"I will definitely not miss this event. This is the Triwizard Tournament!" Tom said to Hermione.
But such words could not dispel Hermione's worries. She frowned and told Tom about the dangers of the Triwizard Tournament.
"This is one of the most dangerous competitions in the wizarding world. It is said that half of the contestants will die. How dare you sign up without knowing anything about the content of the competition-" At this point, Hermione stopped. She
Suddenly I realized that Tom seemed to have participated in the design of the competition project.
"You know the content of the first event? Right?" Hermione jumped up suddenly, her movements as agile as a kitten, "I actually ignored this matter! So you understand that the competition is not dangerous? It makes me worry in vain.
One game!"
At this time, the expression on her face had been replaced by excitement. After learning that the competition was not dangerous, Hermione was occupied by the desire for adventure - who could refuse to participate in a Triwizard Tournament?
"Ah, that's not true. The competition is still quite dangerous, but as long as the volunteers don't seek death, they won't encounter any problems." Tom had to admit that after his modification, the risk factor of the competition event has increased a lot...
…
But the playability has also been greatly increased.
Hermione:?!
"Don't worry, Dumbledore has already considered it, and the volunteers will be protected." Tom could only move Dumbledore out to appease Hermione.
However, it may be that this trick has been used too many times, causing Hermione not to accept it very well.
"Guarantees are not foolproof, Tom Yoder—"
"Then should I tell you about the content of the first project? You will feel at ease after listening to it." Tom winked at Hermione and threw out a very tempting bait.
"How is this possible? This is a leak... Can you tell me where the first project will be held?"
Hermione took the bait.
"sure."
Just as Tom was telling Hermione about the Triwizard Tournament, a beetle landed on the window next to them. Tom was attracted by the beetle and stopped talking.
When he looked at the beetle, his expression suddenly changed. It reminded him of a disgusting woman: Rita Skeeter.
"Hermione, I suddenly thought of a question."
"Say." Although Hermione wanted to continue hearing about the project, she was still prepared to patiently answer Tom's questions.
"You said that when an Animagus dies in an animal state, will the body remain in the animal form or return to human form?"
beetle:……
Hermione was stunned when she heard Tom's question.
This question is very popular and there is no answer in the textbook. Hermione can only rely on intuition to deduce it.
"Change back to human form, right? After all, magic power is needed to maintain the spell, and Animagus is no exception. When the wizard dies, the magic power dissipates, and the body changes back to its original shape."
"It makes sense," Tom nodded, and then he suddenly reached out and grabbed the beetle on the edge of the window in his hand, "Let's stop talking about the project..."
Tom could not guess the true identity of the beetle. The greening on the Hogwarts campus was good, so it was normal for the beetle to exist. He was also not sure that the beetle was the infamous Rita Skeeter.
There is only one way to verify: catch the beetle and let it identify itself.
So Tom pinched the beetle and let it struggle in his hands.
Tom remained silent, but Hermione stopped. She was listening fascinated, but Tom actually stopped talking, which made her feel confused and scratched her heart.
"Tell me quickly——"
"Are you not afraid now?"
After being interrupted by Tom, Hermione realized that her fear of the Triwizard Tournament had completely faded away. Dumbledore had prepared a very sufficient plan to ensure everyone's safety.
Seeing that Hermione was no longer afraid, Tom was relieved. He couldn't let Hermione go to the arena in fear, so why bother letting her participate in the Triwizard Tournament?
"What did you just catch?"
"nothing."
The two of them just chatted and returned to the dormitory.
At the corner of a staircase, Tom saw Mrs. Norris, the Maine Coon cat raised by the janitor Filch. Looking at the pair of yellow cat eyes, Tom had a plan in mind.
He squatted in front of Mrs. Norris and tried to get close to it. But it was obvious that Mrs. Norris was not interested in him. Instead, she glared at him fiercely and warned him not to do anything excessive.
Tom was unmoved and moved closer.
