Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 166 Cats and Cats

In the tranquil castle, a dark figure suddenly appeared in the foyer, lightly leaping up the stairs and landing on the railing of the second-floor corridor in the blink of an eye.

If someone were here at this moment, they would find that it was actually a black cat, but its four paws were white. The most peculiar thing was its eyes, one blue and one yellow, which glowed faintly in the dim light of the castle.

This cat is naturally the Animagus form of Celen.

Experiencing this magical change for the first time, Xilun definitely wants to savor it.

During this time, he explored almost the entire castle in his cat form.

The first thing to adapt to is the perspective; after turning into a cat, Hogwarts Castle instantly appears to be more than ten times larger than before.

The low railings of the past now require one to look up to see them, and the ordinary classroom doors seem to have all been transformed into imposing castle gates, with even a slight crack appearing grand and majestic.

This novel change was so interesting, and after gradually getting used to the cat's body, Celen's movements became much lighter than before.

The cat's body seems to have no weight at all. It can easily jump from the first floor to the second floor with just one step, so you no longer have to worry about the stairs suddenly turning in another direction when you're about to be late.

Siren was quite satisfied with this Animagus form, especially its yellow eye with the [Snake Eye] ability.

Actually, when Xilun first saw his Animagus form in the mirror, he didn't think of the yellow eye as a "snake eye," but simply considered it a characteristic of heterochromatic cats.

Until he saw a spider in the corner of the castle.

The magic within him surged instinctively, flowing into his eyes... and then the spider died, lying on its back with its legs curled up, curled into a ball.

This discovery startled Siron. He quickly realized that Animagus magic seemed to have incorporated the ring into his body, manifesting it in the transformed cat. This indirectly compensated for his inability to use magic as an Animagus.

Although it consumed a lot of magic power, and he only killed an ordinary, bean-sized spider by staring at it, it felt to Siron as if he had used seven or eight Stunning Spells in a row.

But these are minor issues, since the mana cost of a spell is fixed and has nothing to do with the size of the opponent.

Just like the Avada Kedavra curse, which can kill a wizard, it can only kill an ant. Even if another ant stands next to it, it will not be affected.

It's still not perfect. When it was with the basilisk, it was a passive ability, but now it's become an active magic.

Forget it.

Xilun shook his head. That one was the original, so the effect would definitely be different. It's good enough as it is now.

Just as he was thinking this, Xilun suddenly heard a familiar cat meow.

Looking up, I saw a huge creature standing straight in front of me.

Tom tilted his head, curiously examining his "kind" in front of him.

As a pet, Tom is quite self-aware. No matter what, he has to show up in front of his owner on the first day of school, so today he came to report for duty as usual.

As soon as it entered the castle, it smelled the scent of Celeste. But what Tom didn't expect was that when it followed the scent, it didn't see Celeste, but another cat... and a tiny one at that.

To be honest, Siren didn't have a clear understanding of her Animagus size before, only knowing that she was a small cat.

It wasn't until I saw Tom that I realized how stark the contrast became.

To put it simply, he now sees Tom as if he were seeing Hagrid.

Not only is it large, but Tom also has various scars on its body and face, most of which were left in the Forbidden Forest.

When it came over, the sense of oppression was like facing Hagrid, who had just torn apart two Death Eaters and was carrying a spiked club.

No wonder Mrs. Lorris of Filch ran away as soon as she saw Tom. You can't blame her for being timid; for the same size, this thing is really scary.

Tom drew closer, carefully sniffing Siron's scent, his eyes growing increasingly wary, and a series of wheezing sounds emanating from his throat. Siron also looked at Tom… In that instant, the magic within his body once again showed signs of becoming uncontrollable, rapidly flowing towards his eyes.

"Meow!" Xilun let out a sharp cry.

His magic had been mobilized, and he could clearly feel that the magic had taken shape. At this point, it would be useless to look away.

There is only one way.

"Change back, change back quickly..."

A strong inner desire finally allowed Xiren to undo his Animagus transformation at the last moment.

When he turned back into a human, the snake eyes turned back into rings, and the curse ended.

"Meow!" Another scream rang out, this time from Tom.

Seeing the little guy suddenly transform into a human, and even his owner, Tom was so frightened that he jumped five feet high, his fur standing on end, making him look like a giant hedgehog.

"Don't make such a fuss." Celen casually scooped up Tom and rubbed his head. "That's right, it was me. You didn't smell anything wrong."

This angle is much more pleasing to the eye; Tom suddenly looks much cuter.

After a while of soothing, the fur on Tom's body finally fell off.

It clung to Xilun with its two front paws, sniffed him closely, and after confirming that he was real, the whole cat was in a bad mood, its eyes were lifeless, as if smoke would rise from its head at any moment.

"You don't need to understand, just know that this is also me."

Siren put Tom back on the ground and pressed his wand against Tom's heart in front of him.

"Amado, Animo, Animado, Animagus!"

Xilun turned into a cat again.

Compared to the pain of the first transformation, the second transformation was much easier. There was no longer that tearing sensation in the skin and bones, and the transformation was completed very naturally.

However, he had only just learned Animagus transformation and was not yet very proficient in this spell, so he had to recite the entire incantation first.

After practicing a few more times, you'll be able to simplify the spell to "Animagus," and with a little more practice, you can just point it with your wand.

Finally, like Professor McGonagall, they can transform at any time.

But that's all for the future. Xiren's current goal is to simplify the lengthy spell into "Animagus".

Meanwhile, after witnessing Sheron turn into a cat, Tom jumped again, but this time much lower, only about two feet.

And this time it saw the magic wand, which makes it even easier to understand.

In Tom's mind and understanding, wizards hold wands and can do many incredible things, such as making things fly or making toys disappear.

So Tom quickly accepted the fact that his owner was also a cat, and happily rubbed his head against the black cat's.
"Awoo, awoo..." it let out a cheerful cry.

Siren understood. Tom said that it would bring the prey back to the castle later, and told him not to be polite and to eat as much as he wanted. If he didn't have enough, he could go catch some next door.

Xilun was touched by this kind offer, but declined it without hesitation.

There's nothing else to it, mainly because Tom's diet just doesn't suit him.

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(End of this chapter)