Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

He was still waiting for the third thunder to sound. Before that, he didn't have to worry. He could close his eyes and slowly adjust his breathing to make his physical condition as good as possible.

"Boom! Rumble..."

The rain was still getting heavier, and Gorov turned his gaze to the sky, watching for lightning to light up at any time.

Finally, more than ten seconds later, the third sound of thunder reached the ears of several people. At this moment, Moon opened his eyes and quickly walked out of the shelter of Golov's wand.

The lightning hasn't struck yet, but it should be just a few seconds later.

Sure enough, the thunder had not completely subsided, and a bright color suddenly tore the dark sky apart. When the electric snake danced wildly and spread into the distance, there was another thunder immediately, which happened to be holding the last thunder snake. After the sound.

Moon had already arrived under the tree where he buried the medicine bottle. He took out his wand and waved it lightly towards the ground. The soil floating on the surface immediately spread to both sides, and a mahogany box was revealed.

Open the lid and you will find a small transparent bottle lying quietly in the box. Inside the bottle, the original weird mixture of leaves, dew, moth pupae and hair has turned into a small sip of red potion.

Moon stood up with the bottle in hand, pointed the wand at his heart for the last time, and recited:

"AmatoAnimoAnimatoAnimagus. (Amado, Animo, Animado, Animagus)"

After reciting the incantation, he uncorked the bottle and drank the red potion in one gulp.

"Dong dong dong dong - dong dong dong dong..."

"Dong dong dong dong - dong dong dong dong -"

“Dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-dong!!!”

It was a wonderful feeling. He could clearly feel his own heartbeat, but at this moment, the originally normal heartbeat was more like two heartbeats being mixed and connected together.In the past, I had a similar feeling every time I recited the mantra at sunrise and sunset, but never was it as clear and clear as now, not even remotely comparable.

Before Munn could fully appreciate it, a burst of bone-chilling pain suddenly spread throughout Munn's body.The pain was so intense that Munn couldn't even stand up straight anymore. Under the wash of the heavy rain, he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, at the last moment, he used his hands to hold on to the ground in front of him. trunk.

"Ugh..."

Although he couldn't see the scene behind him, there was no doubt that An was very worried at the moment. He could also sense the emotions of his mother and two uncles. They were very worried. Fortunately, the two uncles could still remain calm. You can stop your mother from rushing over.

Moon knew very well that the moment of transformation was coming.

The pain was still getting worse, and it even seemed to have invaded Moon's internal organs. He felt that his entire heart was being tightly grasped, but the mixed double heartbeats became stronger and more regular.

It's like... adjusting each other's frequencies so that both parties can achieve complete unity?

This thought only flashed through Moon's mind for a moment. The next moment, he fell completely into the mud due to the indescribable pain in his body, and the cry of pain that could have been suppressed could no longer be suppressed.

Is it a cry of pain...?

Or is it actually more like the roar and roar of wild animals?

In a daze, Moon seemed to hear something roaring viciously in his heart.

The hands on the ground had begun to tremble, but this was not a bad sign. At least the heartbeat that Munn heard was gradually becoming one.

"Dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-dong!"

"Dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-dong!"

The pain seemed to have reached its peak. Moon heard An's slightly anxious shouts from the side. He supported the ground with one hand and grabbed the tree trunk next to him with the other hand, pulling himself hard. Stand up.While enduring the pain, he could feel that he was also adapting to the pain.

On the one hand, it was because he was becoming numb, on the other hand, and more importantly, because his body was undergoing some wonderful changes.

"He's standing up!" Edgar shouted. If Moon still had the energy left, he would definitely give Edgar a thumbs up.Unfortunately, just trying to stand up made him miserable.

"Boom-boom!"

"Boom-boom!"

The heartbeats completely merged into one at a certain moment, and Moon suddenly found that the pain had quietly eased, and even seemed to gradually disappear. Instead, a kind of wildness belonging to a beast was slowly infiltrating his entire thinking.

It's not to invade his mind, but to... slowly merge like those two heartbeats.

So, did it work?

