Hogwarts: From Luna's House to Godhood Through Intense Competition

"A very subtle pain?" Vizette took out her notebook and wrote down Lupin's description. "Can't find a specific source? Or... is it from the chest area?"

This speculation naturally stems from Marlowe Foufong's notes, which mention a conjecture—that werewolves might be unfinished Animagus.

"I can't find the source... This pain is all over my body." Lu Ping shook his head slightly. "As for the chest area... there's a feeling of my heart racing..."

Vizette added a few more lines, "Do you feel like you have two heartbeats?"

"That feeling of Animagus?" Lupin immediately realized, and said with certainty, "It won't feel like that..."

About fifteen minutes later, he lowered his voice, as if he was enduring something, "It's still the familiar feeling, my chest is itchy, like I've applied some white styrax essence."

"Itchy?" Vizete nodded and made a few more notes. "The feeling of applying white safflower essence? It's not going to be a pleasant experience."

"Yes!" Lu Ping responded, pursing his lips and continuing to endure.

A few minutes later, as if relieved, he let out a long breath, "This feeling is gone..."

"After a while, you'll feel a swelling in your body, like a vague pain that you can't quite pinpoint the exact location."

“Then let’s wait a bit!” Vizette nodded and wrote a few more lines in his notebook.

……

Perhaps it was because the wolfsbane medicine tasted good today, but Lupin seemed more relaxed than usual;

Perhaps there is another reason: Wizette knew Lupin's true identity but did not show any signs of exclusion or disgust, so Lupin did not need to be so reserved in front of Wizette.

"Ravenclaw would suit you very well..." Lupin said with some emotion, "You can adjust the smell and taste of wolfsbane potion and even create an antidote..."

"You should have mastered the 'Third Law of Gobalot,' right? To master this potion-making knowledge and apply it... even to the Wolfsbane Potion, is no easy task."

Wizett put down his pen and said, "If it weren't for Professor Snape's careful guidance, which allowed me to understand 'Gobarot's Third Law' from all aspects..."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to concoct a suitable 'antidote' like I am now... Actually, there's still a lot I need to learn."

“Snape…” Lupin sighed deeply, “His Potions skills were truly remarkable! I remember back in school…”

"He was the first student to master 'Gobarot's Third Law'... but the one who impressed me the most in that class was Lily!"

“She is truly a very talented witch!” he said with great emotion. “She neutralized the poison we had to face in that class with just a dung stone.”

“A dung bead.” Vizette recalled the role of the dung bead, “A very spiritual choice.”

Lupin continued, "Yes! Professor Slughorn only told us to neutralize the poison, instead of using 'Gobarlot's Third Law' to neutralize it."

"Using dung stones is hitting the nail on the head! Lily is just that kind of person; she's truly gifted in potions!"

"My potions skills are so-so, I really don't understand Lily... She's like that word you used... spiritual!"

"As Lily herself said, you still need to know what you need. Sometimes, a little more or a little less is fine."

"A little more or a little less... it doesn't really matter?" Vizet frowned, carefully considering the sentence.

He took out his notebook and wrote down a lot of things in a flowing, swift motion, all of which were related to the "Guardian Angel Healing Spell".

Lupin watched Vizette, who was deep in thought and writing, nodded slightly but didn't say anything more, simply waiting quietly to the side.

He could roughly understand that Vizette had received some kind of inspiration and was currently refining some kind of magic based on that inspiration...

Chapter 214 Changes After Taking the Wolfsbane Potion

For a long time, Vizet and Snape had been researching the "Patron Saint Healing Charm";

Now, Vizet's sudden inspiration mainly helps him clarify his thoughts and understand how to simplify the "Guardian Angel Healing Spell," so the process won't take too long.

Seeing Vizet raise his head, Lupin said, "There's nothing wrong with this wolfsbane potion... just as I said before, that indescribable swelling sensation... I can't pinpoint its location."

Wizette jotted down a few notes in her notebook. "Professor Lupin, what will it feel like when the full moon arrives?"

“At least we’re safe… Safety is more important than anything else…” Lupin said with deep emotion, “even though those nights were really tough.”

"It felt like torture... but in a way, it wasn't a bad thing. Before, I was just filled with fear and unbearable pain; you probably can't understand that feeling..."

"After the transformation ends, I will be awakened by pain all over my body... If the werewolf does not attack humans or receive companionship from animals, it will start to hurt itself!"

"I will recall what happened on the night of the full moon, just like when I use the Pensieve... I can clearly remember... tearing at my fur with my claws and gnawing at my limbs with my sharp teeth..."

"The more I recall it, the more painful the wound becomes... This is an unstoppable process until I recover all my memories of last night..."

Wizette put down her pen. "Professor Lupin, I'm sorry to have..."

“This has nothing to do with you,” Lupin interrupted Vizet, taking the goblet in his hand. “To put it another way… you brewed the potion that eased my pain.”

"If I take the wolfsbane potion and then spend the night of the full moon... that would be a completely different experience! At least when I wake up, I won't have any self-inflicted wounds on my body."

"And what happened on the night of the full moon... was probably just spacing out all night, right? In an incredibly dark place, spacing out for a whole night..."

