The night in the Forbidden Forest was still so dark, and occasionally the wind blew and the leaves rustled.

In the hollow deep in the Forbidden Forest, it still looks like a mess. Countless eight-eyed giant spiders, large and small, surrounded Maca who had arrived again, staring at him silently with eight large eyes that shimmered with ghostly light.

This is the third time since the beginning of this semester that Maca has entered the territory of the eight-eyed giant spider. He spent almost the entire summer vacation for the transformation of his bloodline.

You know, when she was at Fort Blois, in addition to helping Willy take care of Raphaela Dragon Kiss, Maca spent most of her spare time researching in this area.

Happily, the research on bloodline modification is going well, and we can start our first attempt tonight.

"Aragog, are you ready?" Maca asked calmly.

When Maca returned from France and came to the Forbidden Forest for the first time, Aragog met with his wife, Mosag.

Originally, Mosag didn't agree to it, and asking it to give away its own child was like killing it.

But when Mosag learned that if Aragog underwent bloodline modification, the child would be stronger and more likely to survive, he quickly agreed.

In the Forbidden Forest, even in the eight-eyed giant spider group, the survival rate of the larvae is not very high. Mosag would always lose his temper when his children disappeared or died, and it was so important for him that his children could grow up healthy and healthy.

But even so, the "Wizard Transformation" thing still made Aragog a little hesitant.

When Maca asked Aragog if he was ready, Aragog clicked and moved, clearly still a little worried.

"Don't worry, I also said that even if the transformation fails, there will be no problems." "At most, I feel very tired and need to rest for a few days." ”

Maca's choice of transformation was based on what he was best at, potions.

He took some of Aragog's bodily fluids and purposefully blended them with the basilisk's blood, which, if successful, might not change too much, but his children would have fused some of the basilisk's magical properties with the eight-eyed spider's properties.

However, this kind of bloodline transformation is indeed very difficult, and even if the research process is quite smooth, Maca does not think that it will be successful anytime soon.

When Aragog said he was ready, Maca decisively injected the potion that had been prepared into it.

As time passed, Alagog's state didn't seem to change much, it just slowly became sluggish. From standing at the beginning, it gradually turned into lying on the ground.

"I feel...... There is no strength. Aragog clicked.

"I think the first attempt failed." Maca patted Aragog's leg, then took out a bottle of potion and handed it to its mouth, "Drink this, then rest for a few more days, and you'll be back soon." ”

The failure of the first attempt did not bring too many surprises to Maca, which is normal. All he needed to do was readjust the recipe based on the data collected in this attempt, and that was it.

……

The next morning, the sun rose as usual, casting the first rays of the morning sun on Hogwarts, dispelling the silence of the night.

Maca got up from her bed, washed up in a hurry, and hurried to the greenhouse.

Although Willie is out of school, she still has to take care of the flowers and plants - there are a lot of potion materials that Maca has planted herself, and if you are not careful, you will lose a lot.

In the past, there would have been no one so early, but today there is an uninvited guest in the greenhouse.

"Professor?"

As soon as Maca opened the door to the greenhouse, she saw Snape inspecting the herbs in the greenhouse.

Snape nodded blankly at Maca.

Just as Maca was about to go about her business, Snape took the initiative to speak.

"How's the Wolf Poison Potion?" Snape asked.

"Good progress, Professor." Hearing this, Maca turned around and replied, "Although the preparation process is complicated, there is not much difficulty in pharmacology. ”

"Hmm." Snape nodded, then lowered his head and continued to examine the herbs.

Seeing this, Maca wanted to continue to go back and make up her own affairs, but after thinking about it, she paused again.

"Professor Snape, there's a flower I wonder if you can help me take a look?" Maca asked.

He was referring to the flowers that Willy had asked him to try planting last semester. After that, Maca continued to look up a lot of information, but it did not solve the original question.

Perhaps, he thought, Snape, as a Potions Master, would know.

"You should ask Professor Sprout this kind of question." Snape looked up, impatiently.

But even though he said that, he still walked towards Maca.

The flowers that Maca had tried to plant had already grown some stems and leaves, and they looked ordinary, not moving around like other magical plants, nor suddenly spewing out any gases or anything like that.

