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In an instant, Hermione felt a powerful surge of energy within her. She could feel her body significantly strengthened, and even her magic had greatly improved.

"Cousin, I feel like I've become so much stronger. What is this thing? It's so amazing!" Hermione asked curiously.

Zicomo laughed and said, "Actually, you know these three orbs of light. They are called Courage, Faith, and Willpower."

Hermione's eyes widened; she was naturally familiar with the three names Zicomo had mentioned.

Aren't these the three pieces of equipment from "Cat Quest"?

During her month in "Zen Garden", she completed the game several times on "Aiped".

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She was still wondering what items from the game Zicomo might have, but to her surprise, he produced these three pieces of in-game equipment. And he even gave her these precious items.

Thinking of this, Hermione threw herself into Zicomo's arms again and kissed him several times on the face.

Zicomo patted Hermione on the back and said, "Alright, it's almost dawn, let's finish your Animagus first."

"Hmm, what should I do next?" Hermione nodded and asked.

Zicomo said, “The rest is simple. The three pieces of equipment have already elevated you to the level of Professor McGonagall. With the amplification from the runes on your wand, I believe you will feel the second heartbeat the first time you chant the spell. At that time, I will artificially create a storm to help you complete the remaining steps of the Animagus transformation.”

Hermione's eyes widened in surprise after hearing Zicomo's plan.

Although she knew her cousin was powerful, she never knew exactly how powerful he was.

Now she has a more concrete idea: that storms are man-made, and the kind with lightning and thunder.

Chapter 136 Hermione's Success, Professor McGonagall's Shock

Hermione didn't think Zicomo was lying to her because she knew her cousin wasn't the type to boast or do things without certainty.

"What are you standing there for? The sun is rising, hurry up and start preparing," Zicomo urged.

Hermione snapped out of her daze, quickly pulled out her wand, and faced the direction of the sunrise.

She activated all the runes on her wand, pointed the tip at her heart, and concentrated her mind to chant.

"Amado, Animo, Animado, Animagus".

The next instant, Hermione felt a second heartbeat in her chest.

At first, the feeling of her heartbeat was very faint, but it gradually became stronger and stronger until it matched her original heartbeat.

“Cousin, I can feel it!” Hermione said to Zicomo.

"Very good, then it's my turn."

Zicomo slowly rose into the air, opened his arms to release his magic, and drew upon the power of nature.

The next moment, a gust of wind swept in. The clouds in the sky gradually thickened, their color changing from white to gray, and finally turning into a thick layer of dark clouds.

Dark clouds surged, completely obscuring the light of the rising sun, as if returning to night.

Hermione stared blankly at the scene before her, amazed by Zicomo's power, while her admiration for Zicomo grew even stronger.

Zicomo descended and returned to the ground.

He then gestured towards the location where the mixture was buried, and a bolt of lightning struck there. In an instant, the 30-square-meter open space was as bright as day.

The lightning cleaved the soil, leaving a crater in the ground.

The original mixture had now turned into a red potion, lying there quietly.

“Alright, Hermione, you can continue,” Zicomo reminded her.

Hermione nodded, picked up the potion, and gulped it down. Then she repeated the steps she had taken at sunrise.

"Amado, Animo, Animado, Animagus!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Hermione felt her body being pulled by an invisible force, as if it were about to tear her apart.

"Ah!" Hermione couldn't help but let out a scream.

"Hermione, focus your attention, sense the animal that appears in your mind, and then resolutely transform into it."

Hearing Zicomo's reminder, Hermione gritted her teeth, put aside the tearing pain, and focused her attention on her mind.

In Zicomo's eyes, Hermione's clothes gradually transformed into animal fur, and she began to grow a beard and cat ears on her head.

Hermione's body then slowly shrank, eventually turning into an adorable Ragdoll cat.

Zicomo looked at Hermione, who had already transformed, and wondered if he had stolen Professor McGonagall's job.

(Professor McGonagall: I'm tired. Let's destroy it. You and your apprentice are both the same, always trying to get ahead.)

He was somewhat surprised, not expecting that Hermione's Animagus, like her Patronus, was a cat.

However, the doll in front of her did look quite like her, with a ring of fluffy fur around its neck and chest, just like when she let her hair down, making it look exactly like a pure white snow lion.

Hermione, transformed into a ragdoll cat, initially darted around in a panic like a frightened kitten before gradually calming down.

Zicomo knew that Hermione was overcoming her animalistic instincts.

Having calmed down, Hermione raised her front paws and examined the object with curiosity. Seeing this, Zicomo took out a mirror and placed it in front of her.

