"You can't say you know how to transform without mastering the skills of batch transformation. In my opinion, transformation is divided into four stages. The first stage is the transformation of a single item, and the second stage is the same transformation of multiple items -
—For example, the sleeping bags I just transformed, the third stage is different transformations of multiple items, and the fourth stage is permanent transformation."
Having said this, Professor McGonagall pointed at the sleeping bags again with her wand, turning them into a chicken, a potted flower, a teapot and an eagle respectively.
"This is to turn an object into something different, which is a step up from the previous transformation in difficulty."
At this time, the eagle pounced on the chicken and pecked its head off. The chicken turned back into a sleeping bag with a bang, but with a big hole, and a large puff of down floated out from the inside.
The eagle soared into the sky, but hit the ceiling again and knocked himself unconscious.
Professor McGonagall helplessly shrugged her shoulders and muttered something to clean up the mess.
"Next time I will definitely turn them all into dead things." After cleaning up, she couldn't help but complain.
Transfiguration is to wrap a layer of magic around objects to change their appearance. However, if it is hit by an external force that exceeds the range of the magic, it will show its original shape or even be destroyed.
Whether the transformed object has the original and current instincts is the criterion for judging the level of transformation. Some bad wizards turn hedgehogs into pincushions, and when others bring a pin close to the mat, the mat will shrink in fear - this is unqualified
of deformation.
The new object transformed has the instinct of the new object, which is the most first-class transformation. For example, the hawk just transformed by Professor McGonagall has the instinct of hunting and escaping, which is not something ordinary wizards can do.
When Professor McGonagall first came to Hogwarts to teach, she made a joke because her level of transformation was too high. When she gave the first class to the first-year students, she first showed off her transformation into a cat girl, and then transformed her
The podium turned into a big fat pig.
According to the young Professor McGonagall's script, this opening was stunning enough to arouse the students' interest, and now it's time to get down to business. But Professor McGonagall's level of transformation was so high that the pig she transformed was too lifelike. Then
A pig pooped a big smelly shit in full view of everyone.
The whole classroom exploded on the spot, and the noise frightened the pig. It rushed out of the classroom, leaving Professor McGonagall stunned on the empty podium.
After Professor McGonagall spent a lot of effort to transform the pig back into the desk, she became more thoughtful. From then on, when she transformed again, she would use some force to make it less lifelike. So Tom and the others were the first to start school.
The pig that Professor McGonagall showed during the Transfiguration in the Sky would just stand there obediently.
The eagle's prey today and the flying feathers undoubtedly brought back Professor McGonagall's memories. She remembered what happened to her when she was young, so she immediately restored the sleeping bags to their original state.
"Ahem, you see, this is not permanent transformation. Permanent transformation is a state that every transformation master is diligently pursuing. I hope that one of you can complete permanent transformation in the future."
"Professor McGonagall, are any of your former students able to achieve permanent deformation?" Hermione raised her hand, she was a little curious about this question.
"Not yet. In fact, even I may not be able to achieve permanent deformation." A trace of memory flashed in Professor McGonagall's eyes, "I remember there was a child who achieved semi-permanent deformation - she gave it to her at that time.
Her Potions professor gave her a little goldfish she had conjured, and the goldfish stayed with the professor until one day..."
"What's wrong?" Hermione looked at Professor McGonagall curiously, she wanted to know the ending of this story.
A look of sadness flashed across Professor McGonagall's face, but she quickly hid it, "It's nothing. The goldfish's transformation lasted for several years. She is really a smart girl."
Looking at Hermione, Professor McGonagall showed a hint of affection in her eyes, "She is somewhat similar to you, Miss Granger. She is also a Muggle, and you are as outstanding as her... I believe in your future level of transformation.
I won’t be inferior to her.”
This story was a bit confusing to Hermione, but she was still very happy to be praised by Professor McGonagall.
"Okay, let's get back to the topic. Batch transformation requires us to focus on all the items that need to be transformed, imagine them as a whole, and then transform the whole. This is easy to say, but it also requires a lot of practice
"Of course, I believe you will gradually find the trick after practicing a few more times..." Professor McGonagall explained to the students the method of batch deformation and the details that need to be paid attention to during deformation. She wrote a few lines on the blackboard from time to time.
, talk about the little tips she learned.
The students were writing furiously in the audience, desperately writing down the knowledge dictated by Professor McGonagall and the tips written on the blackboard in their notebooks. I don't know if they missed Professor Snape's PPT at this time.
What I'm most afraid of in class is that I'll encounter professors who don't write on the blackboard or do PPT, and just talk with their mouths. If you meet such people, you can only ask the top students to copy their notes. Fortunately, the professors at Hogwarts
I don't have such a bad habit - maybe Professor Sprout, who often teaches in the greenhouse, is one of them, but what she talks about is available in books, so it's not difficult to review.
A good pen is also very important. Tom is lucky, his quill has a very strong passive: it does not need to be dipped in ink, which saves him a lot of trouble. The pen in the hand of Hermione sitting next to her is
There was no water, so she anxiously put the pen tip into the ink bottle. In the end, the notes were covered with ink dots.
Professor McGonagall finally finished speaking. The students in the audience also let out a long breath and could finally relax their swollen wrists.
Hermione glanced at her deskmate with a hint of jealousy, "What a great quill!"
"I will modify your pen later to make its ink sac have a larger capacity..."
Hearing this, Hermione thought thoughtfully: It seems that she can cast a small spell on the ink sac... I'll go back and study it.
At this time, Professor McGonagall took out several small boxes. Tom took a closer look and saw that they were several boxes of matches. Matches, an old acquaintance from the Transfiguration class. Professor McGonagall placed five matches on each student's table.
