Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

Ryan has the perception pendant and the Marauder's Map in his hands, but he can't keep an eye on these two things all the time - he is always busy with other things, and at this time a hostile Animagus will be very dangerous.

So he has been taking time out to study Animagus-related content recently, and came to visit Professor McGonagall today.

"Animagus? Are you worried about Peter Pettigrew?"

And obviously.

Professor McGonagall seemed to have known about Peter Pettigrew's affairs for a long time - after Ron was freed from the effects of the Imperius Curse, the professors could more or less guess the truth of the matter.

So at this moment, she was not surprised by Ryan's question.

"Animagus... Directly detecting the soul is indeed the most effective method, but it is not the only method."

She first confirmed Ryan's statement.

That's right—Animagus is the pinnacle of modern human transformation magic, but its transformation effects obviously do not affect the soul.

In fact, this is also why the Marauder's Map and the Pendant of Perception can work on Animagus.

But having said this, Professor McGonagall changed the subject and asked.

"Lian, have you ever thought about this question - when a wizard turns into an animal through Animagus, does his magic still exist?"

After hearing this, Ryan was slightly stunned.

Then, his brows furrowed.

When a wizard uses the Animagus, the animal he transforms into is an ordinary animal - this is common sense.

And obviously, ordinary animals do not have magical powers.

But the wizard himself absolutely has magical powers, and if the wizard wants to change back into human form, the process of changing back must involve magic.

So for a moment, Ryan looked at Professor McGonagall with some confusion.

The latter also had no intention of keeping the secret.

"The answer is that when an Animagus completes his transformation, his magic still exists within him... You can feel it, but it cannot be called upon."

Professor McGonagall said softly.

"That was an amazing experience, Ryan."

"Existing within the body, but unable to be called upon?"

This sentence made Ryan feel even more incomprehensible - a mature wizard has absolute control over his magic power, so how could there be a situation where he cannot use it?

“Where exactly does it exist?”

"whole body."

Professor McGonagall answered decisively, "They flow through your blood, but they are also connected to your soul... You can sense the presence of magic, but you cannot call upon it no matter how hard you try."

"It's like they're locked in, or trapped."

"So, if you have a method for detecting the magical components of a large number of living creatures' blood, and you happen to find traces of magic in the blood of an ordinary animal, then it must be an Animagus."

When Professor McGonagall said this, Ryan's eyes lit up.

An alchemical device to detect magic in the blood - this is obviously not a complicated requirement, a simple scope can achieve a similar effect.

In addition, the knowledge that Professor McGonagall shared was extremely novel to him.

As mentioned before, he had not practiced the Aniya human transformation technique.

"The blood in my body..."

So at this moment he muttered, and then suddenly an idea came to him: "What if... Professor - I mean, if an Animagus was drained of all his blood while transformed into an animal, and then someone used a 'blood-producing potion' to make the blood in his body reappear? What would happen?"

he asked curiously.

"Will he lose all his magic? Will there be magic in the blood he releases?"

And no doubt, these words made Professor McGonagall look at him in confusion.

Professor McGonagall: "?"

She felt that the question raised by the Hufflepuff heir in front of her was not very Hufflepuff-like - what did it mean to drain all the blood?

That sounds more like something a Slytherin would say!

However, despite muttering this in her heart, Professor McGonagall still answered without hesitation.

"There will be no magic in the blood it releases... This issue is very complicated, Ryan - and the wizarding world has not yet reached a conclusion."

Having said this, she hesitated for a moment.

Then, she said carefully, "I have conducted some related research over the years."

But her words gradually became more and more excited.

That is the excitement of discussing what you are curious about and what you are researching.

Don't forget, Minerva McGonagall herself is an Animagus, and she is also a master of Transfiguration and a former top student who almost joined Ravenclaw.

Over the long years, she never gave up her study and research on Transfiguration.

She had been researching Animagus for many years and had achieved some success.

"Bloodline—that's what I call it."

She said so.

"All Animagus, after they transform into animals, have this invisible circuit in their bodies. This circuit uses blood as a carrier, and I think it may also be related to the soul or the essence of magic."

