Dynavale and Hogwarts

Chapter 0027 Conversation with Professor McGonagall

At seven o'clock in the evening, Dana arrived at Professor McGonagall's office on time. Professor McGonagall stopped grading homework behind her desk, pointed to the chair opposite, and motioned for Dana to sit down.

"Mr. Weir, the reason for inviting you here tonight is this." The professor took out the needle that Dana had conjured in the Transfiguration class: "It's not simple. I can hardly tell whether this is a transformed needle or the original one." It’s the needle.”

Professor McGonagall sighed softly and continued: "You can do better than most adult wizards, let alone first-year freshmen. I believe that your level of transfiguration has far exceeded the requirements for first-year students, so I want to do this to you. A proficiency test.”

Dana breathed a sigh of relief, it wasn't a bad thing. So he nodded to show that he understood.

Professor McGonagall picked up the needle: "Before the formal test, I was a little curious about how you made it so realistic, from the surface to the internal structure."

Maybe it was a gift, Dana felt a chill in his heart, and his worries that had just been put down were raised again.

In fact, I taught a lot of things in the chemistry class in my previous life. Not only did I see a lot of structural models between atoms, but I also had a clear understanding of the internal structure of atoms. But this can't be told to Professor McGonagall.

"To be more realistic, maybe it has something to do with me being good at art. I've been here since I was a child." Dana was talking nonsense to delay time, while thinking about a decent excuse, and finally figured out how to say it.

Dana perked up and started talking: "As for the internal structure, it is very similar to a Muggle science course in elementary school. It tells us that matter is composed of molecules or atoms. I am more interested in this aspect. See He has written many books, including many structural models, and even describes the internal structure of atoms."

"Oh" Professor McGonagall was very interested and seemed to want to chat for a while, but after looking at the mechanical clock on the wall, she still rushed to tonight's theme: "It seems that Muggle courses also have merits. . We will discuss this later when we have time. The first question in the test is to describe your understanding of Transfiguration."

When Dana heard the question, he felt relieved and passed the question safely.

As for his understanding of transfiguration, Dana told the professor his thoughts without hesitation: "I divide transfiguration into three categories. One is the conversion of general spells, the other is the non-transformation. For example, copying a double three is the transformation into nothing."

Professor McGonagall listened very carefully when Dana said it. After listening, he thought for a while and said slowly: "Although the understanding is still very superficial, there are many mistakes and omissions in it, but it is an idea for studying transfiguration. .”

Professor McGonagall paused and then said: "In your first type of transformation, there is also a universal restoration spell, which can restore the transformed thing to its original state, no matter how many times it has been transformed. This spell is very difficult to learn."

"Okay, let's take a look at your practical skills." Professor McGonagall pointed to the book and said to Dana: "Can you turn this book into a mouse?"

Dana was not afraid of practical operations. He thought he could show off his skills, but he was stumped. So he said with some embarrassment: "I'm afraid not, Professor. I have never tried the conversion of a living body. It seems to involve the soul."

Professor McGonagall said with a smile in her eyes: "It is very admirable to have a reverence for life." After speaking, he became serious again: "But Dana, a wizard has never been able to create a soul, not even Merlin can do it, life is too It’s complex and we know very little about it.”

Seeing Dana's puzzled expression, he continued to explain: "When you see the transformed life form running and jumping, and reacting correctly to the surrounding stimuli, you will think it has a soul, but this is just an illusion. The real situation is: this It's just a behavioral pattern preset by the wizard through magic power. And what the living body shows is just a stress response."

Professor McGonagall once again emphasized: "Remember that wizards cannot create souls. Wizards can only give them behavior patterns simulated by magic power. Strictly speaking, this kind of living body is only a demonized creature and cannot be regarded as possessing life."

After hearing this, Dana suddenly realized that sometimes it is better to get guidance from famous teachers than to study hard. Dana was filled with emotion.

If that's the case, you can give it a try. Dana slowly sketched out the appearance of the mouse in his mind, and then perfected its behavior pattern little by little. Finally, when he felt that there was nothing to add, he took out his magic wand and "turned" into a vivid mouse that appeared in front of the two of them.

