Chapter 631
Entering the water
Chapter 631 Entering the water
Harry tried to lift his upper body, and saw only the tip of a fat round tail.
Padma held back her laughter and squatted down. A small mirror appeared in the palm of her hand, allowing Harry to finally see his current appearance clearly.
His whole body was covered with emerald green scales, his body was coiled softly on the ground, his head was round, and there was a circle of dark green lines around his eyes. If you look closely, they are clearly the shape of his glasses.
"Hiss—" Harry couldn't help but say: "This feeling is too strange."
"Hmm?" Hermione poked his head and reminded him, "You speak Parseltongue, Harry."
Harry flicked his tail and said dryly, "Why a snake? I'd rather be a lion."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned back with a "bang". Harry staggered a little, and quickly held on to the sofa to steady himself, while also adjusting his glasses.
He felt his legs a little weak, as if he couldn't adapt to the current condition of his legs.
"This feels so weird!" Harry couldn't help but mutter again.
"Let me try it, too."
Theo picked up a piece of candy at random and put it in his mouth. With a soft "puff" sound, he shrank into a ball. In the blink of an eye, a chubby orange cat stood on the ground, shook its ears, and looked around with a confused look on its face.
Everyone laughed again.
The orange cat was born with a "sour face" expression and dead fish eyes. It was as fat as a small truck, and the fat on its belly almost fell to the ground.
Ryan couldn't help but reach out and pick him up. He weighed him and exclaimed, "Merlin, this is the first time I've seen such a fat cat!"
The orange cat patted his fluffy belly and made a Theo voice: "I hope I can become a lighter animal next time. I'm so fat that I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack!"
After a while, Theo transformed back. He rubbed his neck and said, "Why do I always look like this... um... not very realistic after I transform?"
George blinked. "Aha, don't you think this is more interesting?"
"We carefully selected this!" Fred nodded and said seriously, "Even if you do nothing, the moment of transformation can bring joy to people!"
Wade put down the candy jar and said, "From a safety perspective, overly realistic animal images may cause panic. Think about it, if a poisonous snake or a giant spider suddenly appeared next to you, you might be scared even if you knew it was a transformation, right?"
"Moreover, realistic animal transformations may be used by some people with ulterior motives, such as sneaking into certain places or disguising as someone else's pet..."
Everyone thought of Peter Pettigrew at the same time - it is said that the Weasleys, although fearful, were always glad that Percy gave him to Ron (Ron: Huh?) instead of their little sister Ginny.
“So we chose to keep the playful features of the animals, but combined them with Muggle cartoon animation to make the transformation seem less realistic,” Weider continued.
"So..." Harry asked thoughtfully, "You can actually turn into very real animals, but you just didn't do it on purpose?"
Fred nodded. "That's right."
Michael's eyes lit up: "If it becomes a completely real animal... wouldn't it be a simplified version of Animagus?"
"Yes, and then we'll be invited to tea by the Ministry of Magic!" said George, sitting at the table.
Fred imitated the tone of the Aurors and said seriously: "Prohibit production and sales! Destroy all products, otherwise you will be sent to Azkaban!"
George spread his hands and said, "So, this is just a hoax product, understand? It will never replace the real Animagus transformation."
Hermione was startled. "It's rare that you two would think to this extent. In this case, Aslan's Magic Workshop should have new products on the market soon, right?"
Fred coughed and George's eyes drifted upwards.
"What's wrong?" Hermione asked curiously upon seeing this.
"actually……"
Fred scratched the back of his head, showing a rare embarrassed look:
"We don't want to give this product to Aslan's Wizarding Workshop... we want it to be the signature product of Weasley Brothers Joke Shop."
As he spoke, he glanced at Wade out of the corner of his eye.
Although the shape-shifting candy is an improvement on the canary biscuits, without Vader, it would only remain at the level of "turning people into giant canaries" and would not become so interesting and varied.
