The days at Hogwarts

Before he finished speaking, everyone's eyes were already focused on Neville.

Neville, who had lost weight, curled up on the ground, exhaling heavily in his throat due to pain. His hair was soaked, his pale face was wet, and he didn't know whether it was sweat or rain. The magic robe on his body was already soaked. , covered with damp soil.

Loren and the others saw that Neville seemed to have gained weight again, no, he was bulging. His skin was cracked, and what came out of the cracks was not blood, but clusters of brown hair. However, the next moment The hairs have shrunk back again.

"what……"

Neville gritted his teeth and howled softly. This change seemed to bring him intense pain.

This process was repeated several times, until the heavy heartbeat like a drum became clearer. Neville arched his back suddenly and curled up into a ball. His clothes began to tighten, blending into the skin and turning into fur. Other parts of the body But it began to enlarge, its mouth and nose protruded, and its sharp teeth shone coldly in the forest.

A majestic lion appeared in front of everyone. The lion looked very weak, with a blurry luster in its eyes. It lay on the ground, its front paws were soft, and it struggled several times before it managed to stand up.

Shaking the mane on his neck, he let out a powerful and deep lion's roar. It was not loud or long, but as if some kind of magic was brewing, the sound overwhelmed everyone else's voices, like a roar. Lei Yin was also temporarily silent.

Big raindrops fell, hitting the leaves of the shrubs and grass, making a pitter-patter sound, and the world became quiet.

There were many people on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Except for the four professors, everyone else was from the Animagus teaching class. Some of them still had mandrake blades in their mouths and were just here to watch.

Although some people have planted the secret medicine, they have not been able to insist on chanting the incantation to their hearts at sunrise and sunset in the past month, so they just come to watch.

Although some people drank the secret medicine and completed the ritual, no changes occurred, they did not feel the second heartbeat, and there were no strange changes. Their rituals failed in an inexplicable way.

When they saw Neville's painful wails, an uncontrollable thought arose in their hearts - give up.

Animagus is not a magic that must be learned. It is not powerful, has many limitations, is difficult to learn, is time-consuming, and the final result is difficult to determine. You may become a snail, a moth, or even an earthworm.

But the lion's roar shook the little wizards' heads, shattered the thunder, and shattered all hesitation and shrinkage.

The eager eyes of the little wizards were shining with fire, blazing fire!

Under everyone's gaze, Professor McGonagall slowly walked a few steps to Neville and looked at him seriously: "Can you hear me, Neville Longbottom?"

The lion nodded.

The actions of the two people made some young wizards come back to their senses and couldn't help but scream in surprise.

"Neville, listen, now think back to your human form, concentrate, and slowly change back!" Professor McGonagall said softly.

The lion's eyes were in a daze for a while, and his size gradually shrank, slowly turning back into the boy who had lost weight but still had a timid expression.

Neville slowly stood up and looked at Professor McGonagall, his eyes gradually bursting with joy.

Professor McGonagall walked up and handed him back his wand as he did to other students, and patted his wrinkled magic robe: "Mr. Longbottom, you did it, I'm proud of you..."

Neville was speechless with excitement. He stood stiffly and let Professor McGonagall adjust the magic robe.

This quiet joy did not last long. After George and Fred threw Neville into the air, the crowd began to boil.

Loren and Hermione did not join in the fun. They got out of the crowd, avoiding the young wizards who rushed to hug Neville. They found Professor McGonagall in front of the vacated boulder, and Harry and Ron, who had been thinking about it for a long time before deciding to start the ceremony. .

Ron stared at Loren seriously and warned in a deep voice: "If I turn into a lion and go crazy, please control me. Even if it hurts me, don't hurt others!"

Hermione: "..."

Don't be so serious. In fact, judging from most people's situations, the two of you will most likely fail and won't react at all.

Even Professor McGonagall had a hint of speechlessness in her eyes.

Loren nodded solemnly, his voice sounded a little impassioned: "I know, this is what you should do as a Gryffindor!"

"Ok!"

Ron's eyes showed a look of determination. After reciting the spell to his heart, he threw the wand away, drank the potion, closed his eyes and waited for the change to come.

"..."

The cheers not far away were particularly harsh.

After waiting for a few seconds, Ron quietly opened one eye and took a look.

Hermione and Harry had numb expressions, Professor McGonagall had a faint smile on her face, only Loren's expression was solemn and focused, but they were all staring at him.

Ron quickly closed his eyes, frowned tightly, and let out a hissing, suppressed cry of pain.

"..."

Harry felt that he had a toothache, so he stood up helplessly and said, "Professor McGonagall, I'm starting too."