As she said this, she also waved her wand.

Then the illusory picture was projected into the air by magic.

Ryan saw the flowing magic dyed red - that represented blood.

And in the midst of that blood, there were dotted, illusory lines of magic flowing.

"They restrict magic, preventing the wizard's magic from being fully realized, but at the same time they carry it."

Professor McGonagall's words were soft.

"Animagus are able to transform back into human form thanks to this invisible circuit... Simply by flowing magic power in the reverse direction along this 'blood circuit', they can undo their transformation."

"And the blood that was released from the body..."

Having said that, she doesn't need to explain further.

Ryan could also understand the significance.

"Blood that leaves the body is just 'objects' - they are no longer alive, and therefore no longer connected to the soul and magical essence... so they lose their magic."

Ryan said softly, "This is a very novel and imaginative theory, professor."

He naturally realized that - to put it bluntly, if this theory was fully confirmed, it would definitely be enough to shock the entire Transfiguration academic community.

After hearing Ryan's evaluation, Professor McGonagall nodded proudly.

"Dumbledore said so too."

This was indeed the theory she was most proud of to date.

and...

"The book you gave me—Lian...Aniye Human Transfiguration—is of great significance to my confirmation of this theory!"

Professor McGonagall did not hide this fact at this moment.

In fact, it was because of the book Ryan gave her that it meant so much to her.

That's why she generously shared the theories she had developed with Ryan.

"Anieh's human transformation technique. It can transform into various animals. I've been studying its training methods recently. The most difficult part is that it requires constant control of one's emotions and magic power."

"Practitioners need to simultaneously ingest various magical plants such as evening primrose, frost nettle, and starfire moss, while maintaining their emotions at the levels of 'angry,' 'cautious,' 'wild,' and 'gentle,' respectively. They also need to allow their bodies to transform freely while ensuring they don't lose control."

Professor McGonagall exclaimed.

"It's an incredibly difficult process, but also incredibly brilliant... The essence of it is very similar to Animagus!"

She spoke eloquently, "The difference is that Animagus only requires practitioners to hold a leaf of Mandrake in their mouths—it has powerful magical powers and is more stable."

"In addition, the Animagus will use spells and the pupae of the hawkmoth to maintain inner peace, use potions to make the process of finding wildness smoother, and finally use lightning to stabilize humanity..."

She described the Animagus training method and finally came to the conclusion.

"The essence of Aniya's human transformation technique is to allow the shapeshifter to master various 'blood circuits' through changes in emotions."

"And the Animagus simplifies this part. It only allows wizards to become the animal that best suits their nature when they are at peace with themselves, and only master one 'bloodline circuit'."

She said so.

Ryan thought of Peter Pettigrew, Rita Skeeter, Sirius Black, and Professor McGonagall herself.

Peter is a mean fellow, with a mean, fickle temperament and a cowardly nature – hence his transformation into a mouse.

Rita Skeeter craves big news and a desire to eavesdrop on other people's secrets—so she transforms into a ladybug that can eavesdrop.

Sirius is a reckless, proud and quite aggressive man who often does things without considering the consequences, but he is extremely loyal to his friends - so his transformation is a ferocious big black dog.

As for Professor McGonagall...

Ryan thought of the tabby cat he had just seen secretly basking in the sun, and couldn't help but come to a conclusion in his heart.

"Perhaps Professor McGonagall is naturally lazy and restless, so her transformation is a tabby cat?"

He didn't dare to say this guess out loud - because it was obviously completely contrary to the professor's usual seriousness.

At the same time, he couldn't help but criticize Dumbledore in his heart.

This old man was lazy and acted like a hands-off boss every day, and he actually turned a lazy and restless witch into this!

But while I was muttering in my heart.

After Professor McGonagall's in-depth and easy-to-understand explanation, Ryan's understanding of Animagus was completely changed.

"So... the difference between Animagus and Anie's body transformation is actually just the mastery of the 'blood circuit'?"

He said curiously.

"Doesn't that mean that if I learn Animagus first and then master enough blood circuits—then I will be equivalent to learning Animagus human transformation?"

"That's true in theory."