Hogwarts Raven

Chapter 58: The road ahead is suddenly clear!
a cat.

In the blink of an eye, he became a person.

Such a scene caused an uproar and exclamations from a group of little wizards in the classroom.

"Cat! The cat has become a professor!"

"Oh my god! I was still thinking about catching it and bringing it back to our dormitory!"

"How cool! I want to be a turtle! The kind that can live for 10,000 years!"

Seeing that the little wizards were shocked by the opening effect of the first class, Professor McGonagall couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth slightly. Every professor at Hogwarts knows how to arouse the learning interest of the little wizards in this way.

"If you haven't forgotten the meal time, I don't like people secretly doing other things in my class."

After reminding Ian, Professor McGonagall raised her hand and gestured, allowing Ian and the other two to choose their seats.

In the empty classroom.

There are quite a few tables and chairs.

perhaps.

During the millennium, there was a period of time when this place was bustling with people. But now, more than 30 little wizards obviously couldn't even fill half of the desks and chairs in the classroom.

"Good morning, everyone. I'm Minerva McGonagall. I'll be your Transfiguration teacher in the next few years." Professor McGonagall first gave a brief self-introduction.

After signaling everyone to be quiet.

"Transfiguration is a complex and magical magic. It is very practical in both life and combat." Professor McGonagall said as she waved the wand in her hand.

It happened almost in an instant.

The podium next to her turned into a ferocious leopard.

"Roar!"

The leopard roared, scaring the little wizards to scream. Michael and William's eyes almost popped out, while Ian's eyes were as bright as green gems.

Transfiguration!
His lifelong enemy!
When will we be able to reach this level?

"Roar! Roar!"

The leopard really acted like a living creature, jumping around in the classroom for a long time before Professor McGonagall waved her wand and turned it back into an ordinary podium.

"Do you think she just turned a table into a leopard and then turned it back into a table?" Michael suddenly whispered to Ian and the others.

"if not?"

Ian and William both looked confused.

"What if the professor turned a leopard into a table in advance and placed it there, and then turned it back into a leopard and then into a table right in front of us?"

It seems that Heige's way of looking at problems is somewhat unique.

"..."

Ian was speechless.

at this time.

Professor McGonagall, unaware that she had been fooled by a "conspiracy theory", had already begun to whisper to the young wizards who were eager to try and learn Transfiguration.

"We need to turn furniture into animals. This is what senior grades will learn." Her method of arousing everyone's desire to learn is simple, but very effective.

A little wizard raised his hand with expectation.

"Professor, if I learn Transfiguration, can I turn my brother into a My Little Pony?" This is a little Hufflepuff witch who wears round-frame glasses and looks somewhat cute.

Her question made Ian turn his head sharply to look over.

Whose general is this?

Why didn't you go to Slytherin?
"Transfiguration is forbidden on one's own kind, Miss Laura. I hope you can give up this dangerous idea." Professor McGonagall warned in a stern voice.

"Perhaps you will find the scene just now very interesting, but in fact, Transfiguration can almost be regarded as the most dangerous magic you will learn during your school years."

The older cat girl's voice wasn't very loud, but it was clear enough for everyone to hear, "Turning anything into something else is a dangerous process."

"There are sixteen known magical creatures that were created by failed transfiguration spells by wizards, including the extremely famous harpy in Greece."

"The poor man, because of his lack of caution, turned himself and his offspring into suffering creatures. This is actually a relatively good outcome for the transformation accident."

Professor McGonagall glanced at every young wizard present.

Her words are meaningful.

There is enough blank space to make people think deeply.

"So, caution is always the first rule you must keep in mind when learning Transfiguration. I don't want to hear that you have become a cautionary tale in the textbook in the future."

A very serious reminder.

This made the little wizards in the classroom a little nervous.

"If I can turn into a Hungarian Horntail, I think I would be fine even if I can't change back." William muttered quietly beside him, causing Ian to look at him several times in succession.

As expected, he is a guy suspected of having egg-laying bloodline!

"I believe you have already realized the dangers of Transfiguration. Then, let me lead you to appreciate its charm - let's start by turning matches into needles."

really.

The first challenge that freshmen face in Transfiguration is always the classic matchstick.

