Chapter 238 It’s great to be a black dog
"What? Of course not!"
Lupin was stunned, then laughed.
"I just admire her vitality, which has nothing to do with the relationship between men and women."
In fact, Abigail's character always reminded him of James and Sirius.
Not the current Sirius, but the time when they were lawless in their teens.
They also discussed that the four of them would not separate after graduation. They would travel around the world together, explore those places that were rarely visited and full of dangers, and leave legends of predators in every Ministry of Magic.
But after graduation, they were immediately transferred to the war. James also married Lily and soon had a child...
Life was like an accelerated videotape. Lupin felt that he had not yet reacted, and he was the only one left in the foursome.
He looked back and there was no one around him; looking forward, he didn't know where the road ahead was.
The dreams of youth were like mist, blown away by the wind of death and war.
Lupin looked a little sad, and Wade stopped talking when he saw this.
The two walked forward along the traces left by the carriage and soon arrived at Hogsmeade.
From a distance, Wade saw a banshee squatting on a tall, spire-like roof, with wings like bird wings folded behind her. A pair of gray-green eyes stared at the two for a while, and then turned away boredly.
Banshees are also a kind of magical creatures. They live around wizards like centaurs, but they are isolated from wizards.
However, unlike centaurs who like to live in groups. Banshees mostly live alone, or two or three live together.
Most of them hide in human cities or villages, but only in pure wizard villages like Hogsmeade can they spread their wings to their heart's content without having to disguise themselves as ordinary humans.
This banshee is one of the residents of Hogsmeade. Students of Hogwarts can occasionally see her when they go out.
Lupin and Wade didn't care much and walked around the tower where the banshee was.
Hogsmeade also had some Easter decorations, with eggs and rabbits everywhere, and wizard tourists who came from other places.
Lupin's house was as warm as ever, with a few rabbits jumping around at the door. A red-eyed rabbit squatted at the door, still wearing blue clothes, looking at the two curiously.
Wade squatted down, poked with his hand, and asked, "Is Sirius not here?"
"He went shopping. In order to ensure the safety of the Animagus transformation, some preparations need to be made." Lupin said.
He picked a few green vegetables and lettuce from his own vegetable garden, directed them to jump into the pool to clean themselves, and then flew to the chopping board.
The kitchen knife jumped up immediately and cut all the vegetables with a thump.
Wade looked at the bookshelf and found a few more books on it, such as - "Cooking Magic", "Delicious Things Need the Right Magic", "Household Magic Encyclopedia", etc.
Although these magics are very practical, they are not within the scope of Hogwarts' teaching. Wizards who want to understand them need to learn by themselves.
Wade went upstairs to put his luggage, changed into his home clothes and came down, and heard the roar of the engine from next door.
At this time, the aroma of food came from the kitchen, and then Lupin came out.
When the two arrived next door, they saw that Sirius had returned. He was dressed very fashionably at this time -
a black leather jacket and long boots, wearing sunglasses, and his black hair was blown by the wind behind his head.
Sirius also rode a huge red motorcycle with a golden lion pattern painted on it. Sirius obviously made a lot of changes to it, so that Wade couldn't recognize what brand it was.
Wade's eyes were empty - if he wasn't dazzled, Sirius should have fallen from the sky just now.
"Sirius." Lupin said helplessly: "You know that the Ministry of Magic stipulates that it is forbidden to abuse Muggle items."
Sirius said nonchalantly: "Anyway, both me and it are invisible, and others can't see it - hey, Wade, I guess you are ready?"
"Of course." Wade said with a smile.
"You haven't forgotten to recite the spell for a single day, have you?" Sirius said seriously, "Don't lie, you know this is life-threatening and very important."
"Of course I didn't forget." Wade said, "I've never missed a spell twice a day, at sunrise and sunset."
"Good boy!" Sirius rubbed his head twice and said, "Come with me and see what we have prepared for you."
They walked through the woods for more than ten minutes and arrived at the valley in the nearby forest.
There was a temporary wooden house here, which was crooked and only relied on magic to keep it from collapsing. The vines around were entangled like spider webs, leaving only a narrow path.
The branches and vines of the tree canopy stretched very long until they intertwined with each other, forming a huge net above their heads. The sunlight shone through the narrow gaps between the leaves like a rain curtain.
There was also a pit dug in the open space, which was filled with water and looked very clear.
A deer was drinking water by the pit, and the footsteps of several people startled it. It leaped out and jumped to the edge of the woods. It looked back at everyone and then ran away.
"Damn, when was this place cleared?"
Sirius walked over and pointed with his wand at the gap where the deer entered and exited. The surrounding bushes immediately stretched until the gap was firmly blocked.
"What are these for?" Wade asked strangely.
"Didn't you say that you once dreamed of flying?" Lupine said, "The dreams you had while practicing Animagus also contained a certain element of foreknowledge. Your animal form is probably a bird."
"At that time, I dreamed that I was running on all fours and turning in circles to find my tail. I originally thought it would be at least a leopard or something..."
Sirius, who came back, said depressedly, and then said: "Animagus needs to transform in the open wild, but if you turn into a bird and fly away, and your mind is occupied by the nature of birds, you forget to fly." Come back, where should we find you?”
This is the biggest danger of practicing Animagus. It is likely to turn the wizard into a real animal and lose himself and his human mind.
"So in order to prevent you from flying away, we have surrounded this circle." Lupine said, "Also, if you turn into a fish, there will be enough water here to prevent you from being unable to breathe."
The first Animagus transformation must be in an open place to avoid being too big after the transformation. The narrow space will literally squeeze people to death; it must not be in a complex environment to avoid being too small after the transformation. Less than.
It is best not to have other creatures around, so as not to blend in and run away after transformation, or be eaten by other creatures as prey.
Some creatures require extremely harsh living conditions and require special arrangements.
Various sources of danger were eliminated one by one by the two adult wizards. Sirius tidied up for a while, then suddenly asked with emotion:
"Remus, why were we so brave back then and started to transform without hesitation?"
"It's not easy to live! It's great to become a black dog..."
Without waiting for Lupine to answer, he said in a long voice with lingering fear, while pouring two packets of sea salt into the puddle.
