Lockhart's Hidden Secret

After leaving Snape's office, Anton had already missed dinner at school.

He went to the school's kitchen and had the house-elves make him a special meal. Only after eating his fill did he return to the Cottage.

Night had already fallen, but none of the other companions at the Cottage had returned yet.

Before dinner, Anton had received a letter Anna had sent via Owl Post. She said they were still at the training center of the "Animagus Research and Training Office" in Hogsmeade Village and were simply far too busy.

Anton made himself a cup of coffee and went first to an enormous round table in the middle of the hall. A huge magical miniature landscape sat atop it.

Within it, several Animagus avatars of "Muggle-born Squibs" were clearly shown exploring the "Wizarding World."

According to the current progress, some had already passed the game stages that Anton and his group had designed around Ritual Magic transformations, allowing their avatars to change from Animagus into humans.

Next, they would seek out their own instinctive Innate Magical Talent. This was Anton's theory of the Innate Spell. To support this idea at school before, he had even conjured a massive sun in the Great Hall.

Starting with this Innate Magic, they would practice bit by bit and accumulate insights. During this time, their avatars would leverage magical power, and the casting of these spells would in turn feed back into their souls.

Then all that remained was to patiently wait until the true self's soul exerted enough influence to ultimately trigger a magical outburst in the original body.

Now, Adams, acting as the game's god, could already skillfully manage this repetitive work. Several Dark Wizards selected by Anton, along with two combat witches from the Witch Tribe, had also been placed