Chapter 373 Lion’s Roar on a Rainy Night

Hermione exhaled a long breath, seeming to spit out all the negative emotions in her body. She put the tip of the wand against the heart on her left chest and said in a deep voice:

"Amador, Animo, Amador, Animagus."

After reciting the spell, he threw the wand to Loren, unscrewed the cap of the crystal bottle, and drank the blood-red potion in one gulp.

Dong Dong...

Dong Dong...

A heartbeat like a small drum sounded from the girl's body. Hermione burped, her face began to turn red, her pupils dilated slightly, and her eyes were a little dazed:

"Stoat, it's a stoat..."

Before Loren could say anything, he heard another fierce heartbeat slowly fade away, and Hermione's transformation began!

This is the first time Loren has witnessed Animagus transformation. It is different from the overall transformation of human body transformation, and it is also different from the talent transformation passed down by Fairy Morgan:

The transformation of the Animagus begins with the heart, as if a second heart was born out of thin air, pumping out a blood-red liquid containing the secret medicine. As the blood spreads to every part of the body, part of the magic power even penetrates the skin. surface.

Judging from Loren's knowledge of potions, this property comes from the pupa of the Grimace Hawkmoth.

Hermione's magic robe began to shrink under the magic transformation, until it was close to the skin and turned into a whole like a sticky colloid. The pendant, headband, and buttons on the magic robe belt all melted in, and slowly melted into The outline of the hair.

The muscles squeezed inward, the bones rubbed together and made a slight sound, and the muscles and bones made a clicking sound.

The pain made Hermione lower her head unconsciously, but it was still within the tolerance range. Her arms, legs, back, and entire body shrank rapidly. A few seconds later, a ferret lying on the ground appeared in front of Loren. before.

"It looks like it worked..."

A smile appeared at the corner of Loren's mouth. He knelt down and carefully looked at Hermione's Animagus form. It was shaped like a weasel, with a slender body and short limbs. The snow-white hair held up small drops of water. It has some hydrophobic properties, and there is a small patch of brown fur on the top of its head.

The entire body is only the size of a forearm, so it is obviously a small animal.

The magic power belonging to Hermione was condensed in the ferret's heart, and Loren guessed that that was probably the point where the two forms switched.

The ferret blinked and reluctantly recognized the huge creature in front of her as Loren. Then she felt relieved, lowered her head and looked around at her little paws. Her head was slightly dizzy, and a strange impulse drove her to move. He jumped out on four feet, left the crowd, and went to the safety of the forest.

"Well done, Miss Granger, stay focused and rational!"

Professor McGonagall's voice came from the front. Her eyes were patrolling the young wizards, and she was also paying attention to this place.

Just as Hermione was sorting out the chaotic thoughts in her mind, Loren rubbed the back of her neck and scratched the ferret's chin. He pondered for a moment and fell into thinking: "It doesn't feel as good as cat hair. …”

"squeak!"

There was a soft cry, and the ferret took a bite of his index finger angrily. Although the skin was not broken, it still hurt a little.

Although Hermione still wanted to experience the perspective and state of Animagus again, considering that there would be plenty of time in the future, the most important thing now was to completely complete the ritual.

Probably having experience of transformation, the ferret shook off Loren's hand and spun around in circles a few times. Hermione quickly transformed herself back. Except for the clothes being a little wrinkled and the hair being a little messy, there seemed to be no other problems.

Hermione snatched her wand back from Loren's hand, glared at Loren angrily, turned around and ran to Professor McGonagall to report.

She was in so much pain that she couldn't even think clearly. This person still wanted to play with her like a cat. It was absolutely disgusting!

"Professor, Professor!" Hermione's face was flushed with excitement and her breath was short, "Professor, I succeeded!"

Professor McGonagall looked at the sparkling light in the girl's eyes, hummed softly, patted her back on the shoulder, and smoothed out the wrinkled magic robe: "I'm here to watch Longbottom, you can do it for me." I’ll look at the others and let me know if there are any special circumstances.”

Hermione nodded solemnly, and Loren slowly walked over from behind, only to find that the Weasley brothers were also standing nearby, seeming to have completed the ceremony.

Percy frowned tightly and sighed, probably in failure.

