The days at Hogwarts

"The newly added young wizards who have summoned the Patronus of entities are all seniors. It seems that magic principles and knowledge reserves also have a certain impact on practicing the Patronus Charm." Professor Flitwick said, "From the perspective of the academy, there is not much The difference, I thought it would be easier for Hufflepuff and Gryffindor wizards, they are always more likely to feel satisfied and happy."

"The branching is only a reference and cannot be used to judge the students' personalities." Professor McGonagall nodded. "Many students in the upper grades have sufficient accumulation. The vivid memories of the Christmas vacation and the stimulation of the Boggart have made many Everyone can succeed.”

"But..." Professor Flitwick frowned, "There is a big difference between the dementors disguised as boggarts and the real dementors. I am worried that many students will not be able to release them at all when they encounter real dementors. Patronus."

"You are right, Filius..." Professor McGonagall sighed softly, "They are not just dementors. They have never experienced a real battle, and the knowledge they have now does not belong to them."

"I hope they never meet..."

"..."

There was a brief silence between the two.

A few minutes later, Professor Flitwick looked at the silvery-white light that filled the auditorium, thought for a while, raised his neck and said: "Minerva, should we consider setting aside a special place for a training ground? Since Lockhart arrived, From our school onwards, there will be more scenes of group practice like this.”

"Hmm..." Professor McGonagall thought for a few seconds with a serious face, "You're right, there are still many abandoned classrooms. When the summer vacation comes this year, I will combine several classrooms on the second floor to serve as a training ground."

Several young wizards around caught a glimpse of Professor McGonagall's expression, whispered a few words, and moved a few steps further away.

Just as the little wizards were focusing on the radiance of the Patronus at the tip of their wands, a ray of light suddenly burst out from among the black clouds in the dome. The strong light that burst out at that moment even overwhelmed hundreds of candles and the radiance of the Patronus. It forked into countless lightning bolts that tore through the darkness.

The little wizards were startled by the sudden flash of lightning, and the auditorium fell silent for a moment——

Boom!

A few seconds later, deafening rolling thunder resounded throughout the auditorium, not only from the Magic Dome, but also from the sky outside the castle - the first thunderstorm in 1994 had arrived!

"It's thundering!"

George shouted loudly, which instantly ignited the entire auditorium, and the voices of the little wizards boiled up:

"Animagus..."

"The first thunder..."

"Transformation...the second heartbeat..."

Chirping, together they were vaguely louder than the thunder just now.

"Quiet!"

The loud voice overwhelmed the noise that filled the auditorium. Loren rubbed his ears and looked to the side. He saw Professor McGonagall holding the wand against his neck. The "loud" blessed voice reached the ears of every little wizard. :

"All members of the Animagus teaching class must gather in the foyer and be taken to the edge of the Forbidden Forest by the prefects of each college! Hurry!"

After Professor McGonagall finished speaking, she gave Professor Flitwick a few words of advice and hurried towards the foyer.

The prefects of each college led them to the foyer while counting the number of people. Loren squeezed through the chaotic crowd to join Hermione.

This was the first real Animagus transformation involving many young wizards at the same time. The auditorium was filled with excited young wizards, and the voices of low-pitched discussions turned into a loud and noisy sound that could not be heard clearly. The little wizard had to speak louder. Under this feedback, the sound in the auditorium became more and more noisy.

Loren and Hermione exchanged a few words, but found that this was too strenuous, so they tacitly quieted down. Harry and Ron, who wished they could shout themselves hoarse, followed Percy all the way to the entrance hall.

"Follow me!"

Professor McGonagall didn't say much, nodded to Percy, and walked out of the castle first.

Looking at the pouring rain, Professor McGonagall waved her wand, and the hidden magic of transfiguration solidified a thin film of air in mid-air.

The water droplets fell half a meter above the head, as if they were falling on a transparent roof, flowing along the air eaves to both sides. On the way, they merged with other raindrops to form small streams of water, and fell to the ground with a splash.

The young wizards marveled at Professor McGonagall's magical Transfiguration for only a few seconds before quickly turning their attention to the upcoming Animagus ceremony.

Loren leaned closer and asked, "Hermione, do you feel the second heartbeat?"

Hermione nodded, then shook her head: "I can't tell clearly. The heartbeat does change, but I don't know if it's a second heartbeat."

"That's it." Loren affirmed, "Professor McGonagall said that in this case, the second heartbeat is not stable, but as long as it appears, it means the time is ripe."

"I hope I won't fail again..." Hermione was so nervous that her throat became tight.

Loren held her hand and pinched her white fingertips in his palm: "It won't fail. You have fully mastered the theoretical knowledge of human body deformation, and you have also experienced deformation."

Loren paused for a moment: "It doesn't matter if you fail, you can just try again."

"I don't want to do it again." Hermione cried sadly. Although she had the relief of having cheek bags, she really didn't want to taste the taste of mandrake again.

