Chapter 283

But Allen cannot stop at this level, because he learned the Patronus Charm not to repel Dementors, but to create magical intelligence.

He has many ways now to deal with Dementors, but this is the only lead he has toward magical intelligence.

A mist-shaped Patronus shows no sign of intelligence whatsoever, so he must summon a corporeal Patronus.

To see whether developing magical intelligence through the Patronus Charm is even possible.

Because as he collects more and more parameters from various magical creatures and Pokémon body parts, his need for magical intelligence grows ever more urgent.

If a metamorphed beast with parts from multiple magical creatures is seen as a computer with top-tier hardware, then magical intelligence is its software—only equally excellent software can fully unlock the hardware’s potential.

So at this stage, Allen must solve the problem of controlling the metamorphed beasts; if he fails, stacking more hardware is pointless.

For example, previously, when Allen commanded the metamorphed beast to attack target XX, it would charge forward—because at that stage, it had only physical attacks; but now, with multiple magical creature parts, it has many attack options and must choose the most effective and appropriate one upon receiving the command.

Moreover, a metamorphed beast with multiple magical creature parts is bound to be expensive, since transforming consumes many rare magical materials, so it can no longer be treated as a disposable item; thus, it must be able to dodge attacks on its own, and to dodge effectively, it must understand the overall battle situation—which requires some magical intelligence.

Without magical intelligence, controlling metamorphed beasts becomes entirely Pokémon-like.

For instance, during combat, you have to shout, “Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!” before the metamorphed beast acts.

At first glance, that doesn’t seem so bad—Zhiye fights that way too!

But this is the Harry Potter magical world; Zhiye can fight like that because his opponents fight the same way.

But Allen’s enemies are different—many adult wizards master silent casting and cast with incredible speed; from Allen’s observation, by the time he shouts, “Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!” an adult wizard could have already cast three spells.

Allen can armor his metamorphed beasts with Dragon Scales, but what if he’s not facing just one wizard? What if he’s facing ten? How long could Dragon Scales withstand a barrage of spells?

With magical intelligence, he no longer needs to issue tactical commands to his metamorphed beasts—he only needs to focus on strategy.

And with magical intelligence, Allen can control many metamorphed beasts simultaneously; theoretically, he can only overwhelm others, never be overwhelmed himself.

That is why Allen is so obsessed with magical intelligence.

“Summoning a full corporeal Patronus is extremely difficult; many wizards never achieve it in their lifetimes, so don’t rush,” Professor Lupin seemed to sense Allen’s impatience.

He then warned Allen and Harry: “I’ve said before—the Patronus Charm itself isn’t complicated; the key is the emotion you channel into it. You’ve already activated your Patronuses; now you must find and practice summoning your most positive emotions. This cannot be forced.”

After a pause, he added: “Even if you later summon a corporeal Patronus, it doesn’t mean you’ve truly mastered the spell—during battle, there’s no time to cultivate emotion, especially when facing Dementors, when you won’t have time to slowly recall happy memories.”

“And when facing Dementors, it’s not easy to feel joy.”

Allen and Harry exchanged a glance; they both knew Professor Lupin was right.

In the days that followed, Hogwarts seemed to grow calm again.

Dementors were kept outside the school by Professor Dumbledore and had not entered since, even after several Quidditch matches were held.

After Sirius Black attacked them previously, Allen had encountered Dementors in his Animagus form and discovered that, in that form, he could resist the Dementors’ ability to drain happiness, and they struggled to perceive his presence—they seemed unable to see him at all.

So Allen recently resumed hunting Acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest; the Basilisk had been overworked to the point of exhaustion, and he urgently needed Acromantula corpses to soothe it.

Hunting Acromantulas also pulled his nearly bankrupt finances back from the brink.

Meanwhile, Sirius Black had not appeared again in the past month, as if he had abandoned his pursuit of Harry.

As for the Patronus Charm, Harry and Allen had both made progress during this time, though neither had yet summoned a corporeal Patronus.

Harry’s Patronus had gradually taken on a discernible shape.

According to Professor Lupin, this was a sign the Patronus Charm was nearly complete.

Unlike Harry’s increasingly clear Patronus, Allen’s remained a misty, cloud-like form.

Had he not known Patronuses always took animal shapes, he might have suspected his was just a cloud or a cotton candy.

Allen tried many methods to make himself happy, but none yielded much result.

Watching Harry make steady progress while he himself seemed stuck, Allen grew increasingly restless.

In his most recent practice, Harry’s Patronus had become clearly recognizable—a large, horned, four-legged hoofed animal.

“I think your Patronus is a stag.”

Professor Lupin gazed at Harry’s half-formed Patronus with visible pride and excitement, smiling as he said: “Do you know, Potter? Your father’s Patronus was also a stag.”

Lupin’s words filled Harry with intense joy—a strange, overwhelming happiness surged through him, and he even felt that, under these circumstances, he could summon a full Patronus right now.

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