The slacker professor at Hogwarts

Chapter 367 "The Werewolf Arken and the Undying Witch Diana"

The Animagus, which is based on mystery, appeared later than the Animagus, which is based on nature.

Sirius recounted the information his raider quartet had found back then: "The earliest information we could find about learning Animagus witchcraft rituals came from an ancient story called 'Arken the Werewolf and Diana the Undead Witch.'"

"The story tells of how the witch Diana died and fell into a deep sleep in a valley where moonflowers bloom, with a mandrake leaf in her mouth."

He pulled a mandrake leaf from his pocket, gestured to everyone, put it in his mouth, and his voice became somewhat slurred. "Many wizards who practice Animagus stop at the first step. We need to keep a mandrake leaf in our mouths for a month without taking it out or swallowing it, which is very difficult to do."

He grinned and raised an eyebrow. "But the witch Diana, who was already a corpse, did it easily. So if you have enough time and someone to help take care of you, you can do it this way too. Drink a sleeping potion and make this first step easy."

Many people in the audience had strange expressions.

But this seems like a good idea.

Those wizards, especially those who had tried practicing Animagus but struggled because they couldn't get past the first step, had their eyes light up.

"A month, from one full moon night to another —"

Sirius Black took out a mandrake leaf, shrugged, and said, "As everyone knows, on the night of the full moon, the werewolf Arken, who was protecting his wife whom he had mistakenly killed, couldn't resist going into a frenzy again. He tried to resist the werewolf's violent madness with love, but he failed."

"As he kissed his wife, his violent instincts caused him to bite Diana's lips to pieces, and the werewolf's saliva dripped down, filling his entire mouth."

"Oh~" Grindelwald leaned back somewhat reluctantly, complaining to Dumbledore and Lockhart beside him, "What a terrible story!"

"So!" Sirius held up two fingers, "The second step is to put the mandrake leaves in a container and soak them in saliva. You don't necessarily have to use your own saliva, and of course, it's not that important."

"The third step is to expose these soaking solutions to moonlight, and add strands of hair, dew, and a hawk moth."

At this point, many of the more inspired wizards couldn't take it anymore. They seemed to see images in their minds—the face of the witch Diana's corpse with her lips bitten off, and a ghost moth flying over and crawling inside.

hiss~~

"The fourth step is to place the bottle of mixed solution in a quiet, dark place and never move it again."

"The witch Diana also did it. After the full moon, the werewolf Arken, who regained consciousness, feared that he would hurt his wife again, so he chose to bury her."

"He has been guarding his wife's grave, and every sunrise and sunset he would mutter what we thought was a spell."

""

"Amato (dear) Animo (your soul) Animato (live) Animagus (I, the beast wizard)"

P.S.: Transliterated as: Amado, Animo, Animado, Animagus.

"The werewolf Arken's sincerity and love truly brought about a miracle!"

Sirius exclaimed in a tone of wonder, "He heard a heartbeat from his wife's grave!"

"This is the key to our practice of the fourth step of Animagus. We must recite this mantra at sunrise and sunset every day until we feel a second heartbeat in our chest."

Many witches in the audience gasped in amazement, seemingly moved by this unique and eerie love story, and whispered amongst themselves.

"The werewolf Arken stayed by his wife's grave, growing from a young man into a middle-aged man, and eventually becoming an old man with white hair."

"He never left this place in his entire life because he could truly hear his wife's heartbeat from her grave, even though no one believed it."

"Until one night, a storm came, and as the first lightning streaked across the sky, a breath of life suddenly came from the grave."

"The werewolf Arken could no longer contain his longing and certain expectations. He dug up the grave and was shocked to find that his wife had turned into a she-wolf."

"This is the most wondrous arrangement of fate. From now on, the werewolf Arken will no longer have to worry about harming his wife on the night of the full moon, because werewolves do not harm animals. The witch Diana can finally stay with the werewolf Arken forever."

A witch in the audience shouted with emotion, "They lived happily ever after!"

Many people burst into laughter.

Even Lupin, whose eyes were brimming with tears as he reminisced about the past, was amused by the sudden scream.

For a moment, the classroom was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Sirius looked at everyone with a smile, "It seems you've all remembered the key points of practicing all the steps of Animagus."

"Yes!" the screaming witch cried, "I'll probably never forget it!"

"Very good." Sirius raised his hand to calm everyone down.

But it's difficult, and many people have started discussing it.

After waiting for a while, Sirius continued his story.

"I think many people have realized through this story the key to practicing the Animagus ritual—that is love, protection, and companionship."

"Love keeps us going, and we won't get tired of persisting day after day or year after year, because every minute and every second of this process is so beautiful."

"As for protection and companionship, I would like to use Professor Gilderoy Lockhart's theory of fairy tales to illustrate this point."

He paced back and forth on the stage, each word filled with inexplicable emotion, and everyone could feel the power in his words: "The relationships in this world are nothing more than the relationships between people and between oneself and oneself."

"To protect others is love."

"Protecting yourself is also a form of love."

"In fact, there is no strict distinction between them, because if you want to love others, you must first love yourself."

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"This principle is about life, but it's also about magic."

"Magic is life, and life is magic."

"This principle applies when we attempt any spellcasting from the perspective of 'the spiritual dimension,' or 'myself in this world.'"

He turned to look at everyone in the audience, "So I hope that when you practice the Animagus rituals, when you chant the incantations every day, you will look forward to love, protection, and companionship."

He patted his chest. "That second beating pulse of life is your spirituality, it is yourself."

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"It descends from the dimension of the soul into reality to love you, to protect you, and to accompany you."

"After you have completely completed the Animagus training, you will discover something amazing: when you are transforming into an animal, you will feel especially at ease."

"That's because your ego and your spirituality have become extremely compatible; you and your other dimension have merged into one."

