"Sirius Black."

Maka sat by the window, looked at the belated Daily Prophet, and nodded thoughtfully.

He wasn't concerned about what was going to happen next semester — it didn't matter to him. He had only thought of a magic from Sirius Black that had always been a headache for him.

“…… Animagus. ”

Truth be told, Maca has been studying the principles of Animagus all along. But even though he had already studied it thoroughly, he had to put this matter aside because his Transfiguration Technique had not yet met the requirements.

According to the information at hand, Animagus's transformation practice cannot be precisely controlled, so not only can the results be unpredictable, but it is more likely to go crazy due to insufficient transformation ability.

This is undoubtedly quite dangerous.

There are many wizards who compare the practice of Animagus to apparition, simply because of the dangers involved.

But Maca, who has studied both of these types of magic in depth, doesn't think so.

Regardless of whether the coordinates of the phantom shift are confirmed to be accurate or not, at least a strong enough will can avoid the occurrence of the split event.

But the practice of Animagus is very different, and its danger lies in the uncontrollability of the practice.

And for Marca, who has always been cautious, dangerous enough magic to fail if it is uncontrollable - something he absolutely cannot tolerate.

He has never changed, past or present.

After Maca's long and hard study, his Transfiguration level has actually reached the standard, but it is still far from the standard he expected in his heart.

In his opinion, the probability of failure remains.

"It's no wonder that all the materials about Animagus label the importance of 'courage'......" he said, shaking his head, "because the standard is so high, and if you want to start practicing early, you have to rely on luck." ”

He threw the newspaper in his hand on the table, then took a sip of black tea.

"It's a little cold."

Maca was muttering when she heard a few knocks on the door. Needless to say, it must have been Willy who had come to see him again to see the seedlings of Rafaela Dragon's Kiss.

For nearly a month, Willy seemed to have nothing to do, and would come to him from time to time. After a few more times, he gradually got used to it.

As he and Willy walked to the top of the tower as usual, leisurely looking at the seedlings, looking at the scenery, and thinking about things. He found that the summer vacation had actually come to an end.

"The growth cycle of the Rafaela dragon snout is very long, and we can't wait for it to bud." Maca said as she looked at the seedlings that had just emerged from the soil about 5 inches.

But Willy immediately shook her head.

"I can see it."

“…… Summer vacation is coming to an end. Maca reminded.

Hearing this, Willie shook her head again.

"Take a year off," Willy said lightly.

Maca was stunned, looked at Willie and asked, "Take a leave of absence?" Why? ”

However, Willie stopped talking, just looked at the seedlings in the huge pot on the ground, and was stunned.

Since she didn't want to say that Maca wasn't the kind of person to chase after her, he quickly put the matter behind him.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the huge collection of books at Hogwarts and the Rewena Chamber of Secrets, Maca would have wanted to take a leave of absence!

Hogwarts is not a great place to be. Especially in the next few years, the year by year became more and more chaotic, which was not conducive to the study and research of various magics at all.

"But it can be a good place for practical practice......" Maca muttered to herself, leaning on the railing and looking into the distance.

Soon, as the start date of school approached, Maca finally decided to leave.

Before he left, he gave Willy another updated herbalistic notebook as a gift for this farewell. It can be seen that although Willy is still expressionless, the action when she takes the note shows her love for this gift.

Mr. Blois, who was standing behind Willy, Willy's father, softened his gaze when he saw his daughter's appearance. Perhaps for him, Willy's happy look was the most he wanted to see, even if it was only a very subtle expression.

……

When Maca arrived in London, England, there were only a few days left before the start of school.

He first went to Tumbledown Alley and ordered a lot of potion materials.

As he was about to go to the Blott to buy a new textbook for the third grade, he met Harry at the door of the Quidditch boutique.

Maca reached out and patted Harry on the shoulder.

"Oh, Maka!" Harry was taken aback, he turned around, the look of surprise on his face hadn't faded, "Why are you here?" ”

"School is almost starting and this is Diagon Alley - why do you think I'm here?" Maca said calmly.

"Oh! Yes, you're here to buy books. Harry snapped.

"What about you?" Maca asked.

