The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 398 Animal Transformation (Please subscribe, please bookmark, please vote)
Ryan got up a little late the next morning, so when he walked into the restaurant, he was surprised to find that Umbridge, who was always there every morning, had disappeared, and the dining table was charred.

"What's going on?" Ryan asked Neville next to him after he sat down. "What happened today? I see you guys seem very excited."

"Look at this." Neville excitedly handed over a tightly rolled October issue of The Quibbler. After unfolding it, Ryan found that the cover was the photo he had prepared, which showed Fudge and Umbridge kissing through the crack in the door. At that time, he and Hermione kissed more than ten times under the command of Rose Crystal for this photo, and their lips were swollen.

In addition, there is a row of big red words on the photo: Umbridge and Fudge's secret office romance, what does this mean?
This must be the effect of the previous photos, Ryan thought. No wonder Umbridge's seat was burnt. The Ministry of Magic must have offended a group of people by doing that recently. They will definitely take this opportunity to send Howlers to the two parties to vent their anger. Umbridge probably ran away because she received too many Howlers.

Of course, Umbridge's counterattack was also swift. Before noon, huge notices were posted all over the school, not only on the school notice boards, but also in the corridors and classrooms. The Hogwarts Senior Inquisitor ordered that any student found in possession of The Quibbler magazine would be expelled immediately.

"It seems that the Ministry of Magic doesn't know how to wage a propaganda war at all." Ryan said to Hermione after reading these notices. "In this case, using expulsion to intimidate people from reading these news is actually the stupidest choice, because it will make everyone subconsciously think that these news are true, and no matter how they explain, no one will believe them. And the harder you try to ban rumors, the faster they will spread."

"So we succeeded this time." For Hermione, who always followed the rules, being able to participate in such an event made her feel very excited, and at the same time, she felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.

"Yes, we succeeded." Ryan nodded and said, "I hope this will make the toad quieter."

As they expected, by the end of the day, although Ryan and his friends hadn't seen any of The Quibbler in the school, it seemed that the whole school knew about it. Whether in the corridors, classrooms, or in the hall during meals, there were whispers about these photos everywhere. Hermione even told Ryan that people were talking about these photos in the bathroom stalls today.

"The wizards' spare time is still too boring, and these photos of ours can just add some fun to them. And I heard from Percy that Umbridge is not very popular in the Ministry of Magic. After combining these situations, it doesn't matter whether it's true in the photo or not. Everyone just needs this as a channel to vent their emotions. You see, even if we don't care about this matter, it will get bigger and bigger." Ryan concluded.

Indeed, the Daily Prophet in the past few days showed that Fudge was very upset because of these photos, and even a serious conflict broke out in his family. According to some classmates whose family members worked in the Ministry of Magic, Fudge had been living in the office for several days.

"You know what? My dad said this issue was so popular that he printed two more copies this week," Luna told everyone at the weekend book club. "He couldn't believe there was anything more popular than the Scimitar-Horned Snorkeller."

"Perhaps because this news is as true and reliable as the Snorlax, it can attract so many people." Ryan smiled at Hermione after he finished speaking. At the same time, the Weasley brothers laughed loudly in the back.

After the photo incident came to an end, at Hermione's strong request, Ryan began to focus on teaching Hermione how to transform into an animal. Since Ryan privately demonstrated how to transform into a giant panda at Sirius' ancestral home in Grimmauld Place last time, Hermione suddenly developed a strong interest in this magic.

This kind of transformation was concluded by Ryan after combining the magic of the shapeshifter in the Lord of the Rings with the natural magic of the nymphs. He found that the animal transformation he mastered was more powerful than the Animagus. However, the same as the Animagus is that the wizards cannot choose what animal to transform into after this magic transformation.

For example, animagus can only transform into ordinary animals, but the animals transformed by this new transfiguration are much stronger than ordinary animals, and can even be regarded as some kind of magical creatures. At least after Ryan turned into a panda, he found that his magical defense and physical defense capabilities were no different from those of a giant. It is much more practical than most animagus. "Pay attention! The core of this magic is to awaken your inner spirit. Let your heart connect with the whole nature, and then follow this feeling. Nature will give you a way to release your inner soul and resonate with nature." Ryan shouted to Hermione who was sitting in the magic circle while sitting on a tree stump. They are now in the Forbidden Forest, and today is the full moon night, and the outdoor full moon night is also the most recommended day for transfiguration.

"Hermione, concentrate and follow the transformation process I taught you!" Ryan pointed at the magic circle under Hermione with the hand with the ring, "I will help you!"

At this time, the time was 12 o'clock in the middle of the night. As the Quenya spells flowed out of Ryan's mouth, the eternal fire contained in the ring slowly flowed out and enveloped Ryan's arm. As he waved his arm, a large amount of magic power surged out of his body and instantly lit up the runes on the magic circle.

If someone stood next to them at this time, they would see a very magical scene.

Just like Ryan's first transformation, he saw Hermione emitting light from the inside out, echoing the moonlight. As the moonlight shone, Hermione began to tremble. At the same time, her muscles, skin, and even her hair were deforming and trembling at a super-high frequency. She looked like a slime, her whole body was rapidly deforming, softening, and getting smaller and smaller.

"It feels different from last time. Last time I was expanding." Ryan thought as he watched Hermione transforming rapidly, but he did not stop injecting natural magic into the magic circle.
This transformation process was extremely uncomfortable, as if every cell in the body was being pricked by a needle. But Hermione still gritted her teeth and insisted on not making any sound, no matter how much pain she felt physically.

The transformation also quickly consumed the magic power in her body, but no matter how much was consumed, it was quickly replenished by the magic circle under her. In this process, her body also changed rapidly.

"This is..." Ivan looked at Hermione in front of him. The animal she turned into seemed to be different from himself. It was not a very large animal.

In the blink of an eye, Hermione's body was completely changed, officially completing her first animal transformation.

Her transformation process went smoothly. Theoretically, to learn this kind of magic, one must have the magic power of an adult wizard and sufficient understanding of nature. As for Hermione's ability to do this, it may be related to the fact that her body had been strengthened before. At the same time, it was also because she had a very solid foundation when learning this knowledge, and was able to release her inner spirit correctly.

Now standing in front of Ryan was a relatively rare cat, which looked a bit like a leopard, but was much smaller than a leopard, with playful tufts of black hair growing on its ears.

"Ryan, what have I become?" The cat in front of him opened his mouth and asked. From this voice, you can vaguely hear Hermione's voice, but it is slightly higher. This is also where this transformation is better than Animagus: after becoming an animal, you can still speak in human language.

"I think you look pretty good as a lynx," Ryan said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)