#2 - Section 2

Achievement Reward: One random spell.

These two lottery results can be considered acceptable.

'Petrification Charm' and a spell called 'Mana Drain'.

There's not much to say about the 'Petrification Charm'. It has appeared many times in the original work, and the effect is good.

'Mana Drain' uses magic to detonate the enemy, causing explosive damage while absorbing the opponent's magic to create a magic shield for oneself and strengthening the next spell used.

It looks like a skill from some three-handed character, but it's a magically modified version.

It's just that these two spells aren't at max level like the three Unforgivable Curses in the newbie gift pack; they're just at the most basic level one form.

Knowing the incantations and gestures, Ethan, who doesn't have a wand, can't cast them no matter what.

But it's okay; he'll get a wand today.

According to the owl's reply received yesterday, a Hogwarts professor will come to the door today to guide the new students. One can't help but marvel at how fast the owl flies.

At the same time, the panel has also changed.

Name: Ethan Adrien

Age: 11

Bloodline: Wizard

Talents: \u003c\u003cOverwhelming Soul\u003e\u003e (A denser soul, bringing higher learning efficiency and casting speed.) \u003c\u003cRobust Physique\u003e\u003e (Improve physical fitness and adaptability to magic through exercise.) \u003c\u003cHeart of Darkness\u003e\u003e (Enhances dark magic talent; using dark magic requires no emotional assistance.)

Spells: Killing Curse (10), Cruciatus Curse (10), Imperius Curse (10), Mana Drain (1), Petrification Charm (1)

"If it were me, I'd be too excited to sleep!"

Philemon Adrien put down the newspaper in his hand, expressing understanding.

Children are certainly very longing for the magical world. Even if Ethan usually seems more precocious, his age is still a factor, so it's normal for him to be like this.

"It's not excitement that's keeping me up; it's exhaustion from studying magic."

Ethan said weakly, lying on the sofa.

"What have you figured out?"

"Without a wand, I can't use magic, so I still need to buy a wand first."

Hearing this, Philemon Adrien's mouth twitched. This kid was completely playing him.

"Alright, you two, it's time for breakfast."

Just as Philemon Adrien was about to say something, Nydia, the mother, called from behind.

Nydia usually doesn't go into the kitchen; the nanny does all that. She's not a full-time housewife.

At the Adrien family's ocean shipping company, Nydia is in charge of operations. When things get busy, it's common for her and Philemon to be away from home for a month or two.

Today, because the Hogwarts professor is coming, the couple made a special trip home from America the day before yesterday and only arrived home yesterday.

The couple still attaches great importance to Ethan going to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Although they haven't seen wizards, they also know that this matter is very likely to be true and not a prank. After all, it's not common to train such a good owl.

The family does ocean freight, and there are indeed some strange things in the sea. Outsiders just think it's a sailor who drank too much and misread something or is just bragging in a bar to get attention.

But those in this business know that it's real. Once discovered, it must be reported and handled by a specialist.

In addition, the family has some connections with the British Navy, and some news has been passed down from the previous generation, so they have some understanding of the wizarding world.

......

The time came to exactly nine o'clock.

The Ethan family sat upright on the sofa, and the doorbell rang at this moment.

"Coming!"

Philemon took a deep breath and got up to open the door. He didn't know how many years it had been since he had been so nervous.

Because of his father's saying that the matter of wizards cannot be widely spread, it is better for ordinary people not to know, so the servants at home are all on vacation for a day today, and they can only open the door by themselves.

The first thing that came into view was a dark green robe and a wizard's hat on top of his head, followed by a sixty-year-old female face with square glasses, but she looked slightly serious.

Chapter 3: Transfiguration Secrets

"Mr. Adrien, I am the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, Head of Gryffindor House, and Transfiguration Professor, Minerva McGonagall."

Professor McGonagall introduced herself as soon as possible.

As the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts and one of the few reliable professors, she is responsible for half of the Muggle family freshmen every summer.

Over the years, Professor McGonagall has also seen many Muggle families, and she has even been pointed at with a gun no less than a handful of times, summarizing the following points.

Families that don't believe it at all and just treat it as a prank. These families basically ignore the acceptance letter.

When Professor McGonagall visits these families, she has to show off a trick to give them a show of force, such as turning the door into a lion, etc.

As for those Muggle families who are doubtful and send back a reply within the prescribed time according to the rules, Professor McGonagall also follows the rules, determines the time, and then visits to show off a trick.

It can be called a wealth of experience.

"Welcome to you, Professor McGonagall, please come in and sit down."

Facing the wizard who possesses extraordinary power, Philemon Adrien did not dare to neglect.

"Professor McGonagall, although we believe that no one would use this kind of thing as a prank, could you please prove it?"

After greeting and inviting Professor McGonagall to take a seat, Nydia couldn't help but say.

Although she believes in the existence of magic, as a mother, she certainly wants to know more about the situation.

"Of course, that is also one of the purposes of my visit here, to prove the authenticity of the existence of magic, and that young Adrien has indeed been admitted to the magic school, and then to take young Mr. Adrien to purchase school supplies."

Professor McGonagall nodded with a smile, then took out her wand and waved it gently at the fruit plate on the coffee table.

In an instant, the fruit plate and the seven apples in it all turned into cats, eight British Shorthairs in total, one large and seven small. After the cats were transformed, they became restless and jumped off the coffee table one after another.

This move did indeed shock Philemon and Nydia. It happened right in front of their eyes, so it couldn't be an illusion; it was definitely magic.

"Professor McGonagall, is this Transfiguration?"

Ethan grabbed a milky yellow kitten, wanting to see if he could find any differences between it and a real cat.

