Chapter 747 Magic Model
After receiving the letter, Albert decided to visit Hagrid at the hunting lodge to give him confidence, and also...well, he mainly went to take some photos of Buckbeak, hoping to use the Transfiguration Spell to transform into a hippogriff. Winged beasts are no easy feat.
Albert first tried to deform the wood and create a model of Buckbeak with the same height. At least the appearance should not be too different from the original model, otherwise it would be easy for others to see the flaws.
Of course, having a model is not enough. You need to turn dead things into living things. This is actually not too difficult. As early as the third grade Transfiguration class, Professor McGonagall taught everyone the transformation spell, which is the one that turns a teapot into a living thing. Turtle spell.
But... there is still a big problem. The larger the object, the more difficult it will be to cast a spell.
If he could just turn a stone into a hound, Albert would have been able to do it long ago, but Buckbeak is not small, and he is still a magical creature. The transformation is far more difficult than turning a stone into a hound. Several times.
Albert's first attempt failed as expected. The hippogriff he transformed was smaller and looked completely unlike a living creature. The flaws could be seen at a glance.
After experiencing continuous failures, Albert gave up practicing and planned to ask others for advice. Professor McGonagall was a ready-made expert in the field of transformation, much better than his half-hearted attempt.
“You want to use the Transfiguration Spell to transform into a dragon?” Professor McGonagall couldn’t believe her ears after hearing what Albert said.
"No, no, Professor, I just want to make a model, a moving and realistic model." Albert quickly explained, "You may have heard about the accident that happened in the Care of Magical Creatures class at the beginning of the semester. Hagrid's A Hippogriff will probably be executed, and I want to give him a gift to make him feel better."
“I’ve heard about this too.” Professor McGonagall’s eyes became gentle.
“Do you know how to conjure a model like that?”
"If it's just a model, there shouldn't be any problem, but..." Professor McGonagall paused and reminded: "It should be possible to transform a fire dragon in theory, but in practice it is impossible. Even Dumbledore would probably have a hard time. To achieve this level of deformation, you should know very well that the larger the volume, the more difficult it is to deform.”
“What’s the biggest creature you’ve ever changed?” Albert asked curiously.
“Turn the table into a pig.” Professor McGonagall looked at Albert and smiled: “I think with your current ability, you should be able to do this.”
“A display at the beginning of school?”
Albert still clearly remembers that Professor McGonagall showed everyone the magic of turning a table into a pig in the first Transfiguration class of freshmen.
In fact, Professor McGonagall was very happy that Albert had changed his research direction.
Ever since she knew that Albert's patron saint was a griffin, she did not want Albert to undergo the Animagus transformation.
A wizard's Animagus usually corresponds to the form of his Patronus, and although there is no evidence of any connection between the two points, the Animagus obviously cannot transform into a magical animal, otherwise even she would not know about it. What will happened.
However, what Professor McGonagall didn't know was that Albert had not given up on Animagus, but that the transformation ritual was too cumbersome, and he planned to see if he could solve this problem in one go through the task.
After Professor McGonagall briefly explained how to create a magic model, Albert found that making a moving magic model was easier than expected.
“This is a good alternative.”
Albert felt that his initial idea of turning into a Hippogriff was a bit silly, and he was completely overconfident in his abilities.
After thanking Professor McGonagall, Albert planned to go to the library first and borrow some transfiguration books recommended by Professor McGonagall.
Before leaving, Professor McGonagall hinted that he should use O． W． The Ls exam is the first priority, and the study of the transformation spell can be placed in the sixth grade transformation improvement class.
Albert was so obsessed with training on the Transfiguration Spell that he almost missed dinner time. When he hurriedly left the Room of Requirement and rushed to the lobby, he found that Lee Jordan was flipping through "Classified Broomsticks" and seemed to be supplementing his knowledge about Firebolts. In his words: If he behaves correctly on the competition field, If Firebolt knows nothing about it, everyone will think that his explanation level is very poor.
“What are you doing with Professor McGonagall?”
"Discussing the Transfiguration Spell." Albert said casually, "I'm wondering if I can transform a dragon."
“Wow, can this kind of thing be done?” Lee Jordan dropped the book in his hand and asked, “It would be so cool if you could ride on the back of a dragon.”
Last time, the three of them had been resentful for a long time because they didn't have the chance to ride Hagrid's Hippogriff.
"Theoretically it's possible, but basically it's not possible." Albert raised his wand and tapped it, and Lee Jordan's "Classification Broomstick" turned into a palm-sized model of a Norwegian Ridgeback.
Albert had once seen the Norwegian Ridgeback raised by Hagrid, and the model on the table was modeled after that animal.
"so cool."
Lee Jordan put the model on the palm of his hand and looked at it carefully. It was really lifelike. The fire dragon even sprayed sparks at him.
After a moment, Lee Jordan seemed to remember what had changed this thing. He turned his head and said to Albert, "Can you change it back? I haven't finished reading that book yet, and I have to return the book to Wood." .”
"No problem at all."
Albert waved his magic wand, and the Norwegian Ridgeback model transformed back into the "Classification Broomstick".
“I bet this thing will be a big seller.” Fred and George appeared out of nowhere, obviously seeing the fire dragon spitting fire.
“The transformation spell will gradually weaken over time.” Albert shook his head.
“What happy things have happened to you? Tell us and make us happy.” Lee Jordan asked the smiling Weasley twins.
"Team Slytherin, he went to scout our training this evening. You didn't even notice how ugly his face was." Fred and George looked at the Slytherin team provocatively and said, "That group of people It felt like a big dung egg was stuffed in his mouth. Speaking of which, our dung egg reserve is not enough. When will we go to Hogsmeade next time."
“Before Valentine’s Day.” Albert said without thinking. Valentine's Day is on a Monday, which is certainly not pleasant.
“Before that, Gryffindor has a match with Ravenclaw.”
"I dare say that Slytherin will never want to see Gryffindor defeat Ravenclaw and then compete with them for the Quidditch championship this year," George pointed at the man who was quarreling with Harry. Malfoy, "They're jealous that Harry has the Firebolt."
"Those guys will definitely try to make Harry unable to play, or find a way to make him fall off the broom again." Fred thought about the Slytherin team with the worst possible malice.
"Don't worry, it's almost impossible, unless they can get the Dementors back, but Professor Dumbledore will never allow Dementors to enter Hogwarts School again." Of course Albert knew what Malfoy wanted to do , but he did not intend to reveal any information, "Even if they want to cast a curse on the Firebolt, they can't do it. Their level is not yet up to that level, so in fact, you don't have to pay too much attention to Slytherin's little moves."
“What if they pretend to be dementors?” Li Qiaodan asked tentatively.
"Why do you have such weird thoughts?" Albert reached out and patted the other party's shoulder, sighing softly, with an expression like "You can't do it."
Fred and George also imitated Albert and patted Li Jordan lightly on the shoulder, which made him a little confused.
“Hey, tell me clearly!”
"You have to work harder on your defense against dark magic." Albert said speechlessly, "Do you think Harry Potter is afraid of dementors? No, he is only affected by dementors, not by dementors. Dementors were so scared that they passed out, and if Slytherin students were pretending to be dementors, I feel so sad for their families.”
"Yeah, that's a sad story." Fred and George both understood what he meant.
That's right, only mentally retarded people would do stupid things like that!
(End of this chapter)