Chapter 51: New Applications of the Transfiguration Spell

Allen was thus kicked out of Professor Qiluo's office.

Professor Qiluo had given him his first homework assignment today—figure out what an Unbreakable Vow is before coming to study next time.

Allen was very confused about this Unbreakable Vow; he had only heard of an Unbreakable Alliance before, and although that alliance was eventually broken, so this Unbreakable Vow sounded like it was being made.

But complaints aside, this thing still had to be figured out.

The next day, Allen went to the library; to his surprise, he found the introduction to the Unbreakable Vow in a book titled "Research on Oath-Binding Spells" without much effort.

The Unbreakable Vow is a magical ritual used to form a pact between wizards. If the vow is broken, the one who actively breaks it will die. If the party who made the vow dies, the vow will also end immediately.

Seeing that the consequence of breaking the vow is death, Allen was greatly shocked; he hadn't expected the binding power of this spell to be so strong. He couldn't help but start doubting Professor Qiluo's intentions and began hesitating again about whether to study Dark Magic. Studying Dark Magic requires making this vow, betting one's own life on it.

Perhaps he could wait until next week to see the specific content of the vow before making a decision. If the vow is extremely unfavorable to him, he would turn and leave; if the scope of the vow's constraints is not large, then he could indeed consider it.

Moreover, Allen felt that sentence was very correct: "Power itself has no right or wrong; what has right or wrong is the person who wields power!"

As long as he holds fast to his original heart and does no evil, what does it matter if he learns Dark Magic?

Furthermore, the troll and Quidditch incidents had brought him immense pressure. He hadn't expected the black hand lurking in Hogwarts to be so arrogant, launching an attack right under everyone's eyes.

This made him feel panicked, but there was no way to find someone to confide in. If he went to ask the professors for help, he would probably be treated as a madman! Moreover, even the very powerful Professor Qiluo had been attacked by the troll and fainted from fright.

He also couldn't predict when the next attack would occur, so the only thing he could do now was constantly strengthen himself, so he wouldn't die in vain. Thus, Dark Magic was now his best choice.

Besides, the black hand lurking in Hogwarts was very likely Snape. Snape had always been displeased with him. If he accidentally blocked Snape's path, one spell from Snape and he would be gone.

Moreover, Professor Qiluo had said that Snape was very proficient in Dark Magic, and the mastermind behind the scenes was obviously also very proficient in Dark Magic. Even if the mastermind behind the scenes wasn't Snape, the more he understood about Dark Magic, the higher his chances of survival would be.

After some deep consideration, Allen finally made up his mind.

It was a new week again. This afternoon was Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class.

After two months of study, the young wizards had all mastered the Transfiguration spell, although strange things always happened when transfiguring objects...

During today's class, Professor McGonagall handed a handkerchief to everyone.

Hermione guessed that today's Transfiguration class content would definitely be turning the handkerchief into parchment.

But the next words from Professor McGonagall suddenly sparked the young wizards' interest.

"Your mastery of object transfiguration has exceeded my expectations, so we are preparing to learn new content today. This part is also a prerequisite for turning objects into animals. I believe those who have previewed the textbook already know what it is!" Professor McGonagall scanned the whole class.

The young wizards cheered loudly. After studying transfiguration for so long, they were finally no longer just turning one object into another object but starting to learn something new.

Professor McGonagall waited until the young wizards quieted down before continuing: "Afterwards, we will learn to transfigure objects into animals."

"But merely transfiguring the appearance of an animal is not enough. If only the appearance of an animal is transfigured, no matter how realistic the exterior, the animal will not move. Therefore, today's practice content is here—imparting action logic to transfigured objects!"

The young wizards listened with a look of half-understanding, but Allen's eyes suddenly lit up. He had already previewed this part and had been looking forward to it for a long time.

Next, Professor McGonagall began the demonstration. However, to let the students see more clearly, she used a red cloak instead of a handkerchief for the demonstration.

She cast a Transfiguration spell on the cloak, yet the cloak showed no change at all. Just as the young wizards were about to suspect Professor McGonagall had failed to cast the spell, the cloak suddenly moved on its own!

The cloak flew into the air on its own, then folded itself into the shape of a butterfly, fluttering gracefully in the air above the classroom...

After flying a few circles, Professor McGonagall waved her wand. The cloak flew rapidly toward her, draped over her back, and then thoughtfully tied a bow. Then, the collar on the cloak lifted a corner, rubbing against Professor McGonagall's face in a personified, affectionate manner. Professor McGonagall also reached out and gently stroked the collar rubbing against her face. The cloak's collar immediately made a look of enjoying Professor McGonagall's touch...

The young wizards were stunned by this wonderful transfiguration and gave Professor McGonagall the warmest applause. Although they had seen Professor McGonagall demonstrate wonderful transfigurations many times before, every time they watched, it was still so shocking.

Professor McGonagall contentedly admired the stunned expressions of the young wizards and enjoyed their applause.

Allen was also greatly shocked. Wasn't this Doctor Strange's cloak? Although it lacked the cloak's various magical abilities, the personified movements were exactly the same.

Although Allen had seen this application of the Transfiguration spell when previewing the textbook, seeing it used by a Transfiguration Master in reality was still very shocking.

"Everyone has seen it. I cast a Transfiguration spell on the cloak, yet the cloak underwent no change, but instead possessed its own set of action logic. This is one of the many applications of the Transfiguration spell." Professor McGonagall explained to the young wizards.

A rustling sound of recording immediately filled the classroom; the young wizards were very interested in this.

"I said in the first Transfiguration class that mastering transfiguration well will help you greatly in your future work and life, and this application of the Transfiguration spell can allow you to work and live better. Just imagine! If you master this application proficiently, you won't have to struggle so much when putting on clothes every day. You just need to wave your wand, and your clothes will automatically put themselves on you. You also won't need to tidy your clothes and quilts in daily life. Just wave your wand, and they will fold themselves neatly..." Professor McGonagall had rich teaching experience; she knew well how to arouse the young wizards' interest.

The young wizards were indeed attracted by the beautiful prospects described by Professor McGonagall. Especially now that winter had arrived, putting on clothes every day was a troublesome matter for the young wizards, so they all excitedly whispered to each other.

Professor McGonagall, unusually, did not immediately restore classroom order but smiled and watched the young wizards discussing enthusiastically.

Only when the young wizards gradually quieted down did Professor McGonagall continue speaking.

"There are actually two methods to impart action logic to objects. First, directly give the transfiguration target an action logic, letting it execute this logic on its own. The advantage of this is that the caster doesn't need to spend energy controlling it; the disadvantage is that the transfiguration target's actions will be relatively stiff. Second, the caster will directly establish a link with the transfiguration target. This allows for more precise control of the transfiguration target's actions, but the disadvantage is that the wizard must divert attention to control the transfiguration target. If there are multiple such transfiguration targets, a few wizards won't be able to handle it."

Hearing that real-time control was possible, the young wizards became even more interested and continued to listen carefully to Professor McGonagall's explanation.

"Actually, during the demonstration just now, I used both methods simultaneously. In most cases, we will also use both methods simultaneously. This ensures that transfigured objects can act more precisely according to the wizard's intentions!" Professor McGonagall continued to press the advantage, pouring knowledge into the young wizards' minds.