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Chapter 823: At the Top of the Pyramid
🕑 Added 2023-07-27 14:45:40 +0000 UTCIn the blink of an eye, Hermione's body underwent a complete transformation, successfully completing her first Animagus transformation.
Her transformation process went smoother than expected, and even without Evan’s help, she would not have encountered significant issues.
Hermione was very strong, and her foundation in Transfiguration was very solid. With the accumulation of normal magical power she would have been able to master this complex human-to-animal transformation on her own in about three to four years. What Evan was currently doing was merely expediting the process.
What surprised Evan was the animal Hermione transformed into—it was indeed a cat. He wondered if it was influenced by him.
Unlike Evan’s black cat, Hermione became a white cat. Her entire body was snow-white, with only a reddish-brown color around her ears. Her grape-like, large eyes emanated a sense of spirituality. Her soft body could touch the most delicate corners of people's hearts, making her incredibly adorable.
To describe her in a word, she was CUTE!
She curled up in the center of the magical rune, still adapting to the impact of her body shape change.
The kitten sat on the ground like a human, looking at her paws and body in disbelief, and pressing her furry paw pad forward.
Then she looked up at Evan, her eyes filled with astonishment.
"Meow!" Hermione gave a feeble, worried voice.
"Congratulations, Hermione, you’ve made it, you’ve completed the transformation, very successful, your Animagus form is a white kitten," said Evan happily. "To be honest, this is the cutest cat I’ve ever seen."
He reached out to hold Hermione, but she gracefully leaped and skillfully evaded Evan's hands.
"Meow … meow!" It seemed that she hadn't expected to become this agile, darting around and jumping in the room.
Evan could understand the feeling of adapting to newfound strength. When he first completed his Animagus transformation, he was less adept than Hermione and ended up leaving home, encountering Sirius Black, and engaging in a chase through the streets of London.
He thought for a moment, his body quickly changed into the shape of a black cat, and he rushed to Hermione...
The two wrestled, but neither exerted real force. Evan was merely helping Hermione adapt to her new body.
More than ten minutes later, Hermione's reaction was getting faster, already like a real cat.
Evan stopped. Going on was only taking advantage of Hermione...
"Meow!" He waved his paw at Hermione and motioned for her to follow him.
The space in the room was too small, so he was going to show Hermione around and enjoy Egypt at night.
Evan walked to the balcony, and jumped gently to the huge palm tree outside the window, before landing to the ground.
Hermione peered from the balcony, seemingly hesitant. Then she also jumped out like Evan did.
Hermione felt the power in her body. She was so excited and immersed in the joy of completing the Animagus transformation.
Until now, she couldn't believe that she’d actually succeeded, and really became a cat.
She followed Evan through the quiet courtyard and the hotel hall to the street outside.
The Explorer Hotel was formerly an abandoned ancient palace, and its area was also the ruins of an ancient city.
These ruins had at least thousands of years of history, leaving only piles of rubble piled together.
Evan and Hermione shuttled through these ancient ruins, feeling the vastness of their antiquity.
At this moment, Evan clearly felt the power of time, which could wear out all the power in the world.
By the moonlight, he looked up and saw the huge outlines of the three great pyramids not far away.
‘Man fears time; and time fears the pyramids’, he suddenly remembered this ancient Egyptian proverb.
The pyramids in front of them were a miracle in human history, a testament to the formidable power of ancient Egyptian warlocks.
Even though they were still some distance away, Evan could still feel the oppressive aura emanating from these three massive structures.
Hundreds of thousands of blocks of limestone and granite were stacked on top of each other without any bonding material, and the stones matched seamlessly. Although they had been beaten by wind and rain for more than 4,000 years, a knife could not be inserted between the stones.
"Could they conquer the power of time?"
They had the same effect as the Golden Book of Amun Ra, the Black Book of the Dead and the Emerald Tablet. This was another conquest of time by ancient Egyptian warlocks.
They aspired to achieve immortality. Although they had been here for less than a day, Evan had already vividly sensed this.
He paused for a moment, suddenly thinking of taking a look at the top of the pyramid and experiencing the magnitude of this Wonder firsthand.
"Meow!" Hermione curiously approached Evan, not understanding why he had stopped.
The stroll they had just taken through the ruins made her feel great, and the scenery before her was filled with a fantastical romance.
In Hermione's view, this was much better than the kind of date where couples would hide in the bushes at school.
If possible, she would be willing to accompany Evan and keep going like this.
"Hermione, I’ll take you to a place you’ll absolutely love," said Evan, quickly reverting back to his original form.
"Meow?!" Hermione looked at him strangely and nodded hesitantly.
"Since you nodded, I’ll take it as your agreement!" said Evan with a smile.
He lifted Hermione, who hadn't fully reacted yet, directly into his arms and Apparated.
The next second, they both appeared at the top of the Pyramid of Khufu.
Hermione struggled in Evan’s arms for a moment. She didn't mind where Evan took her, but she didn't expect him to hold her so directly.
Then, she looked up, gazing in astonishment at the panoramic view before her—the night view of Cairo.
Countless lights twinkled, like bright gems, inlaid in this ancient city.
In the distance, there was the quietly flowing Nile River, which glowed silver under the moonlight.
These earthly brilliance and the bright stars in the sky merged together in a picture of breathtaking beauty.
Hermione stared blankly at the lake, immersed in it, and didn't react until five minutes later. Where were they now?
Then immediately, she realized that this was the only place where she could see the full picture of Cairo City.
She poked her head and looked at the stones stacked underneath, knowing that Evan had brought her to the top of the pyramid, the place closest to the gods.
Hermione's body was taut, afraid to move recklessly and even more afraid to revert back to her original form, fearing that she might fall.
It was very steep here. Every year, people fell from the pyramids and died. It was said to be a curse left by the Pharaohs.
Hermione curled up in Evan's arms, feeling his warmth and breath, and her nervous mood gradually relaxed.
She poked her head out again, enjoying the beautiful scenery in the distance and feeling the romance with Evan.
And so, in the dim light of the night, above the Great Pyramid, a teenager sat quietly holding a kitten in his arms...