Or will it be successful?

Moon lowered his head and watched helplessly as his legs wearing trousers suddenly deformed. The fabric that originally belonged to the trousers also disappeared, and instead, brown hair began to grow slowly.

So, what will I become?

Moon couldn't help but gasp for air while staring at his legs with wide eyes, hoping to see some clues.

It's fur, not feathers, scales or chitinous carapace, so it must be some kind of terrestrial mammal?And he didn't feel that his angle of view was getting lower, so the thing he was about to transform into was most likely not a small animal.

He had previously thought that he might turn into a fox, but now it seems that this possibility is unlikely - the probability of a fox not being so high, and he did not feel it during the transformation process. Any discomfort in an upright posture.

and many more……

Could he have turned into a gorilla?

emmmmmmm...Magical King Kong?

If this is true, I will definitely go to the Empire State Building when I go to the United States.

However, looking at his brand new feet, they don’t look like those of a gorilla.

At this moment, Moon began to feel the elevation of his perspective, and the exclamations of his mother and two uncles came from beside him.

He turned his head and looked at his arm that was leaning against the tree trunk. With just one glance, he understood what his Animagus was.

Chapter 5 Bear Infestation

With strong, strong, thick and powerful arms, thick golden brown soft long hair, and blunt claw tips, Moon leaned down and looked down at the water on the ground. Sure enough, his true feelings at this moment were reflected in it. face--

A giant brown bear that still looks a little immature, but has already begun to show its menacing appearance.

Yes, a bear.

Moon happily raised his paws and patted his big head, and also played with his round little ears. Then he turned his head and roared hard at his mother and two uncles.

The dream of climbing the Empire State Building with Violet on his back has completely come to nothing this time. After all, he is no longer a gorilla, but the bear is also quite good, warm and strong. I can "train" my chest muscles in the future. Leave it to Violet.

Edgar was already ready to move closer when he saw Munn lowering his body, but now Munn's roar, coupled with that ferocious bear face, suddenly made him a little confused. I can't decide whether to get closer or not.So, the first person to walk towards Munn became An.

A silly expression appeared on Moon's face, and he slowly walked towards An. When he came closer to An, he raised his head and lightly rubbed An's palm twice.

An, who was still a little worried at first, fearing that Munn would be too affected by his animal nature, was completely relieved, and a smile finally appeared on his lips again.She rubbed Moon's head hard again, and then said softly: "It still looks good even if you turn into a bear."

Moon nodded, then raised his body slightly, waved his bear paw at Uncle Golov, then turned to look at Uncle Edgar, and suddenly roared, startling his uncle again. .

"Damn, Moon, you are treating us too differently." Edgar said angrily: "No, you have to make it up to me. Even if you don't say anything, you have to carry me for two laps in the forest. Otherwise, I won't do it. .”

The boy who had turned into a bear didn't bother to talk to him. As if he didn't hear Edgar's words, Moon turned his head away and rubbed his mother An's palm again.

So is this how cats and dogs feel when their heads are stroked?

To be honest, Moon himself was a little surprised that his Animagus form was actually a giant bear.

For more than a month, he had imagined more than once what kind of animal his Animagus would be - he had thought about foxes, different types of badgers, and he also thought that if he turned into an The words of the squirrel seem to be quite interesting. Also, as a Chinese, it seems quite good to turn into a panda.He has thought about even animals he doesn't like that much. For example, he thinks he might turn into a spider or a snake.

But after thinking about it for a while, he still felt that he was most likely to turn into a bird.

In fact, for wizards, whether it is Animagus or Patronus Charm, the specific forms of these two magics are often affected by many aspects.Among these various influencing items, two are quite obvious and can have a larger impact: one is blood, and the other is the yearning and desire in the heart shaped by past experiences.

In terms of blood relationship, whether it is Uncle Golov, Uncle Edgar or Mama Ann, their patron saints are all different, which probably means that Moon will not be greatly affected by blood relationship.On the contrary, it is this longing and desire deep in my heart...

