Chapter 19: Zhang Xiao's First Experience of Transfiguration

Zhang Xiao put the match in front of him, according to Professor McGonagall's teaching, the wand shook slightly, pointed to the match, and read in his mouth:

β€œVera Verto!”

The match shook lightly twice, nothing happened, and after trying it twice, Zhang Xiao put down his wand and frowned slightly.

No, such a blind attempt is too inefficient, and there must be something that I didn't think of or noticed. Just like doing Olympiad math problems in your previous life, sometimes it's not that you don't know how to do it, it's just that you lack an idea to solve the problem.

Zhang Xiao pulled through the parchment and began to recall the main points that Professor McGonagall had told in the previous class, and wrote down the points that needed attention.

Professor McGonagall said that deformed objects must have accurate ideas, and must not be half-hearted when transforming, and do not think of deformed objects as deformed, but show their true appearance.

Anyway, Zhang Xiao listened to the clouds, and this description was very magical, since Professor McGonagall didn't have much contact with Muggle society, she didn't know how to describe it in a Muggle way.

Zhang Xiao wrote: "First of all, it is certain that magic is idealistic, and you must have accurate ideas that can be understood and clearly know what you want to transform. ”

Well, it should be very likely, for example, I want to turn people into monkeys, and when I become it, I think baboons are good, so what is the conjure?

Dipped in ink, Zhang Xiao continued to write:

"How did the transformation change? The professor said that the deformation should be treated as if it were originally like that, which can be understood as, that it is not a match, it is a needle? Isn't that the literal meaning of a deer as a horse? ”

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiao put down the pen, picked up the wand again, and desperately thought about the change process from match to needle.

β€œVera Verto!”

The match shook more than last time, and seemed to glow with a metallic sheen, but on closer inspection, it was still a match.

Failed again?

Thinking in the wrong posture? Still not pushing hard enough?

Zhang Xiao adjusted a few postures, stared at the match with wide eyes, but still failed, even worse than the first time.

Uh, no, what went wrong?

Although Transfiguration is difficult, by the fourth or fifth grade, it is basically not a problem for a little wizard to become a small thing.

In other words, Transfiguration is nothing that cannot be understood, and it is a universal spell that everyone can master.

Malfoy saw that Zhang Xiao had been busy, and asked curiously:

"What are you doing?"

"Do experiments," Zhang Xiao said without raising her head, "experiment on how the Transfiguration technique is successful." ”

How was Experimental Transfiguration successful? Malfoy didn't keep up with Zhang Xiao's train of thought for a while, he thought about it and habitually said in that ostentatious tone:

"My dad told me that Transfiguration wasn't good at first.

But I've checked a lot of information and found that you just need to keep trying, until you think it's not a match, it's just a needle, then success is not far from you, and after one success, learning Transfiguration will be much easier in the future! ”

Like a lightning bolt flashing through his mind, Zhang Xiao raised his head suddenly, stared at the matches on the table, and muttered to himself:

"It's not a match... Just a needle? What do you need to care about is not the process of change, but the result? ”

After taking a few deep breaths, Zhang Xiao closed his eyes, looking for the feeling of usually doing morning classes, and when he opened his eyes again, his heart was already peaceful.

Staring at the match on the table, but in his mind he desperately imagined this match as a needle, and kept refining the details:

"It's not a match... It's a needle, it's a shiny metallic color, and it's so sharp that if you accidentally poke it on your finger, it hurts.

There is a small hole in the tail, oval, which is used for threading, and the hole should not be too narrow, otherwise the thread that has been licked with saliva will not be able to pass through.

It's a needle, the one I've seen countless times, an ordinary needle. ”

He took out his wand, and with a gentle touch, murmured:

β€œVera Verto。”

In Malfoy's horrified gaze, the match on the table suddenly twisted rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, a needle exactly like Zhang Xiao's imagination lay quietly on the table.

A smile appeared on Zhang Xiao's face, as if he had vaguely touched something in his heart, but after thinking about it carefully, there was nothing, Zhang Xiao knew that this was a manifestation when he had a certain understanding, but the accumulation was not enough.

"Unbelievable" A voice suddenly sounded in front of him, Zhang Xiao raised her head, only to see Professor McGonagall standing in front of him, with a rare smile on her serious face, she carefully picked up the needle and looked at it.

Repeated, "Unbelievable, Mr. Zhang, have you practiced Transfiguration before?" ”

Zhang Xiao shook her head, "No, Professor McGonagall. ”

"It was perfect! Slytherin 10 points! In recognition of Mr. Zhang's outstanding performance!

You must know that many excellent children who have been taught by their parents can hardly conjure a needle in the first class, or such a delicate needle, I can't find any traces of matches left at all! ”

The little wizards were immediately amazed, they hadn't even touched the door, and someone had already been able to turn into a needle completely!

Professor McGonagall put down the needle, looked at Zhang Xiao through the square lens, and pursed her lips:

"Zhang, there is no doubt that you have an amazing talent in transfiguration, and I hope you can keep it up and not let down your talent."

After speaking, she gently clicked Zhang Xiao's parchment with her magic wand, and a large number of book titles immediately appeared on it, Zhang Xiao glanced at it, and only felt that her scalp was numb:

"Metamorphosis Today", "How Much Do You Know About Transfiguration", "The Mystery of Transfiguration", "Mesmerizing Metamorphosis", .....

"These books are available in the library, and I recommend that you keep an eye on Metamorphosis Today and read the books I mentioned in a planned manner, which will be very beneficial for you to establish a basic concept of Metamorphosis."

"Yes, Professor McGonagall." Zhang Xiao agreed weakly, and when Professor McGonagall left, Malfoy leaned over and asked in a half-envious whisper:

"How did you do that? My dad said..."

Zhang Xiao rolled up the parchment paper and put it in the Qiankun bag, interrupting him:

"Alright, Malfoy, can't you do anything without your father? Your dad is not omnipotent either, otherwise your statue should be in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, held by the Virgin! ”

He stared at Malfoy, who had an angry look on his face, and said softly:

"You know, it wasn't Professor McGonagall, nor your dad, but the information you worked so hard to research, Draco! On your own, you might be able to do better. ”

.............

Malfoy was stunned for a moment, and silently began to try again, but this time he focused a lot, and no longer quietly paid attention to what Zhang Xiao was doing.

Why do I think it's a needle that can be deformed successfully? Zhang Xiao touched her chin and thought about this question.

Wait a minute, isn't this the power of "I think"???

I wonder if this is a needle, and it becomes a needle?

That's not right, if that's the case, why do you need spells and wands? And there won't be so many books on Transfiguration, just one sentence: hypnotize yourself.

Isn't this nonsense, Zhang Xiao recalled that Professor McGonagall said that she was amazingly talented, and her heart was a little weak, for a scholar like him, knowing it but not knowing why it was the most uncomfortable.

They don't want results, they want why, and if they don't grasp why, they will feel uncomfortable.

Zhang Xiao secretly decided that if he had the chance, he would still find another god of learning, Hermione Granger, to have a good exchange of experience in transfiguration.

It is also worth mentioning that near the end of class, Malfoy also managed to change part of the match into a needle.

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I'm sorry, I know you may not like to watch this kind of plot very much, but the role of this kind of plot is very important, burying clues, and foreshadowing requires this kind of plot excess.