Chapter 599: Animagus Charm Reaction (Edited)

"Amato, animo, animato, animagus."

Early the next morning, Fish rose nimbly and ran to the common room to chant the spell with his wand pointed at his heart in the rising sun.

He was joined by Harry and Ginny, who had a month's supply already with the mandrake leaf, and it wasn't the first time they had gotten up early to practice the Animagus Charm on Fish.

Just as Fish was finishing the Animagus Charm with his usual bored look on his face, the spell, which had been unresponsive, finally took a different turn.

"Nya!"

∑(ΦДΦ)

Fish looked at the wand in his hand in surprise, cocked his head to one side for a moment, then pointed it at his heart again and recited the Animago incantation once more.

"Amato, animo, animato, animagus."

"What is it, Fish?" asked Harry and Ginny, looking at Fish, puzzled. "Does the spell have to be recited twice?"

"No, nya."

('ω´≡'ω´)

Fish shook his head hurriedly and explained, "Fish's spell reacted suddenly, that's why I tried it again... Maybe it's a coincidence, nya?"

He cocked his head to the side and muttered in confusion.

"What do you mean?" Harry didn't understand.

Everyone knew about the lack of reaction from Fish's Animagus Charm, and while it was unusual for it to take a month for a reaction to occur, it should be a good thing. But what was the coincidence Fish was referring to?

After Fish's explanation, Harry and Ginny realized what was going on.

It was true that a reaction had occurred when Fish had recited the spell, but it was not a second heartbeat as would normally happen, but a surge of what Fish called "transformation energy," something that had happened before when Fish had turned into a clouded leopard and a black-footed cat.

Only this "transformation energy" was not too much, so Fish tried the incantation again. From the results, it was clear that it had failed, so Fish suspected it was just a "coincidence."

"That's not necessarily true." After listening to Fish's account, Ginny said, "Isn't the correct procedure for becoming an Animagus to recite the spell once in the morning and once at night? It's not too late to wait and recite the spell at night before jumping to conclusions."

"That's right."

(?w?)

Fish nodded cheerfully and said, "Anyway, if I try it a few more times, I'll find a way to enhance this power, even if it has nothing to do with the Animagus Charm."

At the same time, Fish had a suspicion in his mind that the appearance of this "transformation energy" was probably also related to the dream he had had the previous night. Otherwise, it would be too much of a coincidence for him to be wandering around the dream world and then have a reaction here.

Of course, whether his guess was correct or not, it was still a good thing!

Fish shook his head and headed back to...

He went to his bedroom to take a nap.

Harry and Ginny bid farewell rather awkwardly and went back to their bedrooms. They didn't have Fish's ability to recover quickly, and they certainly needed to catch up on their sleep.

When he woke up again, Fish excitedly told Hermione about his ability to transform into a new animal.

"I wonder what Fish will turn into this time..."

(?ω?)

Fish rubbed the back of his neck, confused.

His previous transformations, all well-documented...

The clouded leopard form was the one Fish had seen in the book Hermione had given him and thought was best for fighting in the forest; the black-footed cat form used his fur directly; the werewolf form was influenced by Lupin.

Even the sudden appearance of the white tiger form was the result of Fish's anger and desire to be the most powerful.

Only this time, Fish didn't know exactly what he wanted to become, or rather, he wanted to become too many things.

How to become a tree, a bird, other magical creatures, a hawk, and something essential for cats, a good fighter...

"It's no use worrying about this sort of thing," Hermione advised. "If this change is really related to the Animagus Charm, maybe the change will go in the same direction as this one, not controlled by your thoughts."

Fish thought about it, stopped worrying, and cheerfully continued with his breakfast.

Another quiet day passed, and when the bell rang for the last class, Fish ran out of the classroom with a bound, ran to a secluded area, and recited the Animagus Charm again...

"Amato, animo, animato, animagus."

When Fish finished the incantation, the "transformation energy" in his body increased again by a small amount, allowing Fish to confirm that this time it was indeed related to the Animagus Charm.

All he wished was that the storm would come as soon as possible, so he could finish as soon as possible, and now he wished the storm would come later, so he could accumulate more "transformation energy," preferably when he was full.

Fish was in such a good mood from the reaction of the Animagus Charm that he decided to go after Umbridge today.

It had been three days since Umbridge had been detained by Professor McGonagall, so it wasn't easy to suspect Professor McGonagall.

As for Fish himself...

He didn't think he could keep it from Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore, but as long as he wasn't caught first and left evidence, he wouldn't be afraid if they knew he'd done it!

The Ministry of Magic and Umbridge's side had even less to worry about. Fish didn't believe that Hogwarts teachers and students would betray him, even if some of the Death Eaters' children did. It didn't really matter as long as they didn't catch him with proof!

Soon it got dark, and Fish and Hermione slipped out of the dormitory in their usual cat-like forms.

"Nyanyanya?" (Fish, is he really okay?)

Hermione, who already knew what Fish was up to, was still a little apprehensive and asked with some trepidation.

"Nya, nya~ nya!" (Don't worry, Fish tried the Forgetting Potion, it worked!)

?(?=?=?)?

Fish stuck out his tongue and licked Hermione's black cat head several times, reassuring her with conviction.

And Fish wasn't lying. He tried it himself as soon as he received the potion from Professor Snape, then forgot that he had asked Snape for it and asked for it again...

Fish then used the Neutralize Poison spell on himself but was unable to regain his memory.

After calming Hermione, the two kittens made their way silently to the third floor, near the stone gargoyle. Having noticed that Umbridge lurked there whenever she could, looking for an opportunity to infiltrate the Headmaster's office.

Fish had also chosen this spot for his attack, and that was...

to blame it on the bad guy, Dumbledore.

Before Umbridge arrived, Hermione regained her human form, then pulled out her wand and put on the invisibility cloak Harry had lent her, hiding next to a suit of knight's armor placed diagonally across from the stone gargoyle.

Fish remained in his cat form, curled up in Hermione's arms.

After about ten minutes of waiting in silence, heavy footsteps were heard coming from the direction of the stairs, and Umbridge appeared at the entrance to the Headmaster's office, just as before.

"Phew..."

Hermione exhaled slowly under her invisibility cloak, then raised her wand and whispered, "Quiet!"

At the same time, Fish, who was in her arms, landed lightly on the ground, his body rapidly swelling as he walked towards Umbridge, who had her back to them.

Hearing the movement, Umbridge looked back and saw a tall white figure staring at her with sharp teeth and a fierce gaze.

"Wolf, wolf, wolf... werewolf!"

Umbridge shrieked and recoiled, only to sit down on the ground with a panicked thump.

"Owuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!"

?(-`Д'-)?

Fish the werewolf looked skyward and howled.