The experiences in his previous life, the years of pain, weakness, and inconvenience he endured, as well as being imprisoned on a sick bed for such a long time, made Moon obsessed with "freedom" from beginning to end, not to mention that there were quite a few... To a certain extent, the thought of escaping was brought about by disgust for his father in his previous life.

So, when it comes to freedom, for humans, aren’t birds that can soar in the sky a symbol of freedom?

But now, after discovering that he had turned into a giant bear, Moon was still a little confused at first, but soon, he felt that this seemed reasonable.

Yes, he was once extremely obsessed with freedom, but the question is now, after coming to this world, does he still lack freedom?

Freedom is no longer the thing he desires most. It is replaced by the pursuit of strength and means, the desire to protect his family and the people he wants to protect, and the pursuit of security derived from it.

At this time, a large and powerful bear is obviously more appropriate.

More importantly, he suddenly remembered the video played on the TV in the ward when he was about to die in his previous life - a mother brown bear carrying her baby bear on her back, walking leisurely and leisurely along the creek. Pacing.

From this point of view, his Animagus form is now determined to be a giant bear, which seems to have a bit of destiny.

He clumsily traced "home?" on the dirt with his nails, then raised his head and looked at the three elders.

Uncle Golov did not make a decision in a hurry, but after pondering for a moment, he looked like Moon and asked, "Can you change back now?"

Moon shook his head, then raised his front paws and slowly crossed a short distance in the air.

Uncle Golov was slightly startled, but An quickly realized what Moon wanted to express and explained: "Moon may want to say that it will take a short period of time, not too long."

"Well... let's go then. We can walk back slowly and treat it like a walk in the rain." Uncle Golov chuckled and nodded, then shook the wand, causing the invisible big umbrella extending from the tip of the wand to reappear. It was enlarged a lot to cover Moon, who had turned into a bear.

The group of people were about to walk back, but Moon suddenly took a step forward, stopped Mama An, and then reluctantly pointed behind her with one paw.

An shook her head, but Munn pointed twice. In desperation, she had no choice but to use the wand to dry the hair on Munn's back, and then she sat sideways next to Munn with a bit of novelty. on the back.

An's figure was originally very slender. Moon seemed to be always flipping through books on weekdays, but in fact, he never neglected to exercise his body. Now he has turned into a giant bear. It is not easy to carry An to walk. .As soon as An sat firmly on his back, he started to walk forward steadily with his head held high.

Seeing this scene, Golov smiled, while Edgar showed a look of envy on his face, and even felt a little sour.

He had to admit, he was a little sour and wanted to sit on the back of a bear.

So handsome!Don’t talk!

Chapter 6 Test

Successfully completing the Animagus spellcasting is actually only the first step for a qualified Animagus.

When wizards first became animagus, they still had to rely on wands and spells for every spell they cast.And it is also difficult to change easily when you want. Even after the transformation, due to the influence of the animal's bestiality, you have to wait for a period of time before you can transform into a human form again.

Therefore, in order to improve their Animagus abilities, wizards must spend some time to overcome the animalistic influence they suffered after transformation, and at the same time try to make themselves more proficient in completing the transformation until they get rid of the influence of wands and spells. rely.When will you be able to transform or not according to your own wishes? When will you truly be considered a fully qualified Animagus?

Therefore, for a period of time thereafter, the training of Animagus became Munn's main focus. Whenever something happened, he would run to the mountains and perform "big changes" for the little animals in the mountains and forests while avoiding the summer heat. people".

Today was no exception, but after he left home, Edgar and An were suddenly approached by Golov.

"I would like to ask for your opinion. Do you think we should let Munn go to the Ministry of Magic to register and register his Animagus status?" In Golov's study, the conversation between the three people started. "I can make a statement first. I don't really want Munn to register with the Ministry of Magic. Even if I really want to register, it's best to wait until Munn is older."

Ann naturally had no idea of ​​refuting this. She also agreed with Golov's words. From her perspective, she did not want Munn to go to the Ministry of Magic so quickly and convert his Animagus into His identity was completely exposed.

