she thought. Sure enough, this little guy also inherited Horace's talent for transformation.

(Horace Slughorn was not only a Potions Master, but also a powerful shapeshifter.)
In addition, she had previously learned from Dumbledore that Bourne was a "born Muggle", so she felt that she needed to provide special guidance to this child.

So, Professor McGonagall said: "Bourne, come find me after class."

Ron and Harry glanced at each other secretly. They thought that Bourne had tricked someone again, so they were going to be detained by Professor McGonagall. Both of them cast sympathetic glances at their "troubled" roommate.

Bourne didn't think so.

Listen to the gongs and drums, listen to the words, Professor McGonagall just called him "Bourne" instead of "Mr. Slughorn".

This is 80% good news!

……

With the little wizard's constant practice, two hours passed quickly. Before get out of class ended, except for Bourne, only Hermione had successfully turned a match into a needle, for which Professor McGonagall gave the little witch another three points.

The reason why she didn't give Bourne any extra points was because she felt that this little guy's successful transformation was mostly due to his ancestral talent, unlike Hermione, a little wizard from a Muggle family, who relied more on his own efforts.

However, Bourne didn't care much about this. He was more concerned about what Professor McGonagall had to do with him alone.

The little wizards left the classroom one after another. Bourne said goodbye to his roommates first, then turned and ran towards the stairs to Professor McGonagall's office.

After all the little wizards left, a ghost with a wide face, big mouth, and big round eyes secretly appeared in the Transfiguration classroom.

He was wearing brightly colored clothes, a tie and a hat, and his slippers had long slits, exposing his toes.

Most of the people and ghosts in Hogwarts call him Troublemaker, or simply Peeves, but he prefers to call himself "Uncle Peeves".

Today, the reason why Mr. Peeves came to Little Greg's territory is also very simple: he is here to load goods.

He had just heard in the corridor that these first-year wizards were still talking about the wonderful experience of turning matches into needles in class when they left. Peeves suddenly had a good idea.

Whether it is a match or a needle, it can become a prop for him to carry out pranks in the future.

"Hey hey hey, no one knows pranks better than me," Peeves happily walked past each table, placing matches, needles, or more things that didn't look like matches and needles on the table, They were all stuffed into the pockets of his clothes.

Unlike ordinary ghosts, Peeves is actually a special spirit called a poltergeist. He has a physical body and can touch objects.

Just when Peeves was about to collect all the teaching aids, he suddenly found an interesting thing on a table, which seemed to be some kind of badge. Overflowing with curiosity, he immediately reached out and picked up the purity mark created by Bourne.

Because Peeves had never seen this kind of "badge" before, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it. He even put it on the breast pocket of his suit to compare with it.

"It matches the color of my clothes very well." Peeves whistled happily, and then put the Mark of Purity on his chest.

After doing this, he ran his fingers over the parchment of the Purity Mark so that it would droop naturally. Then, Peeves turned around in a circle, humming a tune and dancing a waltz in the air.

But when he was halfway through humming the tune "La, la, la, la", Peeves suddenly stopped, wrinkled his nose and took a breath. "Where's the fire? Why does it smell like paste..."

He lowered his head suddenly and realized that just under the badge he had just pinned, the flashy suit that he had treasured in the past had a big hole burned out and smoke was coming out.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh..."

Peeves hurriedly took off the Mark of Purity and threw it to the ground. Then he patted it repeatedly and blew air with his mouth, and then extinguished the flames on his clothes.

"What the hell is this! Who is trying to kill Uncle Peeves!" Peeves wanted to step hard on the mark of purity, but as soon as he lifted his foot, he pulled it back like a ghost.

Looking at the parchment badge on the ground that also had some scorch marks, Peeves pondered for a moment. Finally, curiosity prevailed, and he bent down and picked it up again.

This time, Peeves carefully held the Mark of Purity in his hand and observed it for a while, and found that it did not spontaneously combust. Then, he looked carefully at the parchment note with many scorch marks, and found that there were faint writings on it——

"The emperor said you...can't do it, you can't do it, you can...you can't do it..."

After reading it, Peeves curled his lips in disdain and even wanted to mock: "Who is the Emperor? How many divisions are there..."

However, Peeves is worthy of being a unique poltergeist born at Hogwarts. Peeves has a spiritual sense beyond ordinary people's imagination. Although he walked around the edge of the cliff, he was lucky enough not to take a fatal step out.

"...Forget it, this badge is indeed a good thing." Pipi Gui changed his words immediately. Then, his round eyes rolled, and he immediately came up with another great idea.

(End of this chapter)