George and Fred looked at the other people on the field with smiles, but they didn't turn into animals and run around, so they probably failed.

Harry and Ron were holding their own potions in their hands, their expressions were nervous, and their bodies were trembling slightly. They didn't know whether they were cold or too excited.

"Why haven't you two started yet?" Hermione asked curiously, and Loren's eyes also turned to them.

"Ron, Ron said that we must wait until Professor McGonagall can concentrate on taking care of him alone before we start..." Harry said with a trembling voice, "Seeing that he didn't start the ceremony, I didn't want to start it right away."

"Don't worry, my dear little Ronnie, I don't think you will have any reaction if you drink the potion."

"Just like us, there was no reaction!"

George and Fred put their hands on Ron's shoulders, trying to force him to pour the potion into his mouth. Ron trembled and covered the potion tightly, looking ahead in horror: "But, but Neville ——”

Before he finished speaking, everyone's eyes were already focused on Neville.

Neville, who had lost weight, curled up on the ground, exhaling heavily in his throat due to pain. His hair was soaked, his pale face was wet, and he didn't know whether it was sweat or rain. The magic robe on his body was already soaked. , covered with damp soil.

Loren and the others saw that Neville seemed to have gained weight again, no, he was bulging. His skin was cracked, and what came out of the cracks was not blood, but clusters of brown hair. However, the next moment The hairs have shrunk back again.

"ah……"

Neville gritted his teeth and howled softly. This change seemed to bring him intense pain.

This process was repeated several times, until the heavy heartbeat like a drum became clearer. Neville arched his back violently and curled up into a ball. His robe began to tighten, blending into the skin and turning into fur. Other parts of the body But it began to enlarge, its mouth and nose protruded, and its sharp teeth shone coldly in the forest.

A majestic lion appeared in front of everyone. The lion looked very weak, with a blurry luster in its eyes. It lay on the ground, its front paws were soft, and it struggled several times before it managed to stand up.

Shaking the mane on his neck, he let out a powerful and deep lion's roar. The sound was not loud or long, but it was like some kind of magic was brewing. The sound overwhelmed everyone else's voices, like a roar. Lei Yin was also temporarily silent.

Big raindrops fell, hitting the leaves of the shrubs and grass, making a pitter-patter sound, and the world became quiet.

There were many people on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Except for the four professors, the others were from the Animagus teaching class. Some of them still had mandrake blades in their mouths and were just here to watch.

Although some people have planted the secret medicine, they have not been able to insist on chanting the incantation to their hearts at sunrise and sunset in the past month, so they just come to watch.

Although some people drank the secret medicine and completed the ritual, no changes occurred, they did not feel the second heartbeat, and there were no strange changes. Their rituals failed inexplicably.

When they saw Neville's painful wails, an uncontrollable thought arose in their hearts - give up.

Animagus is not a magic that must be learned. It is not powerful, has many limitations, is difficult to learn, is time-consuming, and the final result is difficult to determine. You may become a snail, a moth, or even an earthworm.

But the lion's roar shook the little wizards' heads, shattered the thunder, and shattered all hesitation and shrinkage.

The eager eyes of the little wizards were shining with fire, blazing fire!

Under the gaze of everyone, Professor McGonagall slowly walked a few steps to Neville and looked at him seriously: "Can you hear me, Neville Longbottom?"

The lion nodded.

The actions of the two people made some young wizards come back to their senses and couldn't help but scream in surprise.

"Neville, listen, now think back to your human form, concentrate, and slowly change back!" Professor McGonagall said softly.

The lion's eyes were in a daze for a while, and his size gradually shrank, slowly turning back into the boy who had lost weight but still had a timid expression.

Neville slowly stood up and looked at Professor McGonagall, his eyes gradually bursting with joy.

Professor McGonagall walked up to him and handed him back his wand, as he did to other students, and patted his wrinkled magic robe: "Mr. Longbottom, you did it, I'm proud of you..."

Neville was speechless with excitement. He stood stiffly and let Professor McGonagall adjust the magic robe.

This quiet joy did not last long. After George and Fred threw Neville into the air, the crowd began to boil.