"I agree, it's better not to let Moon go." Edgar said with a bit of disdain on his face. "Since Fudge came to power, the situation within the Ministry of Magic can be said to have gone from bad to worse. Not to mention the old Dempsey incident. It also makes us somewhat unhappy with Fudge. In my opinion, Minister Fudge is not a generous guy."

"Then it's settled. We won't let Mun register for now. When he's older in two years, we'll let him make his own decision." Golov nodded slightly.

While the three elders were still wondering whether and when he should go to the Ministry of Magic to complete his Animagus registration, Moon was already running comfortably in the woods.

The day after he completed the Animagus spell, he sent a letter to Professor Dumbledore, telling the old man the news that he had succeeded and thanking him for the materials he provided.However, the old man hasn't replied yet. He's probably busy with something these past two days, or maybe he doesn't feel the need to reply much.

In fact, after actually turning into an Animagus, turning into a bear and letting himself loose in the woods several times, Moon began to feel the specialness of this spell.

Most of the other spells that change one's own form - such as the spells in literary works that Munn knew, and the transformation spells he once learned from the "Grimes", their main target is often the caster's body. The body is like the magic of transformation. No matter how much changes Munn causes his hands and feet to change, he is still Munn. He can think what he wants and think what he wants without any hindrance.

But Animagus is different. The changes this spell brings to the caster are not just physical changes, but dual changes in body and soul.For example, when Moon sees a prey flashing past in the forest, he can't help but have the thought "I want to go over, catch it, and eat it."

However, this change in the soul is not so much a flaw in the Animagus as a mixed blessing.

Because in addition to directly bringing changes in Munn's thinking, it also provides Munn with an additional perspective. For example, at this moment in the jungle, he sometimes feels like he is really in a trance. He is a bear, and he can't help but see the world from a bear's perspective.As a result, something he had never discovered before now appeared in his eyes.

In this way, apart from the inconvenience of the transformation and the constant desire to take a bite of prey when he saw it, Moon still enjoyed his Animagus experience during this period.

…………

A few days later, when Moon was finally able to control himself somewhat normally, the exercises and tests he had previously arranged with Uncle Golov would begin.

Why exercise and test?

The reason is simple, because Moon has already made an agreement with Uncle Golov.As long as Moon can complete this so-called exercise and test in the next period of time, Uncle Golov will become Moon's second guide on the road to black magic.Moreover, unlike Professor Snape who is responsible for theoretical teaching and demonstrating various black magic to Moon, Uncle Golov will focus on teaching Moon in his "Black Magic Course". Experience black magic, or even... learn real black magic.

On a sunny day, the first test that Uncle Golov had prepared officially arrived.

"Come on, Moon, squander your magic power to your heart's content, let me confirm your current magic power, and also see how many different spells you have mastered now." Standing in the open space on the mountain outside the manor, Goro Husband and Moon stood opposite each other, each holding a wand and looking at each other with solemn expressions.

"No problem." Munn answered simply, but he felt a little worried in his heart.

Compared with the amount of spells that a young wizard of his grade should master... Moon felt that he might know a little too much.And more importantly, his magic power seems to be a bit too much.

Inexhaustible and inexhaustible?

It seems a bit exaggerated to say this, but if he does not use the super-standard spells he learned from the "Magic Book", it seems that it is difficult to deplete his magic power by simply releasing ordinary small spells.

Although Moon had no intention of hiding the spells he learned from the Grimoire from his family, and there was no need to hide them - there was no doubt that these family members were the people he trusted most in the world. The existence of the Grimoire cannot be revealed to them, but there is no problem in showing them the magic that has been learned.What's more... Uncle Golov had seen him fight with others. At that time, he had already used the magic he learned from the "Grimony", which made hiding even more meaningless. , after all, even if he didn't use those magics, Uncle Golov knew that those magics existed.

But the problem is, he can't give Uncle Golov a few rounds of fire attacks like "duang, duang, duang" on his head, right?

Isn't that a bit too... too "filial" to make a big fuss?

Heck, not to mention that he has mastered more "artistic" things now...