It's like some Muggle plant, just breaking through the ground and standing quietly there.

But if you look closely, you will find that there is a faint psychedelic glow on their branches and leaves, which makes people stare at it for a long time without realizing it.

At this point, even Snape was tricked.

Maca had to pat Snape on the arm and remind him.

"You can't stare at those lights, it's easy to fall into them." Maca said.

Snape looked away and stood there in contemplation for a moment before speaking.

"I haven't seen it, and I don't remember any books mentioning it, but it should have a strong psychedelic effect." Snape said solemnly, "When they bloom, you have to be prepared for that. ”

Maca nodded immediately.

“…… You can ask Professor Sprout again. Snape suggested.

"Actually, I've already asked, and she doesn't know exactly what kind of flower it is." "This is a flower seed provided by Miss Blois, and although I don't know where she got it, it is not known whether it is a new species that has been artificially cultivated." ”

Snape let out an "um", glanced at the plants again, and walked away.

He came to the greenhouse this time to pick up some herbs for his lessons. Although he always has a cold face and doesn't like students to ask questions in class, he is always well prepared when it comes to teaching.

Snape was a qualified Potions professor, which Dumbledore personally recognized, and his vision was rarely wrong.

The time before breakfast passed quickly, and when Maca had finished packing her tools, she hurried away again. Snape, on the other hand, had already returned to the office halfway through his work.

After breakfast, the first lesson of the day was Professor Lupin's Defence Against the Dark Arts class.

Lu Hu stepped into the classroom with the bell ringing, he looked at everyone and smiled slightly, and put his tattered suitcase on the lectern.

His attire was as shabby as when he came, but he looked healthier than he had been on the train, as if it had been due to the fact that he had eaten a few meals solidly.

"Good morning, everyone." He said, "Please put all the books back in your bag." Today is a practical class, all you need to do is hold your wand. ”

The class immediately put the books back in their bags, and everyone seemed excited, as they had never taken a Defence Against the Dark Arts practice class before.

This does sound quite fresh.

"Then," said Lupin, seeing that everyone was ready, "come with me!" ”

Everyone stood up and followed Lupin out of the classroom.

He led them down the hallway where there was no one, turned a corner, and walked into another hallway. Soon, he stopped, just outside the faculty lounge.

"Please come in." Professor Lupin said, opening the door and taking a step back.

The faculty lounge is a long, out-of-tact place of old chairs, which looks spacious and has large windows, which makes it always bright inside.

In the deepest part of the room, against the wall, there was a large closet, which swayed and slammed against the wall, and seemed to contain something.

"How did I forget to have this! I should have escaped this class if I knew I should have ......" Marca shook her head and said to herself, "unless you want to see what Boggart's body looks like." ”

"Don't worry." Professor Lupin said calmly, as several students looked nervous, "There was just a boggart inside." ”

"Boggart likes dark, enclosed spaces," says Professor Lupin, "the wardrobe, the space under the bed, the cupboard under the sink – once I met a Boggart hidden in an old clock in his ancestral home. ”

"And this one, I moved in yesterday afternoon. I asked the principal if the faculty could leave it alone and give my third-graders some hands-on opportunities. ”

"So, I think what you should know in advance is - what is 'Boggart'?" Lupin asked, looking at the students.

"It's a shape-shifting creature that sees inside you and becomes what you fear the most." A Ravenclaw boy replied.

"Yes, that's right, that's right!" Lupin smiled and nodded.

He paused, glanced at Maca standing behind him again, and suddenly said, "Mr. McLean, I've always heard other professors say that you usually have a deeper understanding of some knowledge, I don't know if there's anything you'd like to add?" ”

Maca looked at Lupin and spoke, "It can't be said to be a supplement, it's just a guess - the reason why the Boggarts are transformed to scare people may be because they feed on human fear, not self-defense as the wizarding world generally believes." ”

"Of course, this is just speculation by some wizarding scholars, but I personally feel that this speculation does have some truth."

"Yes, it's just speculation, and McLean was right." Lupin nodded, "But it's a good research topic, and it involves a lot of very esoteric knowledge, and I hope you can figure it out in the future." ”

"Okay, then next, I want to ......"