Hogwarts Study Panel

Chapter 188: Mrs. Lorris's Intimacy

When January arrived, Hogwarts had more cats, owls, and even deer.

Mr. Filch simply couldn't understand how anyone could be so foolish as to think that turning into a deer would allow them to roam at night.

"It's probably because I ate the wrong cookie," Sheen thought.

Occasionally, to prevent Mr. Filch's office from being completely filled with young wizards, or to lighten the workload for the professors, Sheehan would take away some of the "minor" young wizards.

For example, Hufflepuff who accidentally went past curfew while playing Wizard Chess.

That day, as Sheen walked out of the corridor, he heard a pleasant sound coming from the control panel:

[You have gained the favor of the magical cat Lizi (Mrs. Lorris) by using your expert standards, affinity +50]

[Fantastic Beasts Cat Slang (Mrs. Lorris): Affinity (Expert Level) (10/9000)]

"call--"

Sheen let out a long breath. After more than a week, he had finally completed his mission of getting close to the lady.

Next, he will be able to create the first magical beast transforming cookie in the wizarding world!

The Weasleys' advertising slogans for selling cookies involuntarily popped into his mind; they would probably be something like:
Worried about getting lost while out and about? Cat Lizard Cookies can help your child grow into a wizard with a sense of direction!

However, he always had to report to Professor Terra before the cookies became known to the public.

Inside the Hope Hut.

The ritual is the most important part of alchemy, and after becoming familiar enough with cat slang, Sheen further refined his rituals.

It now takes longer, but it's enough time for the magical power of the magical creatures to manifest in the wizard.

The first cat shrew cookie was completed three days later. Its appearance had changed; it was now a cookie that made a "purring" sound.

[You have practiced making cat slang cookies to the standards of an apprentice; proficiency +1]

The moment the panel beeped, Sheen's tense nerves slowly relaxed.

After a long period of hard work, some results have finally been achieved.

Although the question of the wizard's will remains unresolved, Sheen has some suspicions: the will of an ordinary wizard cannot be preserved, but his own cat form might not be.

Soon, a black cat appeared on the snow. It looked at itself in confusion, and then its green vertical pupils revealed a human-like joy.

After becoming a cat lizard, Sheen could clearly sense that he possessed a unique intuition.

He found Justin in the kitchen, Hermione in the library, and even Harry at the Quidditch pitch without any trouble.

Quidditch training resumed after the semester started.

Wood, the captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, is more demanding of his players than ever before.

Sheehan saw that even in the continuous drizzle following the heavy snow, his enthusiasm hadn't cooled in the slightest. The Weasley twins were complaining that Wood was turning into a training maniac, but Harry was now on Wood's side.

"If we win the next game against Hufflepuff, we'll beat Slytherin in the House Cup Championship, which will be the first time in seven years."

Harry muttered to himself in a corner of the dressing room.

Although Sheen didn't find Quidditch very fun, seeing Gryffindor's united spirit suddenly made him think that perhaps this was what youth was all about.

So a black cat left the Quidditch pitch, its paws shimmering in the rain and snow, leaving only a few plum blossom-shaped footprints in the snow. The snowstorm was fierce, but the black cat was wearing clothes, albeit disguised by a Disillusionment Charm.

The Alchemy Office.

A young wizard suddenly appeared not far away, and no one noticed how he ended up standing there.

This is the Animagus's ability to remain hidden. During Voldemort's first rise to power, Professor McGonagall used this ability to spy for the Ministry of Magic; and a certain beetle used it to get many headlines, writing "The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore" and fabricating rumors about Hermione, Harry, and others.

She was eventually discovered and captured by Hermione, and put into a bottle with a sturdy charm, where she was not released until she left the Hogwarts Express.

The wizarding world has never had any measures against the Animagus, otherwise Sirius wouldn't have been able to defeat Azkaban.

As for that registration form...

Sheehan didn't think a form that missed four or five people, even from the UK, was of any use.

Once again, many senior wizards poured out of the alchemy classroom.

"Payton, have you heard? The International Alchemy Conference is about to begin, this year..."

"A wizard wearing a Ravenclaw scarf said."

"If you have any sense at all, you'll know this has nothing to do with us. The youngest alchemist in Hogwarts' history is Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Do you think you can compare to Headmaster Dumbledore?"

Pamela Payton raised her eyebrows.

Every year, there are sixth-grade wizards who think they can participate in alchemical gatherings of this caliber, just like Headmaster Dumbledore when he was young.

Little did people know how dazzling Dumbledore's aura was back then—He was the head of the boys' council, a prefect, a recipient of the Barnabus Finkley Award for Outstanding Spellcasting, the Gold Medal for Pioneering Contribution at the Cairo International Alchemy Congress, and a representative of British youth in Wizengamot.

Once they've studied alchemy for a while longer, they'll realize how far-fetched their ideas were.

“Oh, of course I can’t compare to the principal, but the professor didn’t criticize my work today, which means I’ve made progress, right, Payton? If I keep this up, I might…”

Ravenclaw's words made all four wizards who had chosen alchemy nod in agreement.

Wizards who study alchemy always need to have some dreams.

Professor Terra, as a top alchemist, only expressed disappointment, criticism, and acquiescence in her evaluation of her students.

Today they undoubtedly received extremely high praise, and are noteworthy even within the small circle of alchemists.

"You will know that, even among all the branches of magic, alchemy is the one that demands the most talent..."

Pamela Payton had no intention of discussing it further; she sometimes even doubted whether these guys were qualified to choose the path to enlightenment.

If they had any insight, they would know that the professor was in a good mood every time he taught this class.

The reason...

"If you still have any naive ideas, why don't you linger a little longer outside the alchemy classroom?"

After she finished speaking, she left the corridor.

Her Eternal Ink still has some flaws, and she needs to spend more time... A wizard without talent can only rely on hard work, and she firmly believes this.

As the rain fell on the snow outside the window, Sheen entered the alchemy classroom.

(End of this chapter)