Hogwarts in the shadows

Time passed slowly and a month went by quickly.

One night in October, the sky was as dark as ink, without a trace of starlight.

Hephaestus and Snape stood in the Potions Office.

Snape's voice was low: "Are you really ready?"

"Trust me, Professor." Hephis said calmly.

Snape nodded slightly and said no more.

Hephaestus raised his arms, his meaning was obvious.

Snape glanced at him and slapped him on the shoulder.

Hephis rolled his eyes and used Apparition, and the two of them disappeared instantly.

They arrived at the unknown English Channel island that they had selected in advance.

Morpheus was already waiting there. He glanced at the two of them and then stood quietly by the side.

Snape looked around, feeling the salty and humid air in the sea breeze. "Your Apparition is really convenient."

"Wizards are just too arrogant and can't see the good in other creatures." Hephis said with a bit of sneer.

"Okay, let's get started." Snape looked up at the cloudy sky.

At this time, heavy rain was pouring down, and lightning flashed across the sky from time to time.

Hephaestus retrieved a small transparent bottle from a dark cave.

The bottle contained the mandrake leaf that he had held in his mouth for a whole month.

and a mixture of his hair, a silver teaspoon of dew, and the chrysalis of a hawk moth.

At this moment, these substances have merged into one, turning into a blood-red potion, which is only the amount needed in one mouthful.

Hephis walked to the clearing, took out his wand, and pointed the tip directly at his heart.

He began to chant a spell in a low voice: "Amado, Animaud, Animado, Animaji."

As he chanted the spell, he felt a surge of intense pain.

The second heartbeat became more and more intense, and he even felt the heartbeat ringing in his ears.

At the same time, the ten shadows he swallowed gradually emerged on his body surface.

Big stick rabbit, doe, poisonous horned beast, horned camel, Yin water mirage, sharp-clawed tiger, Lamido eagle, big-mouthed spherical fish, basilisk.

Among these shadows, the shadow of the unicorn firmly suppressed the other nine shadows.

Hephis began to operate quickly, the eyes of the big stick rabbit, the horns of the doe, the mouth of the poisonous horned beast...

He precisely selected the parts of each animal that were relevant to the Animagi transformation, and excluded other unimportant parts from the body one by one.

As he operated, an animal image consisting of nine animals combined into one gradually took shape.

The shape of the animal he was about to transform into finally emerged in Hephis' mind - it was a mysterious creature that combined the characteristics of nine animals.

He no longer hesitated and began to transform.

The phantom of the unicorn first enveloped his body, followed by his shadow.

His shadow quickly expanded, forming a huge black sphere with a diameter of forty feet.

The surrounding trees were crushed deep into the ground under this powerful force, and Snape and Morpheus had to retreat quickly.

Snape tightly grasped the vial of unicorn blood, his eyes full of worry: "He should..."

Morpheus seemed unusually calm: "I can sense that he is fine, his vital signs are stable and even more vigorous."

Snape glanced at him, pursed his lips and said nothing more.

Before coming, Hephesus had explained Morpheus' abilities to him.

They can use telepathy at close range, so all actions are based on Morpheus's perception.

Moreover, Morpheus can also control the shadow, which means that at the critical moment, Morpheus can directly open this huge shadow black ball to rescue Hephes.

After a dizzy spell, Hephes finally opened his eyes again.

Then he found himself in a room with six completely white sides.

"Why are you still here?"

A voice came from afar, and then the man in white robe appeared out of thin air.

What does this little guy think of this place? Why does he always come here for no reason?

Hephis smiled and said, "Long time no see."

Then he looked around, "You haven't changed here!"

The man in white robe frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "The hazy illusion usually doesn't change. Why are you here again?"

"Of course I came to see you!" Hephis looked at the man in white robe, "Also, I want to know who you are?"

"Who am I?" the man in white robe was confused.

"Let me suggest a name for you to think about. Helga Hufflepuff." Hephis looked at the man in white robe with a mischievous look on his face.

The white robed man trembled slightly, "How...how did you know?"

"It's not hard to guess, actually." Hephis sat on the ground, his shadow floating behind him.

"You know Helga Hufflepuff too well. Since history has been erased, Helga Hufflepuff would not allow anyone to remember that history, even if they lived in that era."

"Hey!" The man in white robe sighed and sat on the ground. "You are such a smart kid."

"Why? Why did you erase that history and tell me?" Hephes

"I'm Helga Hufflepuff, but I'm not, or rather, I'm a part of him." The man in the white robe said softly.

"Are you his split soul?" A complicated light flashed in Hephis' eyes.

"To be more precise, it's his kindness." The white-robed man's words revealed a deep attachment.

Hephis's curiosity was completely aroused, and he made a gesture of invitation: "Please tell me in detail."

"Actually, there's nothing much to tell." The man in white robe slowly began to narrate the forgotten history.

"I'm a Hufflepuff, or rather, a person with a great love for life and nature."

"I was born in the mountains and have lived with animals for many years. Their innocence and loyalty make my feelings for animals surpass those for humans."

"It was a dark age, and wizards were persecuted. I joined forces with the other three to found Hogwarts, providing a shelter for young wizards at the time."

"But that era was chaotic and bloody."

"First, Salazar Slytherin ran away. In order to save the wizards, he chose an extreme path and began to massacre Muggles."

"You know what? The wizard bloodline that was almost extinct was saved by him."

"More and more young wizards came to Hogwarts. As they grew up, they began to unite and come up with ways to make wizards more powerful."

The man in white robe sighed, "The concept of bloodline wizards was proposed at that time, and what followed was the crazy hunting of magical creatures."