Hogwarts: From Luna's House to Godhood Through Intense Competition

In fact, this memory extraction spell was cast using ancient magical power.

Compared to ordinary memory-extraction spells, spells based on ancient magical power have some additional special effects.

This is a clever application that he developed through practice after repeatedly using ancient magical powers.

"Books like 'The Handbook of Ritual Magic,' 'Rituals and Protection,' and 'The Practice of Ritual Magic' all demonstrate some common characteristics regarding the broad category of leaf magic..." Vizette said.

Dumbledore chimed in at just the right moment, saying, "Growth and absorption—these are qualities that all leaves possess."

“Yes!” Vizette nodded, feeling more relaxed than before. “Growth requires absorption, which promotes the flow of energy in order to complete the growth process.”

"Therefore, we can extend this to another related trait—flow. The mandrake leaves flow with my memories. Professor...you should all be able to feel it, right?"

He waved his wand, releasing a trace of ancient magical power, giving this memory more possibilities.

Dumbledore and the others squinted, as if carefully experiencing the feeling, and nodded in agreement.

Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick were still muttering to themselves, never expecting that the Pensieve, which Hogwarts had kept all this time, was more powerful than they had imagined.

Only Dumbledore smiled and winked mischievously at Vizzet.

As one of the few who knew that Vizette was a Guardian, he naturally understood why this memory was so special.

Vizette couldn't help but chuckle, clearing her throat to compose herself. "This flow is two-way; it's a kind of exchange."

“I imbue the mandrake leaves with memories of the past, and the mandrake imbues me with the property of ‘absorption’.”

“That’s a very convincing argument,” Professor McGonagall nodded in agreement. “The Animagus itself is far too complicated and poses a considerable danger.”

"Only a small number of wizards who want to understand the soul will study Animagus. As a result, without an understanding of the soul, it is difficult to discover this property of Mandrake."

“I am rather curious about the ‘exchange’ that Vizette mentioned,” Professor Flitwick said. “The exchange of memories and traits… Gentlemen, are you familiar with the ‘siphoning phenomenon’?”

“When I was researching ancient Roman magic, I came across a wizard’s memoir that mentioned his relationship with Muggles. By the way, the relationship between Muggles and wizards wasn’t tense at the time.”

"The memoir describes how Muggles would build large water pipelines to transport water across two valleys to the city, which was very ingenious!"

“Siphoning phenomenon?” Professor McGonagall shook her head. “I don’t think I’ve ever heard of it… After all, we can use a water-making spell, there’s no need for such a complicated process.”

Dumbledore said with a smile, "Muggles have always been very wise. I remember that in the very beginning, they were called 'Muggles'!"

"The siphon phenomenon!" Professor Flitwick's insight gave Wizette a clue, connecting all her somewhat chaotic thoughts together.

His eyes lit up. "That's it! That explains everything!"

Vizette waved her wand, using ancient magical power to create an extremely simple "siphon suit".

The "siphon kit" consists of two transparent cups, one tall and one short. The taller cup is filled with water, while the shorter cup is empty. The two cups are connected by a transparent tube for filling with water.

“Professor McGonagall, this is the simplest example of the ‘siphon phenomenon.’ I call this tube a ‘siphon tube.’”

Through the siphon effect, the water in the higher cup flows slowly down the siphon tube into the lower cup.

"Professor Flitwick, thank you for your guidance! This example is so vivid!" Wizette said with some excitement.

Dumbledore clapped his hands. "It's excellent that we've reached a better, more vivid conclusion!"

“With the ‘siphon phenomenon’ as an aid, it’s much easier to explain!” Vizet’s mind raced, and even his speech quickened.

"The flow of the 'siphon effect' will continue until the two sides are in equilibrium! And this can be extended to another characteristic: stability, which can be regarded as a protective measure."

“The property of ‘stability’ can also further explain why mandrake leaves…” He waved his wand, magnifying the curled mandrake leaf.

"Like I said at the beginning, it's like a needle! And it's also a siphon! The siphon acts as a 'siphon effect,' while the needle acts as an 'anchor point!'"

“The first step back to Animagus!” Vizette recalled the tedious steps of Animagus, “requiring holding a mandrake leaf in your mouth for a full month!”

"The two key points, 'holding it in the mouth' and 'one month,' are extremely important! Because the mouth is on the head, being close to the brain means being close to the soul!"

"During the month that the mandrake leaf is in your mouth, it will continuously absorb our memories, and use those memories as a foundation to establish an anchor point."

"Once the mandrake leaf turns into a potion, the memories contained within this 'anchor' will be the key to transforming into animal or human form!"

"But there's still a problem... The memories a person can hold are diverse... and the time span can be very long..."

Vizette frowned slightly, his thoughts slightly hindered.

"Perhaps you could trace it back to its origins?" Dumbledore suggested softly.

