Chapter 22 Gryffindor’s courage is supreme. Can our Head of House become...a cat?!

Author: Aurora scattered

Chapter 22: Gryffindor has the highest courage, our headmaster can change. Where is the cat?!

The biggest trouble that Hogwarts presents to new students is probably the stairs that twist and turn and disobey. There are 142 stairs with their own ideas like this in Hogwarts, among which the most painful ones are

For Gryffindor and Ravenclaw students, whether it's the eighth floor or the top of the north tower, these two positions are quite torturous.

However, Hufflepuff's little badger does not have such troubles, at least two-thirds less troubles than them.

When you go out, turn right to reach the Hogwarts kitchen. When you go out, turn left and go upstairs to the auditorium. In addition to going to the classroom, the little badgers don't have to worry about the troublesome stairs. Even their Herbology classes are held in the outdoor greenhouse. Thank you.

The great wizard Helga Hufflepuff may not be the most famous of the four founders, but she is certainly the one with the most pragmatic wisdom.

Foolish things are a Ravenclaw thing, and little badgers like down-to-earth simplicity.

The little badgers who were humming after breakfast welcomed their first class after entering school. They left the auditorium and walked up the stairs three floors. The Transfiguration classroom was in the middle of the central corridor, next to the classroom.

It's Professor McGonagall's office. This serious-looking professor has always been the second person on the list of students who should not mess with him.

As early as breakfast, the seniors who took good care of the juniors had already told them not to be naughty in front of Professor McGonagall. However, as long as they were not naughty, Professor McGonagall was actually a great teacher.

I will patiently answer your questions.

The closer he got to the classroom, the more random thoughts appeared in Harry's mind. As we all know, Gryffindor has the highest courage, and their headmaster can turn into a cat!

Who can resist a cute tabby cat staring at you cutely?

Harry had a bold idea in his mind. He touched his pocket, which contained a handful of dried fish from the kitchen. It was freshly baked, crispy and fragrant.

But the next second, Harry shook his head.

I, Hufflepuff, are as steady as an old dog. I will never imitate Gryffindor and go around trying to die. He touched the shiny house emblem on his chest, and the phantom of the flat-headed brother who refused to obey appeared in his mind. This seemed a little wrong?

While thinking wildly, Harry had already followed the flow of people into the Transfiguration classroom. Harry, who was half a head taller than the other students, had a good view. He casually looked around the classroom and glanced at the podium -

I saw a calm-looking Professor McGonagall sitting behind the desk, calmly watching the students enter the classroom.

‘Where’s the promised cat?!’

'Professor McGonagall, why don't you turn into a cat and squat on the podium?!'

'Is this a benefit only available to Gryffindors?'

Harry was stunned for a moment, and turned to look at the desk. Harry followed the flow of people and walked towards the table. He took out a small dried fish and threw it into his mouth. The elves were indeed very good at their craftsmanship. It was true that Professor McGonagall couldn't eat it.

It's a pity

'well'

Harry chewed the dried fish without any taste, but only sighed. He quickly cheered up and got ready to start his first Transfiguration lesson.

A few minutes passed quickly. Professor McGonagall, who was sitting quietly on the chair, stood up. A slight noise of swallowing saliva came from the quiet classroom. It was different from any professor, even McGonagall.

The professor just glanced calmly with a calm gaze, and the tension of a cat staring at a mouse emerged spontaneously. The professor was a cat, and they were trembling little mice.

"Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts."

She spoke calmly, and no one thought it was a joke. The students were slightly restless, as if they were nervous about whether they could successfully learn this course.

"So, if anyone is naughty in my class, I will ask him to leave and never let him in again."

The professor spoke slowly, then looked at the students with steady eyes: "I warned you."

The intimidating effect at the beginning of the class was outstanding. The little wizards who dared not speak out nodded repeatedly and worked hard to correct their sitting postures.

"Now, I'm going to tell you what transfiguration is."

Professor McGonagall nodded with satisfaction, and then took out his wand, which was an extremely exquisite HK_USP9MM compact pistol with carvings and gold inlays. It was different from all the guns Harry had seen before.

This is probably the difference between the ordinary mass-produced version and the customized collection.

With just this appearance, the eyes of many young wizards lit up. The wand is the status symbol of the wizard, and such an exquisite wand naturally represents extraordinary magical skills.

Professor McGonagall pulled the trigger. There was no silencer, but not even the sound of the hammer could be heard. Where the muzzle of her gun was pointing, her desk suddenly turned into a fat white weapon.

The second senior brother suddenly fanned his two fat pig ears and looked at the young wizards with his dark eyes.

Pigs are the animals most alienated from magic in the cognition of wizards. Compared with transforming a lecture table into other animals, it is many times more difficult to transform into a pig. Unfortunately, not many young wizards present can realize this.

at this point.

"Turn dead things into living things, turn wood into metal"

With every word, Professor McGonagall controlled the transformation of her desk. This magical magic made the little wizards temporarily forget about Professor McGonagall's previous majesty, and began to whisper enthusiastically.