As Professor McGonagall distributed the matches, everyone got the matches. Ian did the same. He looked at his personal panel and couldn't help but sighed slightly. [Transfiguration (Level 0) 38/50]

It's not like he hasn't done some related exercises recently, but as always he has achieved little success in this regard, and one class might not be enough for him to cross the threshold.

"Everyone should remember that every pronunciation of the spell must be accurate. At the same time, you also need to construct the things you want to change in your mind."

After Professor McGonagall finished her teaching, she asked everyone to start practicing.

"Vera Verto!"

Ian recalled the contents of the textbook and continued to experiment. He tried hard to construct the structure of the steel needle in his mind, just as he had practiced many times before.

The match trembled and twisted, but ultimately it failed to turn into a steel needle.

The clock is ticking.

The students around were all studying and trying hard. Soon, William was the first to successfully conjure up a needle. Professor McGonagall praised him and gave Ravenclaw five points.

Perhaps because they were unwilling to admit defeat, or perhaps because of the lure of extra points, the students from Ravenclaw began to complete their tasks one after another. And there were also finishers from Hufflepuff.

"hiss!"

Seeing that Black Brother Michael was close to success, Ian finally couldn't sit still anymore.

"professor."

He raised his hand.

"Mr. Prince, what's the problem?"

Professor McGonagall immediately turned her gaze over. She had actually been observing Ian's transformation, but the matches on Ian's desk had not changed much.

This seems to be different from what Dumbledore said?
"I'm having a little trouble."

Ian had indeed wanted to ask Professor McGonagall for help for a long time.

"Please say."

Professor McGonagall nodded slightly.

"As we all know, wood is mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin and lignin, while iron is mainly composed of iron atoms."

Ian didn't look at the students next to him who were confused and muttering about what this "well-known" was. He asked Professor McGonagall in a very serious tone.

"I'm trying hard to convert every component of wood into iron atoms, but... it's really difficult." He was very puzzled by the easy success of other little wizards.

"?????"

It wasn't just the little wizards who looked confused.

Even Professor McGonagall's eyes couldn't help but widen a little.

"It seems that you have already done some research on alchemy..." Professor McGonagall looked at Ian with an extremely strange look, as if she had looked at Ian over and over again.

"However, this is of no help in learning Transfiguration." After a slight pause and hesitation, Professor McGonagall looked at Ian with her wise eyes and spoke.

"Mr. Prince, I wonder what you think of wizards' magic?"

Her voice was serious.

"Magic comes from the wizard himself and from the power of belief. It responds to the desires of the heart." Ian thought for a moment and then expressed his current understanding.

Professor McGonagall gave him a surprised look.

"What Dumbledore said seems to be true. Yes, you are right. Magic is the manifestation of the mind and the echo of the imagination..."

"Your failure stems from the fact that all you are doing is distorting matter."

Professor McGonagall used a whole new vocabulary to describe magic, and also explained why Ian's Transfiguration skills were progressing slowly.

"The echo of imagination, doesn't it need a real carrier? This is no different from distorting matter, right?" Ian felt as if he was getting closer to the truth.

But it is hard to catch.

"Of course there is a difference, child. Distorting matter is simply an attempt to transform one substance into another using magical power. This is not what makes wizards powerful."

Professor McGonagall looked at Ian with a hint of complexity and a little struggle in her eyes. She hesitated for a long time, and then her eyes softened as if she had made a decision.

"I usually don't teach young wizards dangerous knowledge, but Mr. Prince, I think you really need to get the right instruction in this regard."

"I can't watch you go astray."

Professor McGonagall looked at the students around her, each one more confused than the other, then looked at Ian, whose eyes were full of curiosity, and she spoke softly in a gentle voice.

"Remember, we wizards do not distort matter. We wizards give matter new rules. The ancient wizards believed in a saying, and it is still applicable in today's era."

talking.

Professor McGonagall raised her wand.

Glowing words emerged from the tip of her wand.

All the young wizards present had bewildered looks on their faces, staring at the words floating in the air, shining like fireworks. No one could recognize them while whispering to each other.

"The wizard is a god."

The gorgeous characters were reflected in Ian's eyes. The words written in runes by Professor McGonagall seemed to open a door to a vast world for him at this moment.

The wheel of history...begins to turn.

(End of this chapter)