Science and magic at Hogwarts

Chapter 178 Animagus

After arriving in Hogsmeade, Kyle went straight to find the three alchemists, then called Kreacher, and took them back to the old house.

First, he ordered Kreacher to prepare three guest rooms for them, and then took them to three different alchemy rooms in turn.

Each person has a blueprint, and each refines his own part.

The restriction of the oath has already eliminated the possibility of the three of them communicating with each other.

So they only know what they have done, but they don't know what the final product looks like and where it is used.

In addition to explaining the work to the three, Kyle also told them Hermione and his equipment needs.

The alchemists did not raise any objections, and even gave a somewhat heart-wrenching reply:

No problem, trivial, get it done in minutes.

This made Kyle leave the alchemy room with a dark face.

Kyle's attitude made the alchemists a little confused, so they could only secretly label Kyle as moody in their hearts.

After arranging the alchemist and instructing Kreacher to meet their alchemy needs, Kyle visited the little witch and the professor.

Hermione was reading the book seriously as usual, and Kyle didn't need to pay any attention.

So after answering some of her confusion, I let her study on her own.

On the professor's side, Kyle also couldn't intervene.

At this time, he was conducting a new verification with the portraits, and had no time to pay attention to Kyle's visit.

Speaking of which, the professor has already scheduled his working hours to the limit.

I have classes during the day, and if there is no patrol task at night, I go directly to the old house to work.

If there is a mission, wait until after the patrol.

There is very little sleep time in a day. This kind of research method is simply burning your own life.

Of course, this is not because the professor is working hard for Kyle.

He was just torturing himself.

Kyle could guess why the professor did this.

The harder you work during the day, the faster you can fall asleep in the dead of night.

He just didn't want to be haunted by the uncontrollable painful memories of being alone.

Perhaps in the heart of the professor, he has already put an end to his own life, and all the things he does now are just to survive the countdown to the end.

With a somewhat sad heart, Kyle walked to the terrace.

Today he didn't arrange any work for himself, just sat on the terrace, quietly looking at the clouds in the sky.

Unlike the bright stars of last night, today's London is full of dark clouds.

A storm is coming.

This is the moment Kyle has been waiting for for a long time.

When the lightning pierced the sky for the first time, his Animagus potion would officially complete its transformation.

Time passed little by little.

The dark clouds in the sky were getting thicker and thicker, and they were overwhelmingly black, covering the entire sky of London.

Pedestrians on the street are no longer as calm as before.

They all quickened their pace and looked up at the sky from time to time.

At this time on weekdays, there must be a large number of Muggles gathered in the square outside the old house.

Especially Muggle children are mostly, they like to play in the fountain in the square very much.

But today the square is empty, only the crows sing late and the ants rule.

The dark cloud became darker and lower, pressing down on the ground.

At some point, a thin wind finally blew in the city.

As if the wind was alive, it first told London of his existence softly, and then it blew wilder and louder.

The dark clouds kept rolling in the strong wind, and finally in the collision of the strong wind and the dark clouds, drops of rain fell to the ground.

The raindrops scrambled to fall, and then followed the strong wind, hitting the roof and the wall.

Almost instantly, the bean-sized raindrops occupied Kyle's entire field of vision, and only the sound of raindrops hitting the ground was left in his ears, overshadowing all the hustle and bustle of the world.

"Young master, put on your raincoat, the rain is too heavy today, your clothes are all splashed wet."

At some point, Kreacher quietly appeared behind Kyle.

Holding a dark green raincoat in his hand, the Slytherin mark on the raincoat stood side by side with the emblem of the Black family.

Even though his clothes were splashed wet, Kyle's face was full of smiles.

Looking back, he took the raincoat brought by Kreacher, put it on, and looked at the house elf:
"Kreacher, you go to the place where the potion is stored and wait. Once I call you, I will apparate over with that bottle of potion."

"Yes, young master."

After speaking, Kreacher disappeared.

Afterwards, Kyle stood on the terrace, watching the gust of wind and the heavy rain whizzing down, quietly waiting for the arrival of lightning.

Finally, a sharp bolt of lightning cut through the dark clouds, illuminating the sky of London like a winding silver snake, and then the roar of thunder reached Kyle's ears.

With a smile in the corner of Kyle's eyes, he shouted the name of the house elf loudly amidst the thunder:

"Kreacher!"

The house-elf appeared behind him, holding the crystal bottle he had saved up for the holidays.

The potion in the bottle had lost its former color and turned blood red.

Kyle looked at the transformed potion happily, took it, and let Kreacher grab his sleeve.

Then with a snap of fingers, the two disappeared.

