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Chapter 332 The first lesson of school

The next day, the sun was shining brightly.

The rising sun shone on the castle, reflecting a dazzling light from the golden turquoise and silver sacred white trees, bathing the entire castle in golden and silvery radiance, filling it with a sacred and luminous aura.

The sweet fragrance of grass, trees, and flowers drifted into the dormitory on the breeze, slowly waking the freshmen who had been having sweet dreams all night.

The students opened their sleepy eyes, were awestruck by the sight outside the window, and were completely jolted awake.

"Wow, it's so beautiful!" Anlomir exclaimed from the Phoenix Academy dormitory.

Even the little elf Alanier, who had lived in the valley since childhood, couldn't help but nod.

As the new students gradually woke up, they washed up and then went to the auditorium on the first floor for lunch.

After dinner, it was almost nine o'clock.

Anlomir, Alanier, and Adam Bailey hurried toward the Transfiguration classroom. Their first lesson of the day was Transfiguration, and they were with the students from the Dragon Academy.

The three of them finally arrived at the classroom before the bell rang and quickly took their seats.

When the bell rang, none of the new students saw the professor. They all looked around, puzzled.

Just then, a huge figure walked in from the classroom door on all fours.

The students at the back turned around in confusion, and were instantly terrified, their faces turning deathly pale. A scream of terror caught in their throats, and they dared not let it out.

Then more and more students noticed the deathly silence behind them, and turned around, their faces showing fear.

It was a wolf-like creature as tall as an adult, with a black back and white belly, and thick, powerful limbs, making it look like a dire wolf at first glance.

The "giant wolf" stepped across the aisle, came to the front of the stage, and then instantly transformed into the appearance of Professor Edward.

Upon seeing this, a chorus of exclamations and gasps rose and fell.

All the students stared at this scene in disbelief, feeling as if they were still dreaming.

Only Adam Bailey, after his initial shock, immediately reacted, his voice rising in excitement and admiration:
“I know, it’s an Animagus! Professor Edward’s Animagus is a wolf! That’s so cool!”

Everyone else in the classroom heard Adam Bailey's words, and those who had heard of Animagus suddenly understood.

Those who hadn't heard of it looked blank, but were quickly explained to them by classmates who knew, and then showed the same shocked and enlightened expression.

Edward, who was at the head of the table, naturally heard Adam Bailey's voice, and a smile immediately flashed in his eyes.

He then spoke, cutting off all the noise: "Quiet!"

The classroom fell silent instantly, but the students remained unsettled, still immersed in the shock they had just experienced.

Edward looked around and said loudly, "Mr. Bailey's explanation was correct. Animagus is one of the highest achievements of Transfiguration. It allows wizards to freely transform into another animal form, thus enabling us to disguise ourselves or help us cope with certain special environmental needs."

“But!” Edward’s expression turned serious. “Transfiguration is an extremely dangerous subject. One wrong move can easily lead to an irreversible magical accident. Very few people have mastered Animagus transformation. To date, only five people have successfully acquired Animagus.”

"Therefore, reckless experimentation is not allowed in my classroom, and the use of shapeshifting is strictly prohibited. I do not want to see any of you become grotesque, lose your minds, or even die!"

Hearing Professor Edward's very serious words, the students felt as if they had been doused with cold water, and their impulsiveness towards Animagus instantly cooled down.

But some bold students couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Professor, what are other people's Animagus besides yours?"

The other students also showed curious expressions. Seeing everyone's curiosity, Edward didn't rush to start the lesson immediately. Instead, he satisfied the students' curiosity and took the opportunity to stimulate their interest in Transfiguration.

"To date, there are four Animagus registered with the Ministry of Magic, including Your Excellency the Headmaster," Edward said slowly, glancing at the students who were listening intently.
"I'm sure many of you have heard of Headmaster Animagus. Yes, he is the first and only phoenix in Middle-earth!"

Edward's face showed longing and admiration when he spoke of this.

"The phoenix is ​​an extremely beautiful, powerful, and sacred creature. It can be reborn from the ashes, control flames, its tears can heal all wounds and diseases, its songs can inspire courage, and it can intimidate dark creatures. It can be said to be a perfect creature!"

The students present all looked on with awe and longing as they listened.

“Normally, Animagus can only transform into ordinary animals. Like me and the other two wizards, we can only transform into ordinary animals. Forcibly transforming into a magical creature would cause serious and irreversible damage, so it is unrealistic to want to become a phoenix like Headmaster.”

"So if any of you are interested in Animagus, you can apply to me when you learn advanced Transfiguration and practice Animagus under my supervision or that of other professors."

But the most important rule is that you absolutely, absolutely, absolutely must not practice in private!

"As for the other two wizards' Animagus, one of them you know is your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Brog. He is the only Animagus besides the headmaster who has the ability to fly, and he is a very handsome falcon."

"And the remaining one is the wand-making master, Mr. Bill Ollivander, whose Animagus is a chameleon."

Edward told the students all the information about the Animagus owners without any concealment.

They don't seem worried about exposing other people's privacy.

After all, one of the most important uses of the Animagus is to disguise itself and remain hidden, avoiding the discovery of its true identity.

Now that their Animagus identity has been revealed, it is easy for the word to get out, thus compromising the Animagus's secrecy.

But in fact, this is all publicly available information.

After all, Edward, Brog, and Bill registered with the Ministry of Magic after successfully transforming into Animagus, so many people within the Ministry knew about it.

Of course, the reason Edward could speak so freely about their Animagus form was because they had also mastered even more advanced magical animal forms.

After they successfully completed the Animagus transformation, Dui stepped in to help them evolve their Animagus.

After completing the evolution, Edward's normal Animagus is a wolfhound, while the evolved version is a giant wolf, and both forms exist simultaneously, which is equivalent to having two Animagus forms.

Just as Dui, despite having completed the transformation into the Phoenix Animagus, could still transform into an owl.

Edward's giant wolf is far more powerful than a dire wolf, and its transformation is based on Cerberus, the three-headed wolf from Eisengard, possessing a copper-skinned body and sharp fangs.

Brog's normal Animagus is a falcon, while the evolved version is a giant eagle. Although it cannot compare to those real giant eagles in size, it still has considerable strength.

As for Bill's Animagus, he was just a small chameleon, the smallest and weakest of the three, but he had the greatest potential.

With Dui's help, Bill's Animagus successfully evolved from a chameleon into a fire-breathing dragon.

Although its size and strength cannot compare with that of a giant dragon, and it is only about the same as that of a wyvern, its strength should not be underestimated.

So, on the surface, their Animagus forms are a wolfhound, a falcon, and a lizard, but in reality, they are three powerful magical creatures: a giant wolf, a giant eagle, and a giant dragon.

They were also the three strongest wizards trained by Dui.

(End of this chapter)