Chapter 67

"There are many applications of transformation in actual combat, such as changing the combat environment, or directly transforming the enemy."

Professor McGonagall walked quickly through the corridors of the castle.

Devereaux jogged behind to catch up.

"But the most commonly used one, but also the most difficult, is to turn stone statues into soldiers."

"For this kind of transformation technique to be effective in actual combat, it requires years of accumulation. This does not only refer to the accumulation of spell cultivation."

As he spoke, Professor McGonagall came to a wall on the second floor of the castle.

Gently turn the wall light that is not on now with your hand.

Suddenly.

The wall in front of me suddenly disappeared.

A low secret passage was revealed.

Devereaux watched as the secret passage emerged.

Extremely shocked.

There is no mention of such a secret passage in the original work.

And Professor McGonagall knew it.

It seems that the exploration of Hogwarts Castle is really a long way to go.

Then the two of them walked into a low secret passage.

In it Professor McGonagall had to bend down to pass.

And Devereux was just now.

"The so-called accumulation is reflected in your preparation of transformation materials. You can't expect a quilt to have strong combat power with the blessing of your transformation."

At this time Professor McGonagall turned back and smiled.

"Of course, if you have extremely abundant magic power, then the transformation material is actually not that important."

Devereux nodded slightly.

But he is skeptical about the professor's claim that bedding is not lethal.

Listen to the other Slytherins.

Gower's bedding was only a week old.

It gave off an extremely terrifying smell.

Living with him was like being tortured by the Cruciatus Curse all the time.

A beam of bright light came in along the passage in front of him.

Devereaux felt his vision suddenly brighten.

"We're here."

Professor McGonagall raised her hand and waved.

"Lumos!"

The entire secret room was illuminated by soft blue-white light.

The space in this secret room is surprising.

It was at least the size of ten lecture theaters.

The height has reached an astonishing level.

The soaring dome makes it almost impossible to see its top.

It was completely unimaginable that there was such a large structure in this castle.

Devereux really wants to complain about the structure of this Hogwarts castle.

Completely illogical.

It caused great trouble to him while exploring the castle.

Various complex runes are carved on the ancient stone walls.

Dozens of hollows of various sizes were skillfully dug into the four walls of the secret room.

In each cave stands a lifelike stone statue.

These stone statues not only have different shapes.

Holding different weapons ranging from swords to bows and arrows.

Some even ride horses.

Like a medieval knighthood.

Quietly guarding this mysterious place.

"These stone statues are the product of Hogwarts' defense against potential threats, carefully crafted and enchanted by successive headmasters and powerful wizards over hundreds of years."

Mag explained seriously.

The sound echoed in the empty hall.

"Each of them is made of special stone materials. They have strong plasticity and strength. They have very strong resistance to the spells of ordinary wizards. A new student like you, even if you use the strongest attack spell, At most, a little dust can fall off their surfaces.”

"So, I will use them to show you the application of transformation in combat."

Said.

Professor McGonagall waved her wand at a wall.

Reciting complex incantations.

The whole secret room was shaken.

Then there was another wave of the wand.

"Shidun is dispatched!"

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

With the wave of Professor McGonagall's wand.

Those stone statues that were originally motionless seemed to have been injected with life.

The body trembled slightly.

They are arranged in a certain order.

Every step was accompanied by dust.

But the strange thing is.

The dust didn't spread around.

Instead, it turned into tiny spots of light.

After hovering in the air for a moment.

Dissipate slowly.

Leave a clean and tidy ground.

【bite! 】

[New spells have been added to the inventory! 】

Devereaux stood aside.

Watching all this in stunned silence.

Although I have seen scenes of Professor McGonagall or Dumbledore manipulating stone statues several times in books before.

But I was still extremely shocked when I actually saw it.

This is equivalent to having a huge army at Hogwarts!

"No wonder Ron can play live wizard chess. This family is really rich."

Devereux complained in his mind as he looked at his newly obtained spell.

"Now, let's see them in action."

Professor McGonagall waved her wand again.

A complex spell was uttered in his mouth.

at last.

"Shidun, protect us!"

moment.

These stone statues moved quickly.

Some are holding long swords.

Some waved shields.

They formed a tight defensive formation in the secret room.

Devereux can even feel the powerful magic waves emanating from these stone statues.

Professor McGonagall turned around.

It was very satisfying to see Devereaux's shocked expression.

Another purpose of her trip was to enable Devereux to retreat from the difficulties in this transformation technique.

Although Deveraux's talent in Transfiguration is relatively good among young wizards.

But his talent is not to the extent that he can achieve something in this field.

It belongs to the level that can be seen a few every year.

It is obvious that he is better at spells and potions.

Then he must persuade Deveraux to take the path he is better at.

"Deveraux, now you can try to cast this spell on one of the statues."

Professor McGonagall turned her head and looked at him with encouragement in her eyes.

"Of course, before that, a small ceremony is required."

Professor McGonagall said seriously.

"In the name of Hogwarts, I grant you the status of a knight. May you remember the oath today, be loyal and brave, defend justice, and protect the weak."

Then he gently touched Deveraux's right shoulder with the wand in his hand and said.

"With my power, I will give you courage."

Then he turned to the left shoulder and continued.

"With my wisdom, I will give you judgment."

Every word is full of meaning.

It seems that every touch can inject new power and wisdom into Deveraux.

Then Professor McGonagall smiled.

"Now, Deveraux Alexander, you are a knight recognized by Hogwarts."

Deveraux looked confused.

He touched his body.

It seems that there is no change?

"This ceremony is necessary. Only by voluntarily becoming the protector of the castle and the students can the castle's protective magic be activated."

Professor McGonagall explained.

"Remember, don't worry about failure. This is a learning process."

Of course, McGonagall certainly didn't expect Deveraux to succeed.

After all, even she had to study for a whole day to master this spell.

It was under Dumbledore's guidance that she was able to successfully drive these statues.

It took nearly a week to succeed.

Although her progress was slow because of the complexity of the spell.

About the control structure of the transformation.

She understood it at once.

So even if Deveraux had mastered the spell.

But the mastery of the transformation structure was not perfect.

The spell would eventually fail.

With the encouragement of Professor McGonagall.

Deveraux nodded slightly.

Rehearsed it again in her mind.

Exhaled slowly.

Stepped towards the stone pillar on the other wall.

Swung her wand violently.

Recited the complicated spell.

Finally, waved her wand again.

"Stone pillar, move!"

Professor McGonagall listened to Deveraux reciting the spell.

Nodding in admiration.

"Well, your talent in spells is really amazing. If you let Flitwick guide you, you will definitely achieve something."

But the next second her expression froze.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The stone pillar on the wall where Deveraux's wand was pointing began to tremble.

They walked out of the stone cave in an orderly manner.

"Ah? What's going on?!"