Hogwarts: From Little Wizard to White Lord

"Enough is enough."

"Critical, Vaughn!"

The two were in a very good mood. They picked up a few pieces of bread and left quickly while discussing product development issues in a low voice.

After they had walked quite a distance, one of them muttered quietly, "There has never been a Slytherin in Weasley..."

"What can we do? That's our brother, George."

"Ugh……"

……

"The twins are gone." Although he looked calm, Vaughn was secretly relieved in his heart. Things did not go beyond his expectations.

In the entire Weasley family, Fred and George are the most mischievous.

But because of their close age, he is the most protective of his younger brothers.

He had also written a letter to Molly and Arthur last night, explaining his reasons for entering Slytherin house - he didn't mention Occlumency, but said that he had discussed it with the Sorting Hat and that he hoped to study Potions with Professor Snape.

Since this is about studying and Snape, Mom and Dad shouldn't have any qualms about it anymore...

"Alas, if I had such a clear mindset when handling interpersonal relationships in my previous life, I wouldn't have ended up being just an ordinary office worker!"

Vaughan sighed.

Then, I heard Hermione beside me say hesitantly, "Actually, I don't think going to Slytherin means anything."

Vaughn looked at her. Her face was flushed, but she still said seriously:

"I've read Hogwarts: A History, A History of Magic, and Modern History of Magic, and no magic historian has ever said that Slytherin only produces bad people. I also don't think that house sorting determines whether a person is good or bad. I even saw in Modern History of Magic that one of the most notorious Death Eaters was from Gryffindor!"

Listen to her serious explanation, or comfort?

Vaughan smiled and ruffled her hair. "Thank you, Hermione."

He didn't need comfort though.

But isn't it nice to have a sensible little girl thinking about you?

This happy mood lasted until breakfast was over and then he went to Transfiguration class with Hermione.

This was the first class of their first year. When Vaughn and Hermione arrived, there were only two or three people in the classroom, such as Malfoy and Neville, who was being mocked by him.

And a tabby cat squatting on the podium.

Seeing Vaughn, Malfoy and his followers subconsciously shrank into the corner. Neville was very grateful for this. He didn't care about Vaughn's Slytherin identity at all. He cried and thanked him, "Thank you, Vaughn. Only you can scare Malfoy. I heard that you beat him up badly. You are really great!"

The tabby cat squatting on the podium had a serious expression on its face.

Vaughan's good mood was gone in an instant.

Thank you, Neville, it would be better if you could just shut up...

Chapter 19 Transfiguration Lesson

If we put aside the pursuit of strength, let Vaughn choose a course that interests him most.

Then Vaughn would definitely take Transfiguration!

Its size, complexity and versatility involve almost every aspect of the magical world.

If I had to choose a subject that represents magic, Transfiguration would definitely be the first one!

Especially its advanced content, Animagus!

After casually sending Neville away, Vaughan and Hermione sat in the front row and kept staring at the tabby cat.

Hermione felt strange about his behavior: "Vaughn, what's wrong with the cat?"

"nothing."

Vaughan didn't dare expose Professor McGonagall's trick.

To be honest, if I hadn't read the original book, I wouldn't have known Professor McGonagall's tricks.

With Vaughn's current level of skill, it was impossible to tell at a quick glance that it was an Animagus in transformation.

It's so natural, from the color distribution, the amount of hair and the growth state, it looks so natural.

Only by careful observation could one discover that this tabby cat lacked animal habits, but that was also the result of Professor McGonagall's deliberate control.

She just wanted to give the little wizards a warning, not to spy on anything secretly.

Hermione didn't think much about it, but Professor McGonagall on the podium was surprised.

After so many years of teaching, she had encountered little wizards who liked cats and stared at her, but when she and Vaughn looked at each other, she knew that this Weasley, who also liked cats, looked at her with eyes full of inquiry and admiration.

The other party did discover her identity!

Perhaps, another promising Transfiguration talent...albeit a Slytherin.

Professor McGonagall couldn't help but nod to Vaughan, who bowed in return. The silent exchange between the two startled Hermione.

"Vaughn, it, no, she..."

"Sh ...

Hermione quickly covered her mouth and looked at Professor McGonagall with curiosity.

As the class was approaching, students began to arrive in the classroom one after another.

