Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

The sky was overcast and the air was extremely humid, making it seem a little difficult to breathe.

It looks like the clouds in the sky are brewing a heavy rainstorm.

Wade washed up and walked downstairs with anticipation.

Lupin was sitting at the table flipping through a book. When he heard footsteps, he looked up and smiled, "Today's breakfast is fried toast and oatmeal porridge. What would you like to drink? Orange juice, black tea, or milk?"

"Remus, you didn't sleep last night?" Wade asked in surprise, smelling the fragrance in the air.

He had gotten up with the sun, which was early enough, but he didn't expect Lupin to have even prepared breakfast.

"I slept, I just got up early." Lupin said with a gentle smile.

"Don't be so anxious." Wade sat down and picked up the toast, saying, "It's just an Animagus transformation. It should be familiar to you."

Lupin smiled.

Perhaps because he had seen too many Animagus failures recently, Lupin was more worried about his transformation than Vader himself. His mood changes were like the weather outside the room: the darker the clouds, the worse his mood.

Wade was much calmer.

He had been preparing for this day for a long time.

Just like a final exam, a whole semester's hard work was only verified in the last exam. He had done enough preparation in the early stages, so when the real exam came, he felt that it was just ordinary.

After breakfast, Wade took a book about biology from the bookshelf. It contained the limb structure, bone and muscle distribution, living habits, etc. of various animals.

They have almost read the book to pieces, but Vader still doesn't know what his animal form is.

It is said that only at the moment before the transformation does the creature to be transformed appear in the mind.

If there is hesitation, fear or regret at that time, the Animagus transformation is likely to fail, or worse - the transformation is incomplete, retaining too many human characteristics, or even turning into a monster.

While reading the book, Wade couldn't help but wonder: Banshees... and Centaurs... Could their birth be the result of failed magic cast by wizards in ancient times?

Of course, this unfounded conjecture is doomed to be unverifiable. If those two races hear it, they might even get beaten.

He read for more than an hour before Sirius pushed open the door and walked in.

"Hey, Remus, what delicious did you make?"

……

After breakfast, the three of them spent some time doing nothing in the living room, and then they felt that they couldn't wait any longer, so they simply went for a walk in the village.

Wade bought some school supplies, some small gifts for the others, and a pack of gag products for the Weasley twins.

They sat at the Three Broomsticks for a while. Madam Rosmerta was no stranger to Vader, and she brought Vader a glass of completely non-alcoholic butterbeer. From the color point of view, it was no different from other people's beer, and even the foam was very similar.

It was only from Ms. Rosmerta that Wade learned that the butterbeer she gave to most people was made by boiling ordinary beer and then adding melted butter.

Non-alcoholic beer is made from milk, brown sugar, butter, vanilla powder and other ingredients, and is a little more expensive than the former.

"I usually only provide this to girls and children." Madam Rosmerta leaned against the counter and said with a smile: "Poor Vader, who made you unable to drink?"

Lupin put his hand on Wade's shoulder and said, "He is still a child now!"

"Oh, yes, I forgot." Rosmerta teased, "Maybe because he is always with adults, I forgot his age too."

"Ma'am, give me another beer."

Sirius put down the empty glass and said to Wade, "There's nothing wrong with drinking a little bit of alcohol, Wade. If you give it up, you're giving up part of the fun of life. When I was in Azkaban, I always missed the taste of this place."

He looked drunk after drinking only a little, and his grey eyes looked dim and cloudy.

"Sirius!" said Lupin suddenly.

"Yeah, I'm awake!"

Sirius nodded twice, drank the refilled glass in one gulp, and then packed a few bottles of butterbeer with Madam Rosmerta.

"When you succeed..." he said to Wade, "We'll drink to celebrate."

But when the three of them stepped out of the bar, Sirius, who seemed a little drunk, immediately sobered up. He looked at the sky and cursed in a low voice: "Shit!"

Wade also raised his head, and the moisture-laden wind blew against his face, bringing a slight chill.

got windy.

The rain lines are like silk.

It was not the storm they were waiting for.

Chapter 240 Dreams and Storms

The continuous rain continued from noon to evening.

At first it was just a little drip, then it gradually became louder, hitting the windowsill with a crackling sound, as if playing music.

There is limited water vapor in the atmosphere, and after this rain, there may be no storms for more than ten days.

After returning home, Lupin said to Vader: "I hope you are not too disappointed, Vader."

"James and his friends decided to learn Animagus in their second year, but they didn't succeed until their fifth year. Most of them are like this - it takes several years or even more than ten years of accumulation before they can take that step."