After realizing that he would probably fail, Harry no longer felt nervous, completed the ritual neatly, and drank the potion.

Within a few seconds, just when he was about to report the situation to the professor, a strange heartbeat sounded in his ears, followed by severe pain in his heart.

Harry was caught off guard and felt the surging blood rushing to his brain. His vision went black and he fell to his knees, letting out a series of painful screams.

"Harry!"

Loren and Hermione hurriedly approached, but Professor McGonagall held out her hand to stop them.

Ron couldn't help but open his eyes and stared dumbfoundedly at Harry, who was on the ground holding his heart in his hands and wailing.

The muscles on his body were beating erratically, the twisted blood vessels were like swaying little snakes, and the bones on his body seemed to be misaligned. It was heart-wrenching to see, and horrifying goosebumps appeared on the skin.

Fortunately, the whole process lasted less than a minute and was over. Harry collapsed on the grass, breathing heavily from exhaustion.

Professor McGonagall knelt down to confirm Harry's condition, then gently lifted him up and handed him over to Loren and Ron: "The riot during the first transformation is normal, and it means you are very close to success. Go back...go back and ask Neville for some experience, maybe you can successfully transform next time."

Harry forced a smile.

Watching Professor McGonagall leave to count people and prepare to return, Ron looked at Loren with a complicated expression: "You also successfully transformed, right?"

Loren thought for a few seconds and finally nodded.

Ron glanced sadly at the three friends, looking sad.

He had a tragically thick barrier from them again.

……

The crackling raindrops were blocked by the transparent air film, and the young wizards discussed the evening's events excitedly. Except for a few prefects, almost no one noticed that several professors fell behind the team.

Loren and the others walked at the end of the team, listening to the professors' conversation with their ears pricked up.

"Among so many students, three have completed Animagus transformation, and thirteen have undergone varying degrees of transformation..." Professor Flitwick said in a high-pitched voice, "Minerva, you will be loaded into For the annals of history!”

Professor McGonagall had a smile on her face, and it seemed that she was also very satisfied with the results tonight.

Professor Sprout asked in confusion: "If Longbottom is rich in experience and accumulation, what about Miss Granger? I mean, she is indeed very talented, but Cedric and Percy are also Yes, why is there such a big difference?"

Professor Flitwick was also a little confused. Although Miss Granger was knowledgeable and memorized, when it came to magical talent, she was not far beyond other young wizards.

Snape glanced at the little black-haired thing in front of him. Don't think he didn't notice that although Minerva counted Loren Morgan among the candidates for successful transformation, he came out of the Forbidden Forest empty-handed. No ritual was performed at all.

As for Granger's anomaly, it probably has something to do with him.

Professor McGonagall had a complicated expression. She didn't know how to answer this question, but she vaguely knew the answer.

During the period when she had just returned to school during the Christmas vacation, Miss Granger frequently asked for advice on human body transformation, or turning people into animals.

If you think the same thing as her...

The Animagus teaching class has new teaching content.

Chapter 374 April Fool’s Day

Friday, September 4st.

The day before the Easter holiday.

Professor McGonagall summarized last night's Animagus transformation night on the podium: "Including Neville Longbottom, Hermione Granger, and Loren Morgan, a total of three people completed the Animagus transformation. Due to Si's deformation, thirteen people had varying degrees of deformation reactions..."

"As for the registration of Animagus, I will come down to discuss it with them after the Easter holiday. Now let's talk about the Animagus ceremony..."

Hermione, who was sitting in the back row, glanced at Loren out of the corner of her eye. The man was sitting upright with a serious expression, pretending to be a good student receiving praise.

But only a few people knew that Professor McGonagall was just covering up for him.

As if aware of her scrutinizing gaze, Loren smiled at her, and the pretense of being a good student who was paying attention to the lecture completely collapsed.

It happened that Professor McGonagall was talking about something irrelevant. Loren leaned forward slightly and asked Lupine next to him in a low voice: "Professor, did you succeed in your transformation last night?"

A smile appeared on Lupine's face: "Although there were some twists and turns, and the transformed animals did not meet my expectations, fortunately... it was successful."

A trace of surprise flashed in Loren's eyes, and after thinking about it for a while, he felt that it was expected.

As early as his student days, Lupine had studied Animagus with his friends. The knowledge of transformation was not difficult for him. Professor Lupine had unique skills in overcoming the wild mentality. Advantage.

Loren said thoughtfully: "Now we are waiting for the next full moon to see if the Animagus can stop the werewolf from transforming... In other words, there is no need to drink the wolfsbane potion taught by you."

Lupine nodded, the smile on his face becoming gentler.

