"I should have known. Dumbledore didn't allow this woman to enter the Hogwarts, but she was still able to appear in the school and eavesdrop on so much information. Only …" Hermione said, her voice trembling slightly as she looked up at Elwyn.
"Only what?!" Harry asked, not sure what was going on.
"Harry, Rita Skeeter is an Animagus. She can turn into a beetle!" Hermione said, her breathing becoming rapid. "She must be illegal. There are only seven registered Animaguses in the twentieth century!"
"You must be joking!" Harry said in disbelief, staring at the glass jar on the table.
"Hermione is right. She is an illegal Animagus." Elwyn said, shaking the glass jar hard. "Rita Skeeter flies around all year round, looking for material to make a big deal out of. She relies on this to not be discovered by others."
As Elwyn shook it, the beetle in the glass jar shook violently.
It was flung from one side to the other, slamming heavily into the glass wall and making it dizzy from the fall.
The beetle buzzed angrily through the glass, trying to change back to its original form, but the magic on the bottle stopped it.
"What should we do with her now, Elwyn?" Hermione said, carefully observing the beetle in the bottle.
"I'll leave this bottle to you. Lock her up for a while!" Elwyn said. "If she doesn't behave, shake the bottle hard and teach her a lesson. Let's see if she can change her bad habit of slandering and insulting others."
"No problem, leave it to me!" Hermione said calmly, putting the bottle in her bag.
She had been worried that this was not a good thing to do, but when she thought about Rita Skeeter and what she had done, she felt that something needed to be done.
This was the lesson that Rita Skeeter deserved. Let's see if she would dare to make up stories to slander others' reputations in the future.
Then, the topic shifted from Rita Skeeter to the Animagus, which Hermione also wanted to learn.
Needless to say, Harry was very envious of Elwyn after witnessing his transformation at the Broken Cauldron.
Animagus was a very advanced shapeshifting spell that could turn a wizard into an animal.
Each wizard could only transform into one animal, and the animal they transformed into depended on their personality and weight.
Unlike the Tutelary, which could change, each wizard's Animagus would remain in the same form for life.
The first transformation process was very dangerous, and it was very likely that one would go berserk. Therefore, the Ministry of Magic strictly controlled the Animagus, requiring all the animals and characteristics of the Animagus to transform to be registered in the Office of Magic Abuse of the Ministry of Magic and monitored.
However, whether it was Harry's father, Jaime, Sirius, Peter, Elwyn and Rita Skeeter, they were all illegal Animagus and had not been registered with the Ministry of Magic. They could use the Animagus to do many things at will.
There was no need to worry about being discovered in the shapeshifting state. This spell was very practical in terms of scouting, hiding, escaping, and reducing the influence of the Dementors.
In addition to the necessary knowledge of shapeshifting, learning the Animagus also required a lot of magic power to support the first transformation.
Magic power was the most difficult problem, but it could be provided by magic stones. This problem had been solved.
Elwyn had also studied the corresponding knowledge and theories with the help of Tom Riddle's diary in his first year.
It was not a problem at all to help Harry and Hermione master the Animagus transformation.
Elwyn took out his research notes and let the two familiarize themselves with the principles of this spell.
Once they had mastered it, he would help them with their first transformation.
Sirius also had a lot of unique experience in Animagus transformation. They could also ask Sirius for advice.
Based on Hermione's learning speed, Elwyn estimated that she would be able to complete the Animagus transformation by the end of the summer.
Harry might take a longer time. His foundation in shapeshifting was poor, and he would probably have to wait until next summer to master it.
More than twenty minutes later, when Elwyn, Harry and Hermione arrived at the Screaming Shack, Sirius was already waiting there!
He looked even more tired than before. Dust was flying everywhere, as if he had just rushed over from the battlefield.
The work in the Auror was not as glamorous as it seemed to outsiders. The degree of danger and workload was far beyond imagination.
"Elwyn, we'd better hurry up. There are many things we need to practice!" Sirius said gently. "Although you're very strong, you can't use Phantom Manifestation and Shapeshifting in Hogwarts, so there's no way for you to practice. I have to make sure that you have the ability to pass the exam. Otherwise, I won't allow you to use this spell. "
Sirius had helped Elwyn tamper with the Ministry of Magic's test so that he could use this spell even though he was not an adult. He did not have to worry about being monitored by the Ministry of Magic, but he had to make sure that Elwyn had the ability to use Phantom Manifestation.
Seeing the other's serious expression, Elwyn nodded and took out his magic wand.
Because it involved the transformation of space, it was very dangerous to use Phantom Manifestation.
If he had not mastered this spell, he would not have used it so easily. That would have been purely suicidal.
Harry and Hermione sat down in front of the steps of the Screaming Shack and watched Elwyn and Sirius practice.
"You should have already reviewed the key points of Phantom Manifestation, but I still have to say it again. Harry, Hermione, the two of you remember it well!" Sirius said. He waved his wand and an old-fashioned wooden circle immediately appeared on the ground. "When you use Phantom Manifestation, the most important thing is to remember the three D's. We'll start with Shapeshifting. Now, please focus your attention on the wooden circle."
Elwyn stared at the gray circular ground in his wooden circle and focused his attention.
Shapeshifting was the so-called teleportation. In battle, it allowed the caster to instantly disappear from his current position and appear in another place. Compared to Phantom Manifestation, Shapeshifting had a closer distance and only moved within the range of the caster's field of vision.
It consumed relatively little magic power, but it required precise control of magic power and the ability to react quickly.
Shapeshifting, like Silent Spellcasting, was a very high level combat skill.
It was easy to say, but it was very difficult to use in actual situations.
Many wizards could master Phantom Manifestation, but they couldn't use it to fight.
In a tense battle, a slight distraction could lead to being hit by the opponent's magic.
There was no doubt that mastering Shapeshifting was a great help to wizards. In battle, they did not have to rely on their bodies to dodge clumsily.
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