Hogwarts starts with stealing power

Chapter 158 Attributeless-Mist Bugs (Mirage Bugs)

Lin Xia did not hide her search for attributeless magical creatures from her friends.

The trio was very interested in this, especially Hermione, who put a lot of effort into finding information.

When Hagrid turned to look for the illustrated book, Hermione had already discussed it with Harry and Ron with great interest.

Hermione thought that it would be best for them to complete the Animagus while they were students, and before that, they had to complete the first transformation of magical creatures.

While talking, she suddenly thought of something and turned back to find Lin Xia.

"Lin Xia, I suddenly thought of an idea, it's a bit far-fetched, but maybe you can get inspiration from it!"

After Hermione left, Ron, Harry and Draco looked at each other.

Ron said to Harry in a very speechless voice: "Does Hermione think that each of us is Lin Xia, who can do what seniors can do in the lower grades?

Animagus? I've heard of this magic!

This is one of the branches of high-end Transfiguration. Every Animagus needs to register, and there are no more than 20 wizards in the wizarding world who have learned it!

Does she think we are better than those adult wizards?"

Harry: "Uh, Ron, maybe Hermione can do it."

Draco also said: "I think she can do it too. We don't have enough talent for Transfiguration and magic power now, so we can't do it yet, but when we are in the upper grades, we should be able to do it."

He whispered: "According to what I know, there are actually many Animagus, but they have not registered with the wizarding world and are secretly working behind the scenes."

Ron muttered: "But I don't think I have the talent for Transfiguration!"

But he thought about it carefully. If his friends have to learn it, then he has to learn it too. He can't keep up with the big group!

Lin Xia and Hermione chatted while returning to Hagrid's hut.

The idea Hermione proposed was simple, but difficult to implement.

She proposed: "Can we artificially create a magical creature, set its attributes by ourselves, and redesign and change its attributes as we grow up?"

Lin Xia was very interested in this idea, but the premise for wanting to implement it was whether the law of transformation recognized the magical creatures conceived.

She said: "The steps of transforming magical creatures are far more complicated than those of ordinary creatures, and even if it is to transform ordinary creatures, it is impossible to imagine and create a creature out of thin air.

Generally speaking, it must have appeared in reality to be able to transform successfully. It is difficult for us to transform into something illusory.

Even if the transformation is successful in the end, the survival time of this creature will be shorter than that of ordinary creatures, and it can hardly exert any combat power."

Lin Xia still remembers a sentence Professor McGonagall said in the Transfiguration class: "Transfiguration is not imagined out of thin air, everything has its basis."

When she came to Hagrid's cabin, Hermione also told Hagrid her idea, and Hagrid shook his head repeatedly.

"I can't do it. How do you give the shapeshifter the ability? I know you can imagine it very powerfully, but thinking is one thing and making it is another.

Without factual basis to support it, shapeshifting is just a castle in the air, very illusory, and will break at the touch. When your shapeshifting reaches a certain level, try to imagine shapeshifting out of thin air, and you will understand what I am saying."

Hagrid said as he handed Lin Xia a picture album.

"All the magical creatures recorded above are the ones I have discovered since I became the guard of the Forbidden Forest. Every year, a group of magical creatures enter the Forbidden Forest, and then another group leaves. The flow of creatures is very stable."

Lin Xia looked down and saw that the magical creatures recorded here were very different from those seen in the book.

If you have to compare them, the magical creatures recorded in the book have relatively complete information and structure, but those recorded in the Forbidden Forest are relatively incomplete.

Fortunately, Hagrid is good at drawing.

Just by looking at the paintings, Lin Xia can roughly understand which family these magical creatures belong to.

Australian perch: a fish with legs, an amphibious animal, can spit fire, with two attributes of water and fire.

Honeybird: likes to pick honey, flies very fast, can spit out hard silk nets, no attribute.

Papa Bear: a very lazy bear, likes to lie still, moves slowly, but can burst out powerful power in an instant.

Where there is a Papa Bear, other magical creatures dare not cross the line, earth attribute.

…

The atlas is quite thick, but Lin Xia flips through it very quickly.

She just glanced at the other attributes, focusing on the magical creatures without attributes.

Ten minutes later, Lin Xia finished reading the atlas, thought deeply, and found one of the magical creatures.

“Hagrid, do you still remember this creature?”

Hagrid’s tall body leaned down, glanced, and was slightly startled, as if he was recalling something.

"This... This is a magical creature I discovered 20 years ago. It is really unique, more unique than any other creature I have ever encountered. When I first discovered it, I even suspected that it was not a life form."

Hermione looked down and saw that this page recorded a magical creature called "Mist Bug", which hid in the clouds and was only the size of a grain of rice.