"I'm going! Actually, I'm staying at the Leaky Cauldron right now—"

Harry spoke roughly about what had happened to him during the summer holidays, including the fact that he was looking forward to his birthday for the first time, and the fact that he had not paid attention to blowing up his bad-eyed aunt.

"By the way, thank you for your birthday present, Maca." Harry said, "We're all sorry for what happened last semester, we shouldn't doubt your ...... Professor Dumbledore also told me that I should trust you......"

Maca shook her head lightly and said, "It's okay, it's normal for you to have some suspicions...... Of course, don't ask me what's going on, it's not so easy to tell. ”

"Oh-well," Harry said with a shrug, "Marka, what's your birthday?" ”

This time it was for Maca to shrug his shoulders - he didn't know it himself, so how could he tell others?

"Probably in the winter, right?" He replied.

While chatting casually, the two walked to the Blotted bookstore together.

When they arrived at the door of the bookstore, Harry looked at the window of the bookstore and was immediately startled.

In the past, bookstore windows usually displayed spell books the size of floor tiles with gold reliefs. But now, these books are gone, and in their place is a large iron cage containing about a hundred copies of the Yokai Book of Yokai.

The books were locked together, in a furious wrestling contest, belligerent biting and fighting, and broken pages flying everywhere.

"It's good that Hagrid gave it to me as a birthday present this year......" Harry couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He now understood why Hagrid had written to him that he might be able to use the book.

"This kind of book is not very suitable as a textbook, and if you are not careful, you will lose a few pages." The books that tore each other in Maca's cage said lightly.

The two walked into the bookstore, and the manager hurried to meet them.

"Hogwarts?" He asked with a depressed face, "Are you here to buy new books?" ”

"Yes," said Harry, "I need—"

"Get out of the way, please." The manager said impatiently, pushing Harry aside. He put on a pair of thick gloves, picked up a thick, knotted cane, and walked to the iron cage containing the Yokai Book of the Yokai.

"No, I'll do it myself-"

As she spoke, Maca opened the door of the cage and decisively put her hand inside.

"Oh! Be careful! The manager shouted.

But Marca's movements made him immediately shut up.

I saw that Maca flicked her wrist with unusual dexterity, dodged a book that was biting at him, and then flipped her wrist again, accurately grasping the book firmly in her hand.

His index finger scratched lightly on the spine of the book, and the otherwise fierce book immediately trembled and fell silent.

"Just scratch the spine and they'll be quiet for a while, and I suggest you tie them up with a leash." Maca said to the manager of the bookstore.

"What a great idea," the manager's frustration swept away, and he thanked, "Thank you so much, I've been bitten five times this morning!" ”

At this moment, there was a loud tearing sound in the cage - the two "Yokai Books of the Yokai" grabbed the third and tore it apart together.

"Oh-stop! Stop it! The manager shouted, and reached through the iron bars with the cane, and opened the books.

"I think I'd better get them done as soon as possible! They've been making a lot of noise for the past two days! We've had two hundred copies of The Invisibility Book of Invisibility before, and I thought there was nothing worse than them - those books were so expensive, and we never had ...... Well, sir, do you want one too? ”

"I already have this book." Harry said hurriedly.

"Thank goodness—" said the manager, "do you want any other books?" ”

Ten minutes later, the two walked out of the bookstore, and behind them, there was a faint cry of helplessness from the manager. He's probably already started dealing with the disobedient yokai books.

"Harry, I'm almost going to go first, there's still a place to go." Maca suddenly said, "See you at the beginning of school." ”

"Oh-well! See you at the beginning of the school year. Harry nodded.

Before school starts, Maca plans to go to Lovegood's house for a seat and a few meals. When school starts, it's a good idea to go to school with Luna.

At least, the time with Luna has always been easy.

Lovegood's house is still the same, and Luna has barely changed.

No, she looks like she's grown a little taller.

Maca herself has grown a lot taller, and her clothes have changed into new ones. That's why he noticed Luna's changes.

Truth be told, he spent a lot of time with Luna last semester, maybe because she kept dangling in front of his eyes! If you don't pay attention, it's really not easy to notice.

"How are you doing this summer?"

Maca asked, standing in front of the fireplace, looking at Luna who had turned around.

"Perhaps......" Luna blinked, the corners of her mouth slightly curled.