Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 167 The Guardian Curse and Animagus's Fantasy!

"Bati is still very talented, he just took the wrong path."

Dumbledore remarked that he didn't find the matter particularly difficult to understand.

Dudley was reluctantly persuaded; there were many uncontrollable factors in the battle, so this result was acceptable.

"There's no need to rush. Let's wait until Mr. Moody is discharged from the hospital before asking him to help me catch a Dementor!"

Dali thought for a moment and said, "I have a lot of things to do and I'm quite busy, so even if I capture it, I won't be able to put it into research for the time being. Moreover, I encountered some difficulties when I was cultivating the Guardian God Spell."

"Oh?" Dumbledore's interest was piqued; this was the first time he'd heard that Dudley was having trouble practicing magic. "What's the problem?"

"I have too many happy memories, and the energy released by the Guardian Charm is too great to be condensed into a concrete image of a Guardian."

Dudley explained, then pointed to the side and chanted, "Take care of God!"

A massive amount of silvery-white energy burst forth at his fingertips, illuminating the entire principal's office.

Under Dali's control, this energy could be directed precisely, but it was not formed; it was just a massive energy like an ocean current.

Dudley attempted to use his mind to control this energy and condense it into the shape of an animal.

He tried everything: chickens, ducks, geese, dogs, pigs, dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, monkeys, and even human figures. But the energy only slightly deformed before turning back into a torrent of energy that swam around everywhere.

“That’s not a problem, Dudley.”

Dumbledore looked around in amazement at the Patronus energy, but he was only surprised by this rare phenomenon and not puzzled by its cause.

"Not a problem? Then what is a problem?"

Dali waved his hand to dispel the guardian spell he had cast and then pressed for an answer.

"The evolution of guardian deities requires time and a specific opportunity."

Dumbledore replied, “You are not like those who do not have many happy memories, making it difficult for you to gather enough Guardian energy to support the formation of a Patronus.”

With so much protective energy, you could form any kind of guardian deity.

You don't need to deliberately pursue the formation of a guardian deity, or even forcibly manipulate the guardian energy to condense into a certain guardian deity image.

If you let nature take its course and give it some time and opportunity to grow, a guardian spirit that matches your personality traits will naturally evolve.

You're too impatient. No one's guardian angel is determined by their own subjective thoughts.

Your protective energy will eventually evolve into a common animal that already exists in nature and has similar personality traits to you. You just need to wait patiently.

In fact, even if you cannot form a guardian deity, this guardian energy alone is enough to surpass the formed guardian deities of most wizards in the magical world.

It's enough to deal with any Dementor, or even a large group of Dementors.

Dumbledore's explanation comforted Dudley.

Dudley was initially full of confidence, thinking that he could quickly master the Patronus Charm, an advanced spell, based solely on the Dursleys' doting memories of him.

As a result, it was quick to get started, but only one step ahead.

This made him start to doubt himself.

In hindsight, it seems that haste makes waste.

Once Dali calmed down, he thought of a certain word Old Deng had just mentioned and asked again:

"Can a guardian spirit only be an ordinary animal? Can't it be a magical creature? Isn't your guardian spirit a phoenix?"

Dumbledore smiled upon hearing this and explained, "It's not a phoenix, just a bird that looks a lot like a phoenix."

There's no need to excessively pursue guardian deities in the form of magical creatures.

The form of the guardian deity is more symbolic than practical.

The strength of a Guardian Charm depends on the strength of the wizard's own happy memories and protective will.

"Of course you say that! Your guardian spirit is like a phoenix, super cool! I can't even imagine how desperate a wizard would be if his guardian spirit was a dung beetle."

Dudley chuckled and made a sarcastic remark, then added a practical question, "Also, I read in a book about Animagus that a wizard's Animagus form is consistent with their Guardian form."

If a wizard's patron deity is an animal that is inconvenient to move around in human society, then he doesn't need to train his Animagus.

After all, when using Animagus to transform into its beast form, one cannot carry a wand or cast spells. If it also loses its disguise and high mobility, then Animagus magic truly becomes largely useless.

"That makes some sense."

Dumbledore agreed, but then added, "However, cultivating Animagus requires an extremely complex and demanding ritual, and also places certain requirements on one's own magical abilities. It is much more difficult to cultivate than the Patronus Charm, and most wizards don't even need to think about this aspect."

Dali nodded slightly and remained silent for the time being, thus ending the topic.

But when he mentioned the relationship between Animagus and the Guardian Charm, he wasn't just stating the obvious; it was a genuine expression of his feelings.

What he just said was an analysis from the perspective of a normal wizard.

But he wasn't a normal wizard.

The limitations imposed on him by some normal wizards cannot restrict him.

When using Animagus to transform into beast form, one cannot carry a wand? His wand has become one with him.

Can't you use magic in beast form?

That's because the wizards turned into beasts and were no longer human, so they naturally lost their human-like magical bloodline and wizarding talents.

Dudley's magical bloodline and wizarding talent were obtained by fusing a magic stone through an external system. After the fusion, he himself was equivalent to the magic stone. No matter how he changed, as long as he was still himself, he could still use magic without any problems.

The abilities and properties he gains by combining with other magical items will still take effect.

Therefore, the Animagus magic is still very useful for Dali to learn.

If his guardian spirit and Animagus form are some inconspicuous birds, cats, dogs, or other common small animals.

After he completes his training, he transforms and launches surprise attacks. Even a fully powered Voldemort wouldn't be able to withstand more than a few of those attacks!

As Dali pondered this, he chuckled twice.

This scene made Dumbledore think that Dudley's prophetic blood had acted up again and he was about to make some kind of prophecy.

Dudley just chuckled twice, made no prophecy, and then brought up the matter of further improving the Labyrinth of Trials and borrowing the Sorting Hat to screen students.

To make the play complete, the maze still needs further refinement.

However, in the next two days, several deans and professors will be helping Eckeris with initial detoxification and wound treatment, so the work of perfecting the maze will naturally have to be postponed.

As for opening the maze to outstanding sixth and seventh graders after it is fully completed, allowing them to experience treasure hunting, that will have to be postponed even further.

At least until Ecclesia recovers, there won't be the slightest sign of it.

The matter of borrowing the Sorting Hat also went smoothly.

Dumbledore fully supported Dudley's decision and idea, walked to the shelf, and awakened the Sorting Hat from its slumber.

Let Dudley communicate with the Sorting Hat.

Dudley possessed special privileges granted by the Hogwarts superconscious, allowing him to issue reasonable commands to certain castle items and creatures, such as the Sorting Hat.

Furthermore, when the school was divided into colleges at the beginning of the semester, the College Sorting Hat also read Dali's vision for educational reform and was very supportive of it.

When asked to cooperate, it readily agreed.

Dudley explained the four selection criteria he had set and told the Sorting Hat to write them down and prepare accordingly.

The day after tomorrow morning, he came to the principal's office and asked this old and clever hat to come out of retirement and carry out a special mission that had never been carried out before.