If the sale of the shape-shifting candy is handed over to the joke shop, which is still only in the planning stage, it means that Wade will have to wait a long time before he can get any profit. Moreover, the two brothers will not be able to produce on a large scale immediately like Marchionne's company, so that the inventor can get a substantial share of the profits.
"Of course."
When everyone was still confused, George took over the conversation tacitly, speaking a little faster than usual:
"This is just a preliminary idea. After all, we still have more than a year to graduate! Who knows, we may have even more outstanding inventions by then."
So if Wade disagrees, they will still respect Wade's opinion and continue to research other prank products in the future.
Wade understood what they meant and said with a smile, "I don't care who sells the Shapeshifting Candy. After all, it was invented by you two, so it should be decided by you two."
The twins were obviously relieved, but said embarrassedly: "But in this case, the benefits we can give you may not be as much as Marchionne gave you..."
"That's not a big deal. I have enough money." Wade smiled and said, "And I'm looking forward to seeing your joke shop open."
"You won't be disappointed!" George said excitedly, "You will be our VIP customer from now on and enjoy the privilege of using all new products for free!"
"That sounds good." Wade couldn't help but smile and said, "Although it seems like I'm going to suffer a small loss now, you will definitely let me earn more in the future."
"Of course!" Fred puffed out his chest and made a bold statement: "We will open the most popular store in the world and develop prank products that everyone will like!"
Hermione shook her head helplessly and whispered to Neville: "Who of these three guys would like a prank product?"
Neville, who was always teased by similar items, nodded and said in agreement: "Yeah, I don't like pranks... But then again, the Shapeshifting Gummy is still pretty interesting."
Hermione: "..."
Neville continued, "Don't you like being a Pegasus, Hermione?"
"Actually... flying isn't that bad..." Hermione said with a wandering gaze, "But I hate this feeling of being out of control! I just... I just appreciate the exquisiteness of this transformation magic from an academic perspective! Only from an academic perspective!"
……
The magical candy soon sparked a transfiguration craze at Hogwarts.
Although there was no joke shop yet, Fred and George chose to sell on a small scale, which made the students even crazier. At the breakfast table, in the corridor, and on the lawn, Wade would occasionally see a student "pop" and turn into a rainbow-colored sloth, a yellow dragon that could spray soap bubbles, or a silly-looking penguin.
It was said that a certain daring second-year student actually turned into a slow snail in public during Snape's Potions class. The Potions Professor was furious and deducted points from several people, including his deskmate, the desks in front and behind him, and himself, and also gave them detention.
Soon after, a new name was added to Filch's contraband list, but students' public transformations continued despite repeated bans.
Whenever they were caught, they would say in a self-righteous and aggrieved way, "I don't know what happened, Professor! Someone must have slipped some Psychedelic Candy into my lunch!"
That righteous look made even the usually serious Professor McGonagall laugh.
This was the first time that Professor McGonagall did not say anything about the Weasley twins' pranks. Even after seeing a student transform, she would pretend not to see it as long as she was not around.
But in private, Professor McGonagall called Wade and the twins to her office and asked with a serious face, "Are you sure this product is safe?"
"What product?" Fred played dumb.
"It is absolutely safe, professor." Wade said, "We are the first batch of users to try it out, and during this time, we have also recorded the effects of each person's transformation and collected a large amount of data."
The twins immediately turned to look at Wade, as if he were a traitor among the crowd. When Professor McGonagall's eyes swept over them, they quickly sat up straight and said, "Safe, safe, absolutely safe!"
Professor McGonagall stared at them for a few seconds, then finally sighed, "Don't let me catch you using it in class."
This is almost tantamount to tacit approval.
The Weasley brothers did keep their promise, but the students who bought the illusory candy might not know what propriety was.
I don't know which daring student (everyone agreed that it must be a Gryffindor) actually sneaked a magical candy into the teacher's plate. Judging from the place where it was placed, he might have wanted to play a trick on Professor Snape.
But as soon as Dumbledore sat down, his sharp eyes spotted this unique candy. He picked it up and looked at it thoughtfully for a moment.
