Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 353: Vanishing Spell (Continued)
In the Transfiguration classroom, almost everyone's eyes were focused on Mike, even Professor McGonagall was no exception.

Obviously, everyone is concerned about whether Mike can successfully cast the Vanishing Spell, which is known as the most difficult magic in fifth grade, in one go!
And in this tense atmosphere, Mike waved his wand with a serious expression.

"Disappear without a trace!"

With a loud shout, the blackthorn wand drew a strange arc in the air and finally aimed at the snail on the table that was extending its tentacles to perceive the world.

The snail seemed to sense something as well, and suddenly turned its head to look at the "huge log" that was pointing at it.

The next moment, without any gorgeous lighting effects or nice sounds, the snail disappeared abruptly on the desk.

"Oh oh oh!"

"McTownley indeed!"

"The Eagle King of Ravenclaw!"

"The absolute winner of the Triwizard Tournament!"

……

There were bursts of exclamations in the classroom. Many students stood up and gathered around Mike excitedly, as if they were the ones who had successfully cast the Vanishing Spell.

But at this moment, Mike frowned slightly, his eyes fixed on the mucus that fell on the desk due to the crawling snail.

'This is really weird!'

This voice kept echoing in Mike's heart.

The effect of the vanishing spell was far beyond Mike's expectations. Whether he observed it with the naked eye or with magical perception, the snail that had just been on the desk no longer existed.

Mike could be 100% sure that the snail was definitely not killed, nor was it teleported to another place, but it simply disappeared from the face of the earth!
Is this terrifying spell, which is more powerful than Avada Kedavra, really a form of transfiguration?
and many more!

Transfiguration!
Mike's brows furrowed even more tightly, as he suddenly thought of a possibility.

If the Vanishing Spell belongs to Transfiguration, then its essence still cannot escape the principle of Transfiguration of changing the form of objects or creatures.

So could it be that the principle of the Vanishing Spell is not simply to make objects and creatures disappear, but to change their state into some unobservable and intouchable state?

The more Mike thought about it, the more possible it seemed, and his brows slowly relaxed.

At this moment, Professor McGonagall, who was standing on the podium, also applauded and said:
"That's great, Mike. I haven't seen a little wizard who can successfully cast the Vanishing Charm for the first time in a long time. 10 points for Ravenclaw!"

There was another round of applause in the classroom, and the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs all gave their heartfelt blessings to Mike.

Mike just smiled shyly. He had no desire to interact with his classmates at the moment. His mind was full of speculations about the effects of using the Vanishing Spell in actual combat.

For example, you are fighting against a strong enemy, and during the fight, you suddenly cast a silent disappearance spell, and then you hear a "puff" sound, and your opponent disappears completely from this world!
Oh! No! It continues to exist in this world in another state that humans cannot understand!
Gradually, a smile appeared on Mike's face. As for Professor McGonagall's previous warning, he had already thrown it out of his mind like a cloud.

Oh? If you tell me not to use it, then I won't use it?
The Ministry of Magic has a clear rule that the three unforgivable curses cannot be used on humans!
I used it so many times, do you think I got caught?
As for the fact that the Vanishing Spell would cause irreversible consequences, isn't that just right?

This super powerful curse is exactly what Mike needs!

Professor McGonagall on the podium narrowed her eyes as she looked at Mike who was obviously distracted. It was easy to guess what type of spells Mike preferred, but from the high-powered attack spells that he often used during competitions, it could be seen that Mike was a violent maniac who loved violent spells.

Therefore, it is very normal to want to use the Vanishing Spell in actual combat after seeing its terrifying effect.

"Everyone, please listen to me!" McGonagall shouted, "Regarding the Vanishing Spell, I have one more piece of advice for you. That is, never use the Vanishing Spell on others, because doing so may cause irreversible consequences, and you are more likely to gain endless disappointment!"

The students were a little confused. They didn't quite understand why Professor McGonagall repeated the warning twice in such a short period of time.

They are not devils, so how could they use such a terrible spell on others?
Mike remained silent.

