Chapter 356: The physical Patronus is nothing special (Edited)

In the following days, Fish went around asking Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout what they were thinking when they used the Patronus Charm.

As for the other teachers, the kitten wasted no time asking them.

Professor Snape was too unhappy all day to summon a Patronus, Professor Binns was a ghost so don't even think about it, Professor Aurora Sinistra of Astronomy just looked at the stars, Miss Hooch was good at riding brooms, Trelawney was a big liar and Hagrid didn't even have a wand....

The only Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher who could conjure up a Patronus, Fish doesn't like him very much.... even though Professor Lupin's assignments have been minimal.

So if you think about it, Flitwick and Professor Sprout are the only two people who can do it.

Unfortunately, their answers were not very helpful to Fish.

Professor Flitwick's happiest memory was when he had won the dueling tournament, similar to when Fish had fantasized about beating Professor McGonagall.

Professor Sprout, on the other hand, was happiest when she first produced a new breed of plant, a situation that Fish had difficulty understanding, let alone encountering a similar experience.

So the little cat's Patronus Charm, again stuck in progress, could only summon a minimalist version of "basilisk" or "giant squid."

As for which one to summon, it was completely random at first, but as Fish became more skilled, he was able to switch between the two at will.

Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore were puzzled by this situation, but it wasn't a bad thing, so they weren't too worried....

Anyway, there are many unreasonable things that happened to Fish. There is no need to understand Fish's business.

It was the weekend again, and Fish and Harry found themselves back in the Transfiguration classroom, where Professor McGonagall was already waiting, with a battered old suitcase at her feet.

"Sniff..."

Fish twisted his nose.

It was Professor Lupin's scent.

"Since Potter has successfully summoned a physical Patronus, he is ready for the next step in his training."

Professor McGonagall took the initiative to explain as she saw both of their eyes on the case.

"This is the boggart that Professor Lupin and I borrowed, Potter, and next you will attempt to summon your own Patronus in the presence of something you fear."

"Minerva~"

(?ΦωΦ?)?

The little cat on the side raised his hand and remembered, "Boggarts are useless to Fish."

Professor McGonagall looked at him blankly and said, "You haven't been able to conjure a physical Patronus yet, and it wasn't about you in the first place."

"... Humph!"

(〃｀3′〃)

Fish froze for a moment, then pouted and turned his head away angrily.

"Potter, why don't you come over here and try it first."

Professor McGonagall ignored Fish, who had begun to lose his temper again, and waved Harry over.

Swallowing spittle, Harry tightened his grip on his wand and walked over to Professor McGonagall.

"Click."

Professor McGonagall stepped aside and then pointed the wand at the suitcase, the latch on it popped and the suitcase opened with a click.

A figure in a tattered black cloak floated out of the case, and both Professor McGonagall and Harry felt an icy coldness come over them and their moods sink rapidly.

Only Fish felt nothing at all, the Dementor that the Boggart had become was not really capable of absorbing happiness, but rather a sort of confusion spell that put the others in the same state they had been in when confronted with a Dementor.

That's why many wizards sometimes panic when they know they're facing a Boggart.

But Fish is different, because most of the special abilities of magical animals have no effect on Fish, such as the Augurey's calls, the fwooper, and the basilisk's eyes, etc.

The Boggart's powers are no exception.

Only powers with tangible effects such as poison, fire, invisibility, and teleportation are not immune to Fish....

Well, the body odor of trolls also counts.

As for Dementors... not sure if they are living creatures or not, but they do affect Fish.

"Expecto... Patronum Expecto! Patronum Expecto! Expecto..."

Harry steeled himself and thought he was shouting the Charm out loud, but the sound it emitted was so low and muffled, and it was gradually fading, and after a while, even Fish couldn't hear what he was shouting.

The Patronus in the form of a stag did not appear either, only a faint silver-white mist flickered twice at the tip of the wand and then quickly disappeared.

Apparently, under the influence of the Dementors, Harry was unable to summon even a non-physical Patronus, let alone a physical one.

"Expecto Patronum, nya~"

(●ΦωΦ●)つ━☆*.

Fish's voice sounded a little lazy, and a silver-white tentacle coiled around him, pulling the boggart away from Harry, as Professor McGonagall rushed to Harry's side and held him, while Harry trembled.

Dragged to Fish's side, Boggart began to change shape again and again, and the icy aura disappeared.

The kitten bowed his head and thought for a while, manipulating the silver tentacles, tucking the still-transformed Boggart into the box and letting his Patronus bind it tightly.

"Potter, are you all right?"

Professor McGonagall shook Harry, who nearly fainted, and asked worriedly.

"He's not... bad... thank you, Professor..."

Harry touched the cold sweat on his forehead, stood up and flashed a wry smile.

He had been content to have summoned a solid Patronus, but what had just happened woke Harry up.

Professor McGonagall was right, just because you could summon a physical Patronus didn't mean you could use it in battle.

"Here, chocolate."

(●ΦωΦ●)つ

Fish pulled a large bar of chocolate out of his pocket and handed it to Harry Potter.

"Thank you."

Harry grabbed the chocolate the cat handed him and took a good bite, feeling much better about himself.

After all, the boggart wasn't really a Dementor, so Harry was in a much better situation than the first two times.

"I'm sorry," apologized Professor McGonagall with a frown, "I didn't think your boggart would be a Dementor, next time I'll find something else to help you train."

Professor McGonagall was used to teaching incrementally, and thought it was still too early for Harry to face a Dementor...even if it was just a Dementor that Bogart had transformed into.

"No, Professor," Harry gritted his teeth and refused, "The Patronus Charm was meant to be used against Dementors, wasn't it? I have to overcome its effect on me as soon as possible, and I don't want to miss the next Quidditch match again for this reason."

Professor McGonagall was tempted to retort to Harry that it was impossible for there to be Dementors in the school, but seeing Harry's determined look, she sighed softly....

Oh dear, they're both so unpredictable.

She shook her head, helplessly.

However, as dean of Gryffindor, Professor McGonagall was pleased to see that her students had the courage to face difficulties, so, after a moment's hesitation, she agreed to do so.

However, Professor McGonagall made one condition: "I will limit your practice."

"I will limit your practice, and you must not force yourself too much, you must not break your body just because you are training.... Go and rest for a while, we'll continue later."

"I understand, Professor."

Harry nodded and took a seat in the front row of the classroom and continued to nibble on the chocolate Fish had given him.

Fish was in a good mood, as he suddenly realized.

The physical Patronus was no big deal.