Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

That's... Twinkle.

Chapter 220 Animagus...Mist?

The location for completing the Animagus had long been chosen by Professor McGonagall at the observatory.

So after seeing the thick dark clouds outside Hogwarts and the unique smell of dust before a thunderstorm.

Ryan arrived at the observatory early and waited.

He waited with a calm expression.

Then...

"Boom!"

The thunder came unexpectedly.

So Ryan looked not far away - the Animagus potion that had been prepared long ago turned red at this moment.

So Ryan stepped forward and drank it in one gulp.

then...

"Boom!"

He heard the sound.

It was the sound of a heartbeat—a heartbeat that emerged from the long silence within his body.

'Second heartbeat' - a process that all wizards who practice Animagus must go through.

Then, Ryan felt his body begin to change.

His magic power began to flow in a completely different direction from before. He felt that his limbs, brain, and even internal organs were constantly twisting.

He is transforming - starting from the essence of life.

But Ryan remained calm.

He knew that he couldn't panic at this time. The most dangerous part of Animagus training was anchoring himself.

He didn't know what animal he would transform into, but at least... he needed to remain himself.

And he soon felt that he had indeed succeeded in doing so.

He felt his body complete its transformation at this moment, and then...

He heard Professor McGonagall gasp.

"professor?"

So Ryan subconsciously wanted to speak.

But it was not until this moment that he suddenly realized a problem.

He has no mouth - or rather, after completing his transformation, he no longer has the organ called a 'mouth'.

But that's where the problem lies.

"What animal doesn't have a mouth?"

Ryan couldn't think of it for a moment.

But he soon realized another, more serious problem.

That is the fact that he also has no ears and eyes.

What he just called 'hearing'...was actually more like some kind of perception.

“What have I become?”

So Ryan immediately realized something was wrong.

He quickly looked at the mirror that had been prepared and was also placed on the observatory.

Then, he saw something.

It was a cloud of...fog.

Yes—Lian was certain that what he saw was a cloud of mist.

It clearly had no real body and was floating in the air.

But Ryan was certain at this moment.

That's it.

"My Animagus... is a fog?"

Ryan was a little surprised.

And surprisingly, he wasn't the only one.

"Ryan, calm down...don't worry, let me see!"

At this moment, Professor McGonagall had already walked over.

After confirming that Ryan could still communicate, retained consciousness, and could even be said to have completed the 'Animagus' in all aspects, she carefully used her own magic to probe Ryan with an incredible expression.

Like touching the flowing air, she could not feel the breath of life or any outline of a living being.

"This... is incredible."

She muttered to herself, her fingers unconsciously clenching.

Animagus allows wizards to transform into an animal - an ordinary animal, without magical powers, and each person is different, which may be related to the different soul nature of each person.

This is common knowledge about Animagus in the wizarding world, and Professor McGonagall, the master of Transfiguration, also recognizes this.

But now...common sense is broken.

An unprecedented Animagus - without a specific form, it cannot even be called a living thing.

"professor."

But the next moment, Professor McGonagall heard Ryan's voice.

Professor McGonagall's thoughts came to an abrupt halt. She looked up and found that Ryan had changed back - this once again proved that he had indeed mastered this transformation.

"I'll look it up... This is very special... Until then, you'd better not use this spell."

So, Professor McGonagall naturally knew what she should entrust.

She had no way to explain this unprecedented display of magic, nor could she judge whether it was good or bad.

And Ryan nodded.

He agreed with Professor McGonagall's words - before it was fully understood and controlled, any unknown spell was a variable and would only bring unnecessary risks.

This was a teaching left by Ravenclaw, and it had long been engraved into his instincts.

So soon, the two of them left the rooftop in silence.

Ryan returned to the dormitory, but his heart was still unsettled.

"Mist..."

He recalled the ball of mist he had just turned into.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

He always felt that the feeling that the fog gave him, its amorphous appearance... was very similar to Dementors.

But at the same time, he obviously does not have the evil and coldness of the Dementors.

"..."

Ryan frowned and lay in bed, unable to sleep all night.

Until the next day, the sunlight fell on his face.

Ryan got up and left the dormitory.

He planned to go to the auditorium and eat something first, preferably something refreshing.

But soon...

"Ryan!"

In the corridor, Harry's voice called out to Ryan.

He turned his head and saw the excited trio - well... Hermione was relatively less excited, her expression was stinky.

Ryan greeted the three of them, and then heard Ron speak impatiently.

"Hey, Ryan—did you hear that?"

"what?"

Ryan was a little confused.

"you do not know!?"

This made Ron even more excited, but before he could say anything, Harry joined in with equal excitement.

"Lockhart... ahem, I mean, Professor Gilderoy Lockhart—he's going to start teaching again!"

He had originally intended to address Lockhart by his name, but after seeing Hermione's somewhat dangerous look, he quickly changed his words.

"Professor Lockhart?"

Ryan was a little surprised.

As mentioned before, ever since the incident with Barty Crouch Sr., Professor Lockhart has been making excuses to avoid classes and has been wholeheartedly trying to gain attention.

He originally thought that the other party was afraid to continue the class.

"It's said that a parent of a young wizard couldn't stand the fact that a class was always missing from the school, so they reported it to the Daily Prophet... Lockhart happened to be holding a book signing in Diagon Alley this weekend, and he was caught by a reporter, who directly published an op-ed about him... He was forced to agree to attend the class."

"He has a class tomorrow. I took a look at the textbook—it's about defense with soul magic... one of the most profound spells. I bet he'll be exposed."

Harry said gloatingly.

Well... that's right - as a loyal fan of Barty Crouch Sr., Harry has always disliked Lockhart.

He even thought that if old Barty Crouch was to be arrested, then Lockhart should be arrested too - except that the reason for his arrest was not collusion with dark wizards, but his extremely poor teaching level.