Chapter 417: Hermione's Animagus Form (Edited)

"Rumble..."

A rumbling thunder came from the sky, and the originally clear weather suddenly became violently windy and covered with dark clouds, and rain was falling from the sky, crackling on the windows.

Professor McGonagall and Hermione, who were watching TV with Fish, stood up at the same time.

"Hermione, quick, go get the potion!" ordered Professor McGonagall loudly.

On the other hand, Rolf's parents quickly said to Hermione who was running to her room, "After you get the potion, go straight to the cellar, we've already sorted it out!"

Hermione was practicing the Animagus Charm and everyone knew it, plus summer was stormy season so they were prepared early.

Fish stopped watching TV and ran to Professor McGonagall excitedly, asking urgently, "Minerva, is Hermione going to become Animagus? can Fish come and watch?"

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He had always regretted not being able to see the twins transform for the first time, but now that he had the chance to see another person transform into an animal, Fish didn't want to miss it.

Of course, if Professor McGonagall hadn't let his, he wouldn't have forced her, he still knew what was more important.

Luckily, Professor McGonagall didn't refuse, she nodded and said, "You can come, but remember not to disturb Hermione during her transformation..."

The first transformation is usually quite uncomfortable and frightening, and many wizards fail because they panic during their first transformation, forcing them to interrupt the process, with irreversible consequences.

So the chances of a wizard succeeding in his first transformation could increase if he had someone nearby who could reassure him, and in Fish's case, even if Fish hadn't mentioned it, Professor McGonagall had planned to take him with him to observe.

Rolf was curious to see how animagi transformed for the first time, but his own parents prevented him from doing so.

The Animagus Charm was a dangerous spell, and it was best not to watch it if one was not near the wizard, so as not to cause unnecessary stress to the transformed wizard.

Soon after, Hermione came running down the stairs with a clear vial containing a blood-red potion.

"Don't worry, don't panic, just let nature take its course."

Professor McGonagall followed Hermione, giving her one last psychobabble as she made her way to the cellar.

Fish was on the other side of Hermione encouraging her, "Don't worry, Fish and Minerva are with you, keep it up!".

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"Phew..."

The three of them entered the basement, which had already been emptied by the Scamander's, and Hermione made her way to the very center, closing her eyes and taking a few deep breaths.

Fish and Professor McGonagall stood at a distance, watching Hermione nervously, unable to help with anything else.

Hermione opened her eyes and silently reviewed the precautions for the first transformation in her mind, then pulled out her wand and pointed the tip of the wand at her heart.

"Amato animo animato animagus."

He recited the incantation he had been repeating every dawn and dusk for some time, then brought the glass vial to his mouth with his other hand and emptied the blood-red potion.

"Well..."

Hermione finished the potion and soon felt a sharp pain and an intense double heartbeat, she unconsciously let out a choked grunt and then fell to her knees curled up on the floor.

Hermione, who had memorized the steps, knew that this was normal for the first transformation, so she didn't panic, but lay on the floor and suffered silently, trying to relax her body as much as possible.

Fish looked worriedly at Hermione, but Professor McGonagall had warned him not to disturb Hermione while she was transforming, so the cat had to keep his mouth shut and not make a sound.

Soon Hermione's body began to change, her clothes melting into her skin, turning into black fur, and her body rapidly shrinking.

After a few moments, a small black cat appeared in front of Fish and Professor McGonagall.

Perhaps because she had drunk the black Persian cat's fur from Millicent's Multijuice Potion, although Hermione looked like a short-haired cat, but she had some of the characteristics of a Persian cat, such as smaller ears and a fluffy tail.

Hermione isn't too happy with her appearance after the transformation....

I can't believe she's not tabby like Fish!

Blame Millicent!

But Fish didn't care, he and Professor McGonagall made sure Hermione was okay, and then Fish excitedly ran over to crouch down next to her.

"Hermione's a kitten too!"

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Fish cheered and reached out, hugging Hermione in his arms.

In the past, Hermione embraced her cat form, but Professor McGonagall rarely turns into a cat and doesn't like to be hugged by Fish, so this situation is a novel experience for Fish now.

"Nya?"

"Nya~"

"Nya, nya."

"Nya, nya, nya, nya."

After a few moments of cat-like communication with Hermione, Fish brought her back next to Professor McGonagall.

"Look, Minerva, Hermione has turned into a cat too."

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Fish showed the little black cat in his hands to Professor McGonagall.

"Good," Professor McGonagall told her, nodding, "Put Hermione down and let her try to see if she can change back."

Fish did as he was told and put the little black cat down.

If a person transformed into their Animagus form wanted to change back to their human form, they need only picture their own human form in their mind as clearly as possible. However, it will be relatively unfamiliar at first, and there may be situations where he may not be able to change back immediately.

However, this did not happen to Hermione, who managed to return to her original form after a few seconds.

"I made it, Minerva!"

After regaining her human form, Hermione said excitedly to Professor McGonagall.

"Yes, you did a great job, Hermione."

Professor McGonagall smiled, reached out and patted her on the head, as she had done with Fish.

And Fish urged, "Hurry up and turn back into a cat, Fish hasn't hugged enough yet!"

Hermione, who was used to Fish's flirtatious but innocent sounding way of speaking, gave her uncomprehending boyfriend a helpless look before running back and picking up her wand.

He had just learned how to transform into his Animagus form, and was not yet able to cast spells without a wand like Professor McGonagall and Sirius.

"Amato animo animato animagus!"

Hermione recited the spell once more, the second transformation was a breeze, and once she was back in her black cat form, Hermione jumped into Fish's arms of her own free will.