Chapter 12: Transfiguration
The green and yellow collars of the school uniforms in the Transfiguration classroom are distinct, basically occupying the back rows of desks and chairs on the left and right sides of the classroom. There were already few freshmen in this class, and there were no people in the middle row of six desks except for the back three rows.
Most of the Hufflepuff students don't like to listen to lectures, and even if they do, they sit in the back row with their friends according to the character of good people; Slytherin, on the other hand, had mostly heard of the Gryffindor's dean's close relationship with the Dark Lord Grindelwald, and was in awe of Dumbledore and did not dare to get too close to him.
Because the four of them arrived too late, only the three desks in the first three rows of the middle row and the first two desks in the right row were left, and they selectively ignored the two empty desks to the left where Hufflepuff was.
Severn was very new to the Hogwarts class mode, and despite Abu and Mobley's dissuasion, he walked to the front desk in the middle and sat down.
Seeing that Shewin was sitting closest to the lectern, Elciona gritted her teeth, motioned for Abrazas and them to sit at the third desk on the right side that she had occupied alone, and then sat down next to Shewin with her textbook in her arms, and said hatefully, "So you are indeed a Ravenclaw, right?" ”
Xiwen was about to say something, when the bell for the class reverberated throughout the castle. As the bell rang, one of the chairs behind the lectern suddenly changed!
The whole chair elongated and became taller, and the structure became solidified, and then condensed into a thin middle-aged figure - dark gray trench coat, brown hair and beard, slightly crooked nose, sharp, deep and full of wisdom eyes, at this time looking at the frightened little wizards in a daze.
Sivan and Elciona were the closest, the clearest to see, and the most frightened......
Elshiona glared at Shiwen fiercely, as if she was startling herself by complaining that he had harmed her. Xiwen replied with an innocent look, saying that he didn't expect this to happen at all.
"Alright, classmates!" Dumbledore clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to be quiet. "It's time for class. I'm glad that there weren't any young wizards late or absent from the first class, but I would like to remind Mr. Rozier, Malfoy, Worley, and Gris that next time remember to arrive early in the classroom and give yourself some time to organize your books and utensils. ”
Hearing this, Xiwen looked at his empty desk, silently took out his textbook, quill and ink from the pocket watch space, and placed them lightly on the table, for fear of attracting Dumbledore's attention.
Dumbledore immediately saw Xiwen's small movements under his nose, chuckled, and said, "Thank you very much for Mr. Rozier's cooperation, so are the other three gentlemen willing to cooperate?" ”
The three of Abraxas were busy for a while, and then found that only Gomez had brought the book "A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration", and Abraxas accidentally took it into "A Brief History of the Wizarding World", and Mobley forgot to bring the book at all!
"Looks like you're in a little trouble!" Dumbledore said in a brisk tone, seemingly completely lifeless. "Mr. Gris, don't sit alone, move a chair and sit with your two friends, I think they need some help."
Abu and Mobley watched as Gomez and them squeezed into a desk with a depressed expression, creating a very unique scenery in the classroom.
Shevan glanced at Dumbledore in surprise. The Transfiguration professor could have used a simple copy charm to copy a textbook for each of them, but instead of doing so, he had Gomez, the only one in the classroom who didn't have a table at the same table, sit with the two of them, as if to help Gomez fit in.
Could such a careful person really be what his mother called an "untrustworthy dark wizard"? Or is he just overthinking?
He couldn't think much of it, Dumbledore had already started lecturing. Xiwen hurriedly sat upright, ready to listen carefully to how this great wizard of the same height as the Dark Lord taught his students.
"Before you start learning Transfiguration, I want you to understand that Transfiguration is the most complex, difficult, and dangerous lesson you'll ever learn during your time at Hogwarts." He said solemnly. "The transformation of the human body like the one I just demonstrated to you will not be possible until your Transfiguration has reached a certain height. I must stress that until you have mastered the basic Transfiguration Technique, no one should attempt human transfiguration lightly......"
Dumbledore then described some examples of failed human transformations, some of whom lost their lives, some spent the rest of their lives in hospitals, some spent their entire lives with failed deformed bodies, and some turned themselves into deformed and dangerous magical creatures......
The young wizards present were all pale with fright, and they had a feeling of extreme awe of Transfiguration.
"Still," Dumbledore said. "Transfiguration is still a very useful magic in life and in battle, and simple and basic Transfiguration will not cause much danger."
While the young wizards breathed a sigh of relief, Dumbledore had already set up a task for the students to memorize Gamp's basic transfiguration laws within twenty minutes.
"If we move fast enough, we'll be able to practice after recess!" Dumbledore winked at the young wizards.
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Between classes, Dumbledore left the classroom and didn't know where he went. Xiwen was bored flipping through the Transfiguration textbook when he heard the sound of Abu and Mobley talking in the back right.
"I don't feel like Dumbledore is as evil as my dad describes." This is Abu's voice.
"I can't say, I don't know my heart!" Mobley retorted.
Next to her, Elciona patted Xiwen's arm and asked, "Did you tell you about Dumbledore at home?" ”
"That's right." Xiwen replied. "It's as if everyone knows about Dumbledore's relationship with Grindelwald."
Elshiona pursed her lips disdainfully and said, "That's why we purebloods can get this kind of news." The Ministry of Magic is still counting on Dumbledore to fight against the Dark Lord, and it won't let anyone else do it! My mom always felt that Dumbledore was running away from a duel with Grindelwald, maybe he didn't live up to his name. ”
Xiwen thought carefully about Dumbledore's changing chair before class, and with the mental strength of his two lives, he couldn't detect the slightest wrongness.
You must know that in order to fight against the symptoms of incompatibility between the soul and the universe, Xiwen in the previous life exercised the power of the soul for a long time, ate an unknown number of precious medicinal materials, and also endured the heavy pressure of the entire universe for more than 20 years, so it can be said that his soul power has reached a height beyond the reach of ordinary people.
So he shook his head and said, "I don't think so, maybe there is something else to hide." ”
At this time, the class bell rang once, and Dumbledore appeared on the podium on time, and winked at Xiwen in the audience.
Dumbledore didn't say anything, though, and went straight to the point. "Start class! First of all, I would like to ask, is there anyone who can memorize the main points of Gamp's basic deformation law? ”
There was silence all around, and it seemed that no one had seriously memorized the textbook in the last class.
Seeing Dumbledore's gaze on himself, Xiwen thought for a moment, but silently raised his hand.
Dumbledore also took the opportunity to call his name, "Mr. Rozier." ”
Under Elciona's astonished gaze, Sivin stood up and recited a few points accurately.
"Very good, very accurate!" Dumbledore nodded in satisfaction. "Slytherin plus five points."
After Sevin sat down, Elshiona indignantly handed over a note that read, "So you kept passing me the note in the last class because you had memorized it?" ”
Xiwen innocently wrote the word "yes" and passed it back, which made her angry.
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Under the expectant gaze of the young wizards, Dumbledore waved his wand. In an instant, a match appeared on the table in front of everyone.
"Today's task is to turn this match into a needle." He introduced.
"Huh?" Hearing the news, many little wizards were disappointed and said that they could do it if they had hands.
"Quiet!" Dumbledore said. "Don't think that the transformation will be easy because the match is small, but you will find out the true difficulty of the transformation technique when you try it for yourself."
He waved his hand: "Next, start practicing!" ”
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