Chapter 119: Lord Murphy Enlightened Me

"Father." Rasmus Selwyn glanced at the people in the yard, "Uncle Albert... why are you all here?"

"Because of you!" Lysander examined his son, "How are you? Did Murphy harm you? We should sue him! To dare kidnap an Auror, it's outrageous! Now we have solid evidence; let's see how he defends himself!"

"Father, what are you talking about?" Rasmus looked puzzledly at Lysander, "Why would Lord Murphy kidnap me? We just had a conversation, and we got along very well!"

"Huh?" Lysander was taken aback, "A conversation? Lord Murphy?"

"Yes, I was actually looking for you, Father." Rasmus took Lysander's hand excitedly, "I have something important to discuss. Let's sell those unprofitable magical creature shops to Lord Murphy."

"He needs our help in this area, and he's willing to pay us a substantial amount. It's an honor! Do you understand, Father? Lord Murphy needs us. He is the future of wizards! Only by his side can we maintain our glory. And he's just starting; he needs a lot of help. If we can be the first to support him, we'll surely be favored!"

"We will enjoy endless glory!"

Lysander, shocked, let go of his son's hand.

What kind of talk is this!

Who is this son of mine?!

"Imperius Curse! Did Murphy use the Imperius Curse on you?!" Lysander thought of a possibility, pale with shock, "Don't worry, son, I'll remove the curse..."

"What are you talking about? How could I be under the Imperius Curse..."

Despite Rasmus not stopping Lysander's spellcasting, after several attempts, Rasmus shrugged, "See, I'm not cursed. Everything I said is true. You must believe me."

"Rasmus, where did Murphy take you?" Albert Lankorne asked.

"We went to..." Rasmus began but suddenly paused, "Uncle Albert, I remember you consider Lord Murphy an enemy, right? Do you still think so?"

Albert scrutinized the man before him. It was indeed Rasmus, and his behavior seemed consistent, not like someone impersonating him.

But his words were astonishing.

Lord Murphy?

Hadn't this boy previously vowed to tear Murphy apart?

"Avery, Yaxley, Uncle Albert... why are you all here?" Rasmus eyed them warily, "Are you planning to oppose Lord Murphy?"

"Rasmus, you're under a spell. Have you forgotten what you said before? You thought Murphy was an arrogant little man. Don't you remember?"

"I was the arrogant one. The old me was foolish! Lord Murphy opened my eyes to my own heart. I was both insignificant and arrogant, thinking I could do as I pleased because of my ancestors' legacy. In truth, I was just a frog in a well, never seeing the world's true nature."

"But Lord Murphy enlightened me! He allowed me to glimpse a fraction of his endless wisdom. He led me down the path of belief in him!"

"He made me understand that the world is heading towards destruction, and he is our only hope. He is the savior of wizards, the future king, standing above billions as the supreme emperor."

"This boy is crazy!" Avery said.

Rasmus glanced at Avery, "I know what you want to do. You've always been dissatisfied with Lord Murphy. You haven't accepted the truth, but Lord Murphy has the destiny's blessing..."

He stepped back, "You won't succeed..."

"Stop him; he's going to snitch!"

"Disapparate..."

"Stupefy!"

"Petrificus Totalus!"

"Bang! Bang!" Two spells hit Rasmus, interrupting his teleportation, and his wand was taken, "What's wrong with this guy?"

"He must be under the Imperius Curse."

"Why can't it be lifted?"

"Who knows."

"Forget it, take them away!"

Before disappearing, Albert looked at Lucius again, "Remember your words, Lucius. You can stay out of this, but if you pick the wrong side, we won't hesitate to take you down too."

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"Are you saying, to become a particular Animagus, you need to have a corresponding Patronus?"

After sending Rasmus away, Murphy visited the Transfiguration Research Group.

After sending three wizards to the Chip Research Group, Andrew Tuck had been pestering Murphy for more people, so Murphy sent three talented individuals in Animagus transformation from the Security Store's Transfiguration team.

With new findings from their research, Andrew had more questions.

"Yes, we had this hypothesis, but recently, we managed to change a wizard's Patronus to a rabbit. When we tested his Animagus potion again, we indeed found rabbit genetic fragments."

"Before, his Patronus was a turkey, completely unrelated to rabbits."

Murphy was curious, "I'm intrigued by how you managed to change his Patronus."

"It wasn't difficult. On one hand, we changed his habits and lifestyle, adjusted his body and mind to an open state ready for internal change."

"On the other hand, we exposed him to materials about rabbits, let him observe and get close to them, even raising two, making him grow fond of rabbits."

"In fact, the form of a Patronus can be influenced actively. Even without these methods, just by continuous imagination and molding, one can change their Patronus to a specific form."

Murphy, who knew the Patronus Charm, considered it high-level but not too difficult. With the right technique and practice, most wizards could master it. He had instructed his team to practice, and now most could cast the charm, with two having animal-shaped Patronuses.

"Expecto Patronum!"

Murphy cast the charm, and a white light from his wand formed a bird in mid-air.

"A raven?" Andrew observed, asking.

"Correct, I was in Ravenclaw. I thought my Patronus would be an eagle, but it turned out to be a raven, probably because I find them to be the smartest birds."

"I wonder what abilities a raven-based Animagus would have."

Compared to a bat with several extraordinary abilities, a raven seemed quite ordinary, aside from being one of the most intelligent birds.

But intelligence? Is it even comparable to human intelligence?

Such an ability seemed utterly useless.

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