"You have already mastered the transformation technique of matches when you were in first grade. I believe that everyone here should have mastered the key points of transformation of matches." Professor McGonagall used her wand to light a match on the table and spoke.
In a second it turned into a shining silver needle.
"Today is nothing different, it's just that you need to turn multiple matches into needles."
Seeing some of the young wizards who were eager to try, Professor McGonagall didn't say anything more and just let them start.
Tom stared at the matches in front of him, trying hard to imagine them as a whole. After staring for a while, he picked up his wand and pointed at the matches. All five matches changed: three became needles, and the fourth
The first root only changed into the shape of a needle, and the fifth root had almost no change.
Although it was not completely successful, it was quite good to achieve this effect for the first time. However, Hermione next to him was more powerful. She turned all five matches into needles at once.
"Very good," Professor McGonagall was attracted by the progress of the two of them. "You two have made great progress in transfiguration, especially Miss Granger." Looking at the matches transformed by Tom and Hermione
, Professor McGonagall was a little surprised.
She thought that by the end of get out of class, the students in the class could only transform three needles at a time, but she didn't expect that Tom would reach this standard on the first try. What surprised her even more was that Granger transformed five needles. Totally deformed.
If the performances of the two were reversed, she would not be so surprised. Because in her impression, Yodel is a talented but not so hard-working student, while Granger is a student who is less talented than a genius.
But he is a very hard-working person. As a result, Granger's talent today was actually better than Yodel's.
"Is this your first batch transformation?" Professor McGonagall asked in disbelief. After receiving a positive answer, she couldn't help but admire the two people's growth speed: It's too fast! The speed of these two people's progress
It was too fast. Now their level of transfiguration is no worse than that of fifth-grade students. As for the Patronus Charm that day, it was even more amazing, and it was beyond the scope of students.
"Ten points to Ravenclaw." Although she was surprised in her heart, no emotion showed on her face. She just lightly added ten points to Ravenclaw and walked away.
Hermione frowned on the side.
She wasn't frowning because she had few extra points or didn't get any praise, she was a little confused. Because she felt like her "small universe exploded" and she accomplished something she couldn't normally do.
Based on her intuition, she felt that her performance should be similar to Tom's, but the result was beyond her expectation. This smooth spell-casting feeling was really amazing to her.
She thought it was a flash of inspiration, but after trying a few more sets of matches, Hermione found that her performance was actually very stable, as if she suddenly became smarter.
After thinking about it, she couldn't figure out the reason, but it didn't stop her from becoming happy. This mood lasted until the end of get out of class.
After the Transfiguration class, they hurried to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. Today's class schedule was relatively comfortable, and Tom and Hermione did not need to go back in time to attend class.
"I hope today's teacher will no longer be Professor Snape," Hermione said with some worry, "Professor Lupine should have recovered from his illness, right?"
In the last class, Snape's venomous tongue made Hermione very angry. He commented that the homework that Hermione had handed in before was "unclear and inaccurate" and said: How can I get eight points for this kind of homework? What if?
When he comes to grade, the most he can give is two points, and even three points is too much.
This made Hermione furious: she stayed up all night looking up information and wrote these things, and she got such an evaluation. If Tom hadn't stopped her, she might have stood up and argued with Snape.
Hermione didn't have much hope for the two-volume parchment paper he left behind - she would probably find a lot of mistakes again and get a low score.
"I guess Professor Lupine should come to class." Tom counted on his fingers. Several days have passed since the full moon night, and Lupine has probably recovered. But he doesn't know how effective the Wolfsbane potion will be on him.
?
It is said that the wolfsbane potion can ensure that the werewolf is awake after transforming on a full moon night, but Tom does not know whether the after-effects of the transformation will be weakened. But Tom feels that it should not be weakened - on the contrary, it may be strengthened and amplify this weakness.
state.
Fortunately, it was Professor Lu Ping who came in today. His face became pale again, and his mental state was also a little sluggish. He manipulated a large water tank with some difficulty and let it slowly fall on the podium.
The water tank swayed past the little wizard. The water inside was very full, giving people the feeling that it would spill out at any time. Fortunately, there was a lid to prevent this from happening.
There must be something in the water tank, but the water was turbid and it was hard to see clearly. After the box landed on the podium, the students applauded in unison.
Professor Lu Ping smiled helplessly, "Children, no! Do you all need to applaud?"
The little wizards in the audience did not stop, but drummed harder.
The reason why they applauded was naturally not that Professor Lupine used the Levitation Charm, but that he finally recovered and Snape was no longer the substitute teacher! The young wizards believed from the bottom of their hearts that Snape teaching the Potions class was enough.
Come on, stop teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts - in fact, it would be best if he didn't even teach Potions.
Professor Lu Ping took a short rest and waited for the students to arrive before he started teaching. However, he did not waste any time from entering the classroom to the beginning of class. He collected the students' papers on werewolves and read them carefully.
With.
The title of the students' paper is "How to Identify and Kill Werewolves". For Professor Lu Ping to read such a paper, it is very black humor, a bit like a joke from hell.
However, Professor Lu Ping is very dedicated. Obviously this thesis topic is not friendly to him, but he still read every paper carefully.
After seeing the paper handed in by Hermione, he couldn't help but reveal a wry smile: The paper was so well written, so the kid must have become suspicious of him, right? It was probably only a matter of time before he saw through his identity.
He sighed: Just take it one step at a time. This is how he has been here for so many years. Looking for a job, having his identity discovered, changing jobs... His life has fallen into such a vicious cycle. This job at Hogwarts,
It's pretty long.
He just hoped that his identity would be exposed later so as not to cause Dumbledore too much trouble.
The first few minutes of this class were spent reading papers. After reading the last paper, Professor Lu Ping stood up and smiled at the students.
"Now, let's go to class! Today I'm going to let you get to know Kabbah."