"Meow (look at me again and I will let the shit shovel deal with you)!" Mrs. Norris began to bar her teeth and made a low warning sound in her mouth.
Tom slowly stretched out his fist. Facing the fist in front of him, Mrs. Norris tensed her muscles, always ready to teach this ignorant little wizard a bloody lesson.
Then, his fists spread out.
A beetle emerged.
Mrs. Norris: Meow meow meow?
When the beetle saw that he was free again, he immediately spread his wings and flew into the sky.
I'm free!
The beetle flew towards the side window.
Just get to that place, just—
Snap!
The beetle felt what it was like to be overwhelmed by a mountain, and a soft claw fell down with lightning speed, firmly pressing the beetle to the ground.
Mrs. Norris: You want to use beetles to please me? Haha, that’s too childish. I’m not a kitten anymore. I’ve stopped catching beetles a long time ago!
Then the beetle appeared under its claws.
Mrs. Norris:?
What's going on with this beetle? Why did it appear under my paw? Damn instinct!
Mrs. Norris was disgusted and played with the prey she had obtained.
Tom just stood aside and watched the show happily.
At this time, the beetle understood what torture is!
It feels like a ball being kicked around, and like a ball of mud being kneaded into various shapes.
Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore.
Transformation released!
A witch in a magenta robe suddenly appeared in the corridor, making Mrs. Norris jump in fright.
It can be seen that this witch once dressed up very exquisitely: a sexy wizard robe, exquisite hair, glasses inlaid with jewels, well-maintained nails...
However, these things were all destroyed by Cat. The wizard's robe was torn to pieces, his delicate curly hair was made like a chicken coop, and even his glasses were knocked crooked.
This witch is none other than Rita Skeeter, a reporter from the Daily Prophet. This reporter is an Animagus who can transform into a beetle and fly around to spy on exclusive secrets.
When she was wandering around the Hogwarts campus today, she accidentally discovered a pair of young wizards chatting. The boy among the two was Tom Yoder, who had shined in the World Cup finals. The girl was also different.
His female companion Hermione Granger.
This pair immediately attracted Rita Skeeter's attention. She approached the two, trying to eavesdrop on their conversation, but as soon as she passed by, she heard the two discussing the form of the Animagus after death.
.
This frightened Rita Skeeter so much that she was about to run away, but was caught by Tom.
She was so scared in her heart that her identity was exposed, but in the subsequent conversation, Tom Yoder did not doubt the identity of the beetle, but just held her tight. This made Rita Skeeter a little confused.
Without thinking, I finally decided to act by ear.
Of course, in the end, I not only saw the "machine", but also the cat.
After a cat catches its prey, it will not eat it immediately, but will play with its prey until the last bit of energy is squeezed out of it.
Under the torture of Mrs. Norris, Rita decided to return to human form.
Rita, who had turned back into a human, wanted to find the cat to vent her anger, but Mrs. Norris ran so fast that she disappeared in the blink of an eye, so she could only stare at Tom and Hermione angrily.
Faced with this unexpected situation, Hermione was completely shocked. She didn't expect that a big living person would suddenly appear in front of her. It's not that Hermione was weird, she had never seen Animagus transform - Hermione
I have seen Professor McGonagall's transformation countless times, and today's transformation was mainly due to surprise.
"What's the matter, Miss Animagus?" Tom said, "What are you looking at?" without any hesitation, and handed it over.
In any other place or with other people, such a sentence would be enough to start a scolding war. But at Hogwarts, Rita Skeeter was instantly mute after hearing this sentence. Because she is an Animagus.
It is not registered with the Ministry of Magic.
This means that once she is discovered, she will lose her job at best, or be thrown into Azkaban at worst.
"It's nothing." After realizing that she was in a bad situation, Rita Skeeter chose to give in decisively. "I just want to do a simple interview with the warriors of the Triwizard Tournament..."