"If in the Charms class, Professor Flitwick will teach you to use spells to serve your life, defeat your enemies, and protect yourself, then in my class, the Transfiguration class—"

Professor McGonagall paused, and the desk returned to its original state. The whispers of the little wizards immediately disappeared. They looked at Professor McGonagall eagerly, wanting to hear how she would lead them into this wonderful magical world.

"——I will teach you how to change everything around you, and even change the world."

"This is Transfiguration, the most complex, dangerous, but also the most fascinating magic among all magic."

"Now, can anyone tell me what are the three cores of transfiguration?"

Professor McGonagall glanced at him and said, "I hope someone has previewed the textbook."

The little wizards seemed to be hesitating whether to raise their hands or not. It would be terrible if they gave the wrong answer.

"Goal, imagination, focus."

Harry's curiosity about transfiguration is very high. Compared with biubiubiu's magic, this magic that can change the shape and structure of matter is the most incredible in the eyes of ordinary people. Although transfiguration's Midas touch is false,

But while the magic power has not disappeared, this falsehood is also true.

"Transfiguration is different from conventional spells. Its magic power does not lie in the proficiency of the spell. The release of a successful and effective transformation spell depends on the wizard's understanding of the transformed object and the exquisite use of magic power."

"The first step is to choose the target we want to transform and treat it as a deformed whole; the second step is to conceive the object we want to change; the third step is to focus on the will and let our thoughts change the target object through magic.

Transformation completed."

Harry, who had already practiced Transfiguration during the holidays, was fully confident about this question, and his answer made Professor McGonagall nod slightly.

"Very well, Mr. Potter, two points for Hufflepuff."

There seemed to be a faint smile on Professor McGonagall's serious face.

"That's a good answer, but I guess you've tried to transform something, Mr. Potter?"

The Transfiguration textbook records the three core elements of Transfiguration, but it does not explain the meaning of the three elements. But being able to say the following few sentences, it is obvious that Harry has his own understanding.

"Yes, Professor." Harry nodded, "I have experimented several times during the holidays. It is not difficult to transform some simple small objects, as long as you observe carefully."

"However, Professor McGonagall, I have a question. I wonder if you can answer it for me?"

Harry didn't sit down in a hurry and took out two props he had prepared in advance from his pocket. They were a small wooden stick and a small iron rod, about four or five inches long and about the thickness of a little finger.

"Of course." Professor McGonagall nodded. She was happy to answer all questions related to the course.

The shiny silver Glock 18 was pulled out, and the muzzle was pointed at the material on the table. As the trigger was pulled one after another, the wooden stick turned into a sharp and shiny metal blade, while the iron rod became hollow.

plastic straws.

"Actually, in my eyes, the most incredible magic is transformation."

Harry picked up the two props he had transformed and murmured: "Transfiguration not only changes the appearance, it can actually temporarily change all physical properties of objects, including their volume, weight, and density.

, the iron transformed from wood can actually be attracted by magnets, while the wood transformed from iron loses its magnetism, even..."

Harry's right hand holding the metal knife swiftly slashed, and the straw transformed from the iron rod was instantly cut in two. However, the moment the plastic straw broke and flew out, the transformed iron rod returned to its original appearance.

‘Dong~’

There was a sound of metal colliding with solid wood, and a small section of the iron rod that was cut off fell on the table. Harry raised his left hand holding the iron rod, showing off the extremely smooth cut on the iron rod.

"Professor McGonagall, objects transformed by Transfiguration will return to their original shape when damaged. This is what the book says, but"

Harry shook his left hand, "The concept of restoration to its original state shouldn't happen at the moment of destruction, right? Otherwise, what I should see is an iron rod with a small gap cut out?"

"The book does not explain this problem in detail. I wonder if you, professor, can help me explain it?"

This skilled transfiguration technique made the surrounding students' eyes sparkle, and Professor McGonagall couldn't help but nod slightly. After thinking for a while, she said to Harry:

"A very good question. It seems that you have thought carefully about it during practice. However, the answer to this question is not complicated. The reason lies in magic power."

"Magic?" Harry looked at Professor McGonagall with some confusion.

"Transfiguration relies on magic to change objects. Therefore, when the magic we apply to the object does not disappear, the transformed object will be kept in the changed state by magic. I think everyone has not forgotten what Mr. Potter just said.

The three cores of transfiguration, right?"

"The first step in releasing the transformation spell is to regard the transformation target as a transformed whole. As long as the transformed whole is not truly destroyed, the effect of the transformation spell will continue to exist."

"Simply put, the deformed object can withstand damage, but cannot withstand damage."

Professor McGonagall took out her wand and pointed it at the lecture table, transforming the wooden table into a piece of drawing paper floating in mid-air.

"If we don't cut this whole thing into two or more parts." She stretched out her hand and drew a big hole in the center of the drawing paper. "Then the stability of the transformation technique will be greatly reduced.

, but it can still maintain the integrity for a certain period of time, but if."

She reached out and tore off a small piece of drawing paper about the size of her thumb from the corner of the drawing paper. In an instant, the drawing paper returned to its original shape of the desk, and the drawing paper she held in her hand also turned into a small piece of table corner.
To be continued...