Chapter 246: Experience (Edited)

"Nya~"

(=Φω=)

The next morning, Fish woke up groggily, but Fawkes had already woken up and was pecking at a pot of two-leaf clover placed on the table in the room.

"Nya!"

Fish greeted Fawkes, frowned and stretched, then began licking his fur as usual.

"Nya?"

After a few licks, Fish was surprised to see that his fur had returned to its original black and white stripes, and his paws had changed from black to pink.

With his head bowed in confusion, the cat continued to lick his fur.

Licking his fur was a higher priority in Fish's mind than having his transformation undone.

After taking a while to lick himself, Fish let out another soft "nya" and a black wooden box that sat on the bed was opened.

Three small silver combs of different sizes, but equally delicate, flew out of it, the largest one landing on Fish's back and the two smaller ones combing his head and limbs.

"Hurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..."

(=ω=)

Fish stretched out on his pillow, squinting and enjoying the three combs, turning over from time to time so they could take care of the rest of his fur.

After enjoying the automatic magic combs, Fish returned to his human form.

Like his cat form, his human form had returned to its original appearance, not the furry one from the night before.

"Why did I change back nya?"

Fish scratched his head, somewhat puzzled.

The Multijuice Potion only lasted an hour, Fish knew, but last night Madam Pomfrey had said it would take weeks for Hermione to recover from the misuse of the cat hair.

How could he be back to normal in one night?

He hadn't even had a chance to feel the black-footed cat's body.

Maybe because he was a cat himself...

Fish guessed, shook his head a little helplessly and then pulled another bottle of Multijuice Potion from his pocket.

He had asked Hermione to make more because there were enough ingredients, and he had thought that if this worked, he could use it to develop other feline forms in the future, so Dumbledore's Christmas present went to Fish's heart.

But now...

Thinking about how bad he had felt the night before when he drank the Multijuice Potion, Fish had given up on the idea.

But the black-footed cat's form had improved, and it was hard to give it up.

So, after a moment's hesitation, Fish tossed a few black-footed cat hairs into the glass vial.

"Good thing I didn't use them all last night nya..." muttered Fish in a whisper, before pinching his nose and refilling the bottle with the compounded soup.

With another burning sensation melting his body, Fish transformed back into a black-legged cat-man.

After bouncing in place twice, feeling the lighter and faster bounce of the black-footed cat, a look of disappointment appeared on Fish's cat-like face.

?ω?

Because in his perception, the "change" power in his body did not increase again due to the Multijuice Potion, it seemed that purely drinking the medicine to catalyze the black-footed cat form would not work.

But Fish didn't mind too much, because the Multijuice Potion was so unpleasant to drink that he didn't want to do it a third or more times if he could help it.

"Gululu..."

There was a sudden rumbling in his stomach that stopped Fish, who had reverted to his cat form and was bouncing around the room, from moving.

Dreading having to change back in a few moments, Fish was too busy feeling the state of the black-footed cat's body to remember that he hadn't had breakfast yet.

"I should have had breakfast before I took the Multijuice Potion nya."

Fish grabbed a bag of snacks from the room, opened it and ate it, and quickly walked out.

He had to fill his stomach quickly, and then he could continue to experience the black-footed cat's body.

Not for nothing had he just taken a leap, and Fish could clearly perceive a slight increase in his own strength.

It wasn't much, but it was proof that this method worked.

He didn't know how long the Multijuice Potion would last, but he was running out of potions and hair, so he had to hurry.

Turning into a cat, Fish ran into the Great Dining Hall, where most of the students had already finished their breakfast, and it was Christmas break, so there were very few people sitting at the long tables.

Without bothering to greet them, Fish ran to the Gryffindor table and transformed back into his cat-man form.

Fawkes followed suit and flew into the Great Dining Hall, landing on Fish's shoulders as usual.

"Fish?"

Some students in the Great Dining Hall were startled by the sudden appearance of a large humanoid cat, but by the same token, Fish's affinity and Fawkes' presence made it easy for others to guess Fish's identity.

The first to approach were the Weasley twins, who were eating breakfast at the long Gryffindor table.

Due to the recent snowfall, George and Fred had given up practicing becoming Animagus for the time being, and it was unlikely that they were expecting a storm, even if there is a thunderstorm, it doesn't make much sense.

So naturally, the twins didn't need to get up early, as they had been doing for some time, to face the dawn, point their wands at their hearts and chant the Animagus incantation, "Amato, Animo, Animato, Animagus."

This relaxation, combined with the Christmas vacations, caused them to become lazy, rising each day at the same time as the sleepy Fish.

"How are you nya?"

(=Φ~Φ=)

Fish greeted them nonchalantly and then picked up the knife and fork in front of him, quickly and gracefully bringing the food to his mouth.

"What happened to you?"

The twins and the other students still in the Great Dining Hall gathered around Fish and asked him curiously.

"Miamiamia...it's too much trouble to explain nya, you can ask Harry and Ron."

In a hurry, Fish didn't have time to chat with them, he quickly filled his stomach, then transformed back into his black-footed cat form and ran off with a huff towards the castle....

He was going to try hunting in the Forbidden Forest, which had been highlighted in the book.

It must be said that the black cat's hunting ability is specifically mentioned in the books for a reason, and Fish could clearly feel that his strength, speed, and reflexes had significantly increased in his black-footed cat state.

But before that, Fish's physical abilities were sufficient for all hunting situations, so even if the black-footed cat had improved a bit, for Fish it was just icing on the cake.

After tormenting the less intelligent animals of the Forbidden Forest, Fish discovered that the increase in his "black-footed cat power" was so small that he couldn't even run and jump as much as he used to in his room.

Was he going to fight those big spiders again?

(=ω≤)

Fish scratched his chin with his hind legs and thought nervously.

He had already gotten his revenge, and the spiders had already conceded defeat, so it didn't seem right to go after them again....

As he was thinking, a familiar voice interrupted the kitten's thoughts....

"Gululu..."

"Nya?!"

∑(=ΦДΦ=)

Why am I hungry again?