"At this moment, spirituality entered reality."

"Do you know what this means?"

Sirius looked expectantly at the countless people below the stage, hoping that someone might have truly understood what he was saying.

Then he saw someone excitedly raising their hand.

"Oh, Ms. Granger, you can just say it." He smiled and gestured to Hermione.

Hermione stood up, excitedly saying, "This means that the spiritual can directly enter the romance of fairytale adventures in the real world!"

"Normally, we are on our own fairytale adventures. But when we transform into the Animagus animal state, it is actually our spirituality that is on this fairytale adventure. So, the mystical power you just mentioned originates from this!"

"The spiritual enters into the romance of a fairytale adventure, and thus the mystical and magical power unique to the spiritual dimension naturally blossoms!"

"I think this is the origin of mystical power!"

"Perfect!" Sirius exclaimed. "Very good, Miss Granger, please have a seat."

He looked at everyone in the audience, "However, I must add that transforming into an Animagus doesn't grant any mystical powers; it's not that simple. Rather, one must transform into an Animagus and enter a fairytale adventure state for mystical powers to occur."

"Life is magic, my friends. No magic can emerge from a mundane and uneventful life, not even if you master Animagus through diligent practice!"

Dumbledore, sitting in the audience, seemed deeply moved, muttering to himself, "Animagus—fairytale adventure—mystical power—"

He sighed, "I think that's why Peter Pettigrew could hide in the Weasley family's home for over a decade, appearing at Hogwarts and in front of everyone, yet never be discovered?"

"In the occult, rats represent concealment; what a wondrous power of concealment!"

Even someone of his strength in the magical world couldn't detect it until this hidden power was dismantled by an ominous force, at which point it was exposed to the world.

"Hey, Albus, no time for sentimentality!"

Grindelwald nudged him with his elbow, gesturing for Old Deng to look at Lockhart beside him. His eyes seemed to say, "Here it comes! The future-changing change I was talking about with Lockhart has occurred!"

So the two of them looked at Lockhart at the same time.

But this didn't reveal anything; Lockhart simply seemed to be deep in thought.

"What are you thinking about?" Grindelwald asked in a low voice.

"Fairytale adventure, you know, I always think about things in that direction," Lockhart answered unconsciously, as if still lost in thought.

"Our material fairytale adventures — Our spiritual fairytale adventures —"

He abruptly lifted his eyelids, his eyes widened, and he excitedly whispered to Dumbledore and Grindelwald, "Do you think there's a kind of magic that can allow me and my spirit to experience fairytale adventures simultaneously, achieving a double effect?"

Grindelwald thought for a moment, then answered hesitantly, "Summon a guardian spirit to join the adventure?"

"No, that's not right. The Guardian Angel is the power to protect oneself, and it's difficult for it to touch the vital changes of the spirit—" Lockhart muttered. "Of course, we can't be like that idiot Tom and create a complete version of ourselves, a self in the diary Horcrux, that would only lead to a dislocation of the self."

He twirled his fingers. "I have a vague feeling I've seen this scene somewhere before?"

At that moment, Snape, sitting in the back row, leaned over and asked, "Was it Sirius? When he was casting the spell, he was himself, but his spiritual shadow appeared behind him—that black dog?"

"right!"

Lockhart slapped his thigh. "Yes, that's it!"

It's all connected!

In an instant, all my thoughts connected!

Aren't guardian spirits born of love, protection, and companionship?

And so on and so forth.

The guardian mantra and the confirmation of Animagus, the confirmation from a spiritual perspective, and the confirmation of these theories with reality.

"Hahaha----"

Hearing the truth brings joy.

"Hiss~~~"

He burst into laughter, attracting the attention of many people around him.

Lockhart ignored the others, eagerly drawing his wand and shouting at Sirius, "You're absolutely right! I finally understand everything! I get it!"

He licked his lips, waving his wand as if casting a guardian spell, or perhaps the "mutual dependence" spell he invented in the realm of relationship magic, trying to adjust his own rhythm to the rhythm of his spirit.

As if struck by inspiration, he waved his wand and chanted the spell, "Anima, protect!"

The sentence structure is somewhat like that of a bodyguard.

As he finished chanting the incantation, wisps of silver smoke surged forth, as if his entire body were emitting smoke. The smoke billowed behind him, and powerful magical energy surged, startling many people who stood up.

Professor McGonagall quickly waved her wand at the corner, and everything around Lockhart rapidly expanded, forming a large open space in a short time.

In the very center of the open space, Lockhart finally completed the spell.

A huge silver phantom appeared behind him; it was a giant werewolf, baring its fangs and claws, with a ferocious expression.

"Yes, that's the feeling~"

Lockhart exclaimed in surprise, turning towards Dumbledore and the others, "I feel like I've become much stronger!"

Grindelwald looked up at the phantom and felt that it looked like a guardian deity, yet it didn't seem to be a guardian deity; it felt like an extremely special being.

"What is this?" He was used to asking Lockhart directly when they communicated.

This is of course the law of heaven and earth!

A spellcasting method that no one who yearns for the extraordinary can resist before transmigrating.

However, this explanation is clearly not magical enough and sounds a bit off.

"A blessed heart arrives!"

Lockhart replied with a smile, "The Blessed Heart Mantra is a blessing of the self, a spiritual arrival in reality, and the simultaneous arrival of luck and wisdom."

Based on the Guardian Charm and Animagus, this is a spell that also invokes spiritual assistance.

"I think we might have to postpone the Quidditch duel for a few more days," I said. "I plan to teach this spell to all the warriors. I believe you will see how powerful and useful it is."

Yes, this magic is not complicated. This is the kind of magic that can change the times. It is simple to learn and has unlimited room for exploration and improvement.

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