Chapter 242 The real challenge is yet to come!
In the next few days, Vader mastered the transformation of the Animagus under the guidance of Sirius.
Starting to change shape is like constipation. It takes a long time every time, and it is not easy to change back.
But after repeated practice, Vader was finally able to complete the transformation within a few seconds. It's just that he can't transform as naturally and quickly as Sirius, like breathing.
"That's what I relied on to keep my head clear during Azkaban."
Sirius said: "At that time, I had to transform into animal form most of the day, so my proficiency was naturally different from that of a novice like you."
The time Vader can maintain his consciousness is getting longer and longer, but after testing, two adult wizards suggested to him that it is best not to transform for more than half an hour at a time, and that he can try to extend this time by three minutes every month.
"Your animal form is not very different from other peregrine falcons. I'm afraid we might accidentally lose you again."
Lupine said it as if he was joking, but his attitude was extremely serious.
Wade naturally agreed. He didn't want to be a confused bird for the rest of his life, making a living by eating birds and hares.
At the end of the Easter vacation, Vader also said goodbye to Lupine and Sirius and returned to school.
After successfully completing Animagus, the course of Transfiguration suddenly became more comfortable. Vader gave up the spell and could still make objects transform according to his wishes.
He also began to try human body transformation. At first, he only changed the color of nails, hair, eyebrows and other parts, and then controlled their length. Once he became proficient, he could try to transform other parts of the body until he could do it without the need for Polyjuice Potion. Become what you want.
Of course, in the end, only extremely advanced transfiguration techniques could achieve it. Apart from the natural Disguise Magus, Vader only knew of two people who could do it.
One is Grindelwald who has been imprisoned for many years.
The other is Dumbledore, who has never shown such an ability, and no one would doubt that he could not do it to this extent.
The Maze Challenge also came to an end during the holidays, but after Vader returned to school, he found that most of the students did not have the same enthusiasm as before. Most of them were depressed or even holding back their anger. Only the Slytherin students were very excited.
"Slytherin wins the championship."
Michael said depressingly: "But they used despicable means! Blake and the others all brought powerful magic items, and Professor Snape even provided them with a lot of potions!"
"But..." Theo said hesitantly: "The rules don't say you can't bring magic items and potions, right? So they didn't violate the rules, they just took advantage of the loopholes in the rules."
Michael said sadly: "Theo, I'm speaking for you Hufflepuff! Are you just going to tear me down like this?"
"Ah," Theo was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry."
Only then was Michael satisfied, and began to complain angrily about how despicable and shameless Slytherins were, and how they had the luxury of using enlarged golems to knock out their opponents.
"Golem?" Wade asked, grasping the key point.
"Yes, your pet also entered the competition." Fred said quietly.
They had great hopes of winning the championship, but they were eliminated early by a "beast-controlling army".
The runner-up team this time was unexpectedly Hufflepuff, and the third place was Gryffindor, the "championship seed team".
The fourth team is from Gryffindor.
Fifth, sixth, and seventh are all Slytherin, eighth is still Gryffindor, and all the way up to ninth is the Ravenclaw team.
It’s not that Ravenclaw really pulls his hips like that, but the team formation is not limited to the same college. Therefore, several outstanding students from the Eagle Academy were invited by other teams. As a result, the final rankings came out, and the Ravenclaw students And the most frustrating.
"What's the point?" Wade said with a smile, "When the weather gets hotter, we can organize another event. Uh... how about challenging a ball python?"
"Ball python?" Everyone was startled, and Harry couldn't help but ask: "Isn't that the ultimate BOSS? No one has been able to challenge that level yet!"
"According to the current progress, Professor Flitwick predicts that someone will be able to reach the core level by early May at the latest." Wade said.
He is considered the designer and founder of this event, so naturally no one disbelieves his news. Everyone immediately discussed the previous failure with great interest.
"I know there are some magic potions specifically designed to deal with such cold-blooded creatures. We will bring enough magic potions in when the time comes!" George said happily.
The brothers now sell various game “peripherals” and no longer have to worry about having enough money to buy things.
"It's very big, and its scales can resist most spells." Fred said, "We still have to learn a few targeted spells, such as the eye disease spell..."
Harry listened for a while, then turned to discuss with Neville: "Does the ball python have any weaknesses?"
Neville really knows this.
He loves herbal medicine and has read many books on animals and plants. After thinking about it for a while, Neville said: "I remember that it should be very afraid of the cold...if the temperature is too low, it won't like to move."
Harry immediately thought of the Weather Charm that he had half-studyed before but was thrown away because it was too difficult.
He silently pulled out his old notebook from the bookshelf.
Neville added next to him: "Ball pythons have very high temperature requirements, and too much heat is not suitable for them to survive."
Padma asked: "Can the blazing fire also deal with it?"
Neville frowned and hesitated, looking a little reluctant.
Wade knocked on the table and said, "Pay attention, everyone, this ball python is actually Professor Kettleburn's pet. After this semester, it will leave the school with the professor."
"So..." Fred asked, "Aren't we really going to kill this BOSS?"
Wade shook his head and said, "In fact, the professor will prohibit the use of harmful spells and magic props at that time. The challenger must subdue it while trying to avoid it from getting hurt, and also ensure that he will not be hurt by it."
Several Gryffindors showed question marks on their faces, feeling that the difficulty increased dozens of times at once.
Wade added slowly, "Although it is difficult, you have almost a month to prepare tactics. Are you still worried about losing to Slytherin?"
Facts have proved that everyone does not hate injustice, but hates being favored by others.
Knowing that they can prepare before Slytherin, even Hermione did not say anything, but immediately plunged into a heated discussion.
Wade smiled.
Facing the fat and gentle ball python was just a rehearsal, the real challenge is still to come!
I hope they will not be frightened when the time comes, even though they are so excited now.
Wade thought to himself as he turned the pencil case in his hand.
