[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts":3,"chapter-the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-chapter-268":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Transfiguration Master of Hogwarts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2320973,4539,"Chapter 268: The Brightest Star in the Night Sky","the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-chapter-268",268,"\u003Cp>The Stealth-Shape Beast, using environmental cover and its clones, continuously attacked Snape, while the aerial Mage-Shape Beasts harassed him, preventing him from focusing on the Stealth-Shape Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it really right for us to treat Professor like this?” Hermione suddenly said, the brutal scene making her deeply uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry and Ron fell silent; it was still unclear who was right or wrong in starting this fight. Although Professor Snape had inexplicably gone mad, the damage they had inflicted on him was already severe...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Professor Snape was a school teacher. Though he often clashed with them, their conflict had never reached this level...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron couldn’t help but order the Stealth-Shape Beast to ease its attack—Professor Snape already looked terrible enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Severus has lost control for some reason. Perhaps we should say something to snap him out of it...” Professor Lupin suddenly suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present felt this was a good idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they began preparing to do so, and Harry only then realized that, due to the rapid shift in the battle’s momentum, he had forgotten to remove the magical ribbons binding Professor Lupin—he dispelled the ribbons from Lupin’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw Black, who was staring intently at Harry. Harry hesitated, then removed the magical ribbons from Black as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Harry!” Black whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry turned away without responding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Lupin also retrieved his wand, intending to join the fight—but he hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know whom to help...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could ambush Snape, but he didn’t know the extent of Ron’s control over the Shape Beasts. Yet judging from their combat behavior, the Shape Beasts clearly possessed high autonomy, and the battle was extremely dangerous—he feared that if he struck his old classmate prematurely, he might kill him, since he couldn’t gauge how hard the Shape Beasts were hitting...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But attacking the Shape Beasts was no better—the transformed Snape was terrifying. If Snape won, Lupin had no confidence he could defeat him in this state...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So his best choice right now was to do nothing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Professor, stop fighting!” Hermione shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Severus, calm down!” Professor Lupin shouted too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry and Ron joined in shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Snape ignored them all—he had grown adept at countering the Shape Beasts’ attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sneaky! Stop this nonsense!” came Sirius Black’s shout. He had barely finished when he realized everyone was staring at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I figured shouting anything else won’t help...” Sirius Black shrugged. He had no idea why Snape had gone mad—if he had, he wouldn’t have dared shout that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Sirius Black’s words instantly ignited a fire—Snape in the battlefield sharply turned his gaze toward Sirius Black, his eyes brimming with even greater fury and hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent burst of lightning exploded around his body, reducing over a dozen Shape Beast clones to mere illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given a moment’s respite, Snape immediately pulled out another small vial and swiftly poured its yellow potion into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present sensed something was terribly wrong—they all felt Snape’s aura strengthening again, his body beginning to change once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Shape Beasts also realized something was off. They tried to seize the moment and attack, but Snape’s transformation was now lightning-fast—he completed it in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson circular marks on his cheeks turned yellow; his tail and ears turned brown, his ears split into points like a demon’s, and the lightning energy surrounding him grew even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Allen were here, he would have exclaimed in shock—Professor Snape had evolved...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pikachu’s features on his body had transformed into Raichu’s features...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raichu was Pikachu’s evolved form, far more powerful than Pikachu (except for Professor Smart’s).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing his transformation, Snape moved faster, his spells grew more potent, and he handled the Shape Beasts with even greater ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His senses sharpened—he could now distinguish real clones from illusions by sound alone, and he even set a small trap for the Stealth-Shape Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During one dodge, he moved only a short distance—the Stealth-Shape Beast lunged and missed. But now, in its line of sight, a glowing, lightning-shaped tail lashed out like a bolt—so close, the Stealth-Shape Beast had no time to react, and was struck squarely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Stealth-Shape Beast flew away like a cut kite, unable to rise for a moment. Fortunately, Allen had always designed Shape Beasts with bones made of mithril—thanks to mithril’s superior metallic properties, the Stealth-Shape Beast avoided shattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aerial Mage-Shape Beast immediately intensified its assault to cover the Stealth-Shape Beast...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Lupin also cast a Stunning Spell at Snape—but Snape easily dodged it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Stealth-Shape Beast recovered and used “Leap” to launch itself into the air, using the tree canopy for cover to attack again. But this time, Snape responded with even greater calm, occasionally countering with “Iron Tail.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation turned unfavorable once more...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape now had enough energy left to begin gathering lightning power—everyone and every beast felt the lightning within him growing stronger, clearly signaling an impending massive attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, far away from Snape, felt his hair stand on end from the lightning’s charge—he knew this strike would be devastating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone realized the gravity of the situation—they absolutely could not let Snape unleash this lightning. This power could annihilate everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry reached into his chest and prepared to pull out a scroll...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Snape was once again bound by vine whips—he knew the Shape Beast intended to sacrifice itself to force him to discharge early, but he wouldn’t fall for it. He allowed himself to be bound, refusing to release the energy prematurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage-Shape Beast seized the opportunity, using the vines to swing Snape twice through the air, then hurled him skyward with centrifugal force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape sensed danger and tried to release his stored lightning—but in the next instant, a dark shadow slammed into him: the Stealth-Shape Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact was violent, disrupting his discharge. Meanwhile, the Mage-Shape Beast on the ground spat out a water column as thick as a barrel, striking Snape directly and propelling him further upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He accelerated rapidly through the air under the force of the water jet...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he vanished into the dim night sky...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a brilliant star suddenly appeared in the night sky—but it flashed once and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed Professor Snape had discharged his lightning far away in the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared in stunned silence as Professor Snape became the brightest star in the night sky, overwhelmed by this sudden transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air carried Snape’s final words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will return...”\u003C\u002Fp>",1073,"2026-06-20T16:09:24.693Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d11a7cd0468f55f2fac01b1a757ea7727ea4d6a06971f6ce3668cb17bba85e50","the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-chapter-269","the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-chapter-267",284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-cover.jpg"]