"Perhaps this is not an ordinary class, Miss Kaslana."
Professor McGonagall's pupils shrank slightly, looking like an angry cat.
"But I have to remind you again that I am still your teacher. I hope that you can maintain the most basic and reasonable respect for me in your words and deeds, instead of being as unscrupulous as you are when playing and talking with other students...
"
"Okay, Professor McGonagall."
Elena nodded her head obediently and asked persistently.
"Then when you are in the Animagus state, will you be driven by animal instincts? Or, if possible, can you complete a transformation on the spot and let me study - ahem, I mean observe and learn.
How about a moment?"
"You didn't pay attention to what I just said, Miss Kaslana."
Professor McGonagall said coldly, and tapped her wand twice on Elena's notebook.
"Advanced Animagus will not be affected by beastly instincts, but when the wizard has just completed his transformation, the animal's head may take over and make you do stupid things - the duration of this process depends on the wizard
of willpower.”
"So, the answer is that it has an impact, but it can be effectively controlled?"
Elena continued writing in her notebook thoughtfully, and glanced quickly at Professor McGonagall.
This is consistent with what she learned in the original work. Sirius Black used Animagus to successfully retain his consciousness in Azkaban and successfully completed a prison break.
The dementors who serve as guards are all blind, and the way they perceive the world is closer to radio waves.
When Sirius turned into a black dog, he became a simple-minded animal in the "eyes" of the Dementors.
In other words, outside of his rich heart, there is also a thought driven by an animal brain - or more accurately, beastly instinct - which perfectly fits Professor McGonagall's explanation.
Together.
but……
"Can beast instinct, or body memory, really be perfectly suppressed?"
Elena looked directly at Professor McGonagall, suddenly opened her collar, and took out a lot of scattered small things from the "dimensional storage bag" on her chest and placed them on the table: catnip, cat teasers, and small fish.
Tablets, cat scratching posts, cat cans...
These are the supplies that Mr. Filch declared for purchase last week, and Elena hasn't had time to deliver them to the old man.
Elena picked up the cat teasing stick, mustered up her courage, and looked sincerely.
"Um...Professor McGonagall, you see, I happen to have some props here. How about we try..."
"I said, high-level Animagus will not be affected." Professor McGonagall drank.
There was an awkward silence as they looked at each other across a pile of cat toys and cat snacks.
"Then there won't be any problem if you try." Elena whispered.
"Animagus is a profound and serious form of transformation magic!"
Professor McGonagall said sternly, and she quickly glanced at the pile of [high-risk items] on the table.
"You don't realize the seriousness of it at all now... Your attitude towards learning is quite disappointing... The core of our discussion today is not the beast's consciousness and instinct, but how to complete this kind of magic, not..."
"I just want to know," Elena said, trying to sound sweet and cute, "if consciousness can be -"
As a traveler from a parallel world, she experienced a situation where her consciousness was affected by her body.
A mixed-race Veela, a six-year-old body, these factors have greatly influenced her character. Even though she has gradually become more mature and stable over time, her character is still more submissive to her body - in a sense.
She said that now she is closer to a twelve-year-old witch who gained extra memories, rather than an adult trapped in a child's body.
Considering this factor, Elena must figure out what the other heartbeat of the Animagus is after its transformation.
If it were just physical memory and instinct, it would be a little easier to handle.
But if the essence of this magic is to create within the body, or "awaken" another soul, then the situation she may encounter later will be much more troublesome - she does not want to kill "self", and of course, she does not want to be "
"Kill yourself."
Glancing at Professor McGonagall, who looked increasingly unhappy, Elena carefully considered her words.
"Well, I mean, when the wizard turns into an animal, is he still who he is?"
"It seems that I must answer this question today, after all 'you' have been preparing for so long."
Professor McGonagall waved her magic wand, the apple juice disappeared, and the biscuit box was snatched away by Elena, who had quick eyesight and quick hands.
Ignoring the little witch nervously holding the cookie box, Professor McGonagall glanced at the pile of "cat-fighting artifacts" on the table that looked "prepared", and the corners of her crow's-feet eyes twitched.
, said coldly.
"Yes, Animagus has animalistic thinking - it is the beast form of the wizard. When we transform into Animagus, we are equivalent to possessing ourselves. Similar to a dream, you can influence,
You can control it, but you can never control it 100%, just like you can never express the mental state of an animal in a human body..."
"So you're - you know full well that it's still you?"