Through the mirror, Hermione saw her Animagus form—a Ragdoll cat with almost entirely white fur.

The little witch secretly breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, it wasn't some strange animal.

Legend has it that the Animagus, a wizard in history, was a fish. When the wizard first transformed, he was not yet skilled enough to transform back into human form and suffocated due to lack of oxygen.

Just as Hermione was thinking about all sorts of random things, she suddenly felt herself dangling from the ground. Turning her head, she saw that Zicomo had picked her up.

Zicomo, a sly smile on his face, said, "Heh heh, what goes around comes around. Now it's my turn to torment you, little kitten!"

After saying that, Zicomo pulled her into his arms and gave her a good rub.

However, Hermione remained unmoved, lying quietly in Zicomo's arms and letting him do as he pleased, even enjoying it quite a bit.

She was used to it; back in first grade, whenever she and Zicomo went out for a late-night snack, she would use a mimicry veil to transform into a cat and snuggle in Zicomo's arms.

Later, when Lani joined the late-night snack group, she felt too embarrassed to do it anymore.

Now, being held in Zicomo's arms again in cat form, Hermione felt a pang of nostalgia.

Seeing that Hermione did not resist, Zicomo stopped after rubbing her for a while.

"How are you feeling?" Zicomo asked.

"It's a magical feeling. Unlike the veil of mimicry, I feel like I'm actually a kitten. It's just that I can't speak or use magic in this state, which makes me a little uncomfortable," Hermione said to Zicomo through telepathy.

"You reminded me that I have something useful here that you might need."

Zicomo took out a red stamp and stamped it on Hermione's cat paw.

This seal is the "Dragon Blood Clan Heritage Seal" that has already absorbed all the dragon blood.

Following the same process as Zicomo's inheritance, Hermione received the information that appeared in her mind in a short while.

Feeling the magic within her begin to flow again, Hermione exclaimed in delight, "Cousin, I think I can cast spells again! Oh my god! I can talk again! The spells and abilities that are popping into my head seem to be from 'Cat Quest,' could this be the mark of the dragon bloodline mentioned in the game?"

When the little witch gets excited, she starts babbling on and on, and Zicomo doesn't interrupt her, quietly waiting for her to finish.

After Hermione finished speaking, Zicomo said, "Yes, this is the mark of the Dragonblood."

Upon receiving an affirmative answer from Zicomo, the little witch exclaimed, "How amazing!"

“Alright, you can try out the power of the inheritance first, and get familiar with Animagus while you’re at it,” Zikomo reminded him.

Hermione nodded and jumped out of Zicomo's arms. She went to the open space in front of her to practice her newly acquired abilities.

"Ok?"

Zicomo suddenly looked behind him toward Hogwarts Castle and saw Snape heading this way, accompanied by Professor McGonagall.

It seems that the commotion he made earlier was too loud, and they noticed it.

Professor McGonagall had just sensed a powerful magical fluctuation coming from the castle, so she decided to come and investigate what was happening.

On their way out, they encountered Snape, who had also sensed the magic, so the two came together.

Unlike Professor McGonagall, Snape knew that the source of this magical fluctuation was Zicomo. Sensing such a strong magical fluctuation, he assumed that Zicomo was fighting someone, so he and Professor McGonagall rushed over.

However, when the two arrived, they saw Zicomo and a ragdoll cat flying in the sky, constantly casting spells.

“Zicomo, what are you doing here? What happened?” Professor McGonagall asked.

"I'm more curious about what that is than that? A magical cat? Or a new magical creature?" That was Snape's question.

“Good morning, Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape,” Zicomo greeted them, then continued, “That wasn’t some magical creature, it was Hermione’s Animagus. The commotion here just now was because I was helping Hermione with her Animagus transformation.”

“Zicomo! Do you know what you’re saying?” Professor McGonagall said in disbelief. “The Animagus transformation alone takes a month just for the first step. I’ve only just finished teaching Hermione the theory part. How could she possibly have completed the Animagus transformation by now? Besides, Animagus can only transform into ordinary animals, but this creature is using magic!”

As Professor McGonagall spoke, Hermione, who was not far away, had already noticed the commotion.

She flew down from the sky and transformed back into human form.

"Teacher, Professor Snape, what brings you here?"

Zicomo didn't answer Professor McGonagall, but instead shrugged and pointed at Hermione, who was the best answer available to him.

Professor McGonagall stared at Hermione in surprise, momentarily at a loss for words.

She thought to herself, "This isn't magic!"