Chapter 345 Fate is on my side

'As it happens, Hogwarts will be on a summer holiday in a little over two months. Moreover, this year, we also found Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, and not only did I get the information on magic transfiguration, but I also killed the basilisk and made a large sum of gold Galleons.'

With the money, the lab could be built during the summer holidays.

'Well ...'

'A lab for magic transfiguration doesn't need too many things.'

Andy thought in his mind, 'Instead of a laboratory, it would be more appropriate to call it a cell.'

First, it had to be hidden, it also had to be built sturdier, and most importantly, Andy needed a new wand.

Because the caster had to recite the specific incantation for magical transfiguration every day at midday when the sun was at its strongest - Andy could control the other person with an Imperius Curse, but the other person also had to have a wand in his hand.

As for travelling between Hogwarts and the lab ...

Andy pondered for a moment, 'I don't know if the Room of Requirement can be transformed into a room where you can Apparate ... Forget it, when the time comes, let's just go to the Forbidden Forest and Apparate! It's also easier to go back and forth this way.'

This time, everything is finally ready, all I need is the missing key.

Even the fate is on my side!

Andy suddenly felt some emotion!

Andy wanted to study magic transfiguration, so he found information on magic transfiguration in Slytherin's chamber of secrets.

Andy was short of money, and a thousand-year-old basilisk delivered itself to his door.

After learning Animagus, he inadvertently found the most suitable method of magic transfiguration for himself - maybe not the most suitable, but Andy was satisfied.

By learning Apparition, it could also be used when experimenting.

There was a shortage of experimental subjects, and in a few months, there would be exactly one prisoner of Azkaban delivered to his door.

This was really a blessing in disguise.

Besides, Andy had the advantage of foresight.

Because the third year's plot is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which indicates the escaped Prisoner has his sights set on Harry Potter.

This means Andy only needs to focus on Harry to catch the prisoner.

'That's not quite right!'

Andy suddenly thought, 'Now that the plot has changed and Snape has become Voldemort's helper, that prisoner might contact Voldemort through Snape ...'

'If that's the case ... I could join forces with Snape!'

'Snape must not want Voldemort to get another helper, especially if the other party is a crazy Death Eater. If the other party contacts Snape, then let Snape give me the information, and I'll take care of him!'

So the plan is ...

Andy's dad, Kyle Collins, worked at the Ministry of Magic and had decent connections.

As long as that prisoner escaped Azkaban, even if the Ministry of Magic hid the information, Andy would still be one of the first to know about it.

Then he just had to keep a close eye on Harry!

When that prisoner attacked Harry, he would immediately restrain the person and put him in the lab cell!

After that, he would be at Andy's mercy!

Perfect!

With a plan in place, Andy began to read busily.

However, Astronomy was something more metaphysical, even in the eyes of a wizard.

Andy could read it, understand it, and moreover memorise it. But if he wishes to comprehend the meaning and figure out the rules of celestial phenomenon magic, it would really be a bit of a challenge.

After ten o'clock, Andy went to bed on time.

In a flash, another five days passed.

On another Saturday, Andy followed Professor McGonagall to the Ministry of Magic and made the registration for Animagus Transfiguration.

When leaving, Professor McGonagall looked at Andy and said with satisfaction, "I think that by this time tomorrow, the Daily Prophet will be filled with news about you ... Mr Collins."

Yes! After all, there's nothing much going on in the magic world.

Andy said slightly helplessly, "Being famous is not a good thing, Professor McGonagall. Looks like I'll have to hide for a few days again."

Since the cycle of learning Animagus was too long, and there was also a risk involved in transformation, there were only seven people who had registered Animagus in the entire magic community of Britain in the twentieth century.

There were certainly more than that number of people who had actually learnt Animagus.

But in the eyes of most of the world, there were only seven people who had mastered Animagus.

Andy was the youngest and hadn't even graduated yet, and before that Andy had improved the Patronus Charm alone, completing the fusion of mind and magic.

Of course, the Daily Prophet would report this kind of thing in a big way.

The name of a 'talented young wizard' seemed to be falling on Andy's head.

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Unsurprisingly, the very next day after Andy completed the registration, the Daily Prophet reported the news.

The front page photo of the newspaper was a motion picture of Andy transforming into an orange cat and then back into his human form - Andy didn't even know exactly when they took the picture.

This was because there was no one else present at the time of Andy's transformation other than him, Professor McGonagall, and the two officials from the Ministry of Magic, and there was no one to take Andy's picture.

It's a good thing that most of the reports were relatively well-intentioned...

The only thing that made Andy feel like gnashing his teeth was probably the report by his aunt, Ashia Collins.

In her article, she wrote that while orange cats are cute, we don't advocate dyeing pigs orange.

Andy decided to go after her on holiday to settle the score!

Unsurprisingly, when the paper was published, Andy was once again in the limelight at Hogwarts as well - after all, the newspaper bragged a bit too much.

But none of this had much to do with Andy anymore.

Because Andy went into hiding.

Except for classes, meals, and when he slept, no one could find out where Andy was except Hermione.

Andy had only two tasks now.

First, to practice magic hard and raise the system's [Potential Points] for the next add-on; Second, to study the rules of magic transfiguration and celestial magic, in preparation for the third year's magic transfiguration experiment.

While waiting for the holiday in the meantime.

However, it is worth mentioning that during a certain meal, the young first-year Ravenclaw witch - Luna Lovegood, gave Andy a magazine called The Quibbler.

Stating that Andy could read it when he had time, she believed that Andy would enjoy the magazine.

However, when Andy opened the magazine with curiosity ...

There was nothing useful on it except some messy and unrealistic fantasies.

Andy was also mentioned in one of the magazine's articles, and the author said that he and Andy were neighbours and that Andy wasn't as powerful as the newspapers made him out to be.

He suspected that Andy was being controlled by a dark wizard with an Imperius Curse, either that or he was possessed by an evil spirit ...

'What a load of rubbish!'

Andy was furious and had a quick glance at the name of the magazine's editor-in-chief - Xenophilius Lovegood!

Got it!

Another person to sack on summer holidays.

The Unknown Prisoner, Ashia Collins, plus Xenophilius Lovegood.

Andy decides he'll have a chat with them over the summer holidays.

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