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

“That’s true… Oh, right!” Hagrid raised his right hand and pointed his index finger. “How about I get you some sugar? Some toffee syrup for you to try!”

“That’s not necessary either…” Harry saw Hagrid about to get up and quickly changed the subject, “Hagrid, what is Aragog?”

"There was a riot at Hogwarts... a lot of magical creatures escaped from the Forbidden Forest! All sorts of dangerous animals were there!"

"I heard Percy and the others went to dissect corpses... and they're even speculating about who that student Snape mentioned is... that they can handle corpses so skillfully right after enrolling..."

Luna covered her mouth and smiled, then gently touched Vizet's fingers.

Vizette coughed lightly and shrugged slightly in response.

Hagrid stammered, "Ah... Aragog is... uh..."

“There are spiders in the Forbidden Forest…” Ron’s face turned deathly pale instantly. “So many spiders… each one is as big as a carriage!”

“Those spiders look like giant eight-eyed spiders…” Hermione frowned. “These dangerous creatures shouldn’t be from England…there are plenty of them in Kalimantan.”

“Eight…Eight-eyed giant spiders?” Hagrid stammered, his face turning as pale as Ron’s. “They…left the Forbidden Forest…and attacked Hogwarts?”

……

Vizette began, “Actually, those eight-eyed giant spiders… were the instigators of the recent Forbidden Forest riots.”

Hagrid blinked, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word.

Wizette continued, "Harry should also know... Voldemort is back and has orchestrated this series of events."

"This also includes collaborating with the eight-eyed giant spider to harass the magical creatures of the Forbidden Forest, causing them to attack Hogwarts, in order to achieve one's own goals."

Hagrid looked on in disbelief. "How could this happen... They shouldn't have done that..."

“It’s true! I saw it with my own eyes!” Harry nodded quickly and affirmed, “Voldemort took me to a very strange place…”

"And there were two Voldemors at the time... In short, the situation was very complicated! If it weren't for Dumbledore and Vizet, I might have been killed by Voldemort."

Hagrid covered his face, his voice trembling as he said, "But I told Aragok to keep them in check, how could they do this..."

"The situation was urgent," Wizette added. "The giant spiders not only caused a disturbance in the Forbidden Forest, but also attacked the unicorns."

"Gorgons running amok! Giant spiders attacking unicorns! Have they gone mad?" Hagrid looked up, his eyes wide, and asked, "Why didn't Aragog keep them in check?"

Following Hagrid's words, Vizette said, "Perhaps it's because he's sick?"

Hagrid's lips trembled. "Aragok...is it sick?"

“He’s quite ill and can’t speak anymore.” Veze nodded. “Perhaps that’s why the other eight-eyed giant spiders rebelled and no longer obeyed Aragok’s orders.”

"I'm going to see Aragog!" Hagrid suddenly stood up, strode to the wall, grabbed his mole-skin coat, and draped it over his shoulders.

"When I was studying... it was the only one who stayed with me... willing to play with me... at times like these, I must be by its side!"

He twisted the doorknob with great effort and said, "Vizette... Harry... I'm so happy you came to see me right away, but I have to go to the Forbidden Forest!"

Chapter 66 The Horned Owl Animagus and the Patronus Charm Healing Technique

As Vizette had anticipated, Aragog finally reached the end of his life a week after Hagrid's return.

With Aragog's death, the eight-eyed giant spiders in the Forbidden Forest are completely wiped out, making the Forbidden Forest safer than before.

Aragog is an extremely complex figure for Hagrid, as if he were both Hagrid's child and Hagrid's shadow.

The injustices and cold treatment he encountered during his school years did not turn Hagrid into a violent person;

He chewed on these experiences, digested them, and ultimately transformed them into tenderness, which he then gave back to Aragog and to the many creatures of the Forbidden Forest.

It is precisely because of this that he is able to make friends with all kinds of animals, and the centaurs are also willing to communicate with him.

In a way, Aragok did not let Hagrid down. The reason Hagrid was willing to trust the eight-eyed spiders was because of Aragok's order—that none of the eight-eyed spiders should harm Hagrid.

However, this order was limited to Hagrid. The growth of the giant spider swarm would be a disaster for the other creatures in the Forbidden Forest.

If the swarm of eight-eyed spiders continues to grow, it may even threaten Hogwarts in the future, and its eventual destruction is a foreseeable outcome.

For Hagrid, being able to accompany Aragog on the final leg of his life's journey, and then hold a funeral for him...

It was a good ending for both Hagrid and Aragog.

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Vizette possesses a unique skill that allows her to use memories as a bond to establish a magical connection of shared memories.

In this way, he helped Luna master Animagus during the end of the school year.

