Chapter 106: The Animagus Pathway Report (Edited)

Magic Research Institute, first floor, report hall.

The Magic Research Institute had been established for over a year now, and in addition to the initial group of over a hundred talents from various fields, another two hundred people had joined to work here.

Therefore, the report hall was now filled with over three hundred people.

Above the podium, a banner read: "Report on the Basic Principles of Animagi."

On the podium was a divided blackboard, facilitating the speakers' notes.

At 10:10, Murphy entered the hall accompanied by Laura Kruger and Andrew Tuck. Everyone stood and applauded until Murphy took his seat in the center of the first row, then they sat down again.

Andrew Tuck approached the podium.

Still wearing black-rimmed glasses and a plaid shirt, he had adapted to his role and was no longer nervous.

"Director, colleagues, welcome to the results presentation of the Transfiguration Pathway research group. I am Andrew Tuck, head of the Transfiguration Pathway research group, and I will introduce our latest findings: The Basic Principles of Animagi."

"Over a year ago, when I stood here and proposed the theoretical prediction for the Transfiguration Pathway, our group worked tirelessly, day and night, to decipher the mechanisms behind various transfiguration spells, creatures, and potions."

"So far, we have gained some understanding of certain aspects, such as the biological characteristics of vampires and the mechanisms of Polyjuice Potion."

"However, we have struggled to make significant progress in the core of the Transfiguration Pathway: Animagi."

"The main reason is simple. Animagus transformation is incredibly difficult."

"Among all the magics I know, Animagus transformation is one of the hardest. Its difficulty lies not in the level of magical prowess or power required, but in the lengthy process, immense patience, and considerable uncertainty involved, making the success rate frustratingly low even for a master of transfiguration."

"To give everyone an idea of the complexity of this magic, I will briefly describe the steps involved."

"A wizard wishing to become an Animagus must follow roughly five steps."

"First, for an entire month from full moon to full moon, keep a mandrake leaf in your mouth at all times without swallowing it or taking it out. Failing to keep the leaf in your mouth restarts the process."

"Second, under the full moon, remove the leaf, fill a crystal phial with saliva, soak the leaf in it, and let it absorb pure moonlight. If there's no moonlight that night, the process fails and must be restarted."

"Then, add a wizard's hair, a teaspoon of dew collected from a place untouched by sunlight or humans for seven days, and a chrysalis of a Death's-head Hawkmoth to the moonlit phial. Keep the mixture in a quiet, dark place undisturbed until the next stormy night with thunder and lightning."

"During the wait, at sunrise and sunset, point your wand tip at your heart and recite the incantation: 'Amato Animo Animato Animagus.'"

"Regardless of how long it takes for the storm to arrive, the phial must remain undisturbed and out of sunlight. Contamination by sunlight results in the most severe mutations."

"Throughout this period, the wizard must recite the incantation twice daily. Missing it results in failure. If successful, the wizard will feel another heartbeat before one of the recitations. The incantation must still be completed."

"Fourth, on the day of the storm, at the moment lightning strikes, rush to where the crystal phial is buried. If all goes well, a potion of blood-red color will be found."

"Fifth, go to a safe place, recite the incantation again, drink the potion, and begin the transformation. The image of the animal you will become automatically appears in your mind, and you cannot back out. Once the transformation is complete, the wizard can switch between animal and human forms at will, and a skilled Animagus doesn't need a wand to transform."

"Honestly, when I read these five steps, I didn't find them particularly troublesome and was surprised that such an interesting magic wasn't common in the wizarding world."

"But after trying to keep a leaf in my mouth for less than a day, I was nearly driven mad. I can hardly imagine how a wizard manages to speak, drink, and eat with a leaf in their mouth..."

"Not to mention the extremely low tolerance for errors and the uncertainty of conditions like 'waiting for an unspecified storm.' The ability to become an Animagus requires not just exceptional skill and willpower but also a fair amount of luck."

"The complexity of Animagus transformation makes researching it difficult. After all, it's hard to even find a few samples, let alone study them."

"Fortunately, the director has always been very supportive of the Transfiguration Pathway research group. A few months ago, we recruited dozens of wizards in the wizarding world to keep trying, providing us with enough intermediate samples."

"With samples, our research could proceed."

"First is the step involving saliva and the leaf."

"This is the most time-consuming step and has the highest failure rate. As a result, we obtained a large number of samples from the first and second days, but only ten complete samples in the first three months."

"By examining these ten complete samples and many intermediate samples, we found that the first phase is a fermentation process where the saliva ferments some components of the leaf, purifying some elements while also continually ingesting leaf components."

"Since this step was too time-consuming, we focused on shortening it and reducing its difficulty. After many attempts and methods, we found it hard to shorten the time through intervention, and the process couldn't be separated from the wizard."

"However, we found some simplifications. For example, mixing the leaf with saliva, carrying it around, and periodically drinking and renewing saliva in a dark, lightless environment could achieve a similar effect."

"This greatly reduced the operation's difficulty, so in the later months of our study, we obtained many more complete samples from the first step."

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