Hogwarts: Starting with full Unforgivable Curses

Chapter 33 Is this magic so subjective?
"Special meal?" Ron blinked. "Is he not full and needs the professor to cook him another meal? Is his relationship with the professors that good?"

Harry looked at him: "...Dylan should be going to the professor for extra lessons."

"Oh! Sometimes I really think Dylan should go to Ravenclaw!"

"...You've already arranged three colleges for Dylan. Where exactly do you want him to go?"

"Gryffindor, of course!"

……

Dylan made his way to Professor McGonagall's office and knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

Professor McGonagall's dignified and generous voice came from inside.

"Good afternoon, Professor McGonagall."

Dylan pushed the door open and walked in.

Professor McGonagall was sitting behind her desk, her quill scratching across the parchment.

Seeing that it was Dylan who came to her for extra lessons, Professor McGonagall raised her eyes slightly and looked at Dylan calmly through her square glasses.

"Your performance in today's flying class seemed pretty average. Are you having any concerns about flying?"

Dylan walked over to Professor McGonagall.

There was a small stool in the corner, which Professor McGonagall had prepared specially for him.

Dylan pulled the stool over, sat down, and blinked.

"Professor, you're incredibly well-informed. I just finished my flying lesson."

Professor McGonagall glanced out the window.

"From my position I can see your flying practice. I see that Harry has a good talent for flying."

"Madame Hooch also told me about this. We are already planning to recommend Harry to the Gryffindor Quidditch team."

"As for you, I watched you from the window for a while. You seemed quite normal."

Dylan smiled and said, "Flying back and forth in the sky is really scary. I'll just practice bit by bit."

After hearing what Dylan said, Professor McGonagall didn't say anything else.

"What questions have you prepared today?"

Dylan immediately put the notebook in his hand on the desk and pushed it in front of Professor McGonagall.

"Professor, I have gained some preliminary experience in how to transform inanimate objects. Recently, I have been trying to study how to transform inanimate objects into living things, but I have encountered some problems."

Professor McGonagall took Dylan's notes and looked at them carefully.

"Although you told me about the nature of the Transfiguration Spell, when I tried to transform an apple into a rabbit, I clearly controlled my wand movements precisely, and the magic output was smooth and continuous."

"And I also did some research on the anatomy of rabbits, so I could make sure that what I was imagining was indeed a rabbit."

"However, during the transformation process, the initial transformation went smoothly. However, after the rabbit took shape, it appeared limp and lifeless."

"I've also studied the habits of rabbits, and it shouldn't be like this."

Dylan pointed to a spot in his notebook.

"I'm wondering if there's something wrong with the life force adaptation process, as mentioned in 'Detailed Explanation of Advanced Transfiguration'?"

As Dylan spoke, Professor McGonagall flipped through her notes and leaned forward slightly, listening attentively to the questions Dylan asked.

After he finished speaking, Professor McGonagall did not answer immediately, but read all of Dylan's latest notes on the Transfiguration Spell in the notebook, then put it down and looked at Dylan.

"Some of the ideas you mentioned in the notebook are quite novel, which is great."

Professor McGonagall sat upright, folded her hands on the table, raised the corners of her lips slightly, and spoke slowly.

"As for the problem you're facing, I believe the crux of the matter lies in your limited understanding of the connection between magic and the essence of life."

"When you try to transform an inanimate object into a living creature, the waving of the wand and the output of magic power are the most basic actions."

"It's great that you're able to devote your time to studying the structure of living creatures, and even their habits. This is also something you must do when practicing Transfiguration spells."

"However, even if you have a blueprint of your goal in your mind, you can only feel its vitality, agility and instinct."

"The most important thing is that you need to imagine your magic. It's not just simple magic, but true life magic."

Dylan raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Life magic?"

He had read about this in a book.

Life magic is a special form of magic, mainly manifested in magic related to life creation and life characteristics.

Dylan originally thought that this meant—

He only needs to rely on the wizard's deep understanding of the nature of life when studying spells such as Transfiguration and giving magical creatures specific vitality.

That is to say, when using magic related to life, magic can be understood as life magic.

I didn't expect that the so-called life magic would require me to imagine that the magic I was using was life magic.

"It's really idealistic..."

He couldn't help but complain in his heart.

However, a smile appeared on his face: "So that's how it is. I think I understand."

Professor McGonagall nodded and said gently, "Generally speaking, life magic comes from the inner strength of the wizard himself. It is closely connected with the wizard's spirit, emotions, and understanding of life."

"So, when you try to study living transformation, in addition to incorporating your own feelings and understanding of life into your magic, you also have to believe that your magic can produce the effect of bringing dead things to life."

Dylan nodded again.

"Since you mentioned life magic, I will briefly explain my superficial understanding of this definition."

Professor McGonagall looked at him with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

Dylan said seriously, "Although life magic is the inner power of wizards, it also has a deep connection with the life force in nature that I cannot understand yet."

"So, during the process of using Transfiguration, the two are connected, and this determines the success or failure, good or bad, of the transformation."

Hearing this, Professor McGonagall's eyes lit up, the corners of her mouth lifted up greatly, revealing a rare hearty smile, and the fine lines at the corners of her eyes also smoothed out.

"Dylan, you have a very deep understanding of magic. As a first-year wizard, this is very rare."

She patted Dylan's shoulder gently.

"You're right. The magic power within a wizard has the potential to transform into life magic, but not all uses of magic are manifestations of life magic."

"When wizards perform certain magic, they need to resonate with the life force of nature. You can imagine that you are drawing energy from nature and combining it with your magic power to give the magical product true vitality."

Professor McGonagall taught Dylan many points of knowledge, which were difficult for Dylan to explore from the text in the book, and the essential meaning hidden behind the text.

Dylan reaped the rewards.

(End of this chapter)