“Tracing back to the source?” After this remark, Vizette felt a sudden sense of clarity. “There’s that hair!”

"So the hair used in the subsequent steps is to assist and correct this 'anchor point' so that it can be accurately recorded!"

"The fact that it took pulling out a hair to master Animagus for this period of time... proves that it played a decisive role!"

"Make sure that when we transform back into human form, we don't revert to our childhood or even infant form, but maintain our current appearance!"

Chapter 128 Engraving Magical Memories

Emerging from the Pensieve, Professors McGonagall and Flitwick blinked, looking at the real scene around them, yet feeling a sense of unreality, and couldn't help but exhale.

Animagus is an extremely rare form of magic due to its potential dangers and overly complex procedures.

This is why there are few wizards who study Animagus, and even in the Hogwarts Library, there are not many reference documents.

Yet, even under these circumstances, Wizette was able to deduce so many details from Animagus's first step, which speaks volumes about her talent.

Professor McGonagall asked, "Vizet, have you considered writing a paper?"

"Publish a paper?" Vizette was a little taken aback; he was still thinking about the Animagus.

“Yes! The kind published in ‘Transfiguration Today’.” Professor McGonagall spoke rather quickly. “‘Transfiguration Today’ has a Most Promising Newcomer Award, and I think you have a chance…”

"That's not the right way to put it... You can't say there's a chance. You should say that as long as you publish a paper on Animagus, you're guaranteed to win the Most Promising Newcomer Award!"

Her tone revealed a hint of excitement, somewhat different from her usual serious demeanor.

It seemed that the fighting spirit belonging to Gryffindor was continuously erupting.

“Professor McGonagall, I think…” Vizette murmured, “we can wait until we’ve completed the transformation of the Animagus before considering writing the thesis.”

"Although I have explained the corresponding steps, it would be more convincing if I could complete the Animagus transformation."

“Indeed!” Professor McGonagall nodded. “In addition, the format for publishing papers in Transfiguration Today is also very important, and you need to get used to that.”

Vizette continued, "I have another idea regarding these steps with the Animagus..."

"Could it be like making magical artifacts, engraving 'runes' on this 'siphon'?"

"Inscribe runes?" Dumbledore repeated. "You mean, enchant them, so that the final animal possesses some magical properties?"

Vizette nodded and said, "Yes, I think the process of creating Animagus is actually somewhat similar to the process of making magical items."

"Another point is that I have some understanding of mental magic, so the process of imbuing memories is at least controllable for me."

"So my idea is... could the memories injected into it, those pure memories about magic, be able to inscribe them on it?"

“I think it’s feasible!” Dumbledore encouraged. “It’s a process that’s well worth trying.”

Professors McGonagall and Flitwick both said at the same time, "Could there be some dangers?"

“Vizette already understands the soul, that’s the first safeguard,” Dumbledore explained. “And he has mastered mental magic, that’s the second safeguard.”

"With these two safeguards, plus his unique experience and outstanding talent, I feel quite reassured. What do you think?"

The worry on Professors Flitwick and McGonagall's faces had not completely dissipated.

Seeing this, Dumbledore added, "I will be there when he takes the final step to make sure nothing happens to him."

Vizette said somewhat embarrassedly, "Wouldn't this be too much trouble for you..."

Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick both said at the same time, "Of course not!"

"Hehe!" Dumbledore chuckled happily. "Any other questions?"

“Actually, I have another question,” Vizette said. “I remember that weather charms can change the weather. Is it possible to control the formation of lightning through weather charms?”

"After all, Animagus needs to wait for the storm, and if the location is not chosen well, it may take a long time before a storm occurs."

“A storm attracted by a weather charm cannot affect Animagus,” Dumbledore said.

"At least... a storm cast with a regular weather spell cannot affect Animagus."

From these words and from Dumbledore's eyes, Vizette sensed a deeper meaning hidden within them.

If ordinary weather spells are ineffective, then weather spells cast using ancient magical power should be able to work, right?

Moreover, he had an alternative plan—the extremely powerful ancient magic "Lightning".

“I still want to learn the Weather Charm. Learning another spell is always a good thing,” Vizette said. “Excuse me… are there any reference books or materials I can use?”

Because of its location, it doesn't necessarily snow in the village of Autri Saint Catchpol during the Christmas holidays.

However, they were very lucky last year; it snowed heavily the day before Christmas.

If you can master a powerful enough weather spell, you can create your own festive snow.

“The Weather Charm isn’t too difficult,” Professor Flitwick said. “It’s a bit late today… not really the right time.”

"If you're interested, you can come find me anytime, and I can teach you this magic."

Vizette nodded repeatedly, "Professor Flitwick, thank you so much!"

Every professor's time is precious, and how could he not be grateful that they were willing to take the time to teach him magic?

Dumbledore stretched merrily and called out to everyone, "It is indeed getting late, everyone should go back and rest!"