Dumbledore's Guidance

The next day

Second floor of the main castle

Transfiguration Office

Knock, knock, knock—

"Enter."

The door opened, but the room was empty.

Fawkes the phoenix lazily raised its head slightly, then narrowed its eyes.

At the desk, Professor Dumbledore was reading an ancient book, a gift from the alchemist Nicolas Flamel.

Hmm?

Dumbledore put down the book, looking somewhat surprised.

Then, their blue eyes reflected a sharp and wise light.

"Ah! It's Cypher!"

Dumbledore looked surprised.

"Good morning, Professor Dumbledore!"

Cypher's figure appeared, he closed the door, and quickly walked to the desk.

"Come, sit!"

Professor Dumbledore took a wooden stick from a drawer and handed it to Cypher.

Then he looked at Cypher with an interested gaze.

Having mastered the Disillusionment Charm, to what extent can Transfiguration be achieved?

Cypher took the stick, feeling a little embarrassed.

He had the idea of showing the professor his strength, and the professor immediately arranged it.

Fortunately, his Transfiguration wasn't bad.

If the professor had given him a book, he would have had a headache. A stick, transforming it into a wooden chair, wasn't a big problem.

Cypher took out his wand.

"Transfigure!"

The stick twisted, stretched, and enlarged, turning into a minimalist-style chair.

Cypher sat on the chair, which creaked.

He felt a little embarrassed; he was still a bit rusty, and the precision was low.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter, just practice diligently."

Dumbledore said, comforting him.

"Did inviting you to the office this morning disrupt your life?"

"No, Professor."

Cypher awkwardly touched his nose, his scalp tingling.

Because Dumbledore's gaze was a little off.

Fortunately, the conversation that followed was normal. Dumbledore explained his mistake in having Iris pick him up privately, and Cypher quickly waved his hand, saying he didn't mind.

Seeing that Cypher didn't hold any grudges, Dumbledore asked if Cypher was getting used to his daily life.

In short, Professor Dumbledore was acting strange, as if he was testing him.

Cypher thought about it; he didn't want to play cat and mouse, wasting time. He still had many things to do.

It wasn't like he had reached a bottleneck and needed to relax to find that crucial spark of inspiration.

"Professor, if you have something on your mind you want to ask me, please just say it."

Seeing Cypher looking directly at them without dodging, with no wariness or hostility in his eyes, Professor Dumbledore felt very gratified, but he still asked with some concern.

"Cypher, where did you learn the Disillusionment Charm? To be frank, I originally called you here just to ask if you were adapting to integrating into the Magical World. If there's a problem, I'll give you a hand."

Cypher understood that he was truly Muggle-born, not from a declining noble family.

Professor Dumbledore had secured a spot for him as an outstanding student, probably after witnessing his wandless magic, which sparked a desire to nurture talent.

But now that he had revealed that he knew the Disillusionment Charm, the professor was probably worried that he would be courted by pure-bloods.

"The Restricted Section, Professor. The thing is..."

Cypher narrated in detail how Luna had threatened Professor Slughorn.

"That Horace..."

After hearing the whole story, Professor Dumbledore didn't know how to salvage Professor Slughorn's reputation for a moment.

"Besides the Disillusionment Charm, what other forbidden spells did you choose?"

"The Patronus Charm and Occlumency."

Cypher answered without hesitation.

Having said that, he looked at Professor Dumbledore with sparkling eyes. He hoped Professor Dumbledore would give them some guidance.

Because, they currently had no progress in learning these two spells.

Professor Dumbledore didn't answer, but instead pushed the glass in front of him towards Cypher.

"Try it, turn it into a wooden chair."

Dumbledore had noticed that Cypher's Transfiguration was a bit strange.

He wanted to try it again.

"Professor, I can't do it."

"It's okay, give it a try. There were too many students in class, I didn't pay attention, I just made some new discoveries."

Cypher was helpless, he knew there was a big problem with his cross-material Transfiguration.

He took out his wand again and pointed it at the glass in front of him.

"Transfigure!"

The change in the glass seemed to be in slow motion.

After waiting for a long time, the transformation finally ended.

After it was over, Cypher wished he had failed to cast the spell, and the glass hadn't changed at all...

Because the glass had turned into a deformed object with twisted four legs.

Cypher actually had the idea that he could still fix it.

He pointed his wand at the deformed object again and again.

In the end, the glass couldn't bear the humiliation and chose to self-destruct.

Dumbledore waved his hand and stopped the fragments.

Then he restored the fragments to the original glass.

"Cypher, what you are doing is very dangerous, your understanding of Transfiguration is completely wrong."

Hearing this, Cypher looked up at Dumbledore in surprise.

"I don't understand, Professor?"

In order to show Cypher the difference.

Dumbledore took out another glass.

"You transfigure one, I'll transfigure the other."

Unsurprisingly, Cypher's was still a deformed object, while Dumbledore's glass turned into an exquisite wooden chair.

"Watch carefully!"

After speaking, Dumbledore threw the two objects to the ground separately.

Cypher's deformed object turned into glass shards mixed with wooden thorns.

But the wooden chair that the professor