days at Hogwarts

Chapter 244 Teaching aids from abroad

"We will not involve formal teaching in the first lesson. We will mainly give you some basic information about Animagus and related precautions."

Professor McGonagall stood behind the desk, her gentle voice ringing in the ears of every little wizard.

"First of all, students who have not been selected into the teaching class this time do not need to worry. The Animagus teaching class will be stationed in the Transfiguration Club. Every year in the future, the club will organize the selection examination for the Animagus teaching class. Every student has the opportunity to take the exam.”

There were discussions immediately below, and some students had already started to get excited.

The Animagus teaching class is based at Hogwarts, which means they have more opportunities to try every year in the future.

Even if you fail the exam for the first time, it can be counted as accumulating experience. If you try a few more times and take the test a few more times, you can pass it no matter what.If they still haven't entered the teaching class after several years, it also proves that they have no talent in transfiguration, so they should just give up.

The above content had no reaction to what the observers said, Loren, Hermione and other formal students of the teaching class, who had already passed the exam.

"I hope everyone will carefully consider whether to study Animagus. I have told you some examples. Mirabella turned into the Haddock Chamber in Loch Lomond, and the dark wizard Thaddeus Sirk Your seven hedgehog sons. These are gory cases of human transformation failure.”

In fact, in addition to a few extreme cases, there are many cases of minor problems with Animagus, such as patches of animal hair or animal scales growing on the body, and aquatic animal webs growing between the fingers.These are incurable.

It's okay for these small problems to occur in inconspicuous places, but if they occur on the face, they will seriously affect your life.Gills sprouted from the chin, the mouth became the beak of a pointed animal, and horns sprouted from the head...

The eager eyes of the little wizards cooled down a bit, and they slowly began to remember that there are only 7 Animagus registered (now 8). The main reason is that this magic is too risky.

Spending a lifetime learning a magic is not a good deal.

"Are we at risk?" shouted Fred, one of the twins.

Professor McGonagall shook his head: "Professor Black and I will monitor your progress and check your physical condition at any time. As long as you strictly follow the regulations we have established, there should be no irreparable damage."

Her eyes scanned the faces of the teaching class members: "Of course, I can't make a [-]% guarantee. Members of the teaching class can withdraw at any time."

George raised his hands and shouted: "This can't stop our enthusiasm to transform into lions!"

This sentence ignited the teaching class members, and many young wizards shouted:

"It's an eagle!"

“No one supports pythons?”

"And badgers!"

"Hufflepuff, please don't join in the fun."

"What do you mean? Looking down on people? Badgers also have wolverines!"

……

"Quiet!"

Professor McGonagall looked at the young wizards seriously: "You must know that most people's Animagus are not majestic eagles, lions, and tigers, but cats, dogs, small birds, and even insect."

"I hope you will think about it carefully. Is it worth spending months or even years studying Animagus just to become an animal without magic?"

"The professor doesn't even want to mention badgers..." Cedric said melancholy to the person next to him.

This caused another round of teasing laughter from the Gryffindor wizards.

The little wizards were whispering among themselves. Before coming to observe this class, they had learned more or less about the ritual process of Animagus.

Step One: A single mandrake leaf must be held continuously in the mouth for a full month (from full moon to full moon).The leaves must not be swallowed or taken out of the mouth at any time. If the leaves leave the mouth, the whole process must start over.

Step Two: Remove the leaves during the full moon, fill a crystal vial with saliva, and soak the leaves in it so that it receives the pure moonlight (if the clouds are overcast that night, you will have to find a new mandrake Ye, start over).

Add a strand of your hair and a silver teaspoon of dew to the moonlit crystal phial, which must be collected from a place where there has been no sunlight or human touch for seven full days.Finally add a chrysalis chrysalis.Keep this mixture in a quiet, dark place and don't look at it or disturb it until the next thunderstorm.

Step [-]: While waiting for the storm to come, you should perform the following actions at sunrise and sunset: point the tip of the wand to your heart and recite the incantation: "Amado, Animo, Animado, Animag" Sri Lanka.

