The Wonderful Mandrake Leaf

Wizet glanced at the Animagus Notes again, making sure that every detail matched what she had written down.

He then began to relax, choosing a more comfortable standing posture, and reorganized the Soul Maze, transforming the original maze into a city wall, making way for a wide road leading directly to the depths of his soul.

Animagus's complete cycle is rather long, and he doesn't want to make a mistake halfway through due to minor oversights at the very first step, which would affect the entire process and waste time.

Taking a deep breath, Wizet picked up Mandrake leaf, examined its luster, and put it directly into his mouth.

According to the Animagus Notes, when Mandrake leaf comes into contact with the mouth, an extremely slow process of change occurs.

First, you will smell the scent of grass, followed by a very slight feeling of dizziness, similar to the sensation of "a blur before your eyes".

However, Wizet did not experience any of the sensations mentioned above.

He experienced a rapid loss of weight, similar to entering the Pensieve.

It was as if I had become that Mandrake leaf, appearing on the outer edge of the soul's city wall, then drifting along the wide road until I reached the depths of my soul.

Everything around seemed to have changed, somewhat similar to the scene seen through the Magic Eye, yet possessing a unique and wondrous feeling.

Wizet felt as if a painting appeared before her, an extremely famous painting—"The Starry Night".

The moon and stars in the sky became extremely exaggerated, displaying a bright yellow hue, and seemed to be constantly rotating and twinkling in rhythm.

The once pitch-black night sky has changed, as if it were a collision of deep blue and crimson, slowly rotating back and forth around the swirling stars and moon, sometimes forward and sometimes backward...

Wizet studied under Professor Snape and thus saw quite a few kinds of Potions;

Under Professor Snape's supervision, they would also taste the effects of Potions and deduce the possible ingredients used.

In this process, one would naturally come into contact with hallucinogenic Potions, so Wizet knew very well that the scene before her eyes was not the result of taking hallucinogenic drugs.

Based on his knowledge, it is speculated that the young Mandrake leaves helped him increase his perception of the surrounding environment, thus achieving an effect similar to the Magic Eye.

Related content is actually mentioned sporadically in Lockhart's works;

Lockhart seems to really know about Mandrake, but only at a theoretical level.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so careless as to faint because of the cries of young Mandrake and be taken to the Hospital Wing.

Besides the visual changes, the leaf that seemed to drift into the depths of the soul was also changing.

It drifted down onto the Soul City Wall, which loosened and a sprout emerged, quickly merging with the leaves of the Mandrake.

When the two combine, a strong vitality is born, and it continues to grow upward, extending branches and growing new leaves...

Eventually, the Mandrake leaves and buds grow together to produce a new Mandrake.

Wizet could clearly sense that this newly sprouted Mandrake contained not only the original Mandrake leaves, but also his soul.

However, the line between the two is somewhat blurred. As the Mandrake reaches true maturity, it quickly loses its leaves and withers, its branches and leaves disappearing into the soil without a trace.

As the branches and leaves disappeared into the soil, the starry sky in the field of vision returned to normal;

Not only did the Mandrake in his soul disappear, but the Mandrake in his mouth also disappeared, turning into a slightly grassy liquid that slowly spread in his mouth and merged into his body.

Even though Wizet experienced such a magnificent and unique starry sky, she felt no fatigue at all after the whole process ended; on the contrary, she felt full of energy.

He closed his eyes and savored the moment, feeling as if he had drunk Soul Soothing Potion and then had a good night's sleep.

Wizet frowned slightly and picked up the Animagus Notes to review it again.

"It's completely different from the initial situation described in that notebook... But I found some similarities in the later descriptions... How could this happen?"

The night was long, and before the full moon had faded, he decided to give it another try.

Fortunately, Sprout cultivated enough Mandrake, Wizet also carefully preserved a lot of leaves just in case.

"Mandrake leaf, Accio!" He waved his wand and summoned another leaf into his hand.

The second attempt, still strictly following the steps in the notes, resulted in the exact same outcome.

As the two Mandrake leaves merged into his body, he felt more energetic and his mind seemed sharper.

He wanted to use his previous knowledge to deduce why the Mandrake was directly digested.

As Wizet went downstairs, she pondered the possibilities.

His first thought was about the soul. Animagus, as a form of Ritual Magic, requires a variety of materials and a long period of time to catalyze and protect itself in order to understand the soul.

Only by deeply understanding one's own soul can one ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that during the Animagus Transformation, one will not lose one's soul and thus become a half-human, half-beast being.

He returned to Hogwarts Castle and knocked on Professor McGonagall's office door.

"Professor McGonagall, are you there?"

Professor McGonagall was still wearing a dark green robe, with a hairnet tied behind her head.

The first thing she said when she opened the door was, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Wizet. "Something strange has indeed happened, which is why I came to find you. I hope I didn't disturb your rest?"

"Of course not." Professor McGonagall's lips curved into a barely perceptible smile. "I told you before that you can come to me immediately if you encounter any problems."

"It's a full moon tonight..." She turned to look out the window behind her. "Does something feel off? The night sky is beautiful tonight; it should be perfect for the first step."

"Yes, it's perfect!" Wizet. "There aren't many clouds in the sky, so we can enjoy the moonlight as much as possible, and we can also see Europa."

"Following the instructions in my notes, I first relaxed my mind and body, then let go of all my inner defenses. Only after everything was ready did I place the Mandrake leaf..."

As Professor McGonagall listened to Wizet's description, her expression turned serious again, and her lips tightened.

Her eyes gleamed, and she would occasionally adjust her glasses, as if she were deep in thought.

After all, what happened to Wizet tonight, just like Vizette himself, was too unusual.

At least in Professor McGonagall's memory, no wizard has ever had the Mandrake turn into liquid and melt in their mouth during the first step...