Loren and Hermione did not join in the fun. They got out of the crowd, avoiding the young wizards who rushed to hug Neville. They found Professor McGonagall in front of the vacated boulder, and Harry and Ron, who had been thinking about it for a long time before deciding to start the ceremony. .

Ron stared at Loren seriously and warned in a deep voice: "If I turn into a lion and go crazy, please control me. Even if it hurts me, don't hurt others!"

Hermione: "..."

Don't be so serious. In fact, judging from most people's situations, the two of you will most likely fail and won't react at all.

Even Professor McGonagall had a hint of speechlessness in her eyes.

Loren nodded solemnly, his voice sounded a little impassioned: "I know, this is what you should do as a Gryffindor!"

"Um!"

Ron's eyes showed a look of determination. After reciting the spell to his heart, he threw the wand away, drank the potion, closed his eyes and waited for the change to come.

"..."

The cheers not far away were particularly harsh.

After waiting for a few seconds, Ron quietly opened one eye and took a look.

Hermione and Harry had numb expressions, Professor McGonagall had a faint smile on her face, only Loren's expression was solemn and focused, but they were all staring at him.

Ron quickly closed his eyes, frowned tightly, and let out a hissing, suppressed cry of pain.

"..."

Harry felt that he had a toothache, so he stood up helplessly and said, "Professor McGonagall, I'm starting too."

After realizing that he would probably fail, Harry no longer felt nervous, completed the ritual neatly, and drank the potion.

Within a few seconds, just when he was about to report the situation to the professor, a strange heartbeat sounded in his ears, followed by severe pain in his heart.

Harry was caught off guard and felt the surging blood rushing to his brain. His vision went black and he fell to his knees, letting out a series of painful screams.

"Harry!"

Loren and Hermione hurriedly approached, but Professor McGonagall held out her hand to stop them.

Ron couldn't help but open his eyes and stared dumbfoundedly at Harry, who was on the ground holding his heart in his hands and wailing.

The muscles on his body were beating erratically, the twisted blood vessels were like swaying little snakes, and the bones on his body seemed to be misaligned. It was heart-wrenching to see, and horrifying goosebumps appeared on the skin.

Fortunately, the whole process lasted less than a minute and was over. Harry collapsed on the grass, breathing heavily from exhaustion.

Professor McGonagall knelt down to confirm Harry's condition, then gently lifted him up and handed him over to Loren and Ron: "The riot during the first transformation is normal, and it means you are very close to success. Go back...go back and ask Neville for some experience, maybe you can successfully transform next time."

Harry forced a smile.

Watching Professor McGonagall leave to count people and prepare to return, Ron looked at Loren with a complicated expression: "You also successfully transformed, right?"

Loren thought for a few seconds and finally nodded.

Ron glanced sadly at the three friends, looking sad.

He had a tragically thick barrier from them again.

…

The crackling raindrops were blocked by the transparent air film, and the young wizards discussed the evening's events excitedly. Except for a few prefects, almost no one noticed that several professors fell behind the team.

Loren and the others walked at the end of the team, listening to the professors' conversation with their ears pricked up.

"Among so many students, three have completed Animagus transformation, and thirteen have undergone varying degrees of transformation..." Professor Flitwick said in a high-pitched voice, "Minerva, you will be loaded into For the annals of history!”

Professor McGonagall had a smile on her face, and it seemed that she was also very satisfied with the results tonight.

Professor Sprout asked in confusion: "If Longbottom is rich in experience and accumulation, what about Miss Granger? I mean, she is indeed very talented, but Cedric and Percy are also Yes, why is there such a big difference?"

Professor Flitwick was also a little confused. Although Miss Granger was knowledgeable and memorized, when it came to magical talent, she was not far beyond other young wizards.

Snape glanced at the little black-haired thing in front of him. Don't think he didn't notice that although Minerva counted Loren Morgan among the candidates for successful transformation, he came out of the Forbidden Forest empty-handed. No ritual was performed at all.

As for Granger's anomaly, it probably has something to do with him.

Professor McGonagall had a complicated expression. She didn't know how to answer this question, but she vaguely knew the answer.

During the period when she had just returned to school during the Christmas vacation, Miss Granger frequently asked for advice on human body transformation, or turning people into animals.

If you think the same thing as her...

The Animagus teaching class has new teaching content.