Occasionally someone noticed the tabby cat on the podium, but no one gave it a second glance.

When the famous Harry Potter and his roommate Ron Weasley finally walked in, Professor McGonagall jumped down from the podium, released her Animagus, and turned back into human form.

The whole classroom exclaimed in amazement.

Such an appearance was undoubtedly very successful, just look at the shining eyes of those little wizards, but Professor McGonagall was very unhappy.

Because two people were late for the first class.

"Mr. Potter, Mr.... Mr. Ron Weasley, perhaps I should turn you two into pocket watches to make sure you remember the class times?"

"We're lost, Professor," Harry explained dryly.

"So I'll turn you into a map?"

Professor McGonagall's expression became increasingly stern. "Why don't you find a seat and sit down? Do you need a map to get back to your seat? Also, for being late, Gryffindor will deduct 5 points. I hope you'll remember this lesson!"

The two of them were silent and ran to sit next to Vaughn and Hermione in shame.

That was the only empty seat in the classroom. It seemed that no matter where you were, the seats closest to the teacher were not very popular.

"Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts."

Professor McGonagall waved her wand and turned the desk into a pig. Amidst the students' collective gasps, she said loudly, "I will punish anyone who dares to act naughty in my class. Don't blame me for not warning you!"

Harry and Ron turned pale with fear.

"The professor is trying to scare you," Hermione whispered. "Hogwarts has long since banned the use of Transfiguration to punish students. I read about it in A History of the School."

However, before the two could breathe a sigh of relief, they heard Vaughn continue, "But no one can supervise the professors. She will secretly turn you into pigs and no one will know."

Ron glanced at Vaughn sullenly, wanting to say something but remaining silent.

Harry, however, still had a good impression of Vaughan and didn't care about his teasing.

Although ever since he knew the wizarding world, everyone around him had been talking about how bad Slytherins were.

But he didn't feel anything real after all.

Therefore, when Professor McGonagall continued: "Before the class begins, I need to praise Mr. Vaughn Weasley. He is the only one in the class who discovered my Animagus transformation, so I will give Slytherin 5 points."

Harry and Hermione clapped vigorously.

Ron muttered, "Traitor!"

But no one paid any attention to him.

Then, Professor McGonagall began her lecture.

Vaughan flipped open his textbook, The Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, which Hermione noticed was densely packed with notes.

"You've tried that?" Hermione exclaimed.

Vaughn nodded. "Only the object is deformed, and there are still many questions."

As he spoke, noticing Hermione's envious expression, he had to remind her, "I don't recommend you try it privately, Hermione. If you have any questions, you can ask me or the professor."

From Vaughan's own experience, Professor McGonagall's previous opening was not deliberately exaggerated at all.

Transfiguration is indeed the most complex and dangerous. Simply changing the shape of an object is easy to do—

What Vaughn tried last night, turning the dried fish into a mouse, was actually just a physical transformation, and did not reach the level of living body transformation.

The mouse is fake; it is not alive.

Biomorphosis is the process of transforming a living being into an object of another state, or into another type of living being. This kind of change involving life form and existence form, even if it is very short-lived, is full of unpredictable surprises.

Imagine you turned a rabbit into a teacup, but after breaking the curse, it didn't turn back into a rabbit, but a pool of twisted, rotten flesh. Even more terrifying, it stayed alive for a while, struggling and screaming. That kind of shock...

Anyway, after trying it once, Vaughn couldn't eat for several days.

This is because he is mature in thinking and knows how to be cautious and restrained.

If a young wizard rashly tried to transform his body, what a terrible situation would occur...

The class started with Professor McGonagall's lecture.

For the young wizards who had no basic knowledge, Professor McGonagall's explanations were both complicated and difficult, and they could only hurriedly write down the various key points.

But for Vaughan, it was a good opportunity to confirm his foundation and ideas.

He spent the entire class taking notes, then comparing them with his own notes, marking the differences and similarities between the two.

At the end of the class, Professor McGonagall gave each student a match and asked them to turn it into a needle.

She also taught a spell to quickly transform.

Everyone learned it, but the spell only played a supporting role. It was not the key to the transformation, so until the end of the get out of class, only Vaughan succeeded in completing it.

Hermione had transformed her matches so that one end was pointed.

"Excellent, excellent! Mr. Vaughan Weasley and Miss Granger."