"The Vanishing Charm is an extremely difficult spell, but it is also very special because its difficulty increases exponentially." McGonagall continued to explain, "Remember what I said before? As an invertebrate, it is much easier to cast the Vanishing Charm on a snail than on a mammal. In other words, the difficulty of casting the Vanishing Charm increases exponentially with the size of the target, whether it is alive, the complexity of its body structure, and whether it has magical powers. The magic power, operating skills, and control required to cast the Vanishing Charm on humans, especially wizards with magical powers, are even more exaggerated. Even I can't achieve a 100% success rate. I think you understand what I mean, right?"

Professor McGonagall stared at Mike as she said the last sentence.

Mike nodded silently when he heard this.

After listening to Professor McGonagall, he had basically given up the idea of ​​using the Vanishing Charm as a regular combat spell.

If what Professor McGonagall said was true, then the cost-effectiveness of the Vanishing Spell was simply too low.

After all, even for wizards, their bodies are extremely weak compared to spells. It is too easy to kill people, and there is no need to use the vanishing spell at all.

From this point of view, the Vanishing Spell can only be used as a surprise tactic like the Gut-Eating Curse, Reverse Bubble Head Curse and a series of other spells.

Shaking his head, Mike felt a little disappointed.

Seeing this, Mag on the podium also smiled.

It seemed to her that Mike had basically given up on the idea of ​​using the Vanishing Spell on people.

At this time, after watching the excitement for so long, the students couldn't help but start trying it themselves.

It's a pity that there is a reason why the Vanishing Spell is defined as the most difficult transfiguration in the OWL exam. The reason why Mike was able to succeed in one go, in addition to his powerful magic and mental support, his talent for magic also played a big role.

But talent is something not everyone has.

So, until Professor McGonagall announced the end of get out of class, only three people, including Mike, successfully cast the Vanishing Spell.

And one of the other two was able to be released successfully only with the help of Mike's guidance.

The other person who relied entirely on herself was a girl from Ravenclaw.

She had a very ordinary face, the kind of person who was taciturn and had a very low sense of presence. Therefore, even though Mike had been a classmate for almost five years, he still didn't have much impression of her.

As it was almost time for lunch, the students rushed out of the classroom as soon as Professor McGonagall announced the end of get out of class. Only a very few students left after bowing and saying goodbye to Professor McGonagall.

Unlike her classmates who were in a hurry, Professor McGonagall packed up the textbooks slowly. She looked at the empty classroom and couldn't help but sigh deeply. The expression on her face became a little lost.

All the students who successfully cast the Vanishing Charm in this class were from Ravenclaw, and the best student from Hufflepuff only claimed that he had made the color of his snail lighter (out of trust in the character of Hufflepuff, Professor McGonagall was unwilling to believe that the student was lying, but she had taught Transfiguration for so many years and had never heard of the Vanishing Charm's ability to make an object lighter in color.).

Among her Gryffindor members, only Hermione has succeeded in making the snail disappear. Although this is better than Hufflepuff, the gap compared to Ravenclaw is still huge.

'Is it true that extraordinary intelligence and wisdom are the most valuable assets of mankind?'

McGonagall instinctively thought of this classic motto from Ms. Ravenclaw, but then she shook her head violently and threw the idea out of her mind. She was the head of Gryffindor, how could she have such an idea!
Mag took a deep breath, stood up straight again, raised her head, and once again regained her original imposing appearance as she strode out of the classroom!
……

In the Hogwarts dining hall, the Ravenclaws who were eating still gathered around Mike, constantly asking him questions about the Vanishing Spell.

Mike was very troubled by the Ravenclaws' employment issues. I was just trying to deal with them helplessly, but suddenly I heard a loud laughter coming from Gryffindor.

All the attention of the Ravenclaws was drawn over there, even Mike was no exception.

Beside the Gryffindor table, a fat 'hairy man' covered with long brown and yellow hair was howling in fear. The shrill sound that was inconsistent with its body size echoed over the auditorium, making the students around him laugh.

Next to them were the Weasley brothers, who were supporting each other and laughing.