Luna is also an Animagus bird, resembling a beautiful scops owl with fluffy light brown feathers and tiny white spots.

Her eyes were large and round, a bright light silver, like the full moon in the night sky;

The ears on both sides of her head are covered with beautiful light gold feathers, as fluffy and smooth as Luna's long hair;

Compared to other owls, its call is more ethereal, like a serenade softly sung in the forest.

The scops owl doesn't look very big; when it landed on Wizette's arm, it was about the length of her arm. This size makes it agile enough to fly through the forest.

Completing the normal Animagus form is only the first step. If you want to go further and move towards the second form or the form of a magical beast, the remaining steps need to be planned in the long term.

Vizette did not want Luna to take any risks in this process.

……

In Snape's office, Wizette was participating in a new round of private lessons.

After casting the Patronus Charm as usual, Snape casually asked, "What are you planning to take next year?"

Vizette replied, "I currently have two electives in mind... one is a course on the protection of magical creatures, and the other is a course on ancient runes."

After entering the third year, in addition to the original compulsory courses, students will need to take at least two elective courses.

For the next academic year, Vizette naturally had new goals, one of which was to delve deeper into bloodline magic;

Since this involves bloodlines and magical creatures, taking a course on protecting magical creatures is a very necessary thing.

In addition, Niven is also his research area, so it is an elective course that can be confirmed.

Vizette had also planned to consult the professor, and coincidentally Snape had also asked a related question.

“Don’t choose Divination!” Snape frowned slightly. “If you don’t have the Third Eye and are just choosing it for the sake of choosing… my suggestion is to go clean the restrooms; at least that won’t be a waste of time!”

"So I'll choose arithmetic divination?" Vizette blinked. "I asked Penelope and the others... arithmetic divination has a wide range of applications."

"Hmm..." Snape grunted, which was taken as an affirmative answer.

“By the way, Professor Snape…” Vizette took out several rolls of parchment, “These are some of my thoughts on the Patronus Charm…”

“I know this is a private lesson in Potions... but without your guidance, I could never have mastered such a powerful Patronus Charm…”

"So when I encountered this problem, you were the first person I thought of... I hope you can take a look... and correct the errors..."

Snape puffed out his cheeks and gave Vizet a deep look.

Having said all that Vizet had to say, Snape let out a soft breath and slowly unfurled the parchment scrolls. "A Patronus Charm for healing?"

"Using the Guardian Charm as a 'needle'...injecting the potion's properties into the body...to repair the soul...why did you come up with this idea?"

Vizette recounted what happened in the Forbidden Forest, "Back then, that unicorn had its soul extracted... Then I thought of the Patronus Charm... Plus, this magic can grant special abilities..."

“It worked back then…” Snape pursed his lips, his brows furrowed tightly. “But it won’t work now, because the Patronus Charm can’t penetrate the skin, right?”

“Yes!” Vizette nodded.

Snape slowly began, "The unicorn is different from us; its curse stems from its own purity..."

Instead of directly addressing the question, he began to analyze the unicorn, a magical creature.

There are many materials that can be used in potions, and as a potion master, his knowledge of various magical creatures is no less than that of a typical magizoologist.

However, the two approaches to magical creatures differ significantly, with Potions Masters typically focusing more on the medicinal components.

Snape continued his explanation, "This purity is extremely rare, giving it a natural ability to seek advantage and avoid harm... but not much, after all, it's not powerful enough on its own..."

"It will befriend those who are equally pure... while keeping its distance from those who are corrupt... because this purity can be tainted by filth..."

"If there is enough moonlight, it can even survive for a very long time by basking in the moonlight..."

"So..." he murmured, "now do you know where the problem lies?"

After finishing his last few notes, Vizer nodded slightly and said, "It's because the unicorn subconsciously absorbed the Patronus Charm and the properties related to the Soul Soothing Agent... Doesn't that mean..."

“No!” Snape shook his head. “Your thinking is sound, and your understanding of the Patronus Charm is excellent… at least I understand what you’re trying to do.”

“If the approach is correct…” Vizet frowned slightly, re-examining the parchment scrolls, “that means… we need something else…”

Boom boom boom!

Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door.

It was Dumbledore's voice from outside the door, "Vizet, your Animagus certificate has arrived."

“Animagus certificate?” Vizette asked, puzzled. “I asked Professor McGonagall before…it seemed to be delivered to me by owl…could it have been sent to the wrong place?”

Chapter 67 Most Promising Newcomer Award

Wizette's paper on Animagus, published in Transfiguration Today, almost unsurprisingly won the Most Promising Newcomer Award.

The awarding of the Animagus certificate was merely a pretext; the true purpose of the Ministry of Magic's trip was this so-called "Most Promising Newcomer Award."