Chapter 221: Mandrake Leaf

Gryffindor lost this Quidditch match.

Professor Dumbledore cast a spell at the last moment to catch Harry falling from the sky, but by then Cedric Diggory of Hufflepuff had already caught the Golden Snitch, and the match ended.

Professor Dumbledore was truly angry this time; this was the first time Allen had ever seen Professor Dumbledore so angry.

Harry was quickly sent to the hospital wing, and Madam Hooch soon found Harry's Nimbus 2000; it had been shattered by the Whomping Willow...

The Harry who woke up became somewhat depressed; he made no complaints, only refusing to throw away the fragments of the Nimbus 2000. He knew this was foolish, knew the Nimbus could not be repaired, yet he could not help but do it; he felt as though he had lost a best friend.

Many people came to see him, all earnestly trying to cheer him up, but he remained in that same gloomy state.

Finally, after a Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Professor Lupin kept Harry alone; from then on, Harry's mood improved greatly. Allen heard Harry say that Professor Lupin was teaching Harry the spell to counter Dementors.

Although Allen was quite curious about this, he had his own hands full, for the day of the full moon this month was approaching.

To this day, the membership of McGonagall's Transfiguration Club has dwindled by more than half, leaving only seven wizards persisting; as for how long these seven can persist, it remains unknown.

However, this has little to do with Allen; he is already far ahead of them.

Saturday arrived quickly; the moon in the sky hung bright and clear like a silver plate.

The temperature had already dropped somewhat; Allen could see the white breath from his own respiration. He looked up at the sky, gazing at the bright, clear moon.

"Full moon!" he muttered. He was treading on moonlight, heading toward Professor McGonagall's office; over this week, he had already adjusted his state and body.

"... From the full moon until the next full moon ends; if you fail midway, you must start over and wait for the next full moon. I do not want you to joke with your own health," Professor McGonagall said sternly.

"Professor, I am ready," Allen said confidently.

Professor McGonagall nodded, picked up a small box from her desk; inside the small box lay a green leaf, which emitted a faint moonlight under the moon.

"This is a mandrake grown by Professor Sprout in the greenhouses. Recently, she has been trimming the branches of several mandrakes; I selected the freshest leaf." Professor McGonagall handed the small box to Allen.

Allen silently accepted the small box, carefully observing the mandrake leaf; this thing would remain in his mouth for a month.

"At the full moon, the edges of the mandrake leaf will emit Bai Guang, similar to Fluxweed... Very well, if there are no problems, place it in your mouth!" Professor McGonagall gave the order.

After checking repeatedly and confirming everything was correct, Allen carefully stuffed the mandrake leaf into his mouth, immediately cast a spell to stick his jaw shut on the mandrake leaf inside; the mandrake leaf adhered smoothly to his upper palate.

He slowly closed his mouth; his tongue pressed against the mandrake leaf page, and he felt a hint of bitterness in his mouth.

Then Professor McGonagall snapped her fingers again; a "pop" explosion sounded in the room, and a house-elf dressed simply appeared in the office; his clothes bore the Hogwarts crest.

"This is my personal house-elf, Kichy. For the next month, your life will be quite inconvenient; Kichy will take care of you. For anything, you may summon him directly to attend to you." Professor McGonagall had thought very thoroughly.

The house-elf Kichy politely bowed to Allen, and Allen hurriedly returned the courtesy.

"It is my honor to serve you, Mr.!" Kichy said humbly.

Allen nodded to him; his current condition was not suitable for speaking.

He also bowed to Professor McGonagall, thanking her for being so thoughtful about this matter.

Gryffindor Tower, in the dormitory, Harry and Ron stared blankly at Allen; Allen had already informed them of his current situation via a note.

Harry and Ron looked at Allen with some reverence; Allen's progress had surpassed their imagination.

"Hermione will be very happy to know this," Harry said cheerfully, "I mean, she especially likes pandas. Once you become an Animagus, she will be able to see pandas every day."

Allen couldn't help but roll his eyes. He had decided his Animagus transformation would be a panda, but this was not to be treated as a zoo animal for people to watch.

"I need your help," Allen wrote on parchment, "Give me a Petrification Spell later, just like before."

Harry and Ron readily accepted this task.

Then Allen went to prepare; sleeping in a petrified state is very troublesome. Before this, he could not drink too much water or eat too much, and he needed to empty his intestines and bladder, because going to the toilet in the middle of the night is a major problem, so he needed to endure until dawn.

Two Stunning Spells hit Allen lying flat on the bed; Allen's body instantly became stiff. To help Allen fall asleep quickly, Ron thoughtfully added an extra Stunning Spell.

They covered Allen with a blanket, neatly tucked in the corners, then returned to their own beds to sleep.

Outside the window, the cold wind howled, but this did not affect the sleeping Allen in the slightest.

The first night of Allen holding the mandrake leaf passed just like that.

Waking from a deep sleep, Allen felt with his tongue that the mandrake leaf still existed; only the bitterness in his mouth had grown stronger, as if it had seeped into the gaps between his teeth, yet his mood was still quite good.

He first went to the washroom to attend to his physiological needs, then eagerly woke Harry and Ron, sharing his feelings.

Harry and Ron both enjoyed listening to Allen talk about this; it gave them plenty of new topics for conversation.

Allen ate breakfast in the dormitory; the house-elf Kichy thoughtfully prepared some liquid food, and Allen used his special utensils to finish eating.

To cope with the increasingly heavy bitterness of the mandrake leaf in his mouth, he also asked Kichy to recommend several drinks to neutralize the bitterness; ultimately, he chose a drink with a lighter flavor and no irritating taste, to avoid damaging the leaf in his mouth.

Although holding the mandrake leaf in his mouth, he still attended his usual classes normally; only his way of communicating with people became parchment, and if he really had to speak, his remarks would be particularly brief and concise.

All of this was for ultimate success.

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