Waiting for a storm to come can last for weeks, months or even years.During this time, the crystal vial must remain completely undisturbed and free from contact with the sun. (Sunlight pollution will cause the worst mutations).

If you continue to chant the spell repeatedly at sunrise and sunset, you will come to a point when the tip of the wand touches your chest and you will feel a second heartbeat, sometimes stronger than the original heartbeat, sometimes weaker.

Step [-]: The moment lightning breaks through the sky, immediately dig out the crystal vial.Point the wand tip toward your heart in a wide and safe place and say the incantation "Amador, Animo, Animado, Animagus."Then drink the brewed blood-red potion.

All that's left is to control the beastiality emerging from the body. If all goes well, the Animagus will be completed.

"Again, I am completely opposed to your attempts to perform Animagus privately. Do not see your classmates or roommates who are members of the teaching class and just imitate their behavior to perform rituals. Without the supervision of a teacher, any Unfortunate events can happen."

Having said this, Professor McGonagall glanced at Sirius.

Sirius said nothing, his expression didn't show anything strange, but his posture was more upright.

There are more little wizards who are hesitant and hesitant. Animagus is not a very practical magic. The animals after transformation are random, and no one can predict which animal will be drawn.

The theory is complex, the process is cumbersome, the results are random, and the risks are high.If you are not that interested in Animagus, you should give up the idea of ​​learning as soon as possible.

Just as Professor McGonagall expected, the imaginary scenery was exposed and the reality was before their eyes. Some people had the idea of ​​​​retreating, but there were still a large number of people who still harbored enthusiasm for Animagus.

Professor McGonagall smiled and decided to take out the last weapon to dissuade him: "In addition to me, Professor Black is also an Animagus. I think some of you have seen it."

Sirius stood up, bowed to the young wizards, and sat back amidst the applause.

Professor McGonagall continued: "Before the official start of the class, we invited an Animagus who does not want to be named. She will demonstrate to you the transformation of this special type of beetle."

The little wizards all widened their eyes.

"Beetle? Is there really such an Animagus?"

"I thought Professor McGonagall was joking when she mentioned insects!"

"After months of hard work, I finally turned into a bug. This——"

"I must have cried to death."

<divclass="contentadv">Loren and Hermione looked at each other. Hermione lowered her voice and said in disbelief: "Professor McGonagall actually asked her to be a teaching assistant?"

"..."

Loren was silent for a moment, "Maybe it's not a teaching assistant, it's a teaching aid."

Now it was Hermione's turn to be silent.

It was brought into the classroom in a glass bottle. The treatment did not look like that of a teaching assistant.

Feeling the attention of many eyes, Rita's heart in the glass bottle trembled, and the beetle's wing veins also trembled.

The Transfiguration class was completely different from when she graduated, and Animagus classes were even included.Rita Skeeter, who was born in Ravenclaw, thought so as recent experiences flashed through her mind.

Some time ago, Umbridge, Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic, contacted her and offered her a large price to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic's publicity.

Rita didn't agree immediately. She was a gold medal special reporter, a best-selling author, and not the mouthpiece of the Ministry of Magic. How could she agree so easily for money.

But later on, Umbridge offered higher and higher prices, and was willing to open the Ministry of Magic's data room and even provide special help...

Later, Rita took the Veritaserum given by Umbridge and went to Godric's Hollow to meet Bathilda Bagshot, a historian of magic and the author of "History of Magic", the designated textbook for Hogwarts' History of Magic. author.

She was a neighbor of the Dumbledores and the only person in Godric's Hollow who could speak to Dumbledore's mother.

Most importantly, he is Gellert Grindelwald's great-aunt.

The summer after Albus Dumbley graduated from Hogwarts and returned to Godric's Hollow as an orphan and head of a family, Bathilda Bagshot's grandnephew Gellert Grindelwald arrived in Godric's Hollow. Derek Valley Residency.Bathilda introduced Gellert to Albus, and the two gifted boys became good friends.

After drinking Veritaserum, the half-asleep Bathilda revealed everything, revealing many details about the childhood and youth of the greatest wizard today.

Based on the unknown secrets unearthed, Rita has already thought of the title of her next book, which is called "The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore".