"Then I won't study."

"no!"

"..."

Loren was doing some psychological work for Hermione in a nice voice. In fact, she could still stand it without comforting her. The more he comforted her, the more Hermione wanted to reveal her inner tension.

Next to them, Harry, Ron, George and Fred were completely different. They laughed together and imagined what their Animagus form was. From time to time, they teased Neville, who was also shaking with nervousness, and kept saying something. Ask for experience——

It is not the experience of transformation, it is the experience of becoming a lion.

Neville, who was originally nervous, was a little dumbfounded, but he relaxed.

Professor McGonagall stopped in front of a beech tree and looked at the young wizards with a serious expression: "Go dig out your secret medicine, but remember not to transform rashly. In order to prevent accidents, try to stay under the professor's control. Take care of the transformation!"

As if in response to her words, Snape, Flitwick and Professor Sprout walked out from the back of the team. Only then did the young wizards realize that the professor had been following them.

The pouring rain turned into water and divided into two sides. If anyone paid attention to the water flow, they would find that the heavy rain outside avoided the two transparent human figures. The two people who were blessed with the Illusion Charm quickly ran into the Forbidden Forest and disappeared without a trace. No trace.

Loren didn't notice the water flow, but he noticed the bright magic light. Dumbledore turned to smile at him before leaving.

Loren: "..."

The little wizards didn't see Professor Lupine and only thought he was maintaining order in the castle. However, several people who learned the secret were different.

Hermione whispered worriedly: "This is the first thunderstorm this year, and Professor Lupin also transformed today."

Harry and Ron also came over, their expressions no longer as excited as before, and they also noticed the missing Professor Lupin.

Loren said in a voice that only they could hear: "Don't worry, just now... today is not a full moon, and Dumbledore is taking care of it."

The three of them felt relieved, and the group turned around and rushed into the rain, scattering in different directions. The other little wizards who had buried the secret medicine also left one after another.

Loren followed behind Hermione, raising his wand in his right hand to maintain the umbrella.

Half a meter above the two people's heads, a transparent water film stretched out. Rainwater fell on the water film and melted in after a few gentle tremors. The thicker and thicker water film poured out some water from time to time.

Professor McGonagall's method of making an air umbrella gave Loren some inspiration, but he was still unable to use the transformation spell on the air like Professor McGonagall, so Loren made a small improvement and applied the transformation spell to the rain, achieving the goal of A similar effect.

Not far away, Hermione quickly came to the beech wood marked last time. After a few floating spells, she dug out the crystal bottle. The originally transparent secret medicine had turned into blood red.

When they returned to the meeting point, many young wizards had also returned, each gathering in front of their own dean, preparing to drink the secret medicine and transform.

About three minutes later, all the little wizards came back. Professor McGonagall once again put the wand to her throat and gave her final instructions:

"Remember to recite the incantation first and then drink the potion!"

"Strong pain is normal. After that, the two heartbeats in your body will alternate, which is very intense. Feel this heartbeat carefully, and the image of the animal that is about to transform will appear in your mind!"

Professor McGonagall took a deep breath and her voice became louder: "No matter what kind of animal it is, it must show no fear. It is already too late to escape at this time."

"Clothes and items such as glasses or jewelry can fuse into the skin and turn into hair, scales or claws. It's normal to feel panic, it's animal instinct."

"But don't resist, don't lose your mind! Otherwise the animal's head will manipulate your body to do stupid things, like dashing around or urinating, throwing things around..."

"When changing back to human form, you must imagine your human form as clearly as possible. Usually this is enough, but if the transformation does not happen immediately, don't panic. Calm down for a while and try again..."

Professor McGonagall looked at the uncontrollable excitement and nervousness on the little wizard's face, paused, and said in a relaxed tone: "There are four professors here, so you don't have to worry about safety, even if you become Gorgon, We can change you back too!"

"But if you lose your mind and do something stupid, you will be laughed at by others for the rest of your life!"

The little wizards did not expect that Professor McGonagall, who was always serious, would make a joke at this time. They couldn't help laughing, and the tension in their hearts was once again reduced a bit.

"let's start!"

After hearing the professor's words, Hermione held the wand in her right hand and the crystal bottle in her left hand, her hands trembling slightly.

Just as she was about to start the ceremony, Hermione suddenly remembered something, looked up at Loren, and threatened in a trembling voice: "No matter what I become, you are not allowed to laugh!"

"I promise!"

Loren agreed simply. Seeing the change in the luster in her eyes, he knew that this person was not well-intentioned, so he simply proposed it himself: "Don't think too much, as long as the transformation is successful, I will agree to whatever you ask for."

"!!"

Hermione felt the tension within her completely dissipate.

Full of fighting spirit!

Chapter 373 Lion’s Roar on a Rainy Night

Hermione exhaled a long breath, seeming to spit out all the negative emotions in her body. She put the tip of the wand against the heart on her left chest and said in a deep voice:

"Amador, Animo, Amador, Animagus."

