Hogwarts: Starting with full Unforgivable Curses

Chapter 3 The Nature of the Transfiguration Spell
"It's okay, Mom. I don't need any gifts. I hope Santa Claus can give you the gifts when the time comes."

Dylan looked at his hesitant parents and offered comfort.

After all, he has the golden finger, so admission to Hogwarts is a foregone conclusion.

He was anxious to confirm whether the owl had taken the letter, and he also wanted to go to Diagon Alley as soon as possible.

"Oh my God, my baby is so cute!" Maeve was touched.

By Christmas, she must save money to buy her son a decent gift!

Just as Hubert was about to say something to comfort his son.

Suddenly, there was a sound of tapping on the window glass.

When they looked back, they saw an owl standing outside the window, with its head tilted, staring at the letter on the table.

"An owl?" Maeve exclaimed. "Is it here to get the mail?"

"knocking"

Seeing that these people didn't open the window, the owl stretched out its beak and pecked at the window again. A crisp sound came, just like knocking on the door.

"Hubert, open the window quickly!" Maeve looked more anxious than Dylan.

Just as Hubert reached out to open the window, the owl outside did not fly away, but jumped in instead and stepped on the envelope with its two claws.

"knocking"

Just then, there was another polite knock on the door.

The three of them looked at each other, then looked towards the door together.

Hubert and Maeve were filled with anxiety.

Dylan stood up and strode towards the door, taking a deep breath.

Which professor would come to visit?
"Click" sound.

The door opened.

Dylan looked up, and the first thing that caught his eye was a dark green robe.

He slowly raised his gaze and saw the slightly stern face of a middle-aged woman wearing square glasses.

"It's our first meeting. Sorry to bother you. I couldn't find the doorbell, so I had to knock on the door."

Dylan: “.”

He raised the corner of his mouth: "It's okay, may I ask who you are?"

"Hello, Mr. Hawkwood, I have received your reply. I am Minerva McGonagall, the Transfiguration professor at Hogwarts."

Seeing Dylan, Professor McGonagall's eyes softened a little, but then a strange look flashed across her face.

Is it her imagination?

Why did she feel as if she sensed the breath of magic from this little wizard?

"Hello, Professor McGonagall, nice to meet you. I'm Dylan Hawkwood. Please come in."

Dylan thought he could keep his composure, but when he really saw Professor McGonagall, he found that his emotions were surging like a tide, and even opening his mouth was a bit difficult -

It was not only the excitement of seeing familiar people, but also the nervousness of having to face the master of magic directly while possessing the three unforgivable curses.

Fortunately, Professor McGonagall seemed accustomed to Dylan's reaction and did not observe him for too long. She followed him into the house and greeted Hubert and Maeve with a smile.

"Professor McGonagall? To be honest, we are still not used to magic..." After asking the elegantly dressed female professor to sit down, Hubert couldn't help but speak.

"Of course, I fully understand. This is also one of the purposes of my trip."

Professor McGonagall's smile was natural and gentle. "In fact, if Mr. Hawkwood hadn't replied, the school would have sent professors to lead the young wizards from Muggle families to Diagon Alley a few days before the start of term."

As she spoke, she took out her wand and waved it gently.

A notebook on the table turned into an alarm clock with ticking hands in the blink of an eye.

"Ding ding ding!" The alarm clock suddenly rang, and Dylan couldn't help but turn it off.

Hubert and Maeve witnessed this incredible scene and became convinced that magic really existed!

Dylan was also a little surprised. After turning off the alarm, he looked up and said, "Professor McGonagall, is this the Transfiguration spell you are going to teach me?"

"Yes, you will learn it after you enter the school." Professor McGonagall replied.

"Can the Transfiguration Spell transform living beings? Are these living beings real lives, or are they illusions that do not involve the essence?" Dylan asked.

Professor McGonagall's eyes flashed with surprise as she looked at Dylan for a moment. "Magic cannot truly change the essential form of a living being, but it can be attempted."

"So, this alarm clock looks like an alarm clock, but it's actually a notebook in essence?" Dylan blinked.

"That's understandable." Professor McGonagall nodded.

"But why does it make that noise?" Dylan asked again.

"Because that's what an alarm clock can do," replied Professor McGonagall.

"Is it possible?" Dylan didn't quite understand. "Professor, could you please explain it in detail?"

"The essence of transformation is the result of the combined effects of consciousness and magic. I hope it can become an alarm clock that can remind me next time, so it can make sounds, which is also the function of an alarm clock."

Professor McGonagall frowned slightly and said, "In fact, I should tell you this part slowly after you start school."

"Since you are interested, I can explain it to you briefly."

"The essence of the Transfiguration Charm requires you to have sufficient knowledge of an object, whether it is a living thing or an inanimate object. Otherwise, the object you transform into will be superficial and not real enough."

"If you want to transform a living thing, you even need to take into account its natural reactions, its habits."

"Magic power is the foundation for transformation, while consciousness is the key to whether you can complete the transformation."

Consciousness and magic?
Dylan has seen a lot in his two lives.

Now he is burdened with three maximum-level unforgivable curses.

It was easy to understand what Professor McGonagall wanted to express.

In fact, consciousness is equal to a piece of music, and magic is equal to various musical instruments.

The process of casting a spell can be understood as playing the specified music.

Wands and spells can be interpreted as central command.

If the score is wrong, the performance will naturally fail.

If the instrument is damaged, the performance will be flawed.

It's like Professor McGonagall turning a notebook into an alarm clock.

The idea of ​​"change" is the musical score.

The difficulty of deformation lies in how to play the song according to the score when the instrument is intact.

In practical terms, when casting the Transfiguration spell, the more complete the image of the alarm clock in your mind, the more perfect all its functions will be, and the alarm clock will naturally be able to make sounds.

If you only think about the appearance of an alarm clock, there will naturally be only a shell, and it will not produce any "effect".

(End of this chapter)