Professor McGonagall began to observe: the mouse shivered at first; after a while, when he saw that there was no danger, he poked his head out, ran away for a while and then ran back; when he saw that there was no danger, he began to run boldly on the table.

Professor McGonagall grabbed the mouse, and the mouse began to scream and struggle desperately. The professor nodded: "A very realistic demon." While touching the mouse, he turned around and took out another real mouse from the cage behind him.

She pointed to the real mouse and said to Dana: "Turn it into a snuff box, the more exquisite the better." while stroking the fake mouse in her arms.

When Dana saw this scene, he was sweating. Sure enough, the cat had true feelings for the mouse. This question, I remember, should be a question in the final exam of the first year.

I couldn't bear to look at the real mouse, so I closed my eyes, visualized a snuff box and drew a picture of Hogwarts, and then the mouse became the snuff box.

After Professor McGonagall inspected it and expressed satisfaction, Dana asked Professor McGonagall to restore the snuff box. He didn't know the spell yet and then asked cautiously: "Where did the soul go after it turned into a snuff box."

Professor McGonagall said simply: "No one knows. It's just that the transformed living body will not suffer pain and will enter a state of thoughtlessness and ignorance."

After hearing this, Dana felt a chill in his heart, and he was extremely frightened when he thought about it. I first experienced the cruelty of the magic world through the Tracer Curse, and now I see the cold-blooded and cruel side of wizards through the Transformation Curse.

Without giving Dana more time to think about it, Professor McGonagall picked up another notebook and handed it to Dana: "Make a copy."

This time, Dana tried to mentally scan the book before copying it, and then used "Copy to Double" to make a copy. Dana feels very good this time, and it is estimated that the final effect will be good.

Professor McGonagall took the two notebooks, carefully checked the copies, nodded, and then returned the copies to Dana and asked him to erase them.

Dana just "cleaned it up" and the notebook disappeared. Professor McGonagall looked at Dana with some interest, "I'm not good at the Vanishing Curse, so you cleaned up the book as trash. It seems that your idea of ​​a so-called universal magic spell has merit."

Dana nodded repeatedly. It was obvious at a glance that he was a professor. The flatterer immediately offered: "Professor, you are amazing, you can understand it immediately."

After a lot of tests, Professor McGonagall finally said to Dana: "You have far exceeded the level of transfiguration for first-year students. Since you can't learn anything in class, I allow you not to take it this school year." Transfiguration class. As for the extra time, it depends on how you want to arrange it."

Dana thought for a moment and said: "Professor, can you recommend some books for me based on my current level? I can study by myself. If I have any questions, can I ask you for advice?"

Professor McGonagall had an obvious smile on her lips. She scribbled down many book titles on a piece of parchment and handed it to Dana: "Every Wednesday night from seven to nine, I am in this office. If you have any questions, you can come to me.

"I've noticed that you rely more on instinct when casting spells than on strict control. This is not a problem with Transfiguration. No one cares if the rat you conjure is fatter or thinner; but sometimes your defensive spells can be fatal. If the defense is weak, it will be easily breached.

"So even if you have mastered the spells, don't miss the spells class, at least for the first half of the year.

"And your respect for living things is great, but I'm afraid that sometimes it can become your weakness.

"You have the best talent for transfiguration among the students I have ever seen. I hope you don't waste this talent."

When Dana came out of McGonagall's classroom office, he was still a little dizzy and worried, but the ending was so happy. Not to mention how happy I feel. At the same time, I am full of gratitude to Professor McGonagall. This is a good professor at Hogwarts.

But when I returned to the dormitory and saw Zacharias's gloating face, my mood was not so beautiful.

Zacharias smiled as if no one could understand the sarcasm inside, and asked with fake concern: "Are you okay?"

"It's okay." Dana thought that they would know about it in the Transfiguration class tomorrow morning, so he didn't hide it: "Professor McGonagall doesn't think I need to take the Transfiguration class in the future."

Too lazy to tell him more, Dana nodded and went to the bathroom. After washing, he went to bed early. I was thinking about going to the library tomorrow morning to look for books recommended by Professor McGonagall.

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