Chapter 538: Dumbledore's proposal (Edited)

After the vacations, Professor McGonagall was still very busy, absent from the house throughout the day, which made Fish very sad when she left.

The only happy thing was that Hermione stayed.

I didn't know what Professor McGonagall and the Grangers talked about, but after Fish's birthday, they left Hermione at Fish's house and went on a trip abroad...

Well, according to Hermione, it looked like they had called Newt and Tina, and Rolf was probably going to accompany them.

"I can't believe they're going out without Fish..."

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Fish was also very unhappy about this.

Especially after a short while, Fish suddenly realized something that made him feel even worse....

"So Fish won't be able to watch TV nya?!"

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Fish, who had finally remembered TV, or rather cartoons, was having a little tantrum.

Hermione kindly calmed him down and then transformed into a cat and they licked each other's fur, and Fish's mood immediately improved.

With all the delicacies Comey cooked for him every day, television wasn't that important to Fish.

Two days later, Professor McGonagall, who was not often seen, suddenly returned, accompanied by a smiling Dumbledore.

Of course, Fish didn't care if that mean old Dumbledore was there or not, he ran to Professor McGonagall as soon as he could.

"Minerva~."

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Fish jumped into Professor McGonagall's arms and asked, with a bit of aggravation, "How long are you going to be busy nya? Fish hasn't seen you in days..."

"I can't help it, Voldemort has come back to life and we have a lot to do." Professor McGonagall rubbed Fish's head, reassuring him.

"Then, I asked you to teach Fish the spell that can blink back and forth, and then Fish will take care of Voldemort nya!"

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Fish grumbled.

"It's not enough to defeat Voldemort."

At that moment, Dumbledore came over with a smile and said to Fish, "He has many helpers, and even if his body is destroyed again, he can still be resurrected, without taking care of..." he looked at Hermione next to him, but continued, "We can't kill him until we get rid of all the Horcruxes."

"Who cares about that," Fish said nonchalantly, "Fish will beat the crap out of him once he comes back to life, and he can't beat me anyway."

"But, next time Voldemort won't necessarily face you one on one." Dumbledore reminded, "He only chose to fight you that night because he underestimated you and tried to recruit you, but after that failure, you, like Harry, will be a thorn in his side, and Voldemort will do everything he can to deal with you."

"Then Fish isn't afraid of him either nya! Fish is powerful!"

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Fish said, raising his head proudly.

Dumbledore scratched his head a bit helplessly and merely stated his intentions.

"So Fish, do you want to get better?".

"Of course!" Fish nodded without hesitation. "And Fish wants to steal Fawkes and the Sorting Hat from you nya!".

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Dumbledore: "..."

"Actually, when you're Headmaster of Hogwarts, they'll be yours, naturally." Dumbledore repeated the old story.

However, Fish still dismissed it, saying, "But Fish doesn't want to be Headmaster of anything, sounds like a lot of trouble."

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Hermione gaped, she didn't understand what the previous Horcruxes meant, but the future Headmaster of Hogwarts?

The conclusion was... Fish had really rejected him!

But after thinking about Fish's personality, it wasn't surprising that he'd turned him down.

But it was still a shame...

Hermione looked at Fish, and at Dumbledore, who had been rejected again, who had a grimace on his face.

"Ahem!" He cleared his throat and resumed the conversation, saying, "You want to get stronger, don't you? That's what Grandpa Albus came to see you about today."

"Nya?"

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Fish cocked his head to one side and looked at him with interest.

"You told me earlier that your Patronus was, most likely, a tree?" Dumbledore suddenly changed the subject again.

"Yes," Fish nodded, "It's odd looking, but it's a tree, I think."

"Okay, here's the deal," Dumbledore said, "We'll go outside and you can summon the Patronus first."

Although he didn't understand what the old fool intended, Fish didn't refuse, because Dumbledore seemed to want to help him summon the full Patronus.

His Patronus had never fully formed and, although Fish didn't much care, if he could summon a physical Patronus, Fish wouldn't refuse.

The group left the house and made their way to the vicinity of the Shrieking Shack, a relatively empty and usually uncrowded area.

"This is the right place." Dumbledore, who was in front, stopped.

Then Fish pulled out his wand and waved it toward the open space in front of him.

"Expecto Patronum!"

(?ΦωΦ?)つ━☆*.

Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall hadn't seen it for the first time, so they were reassured, while Hermione had only heard about it from Fish, but today was the first time she had seen Fish's Patronus in person, and she was really shocked.

"Well... it really is a tree..."

Dumbledore cocked his head, looking at the giant tree in front of him, and was a little confused.

He had never heard of a Patronus appearing as a plant....

But Fish's tree was not only capable of whipping people with its branches like the Boxing Willow, it could also scamper along the roots beneath it, so it could be considered somewhat "mobile".

Clearing his mind of these thoughts, Dumbledore turned to Fish, who was showing off to Hermione.

"Nya?" Noticing his stare, Fish glared back, "Albus, are you trying to help Fish summon the tree in its entirety nya?"

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Fish asked eagerly.

"There's nothing I can do about that," shrugged Dumbledore, shaking his head. "The key to the Patronus Charm is your own concentration and state of mind when you cast it, and there's no one else who can help you with that."

"Then what did you ask Fish to summon the Patronus for?"

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Fish, feeling cheated, looked at Dumbledore with distaste, and the patronus around him raised its branches, so that if Dumbledore didn't give Fish a reasonable explanation, he would probably be flogged.

Dumbledore was still smiling at Fish's threats, and even tried to keep his mouth shut.

"Most patronus forms reflect a wizard's personality, or are related to their life experiences, and it is not uncommon for a patronus to be a wizard's favorite animal, or for lovers to influence each other, like Harry's parents, whose patronus was a stag and a doe..."

Dumbledore suddenly spoke of the knowledge of patronus, then turned to the subject and asked, "What makes you think that?"

An impatient Fish said with a grimace, "What the hell are you trying to say?!".

But Hermione, next to him, perked up and replied, "Animagus?".

"That's right." Dumbledore nodded approvingly and said, "In most cases, a wizard's Animagus form and Patronus form will be the same, like Minerva, like Sirius."

"So nya?"

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Fish was finally getting curious, and the Patronus branches were dangling.

"So, Fish do you want to actually try learning how to transform into Animagus and see what 'animal' you turn into?"

Dumbledore suggested.