After reciting the spell, he threw the wand to Loren, unscrewed the cap of the crystal bottle, and drank the blood-red potion in one gulp.

dong dong...

dong dong...

A heartbeat like a small drum sounded from the girl's body. Hermione burped, her face began to turn red, her pupils dilated slightly, and her eyes were a little dazed:

"Stoat, it's a stoat..."

Before Loren could say anything, he heard another fierce heartbeat slowly fade away, and Hermione's transformation began!

This is the first time Loren has witnessed Animagus transformation. It is different from the overall transformation of human body transformation, and it is also different from the talent transformation passed down by Fairy Morgan:

The transformation of the Animagus begins with the heart, as if a second heart was born out of thin air, pumping out a blood-red liquid containing the secret medicine. As the blood spreads to every part of the body, part of the magic power even penetrates the skin. surface.

Judging from Loren's knowledge of potions, this property comes from the pupa of the Grimace Hawkmoth.

Hermione's magic robe began to shrink under the magic transformation, until it was close to the skin and turned into a whole like a sticky colloid. The pendant, headband, and buttons on the magic robe belt all melted in, and slowly melted into The outline of the hair.

The muscles squeezed inward, the bones rubbed together and made a slight sound, and the muscles and bones made a clicking sound.

The pain made Hermione lower her head unconsciously, but it was still within the tolerance range. Her arms, legs, back, and entire body shrank rapidly. A few seconds later, a ferret lying on the ground appeared in front of Loren. before.

"It looks like it worked..."

A smile appeared at the corner of Loren's mouth. He knelt down and carefully looked at Hermione's Animagus form. It was shaped like a weasel, with a slender body and short limbs. The snow-white hair held up small drops of water. It has some hydrophobic properties, and there is a small patch of brown fur on the top of its head.

The entire body is only the size of a forearm, so it is obviously a small animal.

The magic power belonging to Hermione was condensed in the ferret's heart, and Loren guessed that that was probably the point where the two forms switched.

The ferret blinked and reluctantly recognized the huge creature in front of her as Loren. Then she felt relieved, lowered her head and looked around at her little paws. Her head was slightly dizzy, and a strange impulse drove her to move. He jumped out on four feet, left the crowd, and went to the safety of the forest.

"Well done, Miss Granger, stay focused and rational!"

Professor McGonagall's voice came from the front. Her eyes were patrolling the young wizards, and she was also paying attention to this place.

Just as Hermione was sorting out the chaotic thoughts in her mind, Loren rubbed the back of her neck and scratched the ferret's chin. He pondered for a moment and fell into thinking: "It doesn't feel as good as cat hair. …”

"squeak!"

There was a soft cry, and the ferret took a bite of his index finger angrily. Although the skin was not broken, it still hurt a little.

Although Hermione still wanted to experience the perspective and state of Animagus again, considering that there would be plenty of time in the future, the most important thing now was to completely complete the ritual.

Probably having experience of transformation, the ferret shook off Loren's hand and spun around in circles a few times. Hermione quickly transformed herself back. Except for the clothes being a little wrinkled and the hair being a little messy, there seemed to be no other problems.

Hermione snatched her wand back from Loren's hand, glared at Loren angrily, turned around and ran to Professor McGonagall to report.

She was in so much pain that she couldn't even think clearly. This person still wanted to play with her like a cat. It was absolutely disgusting!

"Professor, Professor!" Hermione's face was flushed with excitement and her breath was short, "Professor, I succeeded!"

Professor McGonagall looked at the sparkling light in the girl's eyes, hummed softly, patted her back on the shoulder, and smoothed out the wrinkled magic robe: "I'm here to watch Longbottom, you can do it for me." I’ll look at the others and let me know if there are any special circumstances.”

Hermione nodded solemnly, and Loren slowly walked over from behind, only to find that the Weasley brothers were also standing nearby, seeming to have completed the ceremony.

Percy frowned tightly and sighed, probably in failure.

George and Fred looked at the other people on the field with smiles, but they didn't turn into animals and run around, so they probably failed.

Harry and Ron were holding their own potions in their hands, their expressions were nervous, and their bodies were trembling slightly. They didn't know whether they were cold or too excited.

"Why haven't you two started yet?" Hermione asked curiously, and Loren's eyes also turned to them.

"Ron, Ron said that we must wait until Professor McGonagall can concentrate on taking care of him alone before we start..." Harry said with a trembling voice, "Seeing that he didn't start the ceremony, I didn't want to start it right away."

"Don't worry, my dear little Ronnie, I don't think you will have any reaction if you drink the potion."

"Just like us, there was no reaction!"

George and Fred put their hands on Ron's shoulders, trying to force him to pour the potion into his mouth. Ron trembled and covered the potion tightly, looking ahead in horror: "But, but Neville ——”