"Who else could it be?" Professor McGonagall said coldly.
"How did you identify this?" Elena asked quickly, "Is this just your guess, or -"
"I said," Professor McGonagall said stiffly, her brows raised, "these are not the contents of today's study."
"Sorry, Professor," Elena gritted her teeth and chose to press the issue, "But this point is really important to me - how do you confirm that your body is Minerva McGonagall when you are in cat form?
A lady, not a cat.”
"It's enough for me to know. I don't need any proof! Do you understand?!"
Professor McGonagall snapped impatiently, "What matters is not what others think of you, but what you think. If you firmly believe that you are actually some kind of animal, then you will not be able to change from an animal to a human wizard."
Because you should behave like an animal, not an Animagus with magical power and wisdom flowing in your body——"
"Can you still maintain magic power in the Animagus state?"
Elena asked, then quickly lowered her head and neatly wrote down in her notebook what Professor McGonagall just said.
Maybe this can't eliminate much of the resentment of the older cat lady, but at least it can prove that she is not deliberately looking for trouble, but is seriously searching for the answer to the question. This is the student code summarized by Elena's two generations.
"Obviously, of course."
Mag replied coldly, but his expression softened slightly.
She glanced at the beautiful and neat handwriting on the girl's notebook, and some of the dissatisfaction in her heart dissipated.
"This goes back to the previous question, the subdivided types of transformation - the reason why Animagi is separately classified outside all categories, the most important point is that Animagi can still transform after transformation.
He retains his magical abilities, but if he is hit by an ordinary transformation spell and turns into an animal, it will be difficult to recover on his own unless someone helps to break the spell."
As Professor McGonagall said, she stood up suddenly, and Elena subconsciously protected the cookie box in her hand.
But Professor McGonagall didn't do anything to the cookie box in her hand.
Her slightly forward body quickly shrunk, and in the blink of an eye, maybe in less than a few tenths of a second, the serious-looking middle-aged witch disappeared in front of Elena, replaced by a light gray tabby cat
, there are traces like glasses around its eyes - this is the Animagus form of Professor McGonagall.
"Meow--"
Professor McGonagall (in cat form) squatted on top of the desk, raised her paw and waved it gently.
If she hadn't watched Professor McGonagall turn into a cat with her own eyes, Elena could hardly have resisted picking up the cat tea sticks, dried fish, or catnip on the table to kill herself - cats like this
Animals, this is so cute!
However, Elena quickly noticed changes in the surrounding environment.
Following the movements of Professor McGonagall (cat form), the parchment that was originally placed quietly next to it trembled for a moment, then slowly floated up and began to move in the direction of Professor McGonagall (cat form).
.
The windows of the room were ajar, and Elena didn't notice the wind blowing.
"Meow meow--"
Professor McGonagall (in cat form) waved her paw again.
The pages of the book in front of Elena turned quickly and stopped at the page of "Animagi".
"Understood? If your magical abilities are strong enough, you can cast spells in cat form-"
At this moment, Professor McGonagall's calm voice came to Elena's ears.
Elena quickly raised her head, and the tabby cat was gone.
Professor McGonagall, who looked serious and wore round-rimmed glasses, sat back down behind the desk.
In Professor McGonagall's hand, she still held the parchment that had just flown over from the other side.
"This is the difference between Animagus and ordinary transformation. It is active and controllable."
Professor McGonagall smiled and handed the parchment in her hand to Elena. On the parchment that should have been blank, the "Hogwarts Student Handbook" appeared at some point - obviously, what she had just completed was
A compound cast.
"Now, please take out your wand, Miss Kaslana."
Elena stood and blinked, took out her wand in confusion, and looked at Professor McGonagall hesitantly.
"Wait, wait, are you going to start practicing transformation so soon? I don't think it will make any difference. Although I know more about Animagus than before, it still can't help me.
Complete transformation——"
"No, you can try to release some magic spells, preferably the kind that continuously guides..."
Professor McGonagall shook her head, and at the same time took out her own wand and pointed it steadily at Elena.
"Um...what are you going to do?"
Elena couldn't help but frown, stared at Mag's wand, and asked softly.
"Next, I am going to perform a transformation spell on you, please do not fight against my magic power..."
Professor McGonagall said softly, raising the corners of her mouth slightly, "I think the best teaching method is for you to experience the effect of transformation yourself. Even if this is not the magical ability of Animagus, the principle is