"Okay, walk slowly." Tom signaled to Miss Skeeter that she could leave.
But just as Rita Skeeter was about to leave, Tom said something again, which scared her and staggered——
"Miss Skeeter, you don't want the Ministry of Magic to know that you are an Animagus, right? So I suggest you take care of your quill and don't write any weird articles."
"Okay, definitely!" Rita Skeeter ran away like flying.
On the way, she also met Filch, a squib who was angrily looking for the culprit who frightened Mrs. Norris. For him, Mrs. Norris was his closest companion, even his companion. Anyone who bullied Lolly
Mrs. Silk's behavior has zero tolerance in Filch.
So after seeing Mrs. Norris almost frightened and stressed, Filch became furious. He took Mrs. Norris in a crazy circle around the castle, and then Rita Skeeter appeared.
within his line of sight.
"Stop, what are you doing?" Filch yelled, stopping the unfamiliar face. Mrs. Norris jumped behind Filch, looking frightened.
For Mrs. Norris, Animagus transformation is a very difficult thing to understand.
Seeing Mrs. Norris's reaction, Filch felt that he had caught the culprit.
"Come here and explain how people from other schools got in..." Filch "arrested" Rita without saying a word.
Rita Skeeter was on the verge of tears: What happened to me today!
No one knows how Miss Skeeter escaped from Filch's clutches. But she did restrain herself a lot after that.
…
"The floating rune... can levitate objects, and the power rune... provides a certain thrust..." Tom sat in the alchemy studio of the Room of Requirement, carefully carving the magic silver in front of him.
The metal on the workbench has no physical connection with the bulky piece of magic silver. At this time, it looks extremely exquisite, like a work of art.
This piece of art is composed of thousands of feathers, which were fixed by Tom on a base plate to form the shape of a pair of wings. The wings are almost completed, but there is still a small round hole in the center, which slows down the progress of the wings.
99%. In fact, what is installed in this small round hole is the most important thing.
This thing is in Tom's hand at this moment, it is the control center of this wing.
"Connect the magic text...and you're done!" Tom carved the last magic text on it, filling up the last space on the small ball.
After the completion, Tom carefully placed the ball in the round hole. The ball and the hole card fit perfectly and were integrated.
The moment it clicked, a reflection flashed across the wings, all the feathers trembled slightly, and the entire wings looked like they were spreading out and about to fly.
Tom knew that he was finally done.
These wings are the birthday gift that Tom prepared for Hermione. Perhaps he exchanged his flying talent for the ability to read. Hermione knows nothing about flying and can't even control a broomstick. In other words, there is no final exam in the flying class, otherwise the flying class will not be able to fly.
There will definitely be one more failing record on Min's transcript.
Based on Hermione's "chocobo" characteristics, Tom customized this birthday gift for Hermione.
The gifts have been prepared, now we are just waiting for Hermione's birthday to arrive.
…
In the early morning of September 19th, Hermione changed her clothes as usual and came to the common room of Ravenclaw Tower. At this time, many classmates had already gotten up and were discussing the Triwizard Tournament animatedly.
Hermione listened to their bold speculations about the first project and secretly felt a little funny. At this time, she met Tom who was walking towards him.
"Good morning," Tom greeted Hermione, shaking a small bag in his hand, "I brought you breakfast, do you want to go for a walk?"
"Of course." Hermione suddenly realized that today seems to be her birthday!
On his birthday, Tom would definitely invite her to go for a walk with him, and he would never fail to do so. Hermione lowered her head shyly. While she was shy, she was also looking forward to what her birthday gift would be.
The two of them went downstairs and walked straight through the foyer. Soon, they were walking on the lawn by the lake. Not far away, Durmstrang's big boat was docked by the lake, casting a blurry reflection
.
The two stopped under a tree, and Tom asked Hermione to turn her back and close her eyes.
These are your wings. When taking out the gift, Tom looked at Hermione's back and thought silently.