Chapter 241
Remus, have you seen him?
Chapter 241 Remus, have you seen him?
Sirius felt his eyes blur and he lost sight of Vader. He looked around and shouted, "Vader!"
The sound was drowned out by the thunder, and the light of lightning made people's faces pale.
Sirius suddenly turned his head and looked at Lupin not far behind him.
"Remus, have you seen him?"
Lupin shook his head and shouted, "We've got it all blocked off! He can't get far!"
Sirius turned around and saw that the entrance they came from had been blocked tightly by Lupin, which made him feel relieved.
But this does not guarantee foolproofness, because there are always gaps between branches and vines, and ordinary birds may be able to get through if they fold their wings.
"He turned into a bird!" Sirius shouted, "very fast, probably a swift or an owl or something!"
Lupin nodded, thankful that they had brought their broomsticks.
The two of them each mounted their brooms and rushed into the rain with a whoosh.
The rain pouring through the gaps between the leaves was like a faucet being turned on, slanting down to hit their heads and pouring into their clothes along their necks. Both of them were soaked, but they had no time to use magic to block the rain.
It's not all that surprising that Vader's animal form is a bird; a flying raptor is more useful than most creatures.
This is actually a good thing worth celebrating.
But the bad thing is that during the first transformation, human consciousness is often impacted by animal consciousness, and sometimes the shapeshifter forgets that he is a human being.
The simple brains of animals will make them run away or run into a wall, or even do something worse. If they can't change back, they will be completely assimilated into animal thinking in a short time.
If Vader ran to the outside world in this state, the two were worried that they would never be able to find him again.
In just a few minutes, Lupin felt like he was about to freeze to death. His palms holding the broom turned blue, and his lips also lost their color. Rain flowed into his eyes, and in the dense rain curtain, he could only see a small area in front of him.
He saw Sirius yelling something, but he couldn't hear it clearly. Finally, Sirius gestured with his hands and feet, indicating that the two of them should search separately in a spiral.
Lupin nodded and flew out.
He tried his best to appear calm and composed, but in fact he was extremely panicked.
In just a few minutes, Lupin had regretted countless times -
He regretted teaching Vader how to practice Animagus, regretted encouraging him to learn this course which was too advanced for him, and even more regretted waking Vader up tonight.
—If anything happens to that kid, it's your fault!
Lupin said to himself in his heart, regretting it over and over again.
He knew that Wade was much younger than James and the others were back then.
Even though his knowledge reserves and talent potential are very strong, his magic power is not strong enough, and his willpower is definitely inferior to that of an adult.
He did not spend a long time gradually mastering the skills and methods of Transfiguration, nor did he go through a long period of meditation and magic control training. Lupin and Sirius both felt vaguely uneasy about this, so they spent a lot of time preparing.
At this moment, all the anxiety and worry seemed to burst out together, making Lupin feel as if his body was becoming numb.
The two searched carefully from bottom to top, but found nothing. When they fell back to the ground, their faces were paler than those of a dead person.
At this time, the rainstorm became a little lighter.
"Perhaps we should inform Dumbledore... Sirius." Lupin said with trembling lips: "At least call Professor McGonagall, she has more experience."
Sirius frowned and said, "Maybe it was because the rain was too heavy just now and we couldn't see clearly... Look again!"
He flew out like an arrow. Lupin's mind was a little confused, but he still subconsciously raised the broom and flew up.
They held up the wand in one hand, and bright light was released from the tip of the wand, illuminating a large area. However, after circling a few more times, there was still no result.
By this time, even the optimistic Sirius had to admit that they seemed to have accidentally lost Vader.
The two looked at each other, and their hearts seemed to fall into the bottom of a cold well.
Just then, Lupin suddenly heard a faint "Wooah" sound.
He was stunned for a moment, thinking he had heard it wrong.
Then, he saw Sirius looking behind him in astonishment, with an angry and amused expression on his face. It took him a while to utter a word:
"You kid... you're hiding in this place..."
Lupin turned his head sharply and saw a dark blue bird hiding behind him.
It is much larger than a pigeon, but relatively small among birds of prey. It has black stripes on its head and cheeks, a dark blue neck, and white markings on its belly.
At this moment, it was holding the horizontal branch of the broom with its yellow paws, hiding behind Lupin to avoid the wind and rain. When he turned around, it tilted its head and looked at him curiously and innocently.
Lu Ping: "..."
He felt like his heart was almost stopping because of being scared by this kid.
He opened his mouth, and opened it again, but still no words came out.
"Let him change back first." Sirius took out his wand and walked over, saying, "If it takes too long, it will take longer for him to regain consciousness."
Seeing him approach, the dark blue bird moved uneasily, as if trying to escape. But as soon as it spread its wings, it was frozen by magic.
The bird's grey eyes moved uneasily as Lupin took out his wand as well.
"Get ready, Vader," said Lupin. "I'll count to three. One... two... three!"
Two blue-white rays of light shone on his body. He began to struggle, and then his limbs underwent miraculous changes. The bird, which was not as long as a human forearm from the top of its head to the tip of its tail, turned into a twelve-year-old boy in a few seconds.
He fell to the ground with a thud, splashing water all over. He looked ahead in a daze, his wet hair sticking pitifully to his forehead.
"Pfft-"
Sirius couldn't help laughing, and then it grew louder, and then Lupin also smiled a bitter, relaxed smile.
"You almost scared me to death, Vader..."
"……what?"
Vader didn't understand.
The first time he transformed, his mind was foggy and he couldn't remember anything about what happened before.
"Okay, go back and change your clothes."
Lupin pulled him up from the ground and said, "Now that you succeeded the first time, it will be much easier to transform next time. Remember to keep a clear mind and self-awareness, this is very important."
He had said these words more than once. Vader nodded, then asked curiously, "So? What is my animal form?"
Before he transformed, an image of what he would look like after the transformation appeared in his mind, but he only remembered that it was a kind of bird and for a moment he forgot what it was called.
"Peregrine falcon." Sirius smiled and said, "The fastest bird - you don't have to take the Hogwarts Express to go to school anymore."
The next chapter will be later
(End of this chapter)