Science and magic at Hogwarts

Chapter 180 The Professor's Experimental Method

Peter lay motionless on the laboratory table, his muscles slack, like a lump of rotten meat.

Only the pain and despair revealed in his eyes stubbornly showed that he was still alive.

Too bad it's just alive.

He wants to be able to see, hear, feel, but can't do anything.

The professor's potion made him unable to mobilize any of his muscles, but this state of the living dead magnified all his senses.

Peter could vaguely hear the surrounding breathing, the friction between Kyle's fingers and tools, and even the heartbeats of the two.

But this kind of sensory amplification is not a good thing.

In addition to his sense of smell and hearing, his sense of pain was also magnified countless times.

Peter could clearly feel every cut of Kyle's dagger across his skin, and he could even clearly feel how much the dagger had cut.

The guy's snot and tears ran down his face uncontrollably, but neither Kyle nor the professor ignored his miserable appearance.

When Kyle finally announced that the magic circle had been drawn, Peter let out a deep breath, as if he wanted to spit out all the air in his lungs at once.

Then, he began to breathe heavily.

Even in the trachea, there was a whistling sound of a patient with severe respiratory disease, like the last sound left in the world of a person who is dying.

Ignoring Pettigrew's reaction, Kyle took a step back, took out his wand, and pointed at the magic circle.

From this angle, he could just see Pettigrew's eyes trying to turn around.

Almost instantly, there was a strong pleading in those eyes.

From the moment he entered this laboratory, Peter could only hear Kyle's voice, and he could barely tell that it was a young man.

It wasn't until this moment that he saw the boy who had calmly completed this evil experiment on his body just now.

Although the boy was unexpectedly young, Peter knew him.

The new generation leader of Slytherin, Snape's favorite disciple, Kyle Shafik.

Peter knew the teenager, he was the exact kind of guy who would wear a pair of pants with Snape.

And looking at his relentless look when he just portrayed the magic circle, it is obviously not a good person.

But the instinct of life made him beg him uncontrollably.

I hope that young man can feel a little bit of compassion.

Even if it's just a little bit, it will make him feel better.

But unfortunately, Kyle just glanced at him in surprise, then turned his head to Snape:

"Professor, what kind of potion did you give him? After such a painful experiment, he can still maintain his spirit without breaking down."

Kyle's words drew a sneer from Snape:

"This is not the effect of my potion, nor is this guy's amazing willpower. Believe me, he is just simply afraid of death."

"Okay, what's the point of talking so much? Hurry up and see how your magic circle works!"

After hearing Snape's words, Kyle shrugged, made a helpless expression at Peter, and then flicked his wand violently.

A black light accurately hit the magic circle.

But the light didn't disappear immediately, instead, like an earthworm, it continued to swim along the magic circle on Peter's body.

Originally, the magic circle should be activated by Biyong himself, but because the professor completely blocked his control of the magic power, it could only be done by Kyle.

Speaking of which, this was the first time he had entered someone else's body.

This feels completely different than usual.

Blocking is difficult, which is the feedback brought to him by his magic power.

Although the professor blocked Peter's control over the magic power, the magic power would still spontaneously resist Kyle's entry.

Originally, Kyle wanted to disregard the obstruction of those magical powers and walk along the circuit of the magic circle forcefully. As long as the magic circle is activated, the subsequent input of magic power will no longer be needed.

Unfortunately, he underestimated the natural defense ability of the human body.

Because Peter's magic power is not controlled by anyone, it can't keep Kyle out, but it is enough to destroy his behavior of activating the magic circle.

As a last resort, Kyle can only increase the input of magic power.

His magic power poured into Pettigrew's body more violently.

Those uncontrollable magical powers were crushed in an instant.

But correspondingly, this also brought more severe pain to Peter.

Fortunately, Kyle moved quickly.

Just a few seconds after defeating Peter's resistance, he activated the magic circle.

So far, the first step of the experiment is considered a success.

The next thing to test is this magic circle, how much it has increased Peter's magic resistance.And after the transformation, will the magic circle continue to run.

"Shen Feng has no shadow!"

Just as Kyle was about to use the cutting spell to test the results of the experiment, the professor had already taken the lead.

A huge wound appeared on Peter's leg.

This made Kyle extremely helpless.

"Professor, what's the use of your shot? I have to test it myself to know how effective it is!"

After finishing speaking, Kyle waved his hand without waiting for the professor to refute.

The professor's spell hit Peter's left leg.

Kyle, on the other hand, chose the right leg.

Kyle used Shenfeng Wuying twice before and after, all using the same magic power, and even chose the same position.

Comparing the wound in front of the magic circle in his memory, Kyle murmured the conclusion:

"The resistance to the curse has increased by about 15%, the length of the wound has been shortened, and the depth has also become significantly shallower. Although the effect of the magic circle needs to be strengthened, it at least shows that there is no problem with the idea of ​​tattooing the magic circle on the body!"

This made Kyle's heart full of excitement. This method of improving strength has never appeared in the magic world!
Even if the rate of improvement is not high now, don't forget that this is only the first trial.

Repeatedly depicting multiple magic circles, can the effect be superimposed?

Is it possible to have a combined effect when depicting different magic circles?
These ideas have not yet been tested.

But the professor beside him poured cold water on him.

"Mr. Kyle, who gave you the confidence to make you come to such an imprecise conclusion after only one experiment?"

"Whether it's magic research or other things, the most critical point is repeatability."

"How can you guarantee that the result this time is not an accident?"

"Repeatability?"

Kyle repeated softly.

I have to admit that the professor was right.

The momentary success made Kyle a little carried away.

But this brought a new trouble.

But the only Animagus, or experimental subjects, that can be found so far are Peter and Sirius.

