Chapter 37: Surviving The Disaster

When a group of Ravenclaw witches walked into the Transfiguration classroom, Kyle quickly followed them and walked towards the podium. Everything looked very natural.

When they reached the second row, there was only one little witch left in front of Kyle.

He was only one step away from the podium.

Kyle's hand in his pocket was holding the bag of dried fish tightly. Although he was extremely nervous, he still looked calm and composed on the surface.

However, just as Kyle was about to take out the dried fish and unlock the achievement, he suddenly discovered that the little Ravenclaw witch in front of him seemed to be thinking the same thing.

Because she was closer to the front, Kyle could even see a piece of green object being taken out of her pocket little by little.

Was that... a cat-teasing stick??

"It's over, I've been intercepted!"

Kyle's vision went dark and his entire body felt numb.

He didn't even have to think about it. Once the little witch took out the cat teasing stick, Professor MeowGonagall would definitely turn back into Professor McGonagall.

The plan he had thought about for so long had completely failed!

"Damn it, why did I have to think so much? I should have just done it straight from the beginning!"

Kyle was berating himself annoyingly in his heart, wishing he could use the time turner to go back five minutes ago, and then kick himself hard in the face.

However, there was no point in saying anything now. Kyle could only sigh, move to the left, and sit in the first row.

It was like he wanted to sit here all along.

At the same time, the little witch that Kyle hated so much had also come to the podium, and her hands were completely out of her pockets.

But at this moment, the tabby cat on the podium suddenly smiled. It tapped its hind legs on the table lightly and transformed back into Professor McGonagall in the blink of an eye.

"Miss Leona, it is a good thing to be caring, but as a wizard, it is obviously more important to maintain sharp observation skills at all times."

Professor McGonagall appeared next to the new student named Leona. While speaking, she patted Leona's shoulder lightly and pushed the hand holding the cat teaser back into her pocket.

"Prof, Prof, Prof...Professor McGonagall." The little witch was clearly frightened and started to tremble while speaking.

"It's me. If you look carefully, you will find that the lines around the cat's eyes are exactly the same as the square glasses I wear." Professor McGonagall said calmly: "Now, can you please go back to your seat? We are about to start class."

There was no deduction of points or a severe reprimand because, in Professor McGonagall's view, Leona's behavior was no more surprising than the tardiness of the first-years.

She has been working at Hogwarts for half her life, and the tradition of showing the Animagus in the first class has continued for seven or eight years. During this time, she has seen too many new students like Leona.

Some students played with the cat, some fed the cat, some petted the cat... There were all kinds of sorts.

Of course, Professor McGonagall never let them succeed. Without any real skills, how could this tradition last for so long? Did they really think that her reputation as a contemporary master of Transfiguration was bought with money?

Not to mention that cats' reaction speed was much faster than wizards. If she were to fall from the hands of these new students, she would be too ashamed to continue staying at Hogwarts and might as well resign.

After Leona was helped back by her Ravenclaw classmates, Professor McGonagall skillfully waved her wand and used a simple cheering charm to help her regain her composure.

"Exulto Moribus."

The effect of the spell was outstanding. Leona stopped shaking immediately, and her originally pale face became much rosier.

"Sorry, Professor McGonagall, I didn't know it was you."

"Don't let it happen again."

Professor McGonagall turned back to the podium, but when passing by the first row, she glanced at Kyle casually.

She originally suspected that Kyle had the same thoughts as Leona, but she soon noticed that Kyle didn't reveal the same look of disbelief after she released the Animagus transformation.

From the looks of it, Kyle had probably recognized her Animagus form early on and just wanted to sit in the front row.

Sure enough, she shouldn't believe Weasley's words. Kyle was indeed a smart, studious, and polite boy.

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After returning to the podium, Professor McGonagall looked at the little wizards below and said seriously: "Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous magic among the courses you learn at Hogwarts.

If anyone dares to act mischievous in my class, I will ask them to leave and never come in again. I have warned you."

As soon as Professor McGonagall opened her mouth, the whole place fell into silence. At the same time, Kyle, who was hanging onto his heart, was finally relieved.

He had escaped thanks to Leona. If it wasn't for her, it would have been him who experienced social death in front of everyone just now.

Kyle decided to go and tell Cho after class that regardless of whether Leona wanted to buy a map or not, he would give her one himself.

He couldn't disappoint a good person.

The joy of surviving the disaster made Kyle feel much more relaxed when taking notes, and the boring Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration also sounded much more pleasant to the ears.

However, unlike him, Kanna, who also sat in the front row, felt like she was sitting on pins and needles at this time.

Kanna couldn't understand why she could still meet Kyle when she was already sitting in the first row. Wasn't the freshman who came with him sitting in the last row?

Could it be that they just sat in random seats?

But that couldn't be. She clearly remembered that the two were roommates. If she hadn't known about this, she wouldn't have sat in the front row.

But what was the situation now?

She was sitting in the front row, and Kyle was sitting next to her...Two bad situations coming together?

Kanna was so distracted that she mechanically recorded Professor McGonagall's words. She didn't even realize that she had already written a string of lines.

On the podium, Professor McGonagall was still talking about the precautions for Transfiguration and did not notice that the two little wizards under her nose were not normal.

"Alright, that's all for the Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration. Everyone must remember that this is the basis of Transfiguration."

On the podium, Professor McGonagall had finished talking about everything that needed to be remembered. She looked at everyone and reminded them again:

"Remember, Transfiguration is a rigorous subject. You must concentrate when waving the wand, just like this..."

Professor McGonagall waved her wand and turned the podium into a pig.

It was no different from a normal pig. It could run, jump, and also had tenderloin. When it realized that everyone was looking at it, the pig howled in fear.

This action immediately stunned the freshmen.

Especially those freshmen who were exposed to magic for the first time. It was difficult for them to imagine that such a real animal was just a table.

Everyone looked at Professor McGonagall, eager to start studying right away.

(End of chapter)