Hogwarts Study Panel

Chapter 256: The Inability to Speak and the Straightforward Translator

The farm was awakened by the loud crowing of roosters.

You can smell the aroma of pumpkin porridge early in the morning.

The rising steam blurred the view from the elm windows and the farm, and also made it impossible for Sheen, who had just come downstairs, to see the professor's face clearly.

The only certainty is that the professor was always more relaxed at McGovern Villa.

The little guys rushed down the stairs, biscuits tucked into their arms, and couldn't wait to run out of the villa.

"Mr. Green."

Good morning, Mr. Green.

Good morning, dear Mr. Green.

When they passed by Sheen, they would always stop to say hello before running off.

Marcus McGonagall was smiling and asking them something, but the three of them didn't listen at all, as if Marcus didn't exist.

This made an old wizard shake his head and sigh helplessly.

After a hearty breakfast, Sheen began practicing Transfiguration. Even after reaching the Master level, the difficulty of Transfiguration didn't increase much.

Sheen can cast at least five Apprentice-level Transfiguration spells every day, which means that within two months, he can reach the [Expert] level with any Transfiguration spell.

Farm life is always leisurely and peaceful, and summer quietly descends upon this villa on the outskirts of London.

The dazzling sunlight is always there, and the fragrance of tulips always fills the air outside the window.

Occasionally, a flower or two would peek in through the stained-glass window, adding a touch of vibrancy to the already bright and spacious room.

It was the morning of the third day since they arrived at the farm, and Marcus and Professor McGonagall were still drinking tea and reading the Daily Prophet.

The only difference between the two is that Marcus will continue reading The Times for a while.

Beside him, Professor McGonagall put away the Daily Prophet and walked straight to Sheehan's side.

"Tomorrow is the full moon, I think we should start now, are you ready?"

Professor McGonagall said.

"Yes, Professor."

Sheehan knew what the professor was talking about.

That is the Animagus Transfiguration.

Such moments are rare; they are all free and together. With a professor watching, the risk of Animagus transformation is greatly reduced.

After all, when practicing Animagus, a person might go astray and become unable to return to a normal human form.

There are many such tragic cases in the magical world.

Transforming cookies could certainly grant Sheen the ability to temporarily transform into animals, but Animagus is ultimately more useful than cookies.

In addition, Sheen was also very curious about which category of transformation Animagus would be classified into.

"You already know this, but I need to repeat it again: for the entire month from one full moon to the next, you must keep a single leaf of mandrake in your mouth."

Never swallow the leaf or remove it from your mouth. If the leaf leaves your mouth, the entire process must be restarted.

Tomorrow, we'll begin with this step.

Professor McGonagall spoke slowly.

Sheen nodded.

In fact, Animagus transformations always require luck.

After this step is completed, the wizard must take out the leaf during the full moon, fill a small crystal vial with saliva, soak the leaf in it, and let it receive the pure moonlight.

At this point, if there are dark clouds, it will fail;
Next, add a strand of hair and a silver teaspoon of dew to the crystal vial illuminated by moonlight. The dew must be collected from a place that has not seen sunlight or been touched by humans for seven whole days. Finally, add a pupa of a hawk moth. Place this mixture in a quiet, dark place, and do not look at it or disturb it until the next thunderstorm.

The problem with this step is the time it takes to wait for the storm to arrive.

This could take weeks, months, or even years. During this time, the crystal vials must remain completely undisturbed and protected from sunlight. Exposure to sunlight can lead to the most severe mutations.

It's easy to see that the problems are almost all about timing. If you're lucky enough, you can find the right time to complete the entire ceremony; if you're unlucky, it's normal for it to take many months.

luck……

Sheen remembered something and took out a delicate little bottle from the suitcase near the wall—Felix Felicis.

Then he recalled again the words of Professor McGonagall and Principal Dumbledore:

"It takes some luck..."

There is no doubt that Felix Felicis can provide wizards with a certain amount of good luck.

The members of the DA collectively took Felix Felicis when Dumbledore and Harry returned to Hogwarts, which caused the enemy spell to deviate.
Horace Slughorn also took it during the Battle of Hogwarts, and he survived the battle.

Felix Felicis can definitely be considered one of the top magical creations in the magical world.

Sheehan roughly understood why Professor Snape would put a bottle of Felix Felicis in his suitcase. He held the delicate little bottle, and some blurry images kept flashing through his mind.

On the desk in the room, there was a Christmas church group photo. Sheen stared at it for a while, then took out a brooch-like object and hung it up.

After taking the leaf into his mouth tomorrow, he will face the problem of being unable to speak. To solve this problem, he created a special alchemical artifact.

[Straightforward Translator]

A simple and unadorned name serves a simple and unadorned function.

That was the mouth that replaced the wizard's.

The initial inspiration came from a quill pen—which could record a wizard's thoughts. Sheen gave it a second function: to convert the recorded text into language. After that, a simple translator was created.

The only downside is... it's too straightforward.

“It tastes so good!”

In the morning, as Sheen was drinking oatmeal and enjoying a crispy sausage, the brooch suddenly made an unexpected sound.

Sheen was taken aback, then quickly closed it.

"A wondrous creation. Child, I had no idea you were an alchemist! Oh, I seem to recall seeing a news report about alchemists somewhere recently..."

Marcus spoke with unexpected joy, then fell into thought.

The little rascals were already vying to sit next to Sheen, and now they were practically craning their necks to get right in front of the brooch.

"Do you know what this is, Bard?"

Sarah's head was above Bud's, and she asked in a soft voice.

"I suspect this must have something to do with magic."

Bard said seriously.

“But Bard, we all know about this.”

Sarah's little face was full of confusion.

As they observed closely, Professor McGonagall also cast a rather interested glance at them.

With a leaf in his mouth, unable to speak, Sheen gently touched the brooch.

"This is a translator, Mr. Marcus, Professor. It can speak for the wizard. But its drawback is that it has no ability to embellish language; it can only say what the wizard truly wants to say."

(End of this chapter)