After apparating several times in a row, Kreacher finally stopped out of breath.

This is the place Kyle had chosen long ago, a deserted wilderness.

The nearest inhabited place here is also 100 kilometers away.

After arriving at the destination, Kreacher snapped his fingers again, and then large pieces of soil flew out in all directions, revealing a stone platform buried underground.

This is the shielding magic circle that Kyle made in the old house in advance. After carving it on the stone platform, Kreacher buried it underground.

Kyle calmly took out three rubies from the suitcase and inserted them into an inverted triangle pattern on the magic circle.

With the insertion of the last piece of ruby, a gleam of light flashed across the magic circle quickly, but soon fell silent.

The magic circle started.

To solve the last hidden danger, Kyle took out his wand, pointed the tip of the wand to his heart, and uttered the spell that he has been chanting every day recently:

"Amado, Animo, Animado, Animagus!"

After speaking, he drank the potion in the crystal bottle in one gulp.

For the first few minutes, the potion made no difference.

Just when Kyle thought in frustration that the first attempt had failed, a sharp pain flooded his whole body.

Then, he heard his own violent heartbeat.

puff, puff, puff

Kyle endured the pain and listened carefully, the heartbeat gradually changed into two different rhythms.

As time passed, the two heartbeat sounds became clearer and stronger.

Just when Kyle thought in a trance that another person lived in his body.

A vague shadow appeared in his mind.

The shadow gradually changed from blurred to clear, and Kyle knew that this was the creature he was about to transform into.

But that image disappointed him a little, it was just an ordinary black dog.

Although it has long been known that Animagus will not transform into magical creatures.But Kyle has always had such a trace of luck in his heart.

But unfortunately, it turns out that he is just a mortal.

Before Keldor could think about it, his body changed.

The clothes on his body began to melt into his skin, becoming its fur.

The nose began to protrude, and the body arched involuntarily.

After a spasm, Kyle's Animagus transformation finally succeeded.

He turned into a huge black dog.

This black dog is even bigger than the transformed Sirius.

But this is of no use.

An ordinary black dog doesn't help him much.

However, Kyle was not too disappointed, and this result was also within his expectations.

After all, all Animagus have been like this for thousands of years in the magic world.

In the storm, Kyle ran happily.

It was a little staggering at first, but soon, it was walking like flying.

After experimenting for a while, Kyle finally returned to Kreacher's side and changed back to human form.

Kreacher, an old guy, also tactfully sent his congratulations:

"Young master, congratulations on your success. If I remember correctly, only seven wizards in this century have registered Animagus with the Ministry of Magic. This is a remarkable achievement!"

Kyle listened to Kreacher's flattery for a while before interrupting him:

"Okay, just a few words of flattery. There are three illegal Animagus that I know, and there may be more I don't know. This magic is not that difficult."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to the magic circle on the ground:
"Destroy it and take me back to the old house."

Kreacher nodded with a smile, snapped his fingers first, and blew up the stone platform on the ground, then grabbed Kyle's sleeve, and the two disappeared.

After returning to the old house, Kyle walked quickly to the room where the professor and the portraits were located before he even had time to test his talent for transfiguration after being transformed by the Animagus.

Then, facing the professor's dissatisfaction after being interrupted, he spoke straightforwardly:

"Professor, I need Peter to do some experiments."

This request caused the professor to change color, and the expression on his face even became cold:
"Kyle, do you know what you're talking about? I seem to have told you that it's my best collection!"

Of course Kyle guessed that the professor would have such an attitude, so without hesitation, he gave his reasons:
"Professor, your punishment method is too monotonous."

"Don't you think that magic experiment, a punishment method with unknown consequences, is more exciting and more suitable for Peter Pettigrew?"

"Think about potions with unknown effects, magic circles with unknown consequences, implantation of alchemy equipment, and even living alchemy."

"Wouldn't it be better to treat Pettigrew like this. By the way, it will also allow him to make a contribution to the research of magic."

The professor kept staring at Kyle viciously, but there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

Obviously, I was a little tempted by Kyle's description.

Seeing this, Kyle quickly struck while the iron was hot:
"Professor, your punishment can only be carried out after leaving the old house and returning to the office. Aren't all the time during the day wasted?"

"Think about it, wouldn't it be better to put him here for experiments during the day, and bring him back to punish him at night?"

After thinking about it, the professor finally reluctantly agreed, but still made his own request:

"I can lend it to you, but I have to be present for every experiment of yours!"

"Of course!" Kyle agreed with a smile on his face.

So far, the first little white mouse in the magic world, no, the first little squirrel in the magic world, was born!

(End of this chapter)