Based on what Bathilda revealed, the short reports she wrote helped the Daily Prophet's sales hit new highs.She planned to strike while the iron was hot, write a few reports on Basilisk and Dumbledore, and collect material for a new book.

Rita sent an application letter to Hogwarts in the name of a reporter, but was flatly rejected by Minerva McGonagall.The wording of the reply was irritating, so Rita sneaked into Hogwarts, planning to eavesdrop on some information from several so-called warriors who defeated the basilisk, and write an update based on their words with some subtle processing. sales reports.

As a result, he was caught as soon as he entered the castle.

These little wizards handed themselves over to Professor McGonagall, who in turn handed themselves over to Dumbledore.

Except for the fact that everything he fed was so sweet, Dumbledore didn't bother her, which made Rita feel lucky.

She fantasized that Dumbledore would hand her over to the Ministry of Magic, and that she could get away with it through the Senior Undersecretary of Magic and only have to pay some fines for registering Animagus.

Until that night, Snape knocked on the door of the principal's office. Snape and Dumbledore didn't say a few words before Dumbledore cast a coma spell on her.

When she opened her eyes again, she saw Snape and McGonagall interrogating her together.

It was a dilapidated and dirty abandoned classroom. There were many such abandoned classrooms in Hogwarts. Rita often arranged her classmates in these abandoned classrooms when she was studying.

I don't know when she returned to her human form.This is not surprising, Dumbledore and McGonagall are both masters of transfiguration, and it is easy to remove their own Animagus.

After that, Snape poured a compound potion into her mouth. In addition to the familiar smell of Veritaserum, there were also some other potions, which made her consciousness blurred again...

The first time he woke up, he saw Snape looking at him with a sarcastic look on his face: "They are fabricating facts and slandering and spreading rumors, not only by many senior officials of the Ministry of Magic, but also by the Magical Congress of the United States... In addition to many countries, Political news, as well as tidbits about the Quidditch team, involving Ireland, Wales... player transfers, team managers abusing players, referees being corrupt and bribery..."

"It's not shocking news, but Ms. Rita Skeeter doesn't seem to bother reporting it."

With this information revealed, even if the Ministry of Magic does not investigate Rita's crimes, those big shots will issue a reward for her.By then, there will be no place for her in the whole world.

Except for Azkaban.

Rita's inner luck was defeated by these words. Driven by fear, she begged Professor McGonagall sadly and won the teaching aid job.

……

On the podium, Professor McGonagall unscrewed the cap of the glass bottle, gently poured the beetle on the table and came out: "Start your performance, Miss Beetle."

Under the watchful eyes of many young wizards, the black beetle flapped its wings, flew into the air on the side of the podium, and began to expand in size.The watch case faded away, the tentacles extended, and a human silhouette gradually appeared, gradually evolving into a blond woman.

The once exquisite wavy curls have become messy, the red nail polish on the pointed nails has peeled off, and the two fake jewelry on the glasses have been put back on after falling off.There is no shadow of the former glory.

The black scarf covering the lower half of her face maintained her only dignity.

Looking at the many young wizards, Rita's lifeless eyes wavered, but thinking that those ulterior secrets were in the hands of Snape and McGonagall, she suppressed the impulse in her heart.

The little wizards were quiet for a few seconds, and then started discussing in low voices.

"Why is she covering her face?" someone asked in confusion.

A young wizard whose parents work at the Ministry of Magic said mysteriously: "Because she is an illegal Animagus. Among the registered Animagus, there is no beetle."

The students around him widened their eyes in surprise and looked at the stage more carefully.

A young Hufflepuff wizard whispered: "Should we report illegal Animagus?"

Fred looked over with a glare: "Do you mean to report it to Professor McGonagall as well?"

"I do not have!"

After hearing these discussions, Professor McGonagall patted the desk and said, "Don't think too much about it. This person is a teaching assistant hired from another country, so he is not registered with the British Ministry of Magic."

Hermione leaned over and asked, "What do you think Professor McGonagall will do with her in the end?"

"I don't know," Loren spread his hands, "At least now you don't have to worry about Professor McGonagall turning her over to the Ministry of Magic."