Chapter 130 Solve the Doubts
He followed Professor McGonagall towards the office. Perhaps because of his personality, Professor McGonagall did not talk to Mike along the way. And Mike was too embarrassed to speak when she didn't take the initiative to speak, so the two of them walked away in silence.
Out of boredom, Mike could only focus on Professor McGonagall's back. After his careful observation, he actually discovered something. Professor McGonagall's walking posture was very distinctive.
Every step she takes is relatively large and very powerful. Almost every step will cause the hem of her long dress to fly up. At the same time, Professor McGonagall has always maintained a high-chested posture, looking very aura, even It can be said to be the female version of Dragon Walking and Tiger Walking.
It stands to reason that a woman walking in this posture would be very unsightly, but this is not the case for Professor McGonagall. Mike didn't know how to describe her aura, but the moment he saw Professor McGonagall, the words "strong woman" automatically came to Mike's mind.
I don’t know how long it took, but the two finally arrived at Professor McGonagall’s office.
"Please sit down, Mike." Professor McGonagall pulled out the chair on the desk and sat down. Then he took out a thick stack of documents from a book basket in the corner of the desk and started reviewing them. "Sorry, do you mind if I Shall I talk to you while working?"
Mike shook his head vigorously to show that he didn't care. At the same time, he looked at the stack of documents in McGonagall's hand that was 5 centimeters thick and the documents in the book basket that were several times that thick. He secretly looked at it. It seemed that most of the administrative work at Hogwarts was probably done by Professor McGonagall. The deputy headmaster will handle it, and Dumbledore may be a hands-off manager in this regard.
"Then please ask a question? I'm very busy here."
"Okay Professor McGonagall, actually I just want to ask what kind of spell Transfiguration is." Mike also grimaced when he heard this, "I mean I saw Principal Dumbledore use Transfiguration with a wave of his hand before. The basilisk was taken care of, and Cedric had used a similar trick in my wizard duel with Cedric two days before that almost completely disabled my attacks.
I have no doubt that Principal Dumbledore can do this, but Cedric, he is just a student, how on earth did he do it? "
Professor McGonagall stopped writing when she heard McGonagall talking about wizard duels. She was obviously dissatisfied with the dueling club established by Lockhart, but she still answered Mike's question.
"First of all, I have to warn you, Mr. Townley. Never try transformations that may be dangerous. I know Dumbledore and Cedric may have rekindled your interest in transfiguration, but I still have to warn you. You, the most important thing about transfiguration is to be cautious." Professor McGonagall said earnestly, "Perhaps the tragic stories I told you before, such as kappas and banshees, are too far away from you. As for your inability to understand its seriousness.
Then I will give you the simplest example. You must know the five basic methods of Gamp's transformation.
1. The food transformed by the polymorphism is inedible.
2. Transfiguration cannot work on magic items.
3. Transfiguration cannot be created out of thin air.
4. Transfiguration cannot change the number of original items, such as turning a stick into two swords.
5. Transfiguration cannot give permanent life to dead objects. For example, the butterfly we just transformed will return to its original state once the remaining magic power is exhausted.
These five basic laws have guided countless wizards on the path of transfiguration for thousands of years, but do you know how they were discovered?
They were all piled up with human lives!
Just like the first one, an unknown wizard once tried to turn a piece of wood into bread and ate it. Then that night he bled to death.
After his death, his friends suspected that he had been poisoned, so his friends dissected him and found that all the blood vessels in his body were covered with wooden thorns.
As a result, everyone knew that he died from his own transformation. "
After Professor McGonagall finished speaking, she saw the look of fear on Mike's face that she wanted to see. She nodded with satisfaction, picked up the water glass on the side and took a sip before continuing:
"As for the question you asked, I can tell you very clearly. In order to practice transformation to a level as flexible as Dumbledore's and others, in addition to extremely strong magic and mental strength, you also need to be familiar with transformation. Have an extremely deep understanding.
The first two are not difficult, but the last one is difficult.
Transfiguration is the most complex subject. To go further in this subject requires not only amazing talent, but also extraordinary efforts and time accumulation. Otherwise, there will be too many powerful wizards in the world. Okay, why are there so few transfiguration masters?
As for Cedric's transformation, I've heard of it, but it's not really a form of control. His ability to transform into someone like Dumbledore was entirely dependent on his family secrets.
That kind of secret technique can give learners instant amazing transformation abilities, but the learning conditions are very harsh. As far as I know, someone like Cedric has learned it in the Diggory family for hundreds of years.
Moreover, the transformation technique practiced with that kind of secret technique is simply a defective product. It only has its form but no spirit. It is far behind the real transformation technique master.
To be honest, I still feel sorry for Cedric. Originally, with his talent, it was possible to become a master of transformation, but because of practicing this secret technique, I guess he will never reach that level. .
In my opinion, his father's decision to let him learn the secret technique was simply counterproductive. "
After hearing Professor McGonagall's explanation, MacMaw suddenly became enlightened, and at the same time he was glad that he had rashly tried to improve the Transfiguration.
But when he heard the last few words of Professor McGonagall, he felt very speechless.
Is the secret skill Cedric learned really as weak as Professor McGonagall said?
Please, can I be so strong that I burst into pieces?
Mike was sure that even if Cedric were to challenge an elite Auror in a duel now, he would definitely be able to kill the opponent with his superb transformation skills.
Although he did not agree with what Professor McGonagall said in his heart, McGonagall maintained a look of gratitude on his face. After saying a lot of flattery about Professor McGonagall's profound knowledge, Professor McGonagall's selfless ability to answer students' questions, and so on, Mike finally left the office under the gaze of Professor McGonagall's eyes that gradually became impatient.
As soon as he left the office, Mike's face fell.
Although what Professor McGonagall just said made MacMaw suddenly enlightened, it did not help in the slightest on how to defeat Cedric. It even completely annihilated Mac's last thought of fighting fire with fire.
Looking at a monster stone statue outside the office door, Mike seemed to have thought of something, his eyes brightened slightly, and he murmured.
"Maybe, this is the only way..."