Hogwarts: Starting with full Unforgivable Curses

Chapter 17: Professor McGonagall's Private Lesson
Under Professor McGonagall's stern attitude.

All the little wizards didn't even dare to breathe, and they were all very honest.

Dylan put the book he was reading into his backpack in the drawer.

Place the Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration in front of you.

About Transfiguration.

His proficiency level given by the system is - Transfiguration Spell (3/10).

This is the result of his painstaking research over a long period of time.

Unlike the Levitation Charm, he only tried it briefly and reached level 3.

This shows that Professor McGonagall's warning is not groundless.

This is because the Transfiguration spell is indeed one of the most dangerous spells that Hogwarts can teach young wizards.

After all, Transfiguration spells are divided into Transfiguration of inanimate objects and Transfiguration of living objects.

It's not a big deal if it's just a matter of changing the form of dead objects. The worst that can happen is the loss of some materials.

However, when it comes to living transformation, any mistake could very well cost lives.

It's like having surgery.

To some extent, the Transfiguration Spell can also be understood as a living experiment.

If any error occurs during the operation.

The subjects of the research will naturally also experience various serious consequences.

For example, the Animagus form.

It seems that it only turns oneself into an animal, but if one's self-awareness is eliminated after becoming an animal, then wouldn't one never be able to transform into a human form?
After all, my self-awareness is blurred. I think of myself as a real animal. How can I turn myself back into a human being?
And the Transfiguration Spell does not simply involve the transformation of inanimate objects or living things.

Transfiguration spells cover a wide range of areas.

This is also why it is extremely difficult to learn.

What Professor McGonagall talked about in class was basically what Dylan wanted to know.

After all, although his proficiency was only level 3, it was enough for him to understand what Professor McGonagall was saying.

But the other little wizards didn't have it so easy.

Everyone could only write furiously, trying to record as much of the knowledge points that Professor McGonagall had said as possible.

The class is over.

Dylan felt he had gained a lot.

Many young wizards breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sure enough, even though the book contains detailed descriptions of the Transfiguration Spell, if you really want to understand it, without a teacher to guide you, relying solely on self-study, you will still make many mistakes."

Dylan praised Professor McGonagall's teaching ability.

He deeply understood that even if he wanted to simply transform inanimate objects, it was not an easy task to master this skill thoroughly.

"I can only transform less complex and delicate objects for a short period of time. I still need to practice."

In class, Dylan was already able to deform objects, and the deformed states were more complex than what Professor McGonagall required.

Professor McGonagall generously gave him extra points.

Hermione also earned Gryffindor 5 extra points for her successful transformation.

As for other little wizards, it was not so easy for them to use the Transfiguration spell.

Throughout the entire class, some of them just simply moved objects.

"Oh my god, this is so hard."

Harry and Ron fiddled with it for a long time, but couldn't turn the matches in front of them into metal.

after class.

Dylan put the things away, then immediately walked to Professor McGonagall and handed her his notes.

"Professor McGonagall, I have a few questions for you."

For Dylan, a studious and smart student.

Professor McGonagall nodded at him and said, "Come with me to my office."

The two of them walked out of the classroom, and Professor McGonagall took Dylan's notebook. Seeing the dense, neat and tidy handwriting on it, the satisfaction in her eyes became even stronger.

"Professor, I often find theoretical discrepancies between different books on the same spell."

Entering the office, Dylan said, "So I'm a little confused. In this conflicting situation, which one should we consider as correct?"

Professor McGonagall shook her head. "What you think of as conflict is actually the nature of the spell that you haven't yet understood."

"Every mature wizard will have his or her own unique understanding of the same spell."

"So the discrepancies you mentioned don't mean that one party's understanding of the essence of the spell is wrong."

"No matter which side you follow to cast the spell, it will not affect the essential power of the spell itself."

"It will only affect your casting speed, mana usage... and the power and effect of the spell you cast."

"As you actually use magic, you'll naturally come to your own understanding."

Dylan blinked.

So, actually, magic is similar to mathematical formulas.

In other words, the formula is the same, but the problem-solving process can be different.

"Your notes contain a lot of your own understanding while reading the book." Professor McGonagall's voice sounded.

She flipped through Dylan's notes.

This made Dylan feel a little embarrassed.

These notes were recorded during his vacation, and they reflect his understanding of various types of magic.

Many of them must have looked childish in the professor's eyes.

“I think there are probably a lot of misunderstandings.”

"Who said that?"

Professor McGonagall's eyes darted up and down, then moved from her notebook to rest on Dylan.

"These contents are very...unconventional, and many of your thoughts are very thoughtful, which is amazing."

Professor McGonagall was not stingy in praising Dylan.

In fact, in her opinion.

Dylan was able to come up with a variety of ideas about various spells simply by teaching himself.

Definitely a very outstanding little wizard.

She could see traces of immaturity yet spirituality in the notes.

With a little guidance, Dylan will definitely be a wizard who is as powerful as her, or even surpasses her!
"You can take this notebook first. You should have recorded all the notes in class in the textbook, right?"

Dylan nodded.

"Then leave the textbook. I'll annotate your ideas on it. Ask me for it next class."

The surprise came too suddenly.

Dylan's eyes widened.

He hadn't expected that Professor McGonagall would personally help him annotate his notes.

Her eyes widened in surprise: "Is it possible? Would it be too much trouble for you?"

"No problem. Perhaps because you haven't started formally yet, some of the content and questions in your notes are very interesting to me, so I'll take a closer look at them for now."

Professor McGonagall took the textbook from Dylan.

"During this period of initial understanding of magic, many fantastic ideas are usually born. They may be naive, or even incorrect, but that doesn't mean they have no value."

Professor McGonagall said, "When you have thoroughly learned the contents of this book, you may gain new insights by reviewing these notes."

Dylan nodded slightly in understanding.

"Thank you for your advice, Professor McGonagall."

"Any other questions?"

"Yes, about the structure of matter..."

(End of this chapter)