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Chapter 822: Meow Meow Meow
🕑 Added 2023-07-27 14:45:23 +0000 UTCGenerally speaking, Animagus and the Patronus were the same animal for the same wizard or witch, representing the external manifestation of the soul.
But Hermione’s Patronus was an otter, and if her Animagus was still an otter, it was too bad!
A transformation that could only be used in a place where there was water was practically no different from nothing.
"The transformation of Animagus is unpredictable. The animal the wizard changes to depends on his personality and physical characteristics," Evan paused for a moment. It was a bit strange why Hermione asked such basic questions, and he explained patiently, "General transformations are to ordinary non-magical creatures, such as Professor McGonagall’s tabby cat, Sirius’s big black dog, and Rita Skeeter’s beetle. In Ravenclaw’s memory, I saw Rowena become a raven.”
"Raven!" Hermione sighed. "Madam Ravenclaw was truly remarkable!"
"Transforming into a bird is indeed convenient, and you can do it too, Hermione. The raven has always been considered the incarnation of the smartest wizard, and you're the smartest witch I've ever met," said Evan. "Maybe your Animagus could be a raven."
"Thank you..." said Hermione, taking a deep breath. "Evan, I know all that you said. Actually, I wanted to ask, what animal do you want me to transform to? Which animal can help you?"
"Well, then I hope you become a cat." Evan answered directly.
"Why?" Hermione looked at him in surprise.
"You're so silly. Because my Animagus form is a cat, if you were to turn into a cat, we would make a perfect pair!" said Evan, as he ruffled Hermione's fluffy hair. "But you have to become a bit cuter, not like Professor McGonagall.”
"Oh!" Hermione murmured softly, her face instantly turning red, all the way to the roots of her ears.
She had clearly told herself to take the initiative, but with Evan's actions, she became nervous and shy.
Watching Evan, who took out many magical materials in front of her and began to depict magical runes, Hermione knew that she probably could not take the initiative anymore. This was not her strong point at all. She just wanted to quietly watch the boy now...
A few minutes later, with Evan’s actions, a huge and complex magical rune appeared in front of them.
"Is this the magic rune you were talking about?" Hermione looked at the rune on the ground in astonishment.
"Yeah, I’ve figured it out by myself from the Book of Abraham, the notes that Nicolas Flamel handed to me, and the magic found in the remains of ancient times. With this rune, I can use the strong power of the Philosopher’s Stone. It’s a shallow method of Alchemy,” said Evan, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
He could have used magic to draw magical runes, just like he did in the giants’ territory.
But doing so would only quickly direct the power of the Philosopher's Stone and cast powerful spells, without being able to control it for a long time. It was not suitable for helping Hermione complete her first Animagus transformation. So he used the Energy Stones he’d found deep in the core of the earth last time.
These magical minerals had excellent conductivity for magic and contained pure natural power.
Evan brought back a lot at that time, which was why he took the initiative to help Hermione complete the Animagus transformation.
After asking Sirius about the transformation process, he was able to help Hermione a year ago, but it was very risky.
Now with the help of this Energy Stone and the Philosopher’s Stone, the risk could be minimized.
"Almost done! These are potions to restore magical power. They will help you replenish your magic," said Evan, taking out a few bottles of light blue potions that he handed to Hermione. "Unfortunately, we don’t have Everlasting Elixirs, but there’s the Philosopher’s Stone, and you shouldn't need these either."
He asked Hermione to sit in the middle of the rune, and opened Slytherin’s Locket to take out the Philosopher’s Stone and put it in a key position.
"Is that all right?" Hermione asked, nervous and expectant.
She had read about Animagus more than once in books, and had many discussions with Professor McGonagall, so she knew how difficult this human-to-animal transformation was.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be only seven legally registered Animagi throughout the entire twentieth century.
"Well, let me see if there's any oversight," said Evan in a deep voice, looking at Hermione sitting in front of him. "By the way, it will be very painful for a while when you transform. This is the case for everyone. You must hold back, you can shout out loudly, but you can't stop magic, otherwise you’ll lose all your efforts and even have an accident."
"I know!" Hermione nodded again, clenching her fists.
"When turning into an animal, it’s generally the bone in a key part that is the most difficult to change and it varies according to different parts of the creature you change to, so I suggest you take off your clothes..." Evan’s voice grew lower. "Just take off your outer clothing."
There was a moment of silence, and Evan was worried that Hermione was angry. This request was indeed a bit excessive.
"You know, it's what the magic requires," he hastily added. "Just change into your pajamas!"
When Peter Pettigrew transformed, the scapula bones on his back couldn't be transfigured. James, Sirius and Lupin helped him transform them one by one. The point of this story was that Peter wasn’t wearing any clothes. Therefore, the others could accurately find the bones that had not changed and help him successfully complete the transformation.
"Give... give me my pajamas!" said Hermione with a red face, not daring to look at Evan.
"Oh!" Evan remembered that Hermione's clothes were all in his possession. He hurriedly looked down, but which one were the pajamas? What he just took out seemed to be underwear, pure white, with a cute little bow on it...
Finally, when Hermione almost couldn't help coming over to do it herself, he turned out her pajamas. Not the pink pajamas that Hermione often wore in school, but made of a thin layer of gauze.
After Hermione went to the back room to change, Evan could vaguely see her hazy and charming body.
For Evan, Hermione's allure seemed even greater than wearing nothing.
For Hermione, what had just happened made her shy to the extreme, and strange feelings were rapidly spreading.
Tonight, both of them had impure motives from the beginning, and Animagus transformation was just an excuse.
The atmosphere in the room was rather ambiguous, and Evan and Hermione's breathing was a little messy. If it weren’t for the need to transform ...
"Hermione, focus and follow the transformation process of Animagus," Evan gasped, "I’ll help you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Philosopher’s Stone in his hand glowed red, and the magical power instantly lit the magical rune.
If anyone entered the room at this moment, he would be surprised by the scene in front of him.
In the magical rune glowing with mysterious light, Hermione's body was rapidly changing into the shape of an animal.
Like Evan’s first transformation, he saw Hermione's muscles, skin, and even hair wriggling and shaking.
She was like a soft clay monster. Her entire body was rapidly deforming and softening, getting smaller and smaller.
Hermione gritted her teeth and persevered, no matter how painful it was. The depleted magic within her body was quickly replenished, and her body underwent a rapid transformation.
"This is..." Evan looked at Hermione in front of him. She seemed to have truly transformed into a cat!
