Chinese students at Hogwarts.

Chapter 19 Zhang Xiao's First Experience of Transfiguration

Zhang Xiao put the match in front of him, and according to Professor McGonagall's instruction, he flicked his wand, pointed at the match, and said:
"Vera Verto!"

The match shook twice, but nothing happened. After two more attempts, Zhang Xiao put down his wand and frowned slightly.

No, such a blind attempt is too inefficient, and there must be something that I haven't thought of or noticed.Just like doing Olympiad questions in the previous life, sometimes it's not that you don't know how to do it, it's just that you lack a problem-solving idea.

Zhang Xiao pulled the parchment, and began to recall the main points of Professor McGonagall in the previous class, and wrote down the points that needed attention.

Professor McGonagall said that deformed objects must have accurate ideas, and must not be half-hearted when deforming. Don't treat deformed objects as deformations, but reveal their true appearance.

Anyway, what Zhang Xiao heard was cloudy and foggy, and this description is very magical. Since Professor McGonagall has not had much contact with Muggle society, she doesn't know how to describe it in the way of Muggles.

Zhang Xiao wrote: "First of all, what is certain is that magic is idealistic. You must have an accurate idea that can be understood as clearly knowing what you want to transform."

Well, it should be very possible. For example, if I want to turn people into monkeys, I only think that baboons are good when I become them. So what is the result?

After dipping in the ink, Zhang Xiao continued to write:
"How did the deformation change? The professor said that the deformed object should be regarded as the original shape. It can be understood that it is not a match, but a needle? Isn't this the literal meaning of referring to a stag as a horse?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiao put down the pen, picked up the wand again, and desperately thought about the change process from the match to the needle.

"Vera Verto!"

The match shook more than last time, and it seemed to have a little metallic luster, but upon careful inspection, it was still a match.

Failed again?

The posture you want is wrong?Still not pushing hard enough?
Zhang Xiao adjusted his posture a few times and stared at the matches with wide eyes, but he still failed, not even as good as the first time.

Uh, no, what went wrong?

Although Transfiguration is difficult, in the fourth and fifth grades, it is basically not a problem for little wizards to transform into small things.

In other words, there is nothing incomprehensible about Transfiguration, and it is a universal spell that everyone can master.

Malfoy saw that Zhang Xiao had been busy, and asked curiously:

"What are you doing?"

"Do an experiment," Zhang Xiao said without raising his head, "Experiment how the transfiguration technique works."

How did the experiment with Transfiguration work?Malfoy didn't keep up with Zhang Xiao's train of thought for a while, he thought for a while and said in that showy tone habitually:
"My dad told me that Transfiguration was hard to learn at first.

But I checked a lot of information and found that you just need to keep trying until you feel that it is not a match, but a needle, then success is not far away. After one success, it will be much easier to learn transfiguration in the future! "

As if a bolt of lightning flashed across his mind, Zhang Xiao suddenly raised his head, stared at the matches on the table, and muttered to himself:

"Is it a match or a needle? What needs to be concerned is not the process of change, but the result?"

Taking a few deep breaths, Zhang Xiao closed his eyes, searching for the feeling of being in meditation during the morning class. When he opened his eyes again, his heart was already peaceful.

Staring at the match on the table, but desperately imagining the match as a needle in my mind, and constantly perfecting the details:

"It's not a match. It's a needle, and it's a shiny metallic color with a sharp point, and if you accidentally poke it on your finger, it's going to hurt.

There is a small oval hole at the end, which is used for threading. The hole should not be too narrow, otherwise the thread licked with saliva will not pass through.

It's a needle, just what I've seen countless times, an ordinary needle. "

He took out his wand, tapped it lightly, and murmured:

"Vera Verto."

Under Malfoy's horrified gaze, the matches on the table suddenly twisted rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, a needle exactly like Zhang Xiao's imagined lay quietly on the table.

There was a smile on Zhang Xiao's face. He seemed to have touched something in his heart, but after careful consideration, there was nothing. Zhang Xiao knew that this was a manifestation of having a certain understanding, but the accumulation was not enough.

"Unbelievable" a voice suddenly sounded in front of him, Zhang Xiao raised his head, and saw Professor McGonagall standing in front of him, with a rare smile on his serious face, she picked up the needle carefully and looked at it.

Repeated again "Unbelievable, Mr Zhang, have you practiced Transfiguration before?"

Zhang Xiao shook her head: "No, Professor McGonagall."

"It's perfect! Slytherin plus 10 points! It's used to commend Mr. Zhang's outstanding performance!

You must know that it is difficult for many excellent children who have been taught by their parents to conjure a needle completely in the first class. It is such a delicate needle that I can't find any traces of matches! "

The little wizards were amazed immediately, they hadn't even touched the door yet, someone was able to completely turn into a needle!
Professor McGonagall put down the needle, looked at Zhang Xiao through the square lens, and pursed his lips:
"Zhang, there is no doubt that you are amazingly talented in Transfiguration. I hope you can keep it up and don't let down your talent."

After finishing speaking, she tapped Zhang Xiao's parchment lightly with her magic wand, and a lot of book titles appeared on it immediately. Zhang Xiao glanced at it, only feeling that her scalp was numb:
"Transfiguration Today", "How much do you know about the Transfiguration Curse", "The Mystery of Transfiguration", "The Fascinating Metamorphosis".
"These books are available in the library. I suggest that you pay attention to "Transformation Today" and read the books I mentioned in a planned way. This will help you establish the basic concept of Transfiguration."

"Yes, Professor McGonagall." Zhang Xiao agreed feebly. After Professor McGonagall left, Malfoy came over and asked in a half-envious and half-jealous voice:

"How did you do it? My dad said"

Zhang Xiao rolled up the parchment, put it in the Qiankun bag, and interrupted him:

"Come on, Malfoy, can't you do anything without your father? Your father is not omnipotent, otherwise your statue should be in Santa Maria Cathedral, hugged by the Virgin!"

He stared at Malfoy with sullen face, and said softly:
"You know, it's not Professor McGonagall or your father who inspires me, but the information you have worked so hard to research, Draco! On your own, maybe you can do better."

Malfoy was stunned for a while, and then silently started to try again, but this time he focused a lot, and he no longer quietly paid attention to what Zhang Xiao was doing.

Why do I think it can be deformed successfully if it is a heel needle?Zhang Xiao rubbed his chin thinking about this question.

Wait a minute, isn't this the power of "I'm thinking"? ? ?

I thought it was a needle, did it become a needle?

That's not right, if that's the case, why do we need spells and wands?And there won't be so many books on transfiguration, only one sentence is enough: hypnotize yourself.

Isn’t this nonsense, Zhang Xiao thought about Professor McGonagall’s saying that he was amazingly talented, and felt a little guilty. For a top student like him, knowing it but not knowing why it is the most uncomfortable.

What they want is not the result, but the why, and if they don't grasp the why, they will feel uncomfortable.

Zhang Xiao secretly decided to find another school god, Hermione Granger, to exchange her experience on transfiguration if she had the chance.

It is also worth mentioning that when the class was about to end, Malfoy also successfully transformed part of the matches into needles.

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Sorry, I know that you may not like to watch this kind of plot, but the role of this kind of plot is very important. To bury the clues and foreshadow the plot needs to be excessive.

(End of this chapter)