Illegal Animagus

[Rita Skeeter, a blonde bombshell, is 42 years old and still possesses a captivating charm; even former Hogwarts stars who had conflicts with her couldn't resist her allure.]

Upon seeing the first paragraph, Rita Skeeter felt relieved.

When she heard what Wizet said, she thought that Wizet had used some kind of magic to completely change the content of the article.

"The academic terminology wasn't spelled correctly?" She exhaled, a mocking smile playing on her lips. "It seems... there are differences between Ravenclaw Ravenclaw..."

She was confident that she wouldn't misspell the relevant academic terms; at most, she might have used an older spelling.

After all, when she was practicing Animagus, her main reference books came from the Middle Ages, so it's normal for there to be some differences.

She had forgotten the book's exact title, only remembering that the author was a witch Crieona Cleopatra, an Animagus, and that she had appeared on Chocolate Frog Card.

And Sophie Crieona, who is present today, is a direct descendant of the author of this book.

"Wait a minute! He just said he helped me correct it? Did he really touch my interview transcript?" Rita Skeeter's expression changed, and she quickly flipped to the back of the interview transcript.

Those academic terms were indeed revised, almost like annotations, with an extra black circle and a short correction and comment.

[Rita Skeeter, these spellings are very interesting. You can use "From Moonpetal Flower Full Moon: Animagus Explained" as a reference...]

Before she had even finished reading that line, Rita Skeeter instinctively clenched the parchment, a vague sense of unease rising within her.

This book greatly inspired me when I was writing my thesis. Actually, the spelling in it was corrected by the author's descendants, since the reader is a modern wizard...

[If an article doesn't use modern vocabulary for easy understanding, probably no one will be willing to read it, and they might even doubt your professionalism. Here, the spelling should be like this...]

"They even borrowed something I said?" Rita Skeeter adjusted her glasses and turned to the next page, one after another.

In the very first annotation, Wizet wrote a lot of extra explanations, while the later annotations were much briefer.

The more Rita Skeeter read, the more pronounced her unease became.

Her fingers gripped the bottom of the penultimate page, as if she had lost some kind of courage, making it difficult for her to muster the strength to turn to the next page.

Animagus is an extremely difficult Transfiguration, but Wizet knows it so well, almost as if she were its inventor.

Could it be that he has... discovered my secret?

A bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead, and more and more cold sweat seeped out, covering his forehead.

Splash...

The sound of turning the pages was like thunder. The last page had a large blank area, and a picture was drawn in that area.

It was an insect painting, not very detailed; you could barely make out that it was a beetle.

Most of the details of this beetle are omitted, except for the markings around its antennae, which are depicted in full.

Those markings were very distinctive, like jewel-encrusted glasses, like the glasses Rita Skeeter wore.

"How is this possible!" Rita Skeeter's eyes widened, her body trembled, and sweat dripped onto her glasses, making it difficult for her to see clearly.

She clumsily wiped her glasses, clumsily opened her crocodile skin handbag, and clumsily took out the Quick-Quotes Quill.

"How could he know? How could he know so clearly?" She quickly looked up, trying to find something.

She finally found Wizet, but felt it wasn't a human figure, but a Dementor in a tattered cloak, Dementor her toward Azkaban...

Compared to Gilderoy Lockhart, Rita Skeeter is a more qualified Ravenclaw.

However, they actually have one thing in common: they both like male peacocks, showing off their abilities.

During the interview, Rita Skeeter's professionalism regarding Animagus did not resemble that of a journalist focused on manipulating public opinion.

During this time, Rita Skeeter's questions were always incredibly sharp and insightful, and they could also spark Wizet's imagination and help him advance his paper on "Animagus Second Form".

This also aroused Wizet's suspicion.

Because Rita Skeeter knows Animagus so well;

Previously, when he learned about Luna Animagus, there were parts that required special explanation, but Rita Skeeter understood them without any difficulty.

So... could Rita Skeeter... be an illegal Animagus?

After all, he knew that James Potter, Sirius Black, and that Peter were all illegal Animagus, so the appearance of another illegal Animagus wouldn't be too unusual.

Since such a conjecture has been made, it should be investigated and verified to determine whether the conjecture is true or false.

Rita Skeeter once boasted about the Quick-Quotes Quill Quick-Quotes Quill, saying it was so well-trained that it could communicate with her mind.

Quick-Quotes Quill is a common magical tool containing magic similar to Legilimency, capable of writing words based on what the user hears and thinks.

However, under normal circumstances, the text written with Quick-Quotes Quill is rather dry and does not achieve the effect of Rita Skeeter's Quick-Quotes Quill.

This situation implies that the Quick-Quotes Quill understands Rita Skeeter Rita Skeeter unique writing style.

In this way, the advantages of this Quick-Quotes Quill became a breakthrough, allowing Wizet to explore Rita Skeeter's secrets.

Although Lockhart, as Rita Skeeter said, was an absolute scoundrel, Wizet had to admit that he learned a lot from Lockhart.

The "Fulcrum Theory," an extension of the Obliviation Charm, allowed Wizet to go further in Mental Magic and also enabled him to leverage the Quick-Quotes Quill through the "Fulcrum Theory."

To determine whether Rita Skeeter is an illegal Animagus, the key factor to consider is naturally the Animagus.

Wizet didn't even need to do much; he just needed to continue the interview, using the Animagus as a "fulcrum" to slowly pry things open, and eventually the Quick-Quotes Quill would give him the answer he wanted.

His guess turned out to be correct; Rita Skeeter was indeed an illegal Animagus.

The Animagus's shape is also very appealing. Beetles are highly camouflaged and can be seen everywhere, making them very difficult to spot, which is perfect for Rita Skeeter's profession.

Wizet shook her head slightly. "The ability to provide timely reporting... to obtain photos that shouldn't be there... so it was because of 'eavesdropping'... the answer is right there in the mystery."

"What exactly are you planning to do?" Just then, Rita Skeeter's voice rang out from behind.

Although she tried to keep her voice calm, it inevitably trembled, indicating that she was anything but calm inside...

The "bugging" mentioned here not only means "to eavesdrop", but also "to turn into a beetle".