"It's like being locked up in solitary confinement, stuck in a dark little cubicle, feeling bored, but I'm willing to enjoy this boredom... I haven't hurt anyone else, and I haven't hurt myself, which is great!"

“That must have been terrible,” Vizette sighed softly. “Professor Lupin, the effects of the wolfsbane poison…”

"Does it mean you have to stay in a completely dark place all night? If you choose a bright place, will you still only see complete darkness?"

Lupin frowned as he recalled, "I tried doing that... I bought a few candles, lit them, and put them in front of me..."

"When I regained consciousness, the candle had burned out, but all I could remember was being in a daze in complete darkness."

“That’s really strange…” Vizette murmured. “Professor Lupin, in that pitch-black place… could you move around freely?”

“No…” Lupin shook his head helplessly. “From the night of the full moon until I regained my memories, I have maintained the same posture.”

“Always maintaining the same posture…” Vizette jotted down a few more notes, “Wolfsbane Potion, what a strange potion!”

“But no matter how strange it is, as long as I’m safe, I’m content,” Lupin said with a smile. “It feels really good not to be afraid of hurting others!”

……

Lu Ping was the only one left in the office, staring at the wine glass in a daze.

The remaining "modified wolfsbane medicine" flowed to the bottom of the goblet, pooling into a small piece about the size of a little fingernail;

Perhaps the dosage was too small, so it didn't have much of an unpleasant smell and looked extremely harmless.

"What does it originally taste like?" Lupin suddenly became curious.

“Vizet said… compared to the smell, the 'modified wolfsbane potion' doesn’t seem to smell so terrible…”

"There's still a little bit left... Maybe we can dilute it and taste it to see what it tastes like? That way it shouldn't be so irritating..."

Perhaps it is because Gryffindor values ​​courage the most, and daring to face a terrifying potion is also a way to demonstrate courage;

Moreover, if it weren't for Vizet delivering the medicine next time, given Snape's personality, he certainly wouldn't have brought the so-called "antidote"...

To avoid embarrassing himself in front of Snape because of a potion, he needed to try the "improved wolfsbane potion" beforehand, in the absence of an "antidote".

Lupin swallowed hard, let out a low growl as if preparing to face the giant, and suddenly tilted his head back to take a sip of the "improved wolfsbane potion" in one smooth motion.

A drop of "modified wolfsbane medicine" fell into his throat, and he immediately lost consciousness;

In a daze, he seemed to have arrived in another place, a place filled with light, where a humanoid figure, whose face he couldn't quite make out, was gradually approaching him...

……

“Professor Lu Ping, since the ‘antidote’ works this time, I will continue to use this formula…”

Vizette returned to Lupin's office and saw Lupin seemingly unconscious, along with shards of wine glasses scattered on the floor. She could basically guess what had happened.

"Is this the courage of Gryffindor?" he murmured, waving his wand to gather the goblet together, transforming it into a simple armored dummy, which carried Lupin on its back.

"It doesn't seem like a big problem... I just don't know why he lost consciousness..." Mrs. Pomfrey came to the bedside and gave Lupin a quick check-up. "Judging by the time... did he take some medicine?"

“Yes!” Vizette nodded. “He just finished taking his medicine about half an hour ago.”

“Since you just took your potion, you can’t use any other potions,” Madam Pomfrey nodded. “To avoid any mishaps later…”

"I'll take care of him here. The patient needs to rest... Wizette, you go and do your work!"

“Yes, Mrs. Pomfrey!” Wiese nodded, understanding that Mrs. Pomfrey was asking him to leave.

This was also Mrs. Pomfrey's consistent practice. When she herself was hospitalized, she would patiently repeat to visitors, "The patient needs to rest well!"

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"Why are you only getting back now?" Snape raised an eyebrow. "I've looked at your improved formula; there shouldn't be any problems."

"Professor Lupin collapsed, and I took him to the university hospital," Vizette replied.

"Fainted?" Snape raised an eyebrow, his tone seemingly suppressing something, his voice becoming strange, and his speech faster than usual. "Because of your modified formula?"

“Yes.” Vizet nodded and took out his notebook. “Professor Snape! Regarding the ‘Patron Curse Healing’… I have a new idea!”

Chapter 215 Addition is useless, so let's do some subtraction.

"Hmm!" Snape's face hardened, and after a long sigh, his expression returned to normal. "A new idea? What do you plan to do?"

"The 'Guardian Angel Healing Spell' originated from an accident..." Vizette opened her notebook, "Originally, it only contained the Guardian Angel Spell, which was then combined with the Divine Edge Shadowless Spell..."

"It even incorporates arithmetic divination, spellcasting, and transfiguration... It has become increasingly cumbersome, and that's why we've fallen into a misconception."

"While observing whether the 'modified wolfsbane agent' was working properly, I chatted with Professor Lu Ping for a while, and he said something to me like this..."

He recalled what Lupin had said at the time: "You still need to know what you need. Sometimes, a little more or a little less is fine."

“A little more or a little less is fine…” Snape murmured, his eyes seemingly wider than usual.