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Chapter 80 Animagus

Animagus is one of the highest achievements in human transfiguration.

It allows wizards to transform into certain non-magical animals, making it easier to hide their identities or go on the run.

To perform the Animagus transformation, one must hold a Mandrake leaf in their mouth for a full month (from full moon to full moon) without swallowing the leaf or taking it out of their mouth. If the leaf leaves their mouth, the whole process must be started over again.

On the second full moon, remove the leaf and soak it in saliva in a crystal vial, allowing it to receive the pure moonlight. (If the night is overcast, you will have to find a new Mandrake leaf and start over.)
Into a moonlit crystal vial, add a strand of your own hair and a silver teaspoon of dew, which must be collected from a place where there has been no sunlight or human contact for seven days.

Finally, add a pupa of the hawk moth and place the mixture in a quiet, dark place until the next thunderstorm. Do not look at or disturb it during this time.

The whole process involves a lot of luck, and the waiting time can be weeks, months, or even years.

Therefore, in the wizarding world, there are very few people who can successfully transform into an Animagus.

However, Dui was very confident in his luck, so after obtaining the Animagus transformation, he was very curious about what animal he could transform into?
Dui looked at the full moon in the sky through the skylight and felt that luck was with him.

He immediately took out the mandrake from the space bag, picked the tenderest new leaf and put it under his tongue.

Although I feel a little uncomfortable, it doesn't affect my speaking and eating.

Then Dui lay down again. After climbing the mountain for so long and experiencing several battles, he was so tired that he could fall asleep as soon as he fell to the ground.

As for the giant bear outside, Dui knew that he was the skin-changer Beorn, a decent character.

So unlike the dwarves who were nervous and worried, he just fell into a deep sleep like Gandalf.

The next day, everyone woke up one after another.

Looking through the crack in the door, the giant bear outside was gone. Only a very tall man was seen, wielding an axe and chopping firewood.

Seeing this, Gandalf asked the dwarves to stay in the house first, and when he gave the signal, they would go out two by two again.

Simply because the owner of this place has no good feelings towards the dwarves.

Then he walked out the door with Dewi and Bilbo.

"Gandalf, you look a little nervous?"

Bilbo asked doubtfully.

"Nonsense, why would I be nervous?"

Gandalf shook his head in denial.

Dewi looked at Gandalf, who was feeling a little uncomfortable, with some amusement.

Yesterday they occupied someone's house and blocked the owner from entering. Now they felt awkward when they saw the owner.

The three of them slowly came to the three-meter-tall man.

The man was extremely tall, with black hair and a thick black beard, broad shoulders and an exposed upper body. His strong and well-developed muscles bulged as he swung his giant axe, splitting a thick wooden stake in half in one stroke.

He seemed to be oblivious to the arrival of Due, Gandalf and the other two, and continued chopping wood.

"Ahem... uh, good morning!" Gandalf took the initiative to greet.

The man didn't turn around and continued chopping wood.

"Good morning!" Gandalf shouted again, raising his voice.

This time the man stopped, turned around, holding the huge axe, and looked at them coldly, as if he was ready to chop them like firewood at any time.

"who are you?"

"I am Gandalf, Gandalf the Grey."

"This is Doyle the Black, and this is Bilbo Baggins."

Gandalf introduced them one by one.

"Never heard of it." The man said coldly without giving any face.

Gandalf's throat suddenly tightened, and he explained again, "Perhaps you have heard of Daregast? He lives on the western edge of Mirkwood."

"what do you want?"

“We simply wanted to thank you for your hospitality,” Gandalf said without any embarrassment. “You may have noticed, we hid in your room last night.” “Two wizards and a halfling, what brings you here?” the man asked, looking at the three with suspicion.

"Well, it's a long story. It's all because of the orcs in the mountains. We were entangled by them for a long time. Fortunately, Duir killed Azog, so we were able to get here smoothly..."

"Who did you say was killed?" The man became excited instantly and rushed directly to Gandalf, trying to grab his collar and interrogate him.

Gandalf quickly stepped back and brought Due out.

"You heard correctly, Mr. Beorn. Azog is dead. He was killed yesterday by the black-robed wizard, Doir, who is standing before you."

Beorn's gaze shifted instantly to Dewi, his sharp, wild eyes fixed on him.

"Is what he said true?"

Dui shrugged, looking him in the eye without hesitation. "You can't lie about something like this. After all, it's easy to expose a lie, isn't it?"

Beorn stared at him for a long while before retracting his oppressive aura and revealing a not-so-nice smile.

"I believe you."

"The orcs and I have a grudge. You killed their leader, so you are my friend!"

At this moment, the dwarves in the house mistakenly thought they had received a signal from Gandalf and came out in groups of two.

Beorn, who had been kind at first, suddenly changed his expression, grabbed the giant axe and looked at the dwarf fiercely.

"You even brought dwarves with you!"

"Well, I have a confession to make...some of us are actually dwarves..." Gandalf explained awkwardly.

"What do you call these dwarves?" Beorn questioned.

"Actually, there are only thirteen dwarves, not that many..."

But in the end Beorn did not attack the dwarves.

"I hate the Dwarves, they are greedy and blind, but I hate the Orcs even more."

"My people were the first to live in the mountains, but the orcs came down from the north, and Azog the Defiler slew nearly all of my family. Now I am the only one left."

"You are being hunted by Orcs. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. I allow you to stay here."

Beorn invited them back into the house and treated them to bread, milk, and honey.

However, compared to the dwarves' slightly cold attitude, Beorn was very friendly to Dui, and invited him to sit in the seat closest to him, and then patiently asked Dui about the process of killing Azog.

In response, Gandalf, who was sitting on the other side of Beorn, would add some content from time to time.

During the conversation with Beorn, Dewi gradually got to know him better.

Not only can Beorn transform into a giant bear, but he can also communicate with animals by growling.

So in the entire manor, besides him, there were some animal servants, including four white horses, several greyhounds, a large charcoal-black ram and several snow-white sheep.

In addition, there are cows, chickens, mice, bees, etc., all of whom obey Beorn's orders and have their own division of labor.

It looks like an animal kingdom.

Everyone was shocked by this scene.

And Dui was even more envious.

Beorn's abilities are very similar to those of the legendary druids. Not only can he transform into a giant bear, but he can also communicate with animals.

You have to know that he has only mastered the snake language at present, which is far inferior to Beorn's ability.

More importantly, Dui has now begun practicing Animagus transformation, but even if he succeeds, he will only transform into an ordinary animal.

The giant bear that Beorn transformed into was not only extremely large, but also extremely powerful and had stronger defense, which was beyond the capabilities of ordinary bears.

If given the chance, Dui would like to study the secret of Beorn's transformation into a bear.

See if you can combine it with your own Animagus and become the first wizard ever to transform into a magical animal?
Of course, the prerequisite is that he first successfully masters the Animagus transformation.

(End of this chapter)