Professor McGonagall's speech continued: "I believe that everyone has seen the transformation process last night, especially the whole process of Neville Longbottom's transformation. I must emphasize again - Animagus is a It is a very complex magic that requires a long time to prepare, and the transformation process is full of pain. Even if there are no obvious sequelae under the supervision of the professor, no one can guarantee the final result."

Professor McGonagall's deep eyes wandered on the faces of the little wizards: "Don't be attracted by the majestic lions. You should pay more attention to Miss Granger's stoat and Mr. Morgan's lion cat. These are common animas." Gus form..."

Lion cat?

Harry and Ron were stunned for a moment, as if they remembered something.

"I hope everyone will consider carefully during the Easter holidays and think carefully whether it is really necessary to spend a lot of time and effort practicing a magic that is not so useful..."

Only a few little wizards in the audience had a trace of hesitation on their faces, and more of them were excited.

They had heard Professor McGonagall's words many times. Although they only heard the lion's roar last night, it echoed in their dreams all night long.

Many keen young wizards have predicted that for many years to come, every thunderstorm night, they will think of the lion at the edge of the Forbidden Forest last night, and the lion's roar that overwhelmed the thunder and lightning.

When they are too old to chew chicken drumsticks, the scene of that night will become a legend they brag about to their grandchildren.

But now they are not too old to move, and their hearts are full of vitality, so they hope that they can also be the protagonists in the story who shine brighter than lightning.

George raised his hands and shouted loudly: "Professor! No more words! We figured it out when we took the exam for the teaching class!"

"Yes, Professor, let Neville and the others show us the transformation!"

Fred's words made other little wizards echo:

"We want to see the lions!"

"We want to see the lions!"

"We want to see cats!"

"..."

Loren glanced at Hermione suspiciously, feeling that there was something strange mixed in with the hooting just now.

Professor McGonagall's eyes flashed with satisfaction, but she quickly straightened her face and said in a serious voice: "Quiet!"

"They have just completed the ceremony, and some of their animal nature still remains in their animal forms, so they cannot transform at will. I will give them some targeted special training during the Easter holiday, and I will consider what to show you after the holiday."

The little wizards let out a sigh of disappointment.

In the next hour, Professor McGonagall summarized the reasons why most of the little wizards failed, and encouraged the thirteen little wizards who had shown obvious changes.

Perhaps it was the encouragement of successful people, or perhaps it was the upcoming Easter holiday, but in short, the little wizards were all in high spirits, and the atmosphere and effect of this class were great.

Except for Neville, who was always mentioned, he went from being shy at the beginning to gradually becoming numb, and his expression was a little dull by the time get out of class was over.

"Longbottom, Granger, Morgan, you three will stay here for a moment..."

After hearing Professor McGonagall's words, Harry and Ron looked at each other silently and stayed silently, huddled in the corner to minimize their presence and prevent the professor from noticing them.

Professor McGonagall called Loren and the others to the front row, and found a seat to sit down. She asked Hermione and Neville in a low voice how they felt when they transformed last night.

Lupine came to the corner with a smile, and quietly called Harry and Ron up, and the seven of them formed a circle.

Professor McGonagall's voice was slightly lower than during class: "Neville's Animagus is a lion, which, like his patron saint, is a reflection of his heart."

There was a glimmer in Harry's eyes. His Patronus was a stag, and by inference, his Animagus was also a stag.

Professor McGonagall's words broke his illusion: "But this does not mean that the form of Animagus is the form of the physical patron saint."

"The Patronus is closely related to the wizard's emotions and memories, and is subject to many influences from the outside world..." Professor McGonagall turned to look at Harry, "Just like your Patronus is a stag, it is most likely that you learned about your father's Your patron saint is a stag, and out of memory and longing for your father, your patron saint became the image of a stag."

Loren's eyes moved slightly, and he thought of Professor Snape. His patronus turned into a doe after Lily's death. This may be the reason.

Professor McGonagall continued: "The Animagus pays more attention to the reflection of character. Neville longs for courage. He has courage in his heart, so he turned into a lion that symbolizes courage."

Her eyes turned to Hermione: "Stoats are described as smart and dexterous animals, but they also mean sensitive. You always think too much and worry too much..."

Loren held the little hand under the table and squeezed it lightly a few times. The girl soon squeezed it harder to stop him from causing mischief.

"In general, based on the current available data, the forms of Animagus and Patronus are still difficult to predict..."

Professor McGonagall patiently warned: "You just completed your first transformation last night. The time was very short. The beast's brain and body need a period of practice to adapt. As for you two who haven't completed the transformation yet, don't spend too much time and If you spend your energy imagining the state of transformation, it will only cause obstacles to the ritual."