After just a few seconds, the long hair on the "hairy man" quickly faded away, revealing the smooth skin underneath.

"Is that Neville?"

Franklin asked uncertainly, while Mike beside him nodded helplessly.

He had already guessed what was going on. It must be that the Weasley brothers had tricked Neville, a simple-minded child, into eating some newly developed transforming snacks.

Looking at Neville, who was standing in the crowd and being laughed at, and seemed a little overwhelmed, Mike frowned again.

These two guys are said to be essentially good people, but their pranks can be really annoying at times.

Fortunately, these two guys are not too bad. Just like now, after laughing, they are surrounding Neville and apologizing sincerely.

To make Neville happy, George even ate the same biscuits he had given Neville before, and turned into a tall, skinny 'hairy man', patting his chest and pretending to be a King Kong!
Without a doubt, the classmates around were all laughing again, even Neville, whose eyes were red and seemed about to cry, was no exception.

"Oh! They are so talented!" Franklin applauded and said, "How do you think they can invent so many strange things?"

As he was talking, Franklin took out a piece of strange chewing gum that was half red and half blue from his pocket and looked at it.

"what is this?"

"Fever candy, the latest product of the Weasley brothers." Franklin raised his eyebrows, took out an instruction manual from his pocket and began to read, "Uh, fever candy. Just eat the red part during class to quickly raise your body temperature to the level of 'fever'. After you successfully skip class, eat the other half to lower your body temperature and return to normal! (Franklin looked at Mike) Not bad, right? I plan to use it in the next Herbology class. You know, that class coincides with Quidditch practice."

Mike nodded, but his eyes remained on the simple instructions.

In an inconspicuous corner of the instruction manual, there was a line of words so small that they were almost invisible - Weasley's latest work may have unknown side effects. Please choose carefully when purchasing. The Weasley brothers are not responsible for compensation for side effects.

Franklin did not read this passage just now, and it was obvious that he did not know about this.

"I advise you not to use this thing."

Mike gave a sincere advice, but Franklin seemed to have misunderstood his meaning and waved his hand:
"It's okay. If Professor Sprout finds out that I called in sick but showed up on the Quidditch field, I'll say that I was dragged there by force by my teammates."

Hearing this, Mike stopped talking.

To be honest, he was really curious about the side effects of this fever-relieving candy.

"hello!"

"guys!"

At this moment, the voices of the Weasley brothers suddenly sounded beside him. Mike turned around and saw George and Fred standing on his left and right.

"Hey, Mike, let me show you something nice."

George suddenly leaned over to Mike's ear and whispered this, then he stealthily took out a short, thick cylindrical barrel with a fire dragon painted on it.

"The latest type of magic fireworks!"

"That's right, we made it ourselves! Super strong! Super powerful!"

"It doesn't require water to light it like a firework. You just need to light it lightly, and then - whoosh! bang! crackle! It turns into a giant fire dragon!"

"And we've designed an Easter egg for it. If you attack it with a stun spell, it will explode violently!"

"And it's extremely difficult to extinguish. Half of all magical fireworks can be wiped out with just a vanishing spell."

"It's different. If someone casts a Vanishing Spell on it while it's burning, the effect of its explosion will increase tenfold!"

Looking at the Weasley brothers who were spitting with excitement, Mike was a little at a loss.

"So, you want to sell it to me?"

The Weasley brothers looked at each other, then turned to look at Mike expectantly and said in unison:
"Will you buy it?"

"will not!"

"That's a shame!" George sighed, "But we actually want to ask you, if we use this thing to cause trouble for Umbridge, will it succeed?"

Now it's time to sigh.

"I advise you not to."

"Why!"

"Yes, why? Umbridge's lessons are so boring, we just want to teach her a lesson, just like you did before!"

"Then she'll put you in detention."

Hearing this, the Weasley brothers burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! Detention, did you hear that, Fred?"

"Yes, I heard it, George. Old witch Umbridge's detention."

"We are so scared!"

The two said in unison.

(End of this chapter)