Hagrid searched for a long time before finding this bug and called this magical creature "Mist Bug".

"I discovered that cloud bugs like to hide in clouds and can change the clouds into various shapes at will. At that time, I often saw fire dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, spiders... circling in the sky.

Except that the color is white mist, the details are similar to real creatures. I even wrote a letter to Master Newt specifically for this.

Based on my few words, the master was sure that this must be a magical creature. Under his guidance, I found a bug as big as a grain of rice and named it a cloud bug. "

Lin Xia asked: "Are you sure it is a magical creature without attributes?"

Hagrid: "Definitely, because its characteristic is change, and the change does not lie in any attributes, it is a creature without attributes.

The characteristics of the transformation are very special. It does not seem to have strong attack power. If you want to treat it as your first transformation, it will be very safe. "

Magical creatures without attributes do not have their own tempers.

Some creatures look gentle but are actually violent, and some creatures look violent but are actually very gentle.

But the cloud bugs are different.

Hagrid said with certainty: "The cloud bug has no temper at all. If it does have one, it is rather naughty and likes to control the cloud to change."

Compared with those magical creatures with strong personalities, it is pretty good.

Hagrid: "There are even times when I don't think they are a kind of living thing. They are more like small insects parasitic on the clouds and mist. Maybe they don't have any thoughts of their own."

Lin Xia vaguely made a decision in her heart.

Compared to cloud bugs, she prefers to call them "mirage" - manipulating clouds and mist to change into various realistic shapes. Isn't this just a mirage?

Based on the art of transformation, Lin Xia had a hunch that this magical creature without attributes would suit her very well.

But before actually making a decision, she followed Professor McGonagall's advice and took a trip to the centaurs tribe in the Forbidden Forest.

The sky gradually became dark.

Hagrid first asked Harry and the other little wizards to go back, and then took Lin Xia into the Forbidden Forest alone.

The atmosphere in the Forbidden Forest at night is completely different from that experienced during the day.

If the Forbidden Forest looks dead during the day, then the Forbidden Forest at night appears to be full of life, even more lively than during the day.

The creatures in the Forbidden Forest seem to prefer coming out at night.

Hagrid held a kerosene lamp in his hand and said cautiously: "Little wizard, you must follow me closely. The recent Forbidden Forest is a little restless, and several unicorns have died. Once strangers appear, they will be banned from the Forbidden Forest." He was identified as an attacker and was expelled from the Forbidden Forest.”

While they were talking, they came to a tall tree.

Hagrid looked extremely cautious in front of the big tree.

He was a giant, and he carefully avoided the thick roots crawling on the ground, trying not to step on them.

Seeing this, Lin Xia also became cautious.

After passing the big tree, Hagrid breathed a sigh of relief and felt more relaxed.

"The big tree we passed just now is a giant war tree. Once it wakes up, we must leave the Forbidden Forest and can no longer move forward.

It is the guardian recently given by the Forbidden Forest. Anyone who wants to enter the depths of the Forbidden Forest must pass the assessment of the War Tree Man. "

Hagrid turned to look at Lin Xia and smiled: "We are lucky, the war tree people don't think you are a dangerous intruder."

Suddenly, Hagrid spotted the Hogwarts Outstanding Student badge on Lin Xia's chest and slapped his head hard.

"I forgot that you are an outstanding student. The Forbidden Forest has always welcomed outstanding students from Hogwarts. Those outstanding students from the upper grades can travel freely through the Forbidden Forest without me leading the way."

Lin Xia asked with great interest: "According to your statement, can outstanding students be treated differently in the Forbidden Forest?"

Hagrid opened the way for her and said, "It's almost the same, but that's not all. Other creatures in the Forbidden Forest are quite friendly to top students. I don't know why. Maybe top students are connected to Hogwarts." Be closer."

Although the centaurs tribe was located deep in the Forbidden Forest, it was not very far away. Hagrid and Lin Xia arrived quickly.

Before the two of them reached the entrance of the camp, not far away, there was the sound of horse hooves, and a wild-looking and black-haired centaur ran over.

He was bearded and looked wild and proud, staring angrily at Hagrid.

"You shouldn't be here, and you shouldn't be bringing people here!"

Hagrid shrugged innocently, "Bain, listen, I'm just following the professor's instructions. She has letters of recommendation from Hufflepuff and the Head of Gryffindor."

Bain glanced at Lin Xia, and Lin Xia noticed that he was staring at his outstanding student badge for a while.

There was another sound of horse hoofbeats, and another Firenze whom he had seen before ran over and said in a deep voice: "Bain, their procedures are completely in compliance with the rules. Let them come in first."

Bain reluctantly gave up and muttered: "Mars is too bright tonight, we should close the tribe early!"