time at hogwarts

267.Chocolate Frog



Professor McGonagall was not surprised that Magos wanted to know about Animagus. Although she had told them about the dangers and difficulties of this curse, after all, without experiencing it personally, most young wizards still believed that they could succeed. , that is, in the end, most of them will realize that they do not have the ability and perseverance midway and have to give up.

Professor McGonagall had already explained the method of becoming an Animagus in detail in class, and she had no intention of teaching it again.

"The first is the choice of mandrake. Professor Sprout should have already talked about this herb. This herb is male and female. Although the medicinal properties are the same, when it comes to the choice of Animagus, I prefer Use it according to your gender."

As she spoke, she adjusted her black-rimmed glasses.

"Besides, you have to be mentally prepared. The leaves of mandrake don't taste very good. You should try it first."

Magos took the oval leaf about half the size of a palm handed over by Professor McGonagall, hesitated for a moment, and then put it into his mouth.

When you first put it in your mouth, it was no different from an ordinary leaf. Although it didn't taste very good, there was no need for Professor McGonagall to give any additional reminders.However, after a few seconds, a sudden bitterness burst out from his taste buds. Magos's face wrinkled up and he subconsciously wanted to spit it out. Then he covered his mouth with his hands and held back.

Professor McGonagall looked at his reaction with a blank expression.

"Don't think that you will get used to it over time. As its magic spreads in your mouth, you will find that it is easy to accept just the bitterness. It will let you experience all the tastes you hate within a month. And you can’t vomit, otherwise once it leaves your mouth, everything you insisted on will be invalid.”

Magos spit out the mandrake and frowned. It seemed that in order to survive the first stage, he had to taste the things he hated to eat one by one, for no other reason than to at least hold back from vomiting.

"Then what should I do if I accidentally swallow it while eating? Is there any problem?"

Professor McGonagall raised an eyebrow.

"Eat it with your mouth in your mouth, and it's best not to swallow it, otherwise you will regret why you didn't spit it out first."

"Secondly, you'd better predict the weather in a month. If there is no moon then, it will not be difficult for me to guess your mood then."

"If you are really ready, after completing the first stage, I suggest that you and a few friends or if you have not graduated, it is best to notify the professors in the school to accompany you, so that if any accidents occur, you can effectively avoid it."

"Professor, is there anything we need to pay attention to about the pupa of the Grimace Hawkmoth?"

Mag shook his head,

"If possible, just try to find one with better quality. It doesn't matter if it's almost the same. The spell must be memorized. Mistakes at any stage may cause your final potion to fail."

Then Professor McGonagall explained the problems that may be encountered at each stage one by one. McGoss quickly took out a pen and paper and quickly jotted it down.

"One last piece of advice, don't imagine that you are a unique wizard, and try not to use magical creatures as your Animagus. That is very dangerous."

"Thanks for the advice, I wouldn't do that."

Taking the recorded notes, Magos decided to wait until he had time to give it a try. At present, he was not sure about completing the first stage.

Time has passed by next week unknowingly in the busyness.

Hagrid's Care of Magical Creatures class eventually aroused dissatisfaction from the outside world, and Dumbledore had no choice but to talk to Hagrid again.

Harry received a letter from Hagrid, hoping they could go over and stay with him.

After arriving at the hut, Hagrid was in a very low mood. He couldn't understand why his carefully prepared lessons were hated by the students.

"Hagrid, it's not your fault." Harry comforted him against his will.

"Then why do they all hate my class and ask their parents to protest to Dumbledore?" Hagrid's tone revealed extreme grievance.

"Maybe they are too timid." Ron thought for a while and said.

"Hagrid, you should prepare some magical creatures that are not that dangerous." Hermione glared at Harry and Ron who were trying to comfort them.

"But Buckbeak isn't dangerous at all."

"What about the water monster? It's very aggressive."

"It's tangled in a rope, you're not in danger."

"But after all, this is the first time we have seen this kind of creature, and what we only know from books is limited. Hagrid, you can't use your ideas to think about us."

Hagrid lowered his head in discomfort when Hermione said this.

"I know, actually you also think I did something wrong."

"Hagrid, that's not what I meant, I just suggested, yes, suggested." Hermione said quickly.

"What you said is the same as Dumbledore." Hagrid was still very depressed.

Harry and Ron tried to comfort him, and then Hagrid suddenly raised his head and looked at Ron.

"Are you also afraid of the magical creatures I introduced?"

Ron hesitantly denied it, but Hagrid still understood what he meant. He seemed to have lost his purpose and let them leave in a daze.

Magos felt a little uncomfortable seeing Hagrid's appearance. In fact, he thought Hagrid's teachings were very useful, but he was too hasty and took things for granted. After all, the little wizards had never really encountered danger, and the sudden power It is understandable that magical creatures cause them to transform into panic.

"You said if we had a lot of knowledge about this magical creature before learning about it, wouldn't we have those problems?"

Magos said as he dodged Hagrid's dispersing movement.

Hermione was rushed to the door,

"But this is impossible. Even if everyone memorizes the contents of the book, they will be panicked when they see the real appearance for the first time."

Magos looked at Hagrid and asked,

"Is it possible to use phantoms to teach classes, just like the current history of magic?"

Hagrid's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then dimmed again.

"They might still be scared."

"Whether it's real or fake, it's impossible for them to ignore the psychological pressure they face for the first time."

"Then try another one." Magos's eyes were in vain.

"Let them take the initiative to contact the Phantom."

Ron looked at him with a complicated expression.

"This is impossible, not to mention that the school doesn't have that much time for us to enter the phantom, and I don't think there are many people who have the reason to experience that kind of experience."

Magos smiled confidently.

"Of course it's impossible under normal circumstances, but what if there's another way?"

"In what way?" Harry asked curiously.

"Chocolate Frog."

"Chocolate Frog" Ron, Harry and Hermione looked puzzled.Hagrid had already been intrigued by Magos at this time, and quickly urged him to tell him what this had to do with chocolate frogs.


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