Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

At Hogwarts Castle, the Halloween dinner is going on in the hall.

What slightly surprised the young wizards was that Headmaster Dumbledore, who presided over the meeting every year, did not come, and Vice-Headmaster Professor McGonagall was not present either. This year, the host fell to Professor Flitwick, whose seniority was second only to them.

Of course, this is also a good choice, because he likes to be lively and can always make the atmosphere very lively, even more joyful than when Dumbledore and McGonagall are around.

Moreover, the young wizards who had just finished their trip to Hogsmeade had not yet recovered from their excitement. They were busy chattering about their itinerary and experiences and had no time to pay attention to this matter.

Including Doris, Hermione, Fred and George who get together to discuss the incident of Peter Pettigrew.

At the same time, the school hospital was also busy.

Nagini was lying flat on the hospital bed, sleeping soundly, her breathing was steady but weak, and her body temperature was very low, as if she had really turned into a snake.

Instruments of all sizes were placed on makeshift tables and lab benches, with neatly arranged samples next to them.

Blood, hair, skin tissue... the configuration comparable to that of a Muggle medical laboratory surprised even the knowledgeable Dumbledore, and the school doctor Madam Pomfrey even more so.

She had never seen these medical devices before.

But she had to admit that the seemingly bulky and meaningless mechanical instrument was indeed useful with the help of magic.

Amanda and Hippocrates were observing the last blood sample, while Lynn was casting a deactivation spell on it to induce the ancient magic hidden in the blood.

This work has been going on for several hours.

Dumbledore, Newt and McGonagall sat side by side on an empty bed, talking in low voices. When they saw Lynn finally put away his wand, they hurriedly stood up.

"Did you find anything?" Newt asked, his face obviously more anxious than Dumbledore.

"There is a special substance in her blood that is highly similar to basilisk venom, with a match degree of over 99%." Amanda took off her thick glasses and wrote furiously in her notebook without raising her head.

Hippocrates was there to clean up the scene for her.

Lynn walked to Nagini and tapped her with her fingertips. She opened her mouth unconsciously in her sleep, revealing her white teeth, but some of them had strange shapes.

"Newt, when she turns into a snake, is the venom's effect hemolytic?" he asked.

Newt nodded: "We used this venom to deal with many difficult enemies in the past."

"That all makes sense." Lin En raised his hand and stroked Nagini's forehead with his palm, making her look a little more relaxed. "Her blood curse is most likely derived from some ancient black magic transformation experiment, but it's rather special."

As he spoke, he took out a small glass bottle from his bracelet, which contained the venom of Slytherin's basilisk.

"Those Greengrass fools were relatively restrained. Her blood curse was more violent, so much so that she actually gained some of the basilisk's power, but it was very diluted."

"Bassilisk... Is there still hope for her treatment?" Dumbledore stared at Lin En, with no emotion in his eyes.

"It's hard to say. I'll try my best." Lynn shook his head and walked to Mag's side. "I want to know something about Animagus, especially when it changes."

"Of course, what do you want to know?" Mag said without hesitation.

"When you transform into an animal, does your body completely change into the animal itself? Or is this actually some kind of transformation or sleight of hand?"

"It's hard for me to determine the boundary between what you mean by completely transforming into an animal and transformation through Transfiguration, but I can tell you clearly that Animagus is not a trick."

"If that's the case..." While pondering, Lin En looked at Nagini again. The scales on her body had almost become an integral part of her human body.

Her weak breathing and the perceptible fluctuations of black magic revealed her current state - in her human state, she was almost completely consumed by the giant snake in her beast state, and the spark of her spirituality was like a candle in the wind.

"It's useless to use the deactivation spell on her in human form. It can only slightly relieve the pain, but it can't remove the snake venom." Amanda finally finished writing the examination report, leaving no room for any ambiguity, which made Newt's face change.

"Little girl, do you mean that we have to turn her into a snake to have a chance to save her?" The old man was a little embarrassed, "But in her current state, she may never be able to change back."

"I'm a healer. I only consider how to make the treatment more successful." Amanda shoved the notebook into Lynn's hand. "Let's go check out the medicines. Madam Pomfrey, excuse me, I need to borrow your pharmacy."

"Ah... of course, please feel free to do as you please." Madam Pomfrey was stunned for a long moment before she came back to her senses.

As soon as he finished speaking, the two efficient healers walked into the pharmacy and began to select useful potions from the rich inventory of Hogwarts and the private collection that Dumbledore had specially contributed for today.

The problem falls on those outside.

After flipping through the report, Lynn, who had anticipated the contents, handed it to Newt and asked, "You brought Ms. Nagini to Hogwarts, and she trusts you. This decision should be made by you."

