Superior Animagus

Soisen was very pleased with Hagrid's work, so he gave him what he promised.

Fifty thousand galleons!

A VIP pass for a tour of the dragon shrines of the world!

This way, he'd get to see Norberta and other dragons.

Hagrid spat out the drink that somehow found its way into his hand despite the numerous protections in the room. Because that was ten times more than what was spoken for!

And where did that pass come from?

But under Soisen's insistence and silver tongue, Hagrid could only agree through tears of emotion.

When was the last time he felt so valued?

This will be the best summer of his life!

Soisen took Hagrid's snails and listened carefully to how they were to care for them, how to raise them, feed them seeds from the fire bush, etc.

But at the end of the day, they are still snails and don't demand too much.

Tom and the patrons of the Leaky Cauldron looked quizzically at the group coming down from the second floor. A half-giant who was crying but had a happy expression, a boy wizard who was smiling but for some reason seemed intimidating to them, and a beautiful lady who maintained a stoic but satisfied expression.

By Merlin's beard, what happened in that room?

It was a topic of conversation for weeks, until The Prophet announced a certain escape from Azkaban?

Why was Soisen so excited?

Why it turns out that under the guidance he gave him in first year?

Hagrid managed to recreate the Den Den Mushi!

At least, the two basic ones out of the nine or ten variants he remembered.

But they were the ones he wanted the most!

The one used for calling and the one used for projecting images.

Magic and technology interfere with each other, so it would be a waste of time for him to spend decades researching whether it is possible to fix it, so instead, he uses a magical beast that can replace those machines. They could put the den den mushi on a bracelet to work as a watch and would only need the larger one to act as an antenna, allowing people to communicate without barriers. The call number was changed to an equally unique magic signature, so choosing multiple people is not a problem.

They even mimicked the features of their owners!

The one Hagrid kept had a beard that commanded respect.

The only pity was that he now only had a few at his disposal, so for the next year, he would focus on multiplying them as much as possible. Before returning home, he stopped by an herbalist's shop and bought a large quantity of firebush seeds along with a special bag to carry them in.

Nagini, we don't need to wait for Pomona's results - start acquiring greenhouses right away and personnel to manage them! There is no limit to the purchase price. I want us to be one of the largest producers of firebush seeds before Hogwarts is over.

-I'll see to it," Nagini understood the logic behind what he saw.

Once the snails in Soisen's hands become popular in all the magical communities, the demand for those seeds will reach the skies!

What better time to establish a recognized brand?

...The days go by...

-How are you feeling, nervous? -Nagini asked as Soisen paced around the room.

-I can't help it," Soisen sighed. He was about to make the final pass and they had already found a stormy area several miles away, so they could Apparate there whenever they wanted. There were only a few minutes left to recite the last spell and after that, he would have exactly seven minutes to drink the lightning-struck potion.

-I don't think anything I say will help you relax, so go on," Nagini scoffed.

-How funny... -Soisen kept spinning around as he examined the clock and when the minute hand reached the exact time, he repeated the spell and Nagini took his hand to appear in the storm.

Soisen blasted the ground to dig quickly and left the vial with the blood-like potion in the hole, capping it with a spell and throwing a lightning rod right on top of it.

-Watch out! -Nagini raised a shield just in time to protect them from the lightning that struck the lightning rod. "That was fast," with a wave of his wand, he threw the lightning rod away and levitated the vial, which was now bubbling and changing color, before Apparating away from the storm.

-Drink quickly, I'll keep an eye on the surroundings - Nagini urged Soisen to drink, as there were only three minutes left.

The young wizard did not hesitate, uncapped the potion and drank it in one gulp after spitting out the mandrake leaf that had been in his mouth for four weeks.

-Damn, it's burning! -he complained as he took in cold air and cooled his tongue, apparently the lightning heated the mixture when it struck as well as changing its properties.

He approached the shade of the largest tree and lay down under its shade.

At first he felt nothing but burning in his stomach, which soon began to spread through his extremities and soon, he felt like his body was on fire.

For a second?

She really was on fire!

Nagini held back her urge to go help as Soisen began to scream in pain and writhe, she merely made sure he didn't leave the shade of the tree. The flames surrounding it were unnatural and the tree didn't even show signs of burning, giving away that it appeared to be part of the higher Animagus process.

Apparently, his ancestor had neglected to note in the book that his last step hurt like hell!

No wonder no one besides the family wanted to use this method! Crazy old man!

Three long hours in which Soisen didn't stop screaming for a second passed, and his body began to change as the flames gradually died down.

Nagini was the first person to see Soisen's Higher Animagus form, after which, she burst out laughing so hard that she fell backwards while holding her stomach!