From Karma Taj to Hogwarts

Chapter 167 Preparation

"Have you never learned Animagus transformation?" Xiwen asked in shock with his mouth wide open.

"Yes, I have indeed never learned Animagus transformation." Dumbledore said slowly with a hint of recollection. "When I was still in school, I believed that I was extremely talented. In my youth and arrogance, I looked down on Animagus who could only transform into ordinary animals, so I had no interest in learning."

‘For such a sophisticated magic, others either cannot learn it, or there is danger in the process of practicing it. But Dumbledore is not interested in learning...' Xiwen didn't know what to say and secretly cursed.

Dumbledore seemed to have guessed what Xiwen was thinking. He chuckled softly and continued: "In addition, my level of transfiguration became higher and higher later on, and I mastered the deformation of the human body so well that the Animagus also It’s not that necessary anymore.”

"I can transform into any animal I want through regular human body transformation, such as a big bird in the shape of a phoenix. This is not much more convenient than Animagus magic, which can only transform into one animal. ?"

"So, since Animagus can be replaced by high-level human body transformation, and it also has such a complex, unstable and dangerous learning process, what is the practical significance of learning it?" Sivan frowned. He frowned and asked softly.

"That's a good question." Dumbledore finally came out from behind the desk and said next to Sivan. "After all, the cases are too rare, and I can't give an exact basis. But according to the Animagus I've met, their transformation skills have made great progress after learning Animagus transformation."

"In addition, learning Animagus transformation requires enduring the impact and test of wild animals. Therefore, most Animagus have minds and wills beyond those of ordinary wizards."

"It sounds pretty good." Xiwen smiled and then asked curiously. "So how do I know what animal I'm going to turn into?"

"I don't know that either." Dumbledore shrugged and said. "However, you may consider learning the Patronus Charm before formally practicing Animagus transformation. A wizard's Patronus can best reflect the animal with which he has the highest affinity. Minerva's Animagus form Just like a patron saint.”

Hearing these words, Xiwen subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Phoenix Fox, who was combing his feathers on the shelf next to the office wall.

"Professor, since your patron saint is a phoenix, will you really turn into a phoenix during the Animagus transformation?" he asked doubtfully. "But that goes against the principle that Animagus cannot transform into magical animals."

"My patronus is probably influenced by my family's bloodline." Dumbledore smiled and shook his head. "In fact, the animal with which I have the highest affinity may be something else, but it's hard to see now."

Having said this, Dumbledore accidentally glanced at the clock on the wall of his office, and then showed a look of surprise.

"Oops, we're going to miss lunch!" he said.

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That night, Xiven came to the Room of Requirement and couldn't wait to start preparations for the transformation of Animagus.

The ghost Xiwen also came to the Room of Requirement, ready to help.

And Helena, who had been inseparable from the ghost Xiwen for a long time, heard that the little wizard Xiwen wanted to learn the Animagus transformation, so she followed with interest.

"First, a mandrake leaf needs to be held in the mouth for a full month, from one full moon to the next. Under no circumstances should the leaf be swallowed or spit out. Once the leaf leaves the mouth, the entire The process will start all over again.”

Helena read the parchment floating in the air with interest, and occasionally glanced at the little wizard Sivan sitting at a desk taking notes.

"So first we need to prepare a lot of mandrake leaves. Well, it might be safer to cast a little spell to stick the grass leaves on the roof of the mouth." The little wizard Xiwen muttered while taking notes.

"On the second full moon, put the leaves soaked in your own saliva into a small transparent bottle, so that it can receive pure moonlight." Helena continued to read. "That means if it happens to be cloudy that night, you'll have to find another mandrake leaf and start over. Isn't that just a matter of luck?"

"It's okay. There is a portal, so it's not a big problem." Xiwen wrote down another note and said casually. "I don't believe that it's cloudy everywhere in the world where you can see the full moon!"

Helena was startled for a moment, then nodded in agreement, and then recited the next steps to Xiwen:

"Then to the vial that was exposed to the moonlight was added a strand of one's own hair, a silver teaspoon of dew and the pupa of a Grisly-faced Hawkmoth. The dew had to be collected from a place where there had been no sunlight or human contact for seven full days."

Hearing this step, the little wizard Xiwen's note-taking hand paused, raised his head and asked: "So if a wizard collects dew, does this count as being in contact with humans?"

"I really don't know what's going on in your little head, if this counts as human contact. Don't you need to use dew yourself in the end?" Helena looked at the little wizard Xiwen in a funny way, said to him.

"The meaning here is that when collecting dew, be careful not to touch it with your hands, so as to keep the dew clean!"

The job he was supposed to do was taken away, so ghost Xiwen is now floating in the air bored, tilting his head and looking at Helena in trance. Seeing her teach the little wizard Xiwen a lesson, I always felt a weird feeling.

When facing Xiwen, who is in his twenties, Helena is often extremely gentle, like a virtuous wife.

However, she clearly knew that Xiwen in the ghost state and the little wizard Xiwen had the same consciousness, but she still couldn't help but treat the little wizard Xiwen with the doting tone and doting eyes when talking to a child.

All I can say is, are humans still creatures based on their faces?

The corner of the little wizard Xiwen's mouth twitched, but he finally wrote down the next note.

"To be on the safe side, I'll ask Professor Kettleburn to find an uninhabited place in the Forbidden Forest, and then ask Milly to help me collect dew." Xiwen thought his method was good and nodded with satisfaction.

After hearing that the little wizard Xiwen thought of letting house elves collect dew in order to prevent human contact, Helena rolled her eyes at him silently.

‘Why does this person seem to be doing something sexy every step of the way? ’

However, I am speechless and I still have to continue reading the following steps:

“After all the ingredients have been added, the mixture is left to rest in a quiet, dark place, protected from prying eyes and disturbed, until the next storm comes.”

"The transparent bottle cannot be disturbed in any way. It must be in stormy weather when it is taken out. So the portal cannot be used for this matter." Helena said. "You can't think of any evil ways now, can you?"

Xiwen frowned and fell into thinking.

Just when Helena breathed a sigh of relief and thought that he would not cause any trouble again, Xiwen's brows widened.

He slapped his thigh heavily and said excitedly: "Can't I just put the bottle in a place where there are always storms?!"

Helena: "..."

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