After that, he turned his head and stared at Dumbledore, "I think the headmaster will help too, with that magic."

Chapter 274 The Lightness and Importance of Life: Nagini Rescue Plan

"It seems that Aberforth really trusts you, Lynn."

Beside the bed, Dumbledore's blue eyes were hidden behind the half-moon lenses, and he said meaningfully, "We even told you about the magic we created for Aurelius back then. That was one of his most important secrets."

"Not everyone likes to keep secrets from everyone like you, Headmaster." Lynn spread out his palms, and a bottle of potion quietly appeared. "He is a much more interesting and transparent old man than you. Let's get started now."

He stopped talking and opened the bottle of medicine. The air was immediately filled with an extremely bitter smell. Newt and Madam Pomfrey, who were standing in the distance, frowned involuntarily.

But whether it was Lynn and Dumbledore standing on both sides of the bed, or Amanda and Hippocrates sitting beside them preparing medicine, or even Professor McGonagall who had drawn her wand and muttered something secretly, they all had no expression on their faces, only solemnity.

The purple-red potion slid in the air in a crystal line and fell into Nagini's slightly open mouth. In just a moment, she woke up and her body changed involuntarily.

The scales expanded rapidly, covering her entire body in just a few seconds - followed by her body shape.

Even Mag, who was proficient in Animagus transformation, had never seen such a change. It seemed that she turned from a human into a snake in an instant, not only in appearance, but also in the most important consciousness and temperament.

Those cold vertical pupils were filled with cruel murderous intent, which was the most primitive wildness and hunting instinct.

"Nito, Hagraz!"

The powerful rune magic turned into shackles, binding it tightly to the wooden bed, causing a series of teeth-grinding creaking sounds.

After the transformation, the lady, who was originally slender due to illness, suddenly became much heavier. She no longer looked like a python, but more like a giant elephant.

"These scales are a bit like basilisks. They can bounce back some magic and limit its effects. Fortunately, the effect is not strong." Lynn only took a quick look and made his comment. "And those eyes seem to have... some kind of deterrent effect. Amanda?"

"I'm ready." Amanda took several deep breaths, raised her wand, pointed it at Nagini from a distance, and moved her lips slightly.

A dark beam of light shot out from the tip of the staff, enveloping Nagini's thick snake, and the breath of life receded like the tide, as if life had really been taken away.

However, within its body, the vitality does not decrease but increases, and it flourishes with blood as its foundation.

"What a wonderful healing magic," Dumbledore exclaimed, then drew his wand, ready to help at any time.

"It's not time yet, Principal." Lin En stopped him, "I'll go first."

When Nagini's breathing completely stopped and the vigorous vitality in her body reached its peak, he slowly rolled up the sleeves of his shirt, revealing his smooth wrists, and the magic power spread out with the hawthorn wood wand as the origin.

Crystal clear spots of light condensed in the air and gathered into the symbol of Rune, which was much slower and more powerful than usual.

Lynn's movements were very slow, and he paid careful attention to every tiny detail.

In his hands, he held living lives - not the light-weight scum who died in his hands, but the lives of heroes who had fought desperately against evil and pain and were heavier than Mount Tai.

His hands were no longer weapons of killing, but tools of healing.

Pure and vast magical power gathered in his body and transformed into a towering yew tree.

The shadows symbolizing [protection] and [world] were projected onto Nagini, like sunlight shining on a shadow.

Be it poison, curse, or anything else, all were reduced to ashes under the purification of the Supreme Rune, leaving only wisps of black mist, like a black poisonous snake that roared unwillingly, struggling to disappear.

Even in a deep coma, Nagini's human consciousness was still struggling with the tearing pain - her soul had long since merged with the poisonous snake that originated from the blood curse, and the purification at this moment was more like cutting it in half.

This pain was even more horrible than separating the Obscurus from the Obscurus' body, so much so that even Amanda's deactivation spell felt resistance.

But this did not exceed Lynn's expectations.

"Principal, it's your turn." He said calmly, and his hands moved without slowing down. He forcibly removed the stubborn curse that had been passed down for countless generations and entrenched in Nagini's body for nearly a century.

This is a race against death. There is no room for hesitation. The only option is to do it in one go.

Dumbledore also knew this truth very well. With the Elder Wand in his hand, his eyes changed and his aura suddenly became like a towering peak, making people dare not look directly at him.

Magic power that was much more powerful than Lin En's at the moment suddenly erupted, turning into a long crystal blue river, rising from behind him, and like an upside-down river in the sky, falling on Nagini, continuously replenishing her rapidly losing vitality.

