Hogwarts: Becoming the White Lord from Breathing

Chapter 19 Gamp's Law of Transfiguration
Because Professor Flitwick was delayed for 2 minutes, Damon and his roommates who insisted on waiting for him were the last to arrive at the Transfiguration classroom.

When they saw that there was no professor at the desk, only a tabby cat, they breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as Ron sat down and saw that the professor was not there, he excitedly continued to discuss the fluorescent flash in the Charms class with Damon.

But the next second, Damon stopped him with a smile.

Everyone was puzzled, and only then did they realize that Damon did not take a seat immediately like them, but bowed slightly to the tabby cat on the podium.

The next moment, the tabby cat jumped down from the desk and turned into Professor McGonagall amid everyone's exclamations.

"Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous spell you have in your Hogwarts curriculum," she said. "Anyone who tries to cause trouble in my class will be asked to leave and will never be allowed in again. I But I warned you."

Then she transformed her desk into a pig and back again, sending the class into a frenzy.

"First of all, regarding Transfiguration, you must know Gamp's Law of Transfiguration, which is the theoretical core of all transfiguration.

First: We can’t conjure food out of thin air.

Second: We cannot conjure up living beings. Transfiguration only changes the appearance, and the essence of the substance does not change.

Third: We cannot conjure up items with magical properties, such as flying brooms, potions, gold galleons, etc.

Fourth: We cannot transform unknown objects, which means that if you have never seen something or this thing does not exist in reality, then you will not be able to transform it.

Fifth: We cannot transform into multiple objects at once, but we can transform an object as a whole at once. This is too complex for you at present, so we will not delve into it for now."

Although many young wizards had already learned this rule in advance, their expectations were still greatly raised when Professor McGonagall said it.

Some of them have begun to fantasize about what strange and bizarre things they can transform into that they have seen before.

Until McGonagall started giving them matches and asking them to try to turn into a needle.

Everyone was secretly competing with each other, thinking that they would be able to finish it quickly, but more often than not, they looked like they were performing some kind of pantomime with the matches in front of them.

Damon looked at Neville, whose face was flushed red as he waved the matchstick, and shook his head.
"No, Neville, it's not like that."

"Magic is the embodiment of the wizard's will, especially in transfiguration. Waving your staff around will not get you anywhere near success. You must concentrate."

Harry and Ron, who were working hard on the side, had been paying attention to the situation at Damon's table. Seeing that Damon was interested in teaching, they immediately stopped what they were doing and listened attentively.

This was easy to do since they were sitting at the tables in front and behind each other.

"Honestly, my friends, you should read some books when you have time. In fact, the Transfiguration we're going to learn today is inseparable from the book 'Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration'. If you don't grasp the tricks, just blindly waving your staff is just a waste of time."

"Damon, I promise we will later! Now, let's hurry up! You don't want us to fall behind the others."

Ron and Harry begged. For some reason, they didn't feel disgusted by Damon's sermon. Perhaps it was because his tone was very calm and there was no coercion or blame in it?

Damon shook his head and introduced:

“Before we begin, there are three key points you should remember.

First: When transforming, you must swing your wand firmly and decisively. One swing of will is better than a hundred random swings.

Second: Don't swing or turn the wand unnecessarily, or you're guaranteed to fail.

Third: Before the transformation, you must first clearly picture the appearance of the silver needle in your mind.

Neville, your fight just now was actually repeating these three mistakes."

With that, Damon casually waved his wand, and the match in front of him transformed into a simple long needle in Ron's open mouth. He could have made it more complex, but that would only make it more difficult for Neville to understand, so there was no need. Then, he gently bent the silver needle, and it broke in two, revealing the sawdust inside.

"See? Essentially, it's still a match, just with a new appearance and a layer of silver coating."

"I-I know!" Neville said tremblingly, with shame in his eyes, "Damon, you broke your match. Will Professor McGonagall blame you if she sees it? You don't have to do this for me."

Damon looked at Neville, who was filled with guilt, and was a little dazed. Then, he showed an even warmer smile, "Relax, Neville, we are wizards."

“Reparo!”

As Damon cast the spell, the broken silver needles were instantly restored, and Neville's pupils lit up instantly.

The sound of Damon chanting also attracted Professor McGonagall. After all, Transfiguration does not require casting spells, so it is obvious that something unexpected happened here.

"Can any gentleman tell me what's going on here?"

"Nothing Professor, I broke my match, so I fixed it."

Ron opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped.

Professor McGonagall had a blank expression on her face, but she was puzzled in her heart - as Damon's guide, she knew that Damon could use a feather to transform a pen long before he touched a wand.

Even though his ability to cast spells silently has been greatly weakened after coming into contact with the wand, it can't be this bad, right?

"Show me your matches, Damon."

Professor McGonagall spoke.

"Yes, Professor."

Damon took out the silver needle that had completed the transformation.

The corners of Professor McGonagall's mouth rose subtly, so quickly that Ron, who had been staring at her reaction, wondered if he had seen it wrong.

"Damon, now that you've done it, why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I don't want you to call me up to the podium and have me watched by everyone like a monkey."

"Oh, I suppose." Professor McGonagall glanced at Damon, seemingly displeased, but in fact her eyes were full of admiration for the younger generation. "Of course I wouldn't do this if you don't want me to."

"However, what belongs to you will still be given to you." Professor McGonagall looked at the whole audience and announced proudly, "Five points to Gryffindor for Damon's quick and successful Transfiguration!"

The young wizards screamed in surprise, because from the beginning of the class until now, no one had been able to make the matches change, not even Hermione.

At this moment, Ron's eyes were full of confusion:

"I can see that the professor was actually planning on having you give us a presentation. Why did you refuse? Man, this is such a great opportunity!"

Or are you afraid that we will teach you the tricks and surpass you in the future?"

Damon glanced at Ron and smiled slightly. "Because I believe that compared to teaching everyone at the front, the effect will definitely not be better than me teaching you face to face."

"Damon!!!" Neville wanted to cry again.

Harry was also deeply moved - Damon really had a great character, he couldn't help but think so.

(End of this chapter)