"Compared to them, you are already very fast. Maybe you just need to wait a few weeks until the most suitable time comes."

"By then, you will be better prepared than you are now."

Seeing the worry in Lupin's eyes, Vader smiled and said, "I understand. I was prepared to fail a few times... Besides, I haven't failed yet. I just need to keep waiting, right?"

Lupin smiled in relief and said, "Of course...don't forget the spell when the sun sets."

"I see."

Wade read a book in the study for a while. When he realized that he had not turned the pages for a long time, the alarm clock suddenly made a shrill sound.

He reached out to turn off the alarm, pointed the tip of his wand at his heart, and whispered, "Amado, Animado, Animagus."

"Boom!"

In his chest, a strong and powerful heartbeat responded to his spell, as if a creature was eager to break through the blockade and get out.

Wade turned his head and saw the long and thin water marks left by the rain on the glass. The later ones followed the earlier ones, drawing an intersecting trajectory, and then were replaced by new ones in an instant.

He felt that he was not actually very disappointed. Just like he had told Lupin, he had been prepared to work hard for two or three years.

Failing two or three times in the Mandrake step was considered a small number, and even six or seven times was not a lot...but he succeeded almost on the first try.

Chanting a mantra is a continuous and long process. If you accidentally fall into a coma or oversleep, you may have to start all over again.

But he strictly adhered to the time he set and never missed it once.

However, the closer he got to success, the longer the wait seemed. He knew the rainstorm would eventually come, but every minute and every second before that seemed to be stretched out.

Vader simply poured himself a small glass of Butterbeer (alcoholic version) and drank it all in one gulp.

Normally, such a small amount of alcohol would only make a creature like a house-elf drunk.

The bitterness of beer and the aroma of cream linger in the throat, followed by a slight spicy feeling and a more complex aroma.

Wade seemed to understand why some people like to drink this yellow drink.

He just felt a little bit dizzy, and everything around him seemed to become lighter, and his mood was much more relaxed. Wade restrained his thoughts of "having another drink", lay down on the bed, and pulled the quilt up to his chin.

"Go to sleep."

he told himself.

"We have to wake up before sunrise tomorrow morning!"

……

Vader didn't realize he was dreaming.

He flew in the sky, misty white clouds passed by him, the Hogwarts castle seemed very far away, while the moon and stars seemed very close.

The huge full moon, as bright as a lake, hung overhead, emitting bright light.

Countless stars accompanied him, but when he looked closer, they were actually spherical, bumpy stones, some of which even shone with metallic luster.

In his dream, Vader suddenly felt confused - shouldn't most of the stars be stars?

His brain immediately gave him an answer: he was flying in the asteroid belt of the solar system.

A huge, dark gray planet suddenly and quietly passed by Vader, completely blocking the moon and almost obscuring the entire field of vision.

Such a huge creature naturally makes people feel small and terrified. At the same time, the name of this planet immediately emerged in his mind -

Ceres.

The largest asteroid in the solar system.

Vader subconsciously tried to distance himself from it, but he suddenly discovered that Ceres' gravity was pulling him towards it.

It became so difficult to leave that when he tried to fly out, the surrounding meteorites shot towards him like bullets!

Wade dodged hurriedly, but was still hit by several fist-sized stones. The whole world seemed to be shaking!

He opened his eyes suddenly and saw Lupin grabbing his shoulders and shaking him hard.

"Ved, wake up! The rainstorm is coming!"

Before he could finish his words, a flash of lightning filled the sky and the dim room suddenly became as bright as day!

The light flashed and disappeared, and a few seconds later, rumbling thunder rolled in from the distance.

Wade's drowsy brain immediately became clear, and he jumped out of bed, glad that he had forgotten to change clothes before going to bed. He grabbed his coat and threw it on, then ran downstairs with Lupin.

With a "bang", the window of Wade's bedroom suddenly opened, and heavy rain immediately poured in, along with a dark figure.

"Don't waste time!" Sirius shouted, "We don't know how long the rainstorm will last, let's fly over!"

His voice was actually a little unclear amid the thunder, but both of them saw the broom in his hand.

Wade grabbed a handful, jumped on it and flew out of the window, landing on the ground a second later. When lightning flashed across the sky again, he went into the cellar and found the crystal bottle hidden there before.

The transparent bottle was filled with blood-red potion, reflecting bright light, and there was only enough for one mouthful.

"Very good, everything goes well, let's go!"

Sirius shouted, "Vade, follow me!"