The short and dense fluff is very elastic, and the body is thick and can feel the movement of muscles. Because of Ethan's uncomfortable technique, it is now struggling with a "meow meow" sound.

No matter how you look at it, this is a real British Shorthair. Not only does it look the same, but its behavior is also the same. It completely conforms to the habits of a cat, without the stiffness that Ethan imagined.

No wonder there's Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration, the first rule of which is that you can't conjure food with transfiguration.

After all, what's conjured is the same as the real thing, completely indistinguishable.

It can only be said that this transfiguration is indeed awesome.

"That's right, this is transfiguration. If you have a talent for this, you can join my club in the future."

Professor McGonagall was very pleased with Ethan's expression.

Soon, Ethan asked again: "Professor McGonagall, are these cats under your control?"

"I mean, this one in my hand, and those two scratching the sofa, after all, they look like things only cats would do."

Only then did Professor McGonagall take it seriously. This little wizard was indeed different. It was the first time in so many years of welcoming new students that she had encountered such a question.

She immediately replied: "No, although I can control all of their actions, I am not doing so at this moment. This is all their own instinct."

"Professor McGonagall, are you saying that after they turn into cats, they have the natural reactions of cats? Before you undo the transfiguration, they are cats, right?"

"That's right, that's exactly it!"

Professor McGonagall was very satisfied with Ethan's answer. Based on his high sensitivity to transfiguration alone, this child should come to my great Gryffindor.

Think about what kind of things have come in the past two years?

The Weasley twins, they brought Gryffindor to the bottom.

"Professor McGonagall, are the reactions after transfiguration added by you during the transfiguration?"

Ethan then asked.

"No, this is not added by me, but transfiguration itself is like this. To perfectly succeed in transfiguration, you need clear thinking and a deep understanding."

Seeing that Ethan had no more questions, Professor McGonagall began to talk with Philemon and Nydia. Showing magic was only the first step.

The rest needed to answer a series of questions about Hogwarts, including the learning environment, vacation issues, and communication with home.

After all, you can't just show off a bit of magic and have the other party hand over their child to you without knowing anything. Who knows if you're going to use the child for some experiment? (That would be a threat.)

Ethan didn't pay attention to Professor McGonagall's conversation with his parents, and was still immersed in thinking about transfiguration. After all, he knew something about the situation at Hogwarts.

Although Professor McGonagall's answer just now was not clear, it could only be regarded as a concept.

But the education in the wizarding world is like this. You can't expect the professors to break down all the knowledge and feed it to you.

If you can understand it, think it out, and do it, then you have talent. Otherwise, you're just stupid. The professors can't help it and can only give up on this part of the students. (The OWL exams in the fifth year, if you don't do well, you will lose the qualification to continue studying this course.)

Based on Professor McGonagall's words, combined with Ethan's experience in using dark magic these past two days, transfiguration mainly relies on consciousness and magic power.

This is completely different from dark magic, which requires negative emotions, and the Patronus Charm, which requires positive emotions.

In your subconscious perception, whatever characteristics and shape the transformed object has, then that's what it will be after the transformation.

That is to say, as long as you have enough magic power and enough understanding, and enough understanding of transfiguration, then not only magical creatures, but even mythical creatures, can be transformed, and in the form you have in your mind.

In this way, the impressiveness of transfiguration is really quite high.

Chapter 4: Gringotts

Before long, Professor McGonagall finished talking with Ethan's parents and turned her attention to Ethan again.

Professor McGonagall completed today's reception task very smoothly. Compared with the various bizarre questions from other parents, this couple mainly asked about the learning environment and various rules and regulations of Hogwarts.

"It's normal not to understand transfiguration without systematic study. After entering Hogwarts to study, think about these things again. If there is still something you don't understand, you can come and ask me."

Professor McGonagall saw that Ethan was still stroking the cat while thinking, and immediately spoke to comfort him.

"Okay, thank you, Professor McGonagall!"

Ethan put down the cat in his hand and replied to Professor McGonagall with a smile.

"This is the duty of a professor!"

Saying that, Professor McGonagall casually waved the magic wand in her hand. Seven or eight cats, big and small, floated in the air and turned back into fruit plates and apples, and were placed on the coffee table as before.

Even the sofa, which had been scratched by the transformed cats, was restored to its original state.

After doing all this, Professor McGonagall stood up and said to Ethan:

"Mr. and Mrs. Adrien, it's time to set off for Diagon Alley to buy school supplies."

Philemon readily took out a stack of pounds, and together with Nydia, sent Professor McGonagall and Ian to the door.

After the conversation, they also believed that Professor McGonagall's identity was not a problem. If she had bad intentions, she wouldn't have said so much to them.

As for Diagon Alley, in Professor McGonagall's words, it's best for Muggles not to come into contact with it. Forcibly contacting the wizarding world is of no benefit to themselves.

"Now hold my hand and don't let go. We will use magic to reach outside Diagon Alley. This process will be a bit uncomfortable."

In the courtyard, Professor McGonagall said so.

Ethan took a deep breath and nodded to Professor McGonagall.

"Yes, I'm ready, Professor McGonagall!"

Ethan already knew what was going to happen next, Apparition!

Beginners, or people who are not used to it, will feel short of breath, and the body will be squeezed and deformed in terms of sensation.

"Pop!"

"Pop!"

Accompanied by the unique sound of Apparition, Ethan and Professor McGonagall suddenly appeared in front of a dirty, broken, small pub in a London neighborhood.

Ethan, who was having some difficulty breathing, quickly took a deep breath to adjust his state. This process was indeed a bit uncomfortable.

"Are you alright, Mr. Adrien!"