Snape's expression changed slightly: "Could this be..."
His murderous gaze immediately swept towards the Gryffindor table, more specifically, towards Harry who was sharing a roast chicken leg with Ron.
Harry: “…?”
He glanced at Snape, who was staring at him fiercely, in confusion. He didn't know what was going on, but he glared back at him without hesitation.
Snape's face suddenly turned darker, and the fork in his hand made a "crunch" sound and twisted slightly.
While the two were looking at each other, Dumbledore had already put the candy into his mouth out of curiosity, and Professor McGonagall on the other side suddenly widened her eyes.
"boom!"
A huge brown moose sat in the Headmaster's chair, nearly knocking Professor McGonagall off her chair. She grabbed the edge of the table and shouted angrily, "Albus Dumbledore!"
The moose turned its head, breathing out air from its square nose, and stared at Professor McGonagall, whose expression was distorted, with its big, bright blue eyes. It said in a particularly simple and honest tone:
"Relax, Minerva, this is just a fun experiment."
Even after eating the candy, he actually had enough power to prevent himself from transforming, but Dumbledore followed the magic in the candy and turned himself into a moose.
During his brief trial, he even tried to clumsily pick up a baked potato with his front hooves.
As Dumbledore's head turned, the huge horns on his head undoubtedly touched Professor Snape's head.
Snape's expression froze, and he slowly turned his head to look at the moose. That expression even made Harry alert, suspecting that he wanted to take off the moose's head.
But Snape said nothing. He just threw down his fork with a murderous look on his face, flicked his black robe, and strode away. When he passed Wade, he couldn't help but glare at him again.
Vader: “…”
I always feel that Professor Snape's favorability towards him is dropping off a cliff recently.
……
The wardrobe space was very quiet late at night. The puppets were all in the underground space, and Wade was the only one in the potion room.
The crucible in front of him was glowing with a faint blue light, and light green mist was slowly rising, giving people a strong feeling that "this medicine is poisonous."
But in fact, what is being brewed in the crucible is the unfinished version of the Transfiguration Potion that has recently caused a craze in Hogwarts.
Wade stirred the reagent attentively, the strands of hair on his forehead slightly wet by the steam. After three circles to the left and three circles to the right, he saw the potion suddenly change from blue to a clear and transparent color, like a pot of water.
Normally at this time, mandrake leaves would be added and a Transfiguration spell would be cast, but tonight, Wade took out a few slippery, rat-tail-like plants from a bottle nearby.
This was the gillyweed that McGee had given him.
The herbs dissolved the moment they came into contact with the liquid. Wade stirred slowly while sprinkling in the last pinch of moonstone powder. He counted to thirty in his mind, and when he saw the liquid turn from clear to viscous, he immediately took the crucible off the fire.
The flame went out, and the potion solidified into a translucent gel. Vader waved his wand and whispered a long spell. After a few rounds, a few round candies appeared in the crucible.
He reached out and picked one up, holding it in front of his eyes and observing it.
This candy is two or three times larger than ordinary gummy candies. It is gray-green in color and has a faint smell of the sea. It looks unappetizing.
There was a gleam in the young wizard's eyes. He stared for a long time and finally smiled with satisfaction.
Wade put away the other candies, then walked out of the potion room and went to the lake - his wardrobe space, like Scamander's suitcase, was connected to a lake outside, and there was also a large lake inside the space.
The lake water is cool and you can occasionally see a few small fish swimming by the lake.
Vader took off his coat and slowly walked into the water until the cold water reached his waist, then he swallowed a green candy.
"Wish me luck," Vader said softly.
"boom!"
When the deformed smoke dissipated, the figure standing by the lake also disappeared, leaving only circles of ripples spreading outward, proving that there was something here just now.
Sudden--
Wow!
A slender fish tail arched up and down on the lake surface, it slapped the water, water droplets splashed, and its scales sparkled like gems in the light.
(End of this chapter)