Although he hated seeing Sirius very much, and even allowed Kyle to throw him into the lake, it was because the portraits knew that doing so would not be life-threatening.

But if Sirius was used as the experimental subject, the portraits would definitely not agree.

The professor obviously saw what Kyle was thinking, so he opened his mouth with a hint of viciousness:

"I'm not talking about Sirius. The portraits have told me about that guy."

"I'm afraid that guy, now I wish someone would think about him and relieve his inner pain. How could I do what he wants?"

"It's still this guy, one experiment is not enough, so let's do a few more!"

As he said that, the professor sent out another shot of Shenfeng Wuying.

This spell shows the professor's superb control ability.

Shenfeng Wuying slashed across Little Dwarf's back, completely peeling off the skin with the magic circle at that moment.

It's just that the professor seemed to be a bit cruel in his attack, the curse was directly rubbed against Pettigrew's spine.

If it goes deeper, it may directly kill him.

Seeing this, Kyle quickly took out a bottle of potion and sprinkled it on Peter's body in a hurry.

The reason why Shenfeng Wuying is classified as black magic is because of his untreatability.

A healing spell or potion would only work on the wound if the professor invented the cure.

But this bottle of potion was specially made by the professor, completely ignoring this restriction.

After sprinkled with Professor Zhijian's potion, Pettigrew's back immediately began to squirm continuously, and then gradually returned to its original shape.

"call……"

Seeing this, Kyle let out a long breath and couldn't help complaining:

"Professor, be gentle, we only have this one subject!"

The movements taught just now scared Kyle enough.

If this guy is accidentally killed, I'm afraid that Kyle's vision for Animagus will have to wait for a long time before it can be realized.

Unlike Kyle's cautiousness, the professor seemed indifferent, and just explained casually:
"There's no need to be so nervous, this guy's life is very hard, he can't die."

Looking at the professor's appearance, Kyle was a little suspicious. This might not be the first time he did this.

It made him feel a little sad for Pettigrew.

But this sadness is only fleeting.

After all, Peter was out of that miserable situation.

It is different from having no human rights in the hands of the professor.

In Kyle, Peter is dedicating his life to a great magical experiment.

While equally painful, it's worth it.

Kyle believed that Peter must have felt the same way.

After such a delay, the flesh on Pettigrew's back has completely grown.

And the magic circle depicted just now has been completely cut down by the professor, and there is no trace of it.

This made Kyle sigh, ginger is still old and spicy.

It would never have occurred to him to do it without the professor.

But the second experiment was not done by Kyle.

Because the professor also hoped that he could try it himself, so Kyle gave him this opportunity.

Kyle originally thought that with the strength of the professor, he would definitely be able to succeed once.

But he forgot a wise saying: Every other line is like a mountain.

Perhaps the professor's hand was terribly steady when he stirred the potion, but when he picked up the dagger, it was equally trembling.

Therefore, the professor painted it five times before he managed to draw a magic circle with a low degree of completion.

Although ugly, it does not affect his effect.

However, such a result did not satisfy the professor.

A sharp blade flew past without a shadow, a bottle of potion arrived, and on the test bench, there was another clean, well-balanced back.

In this way, until twelve o'clock, the professor drew a perfect magic circle.

Looking at the professor with a calm face, Kyle felt that he had reason to suspect that the professor was avenging his personal revenge.

It's just that he has no proof.

Finally, after the last characterization, the professor stopped with satisfaction, and Kyle could finally try his next guess.

First, he used a spell to force Pettigrew to change into an Animagus form, and then he couldn't wait to send out a magic front without shadow at him.

But soon, reality broke the expectation on Kyle's face.

Because this spell almost cut Pettigrew in half.

Obviously, the magic circle didn't work.

This result made the two of them frown.

What Kyle was worried about still happened.

Animagus deformation does not shrink the wizard's body evenly.

So in the process of deformation, the change of skin position destroyed that magic circle.

Is it necessary to re-carve a magic circle on Pettigrew when he turns into a mouse?

This thought made Kyle hesitate.

Because the body of the mouse is too small, it is easy to draw a magic circle, but it is a bit difficult to carve it with a dagger.

Perhaps until Pettigrew died of pain, neither of them had produced a qualified magic circle.

But there is no successful case of tattooing in animal form, and Kyle dare not try it on himself easily.

If the tattoo magic circle does not affect the transformation from human form to Animagus form, but it will affect the transformation from animal form to human form, such consequences are absolutely unacceptable to Kyle.

Once this happens, Kyle will live in the form of a dog for the rest of his life, becoming a dog wizard now and a dog island owner in the future.

Or, just learn from Pettigrew, and take the initiative to take a hit without a shadow.

This thought, just listening to it, made Kyle shudder.

Although Peter didn't cry out, Kyle knew it hurt when he thought about it.

Pettigrew probably didn't mind it because he was used to it, but Kyle didn't want to suffer that.

This forced him to find a way to develop a way to carve the reduced magic circle.

After much deliberation, Kyle once again set his sights on the Muggle world.

Now that the machines in the Muggle world can already carve metal.

Come to think of it, it shouldn't be difficult to carve a magic circle on a mouse.

With this in mind, Kyle temporarily ended the first experiment.

The professor went to the basement.Go and continue discussing the resurrection potion with the portraits.

And Kyle walked towards the library.

On the one hand, I looked through the books in the old house to see if I could find other solutions, and on the other hand, I also went to see the situation of the little witch.

Throughout the night, Kyle either looked at the indifferent face of the professor, or at Peter Pettigrew, with a lot of snot and tears, which made him urgently need some good things to improve his mood.

And the best way to adjust the mood in the old house is to tease the little witch!

　Hey, the blade broke its promise after all.

　　I agreed to ask for a day off, but I still couldn't help typing.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)