This is a skill that can only be mastered by legendary wizards at the top, and it is also the result of many years of hard work by the Dumbledore brothers.

It was under the protection of this magic that Aurelius Dumbledore completely expelled the Obscurus from his body, adding more than ten years of life to his already exhausted self. It could be said that he snatched life from the hands of death, just like a magic wand that conquered death.

At this moment, on his best friend in his lonely moments, this magic once again demonstrated its exquisite craftsmanship.

Everyone heard a hissing sound that didn't actually exist. It was just the venomous snake's dying struggle out of its wild instincts.

It resounded in people's hearts, as if there was really a snake lurking inside, opening its bloody mouth and revealing its sharp fangs.

He was then strangled by an invisible hand, meeting his destined death.

The curse that lasted for thousands of years and the arrogant fantasy of the ancient wizard came to an end at this moment.

The trajectory of fate once again took an unpredictable and huge turn, embarking on a completely different path.

But this was not known to anyone except Lynn, nor was it something he was considering at the moment.

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When the last wisp of "black smoke" disappeared under the projection of the World Tree, the pitch-black giant python turned back into human form again, revealing a female face with a very oriental temperament. There was no more pain that was forced to be endured, but peace returned.

But her body was still densely covered with a black substance between snake skin and scales, which seemed to have become her real skin - or a special stratum corneum.

She is still human, but not completely human.

The long curse has completely changed her body and even her life form, allowing her to become one with the snake that lives in her blood. Even though its soul has completely perished, the two bodies are already intertwined.

"Veravito!"

McGonagall raised her wand, taking over from Lynn and Dumbledore who had worked so hard, and cast her own unique style of Transfiguration on Nagini - she could best empathize with the pain of a failed Transfiguration, and that was why she came here.

In terms of Transfiguration skills, she is not as good as Dumbledore, and compared with Lynn, she is just good at her own things.

It may even be slightly inferior in actual combat.

But when it comes to the study of human transfiguration and Animagus, no one in the world is better than her.

As Newt stared in amazement, the scales and snake skin all over the body slowly faded away, revealing patches of crystal white skin - exactly the same as what he had seen more than sixty years ago.

Chapter 275 Night Talk

About fifteen minutes later, Mag's treatment was over, and most of the scales turned back into skin, with only a little bit of the original snake-like abdomen still remaining.

The deactivation spell was lifted and Nagini slowly woke up.

The first moment she opened her eyes, she felt the relief that had been away from her for decades.

Then she raised her hand, and the delicate skin that she had not seen for a long time came into view, making her feel as if she was in another world.

"Your blood curse has been cured, but physical recovery is a long process, so be mentally prepared." Lin En looked at him again with concern and then reminded him.

"……Thanks."

Nagini uttered her first word in days.

Her voice was hoarse, as if it still had some influence from her time as a snake and needed a little adjustment.

"I really don't know how to thank you." Newt wiped his wet eyes and walked to the bedside. "This is really the most amazing medical magic I have ever seen."

"It's just a coincidence, it's nothing." Amanda said modestly, "When the Devitalization Spell was designed, it was indeed considered to treat other blood and toxin diseases, but the effect is indeed beyond our expectations."

"It will surely solve many chronic problems." Newt said firmly, "You will leave a strong mark in the history of wizards, Miss Sever."

"I think so too," Dumbledore agreed with a smile, not forgetting to glance at McGonagall who was working so hard.

"The dinner is probably over now." She said with a hint of regret, "Otherwise, I could invite you to taste some of Hogwarts' new dishes. Lynn has a good taste."

“There will always be a chance later… when Nagini’s body is fully recovered and Tina has taken the time.” Newt smiled softly and grasped his old friend’s hand. “You will be fine now, Nagini.”

"...I want to go to the tomb of Aurelius." Nagini said with great effort, almost jumping out of the word one by one, "I want to go and see it, and live there, if possible."

In just the time it took to speak, a few strands of silver appeared in her black hair, and her young face also showed some traces of time.

Lynn and Dumbledore looked at each other and nodded slightly.

Time is fair to all life.

The blood curse that was completely stripped from her body was not only a torture to her, but also a means of prolonging her life.

Its demise did erase Nagini's pain, but it also cost her the long lifespan that came from her basilisk bloodline.

She would still be a long-lived wizard, like those half-blood wizards with natural bloodlines from magical creatures, but she would no longer be as young as before - if one took into account the irreversible damage to the body caused by the curse that lasted for decades, the actual lifespan might be even more questionable.

But at such a celebratory moment, neither of them would take the initiative to talk about such a depressing topic.

After just a glance at each other, they quietly retreated in tacit understanding, leaving here without disturbing anyone, and went to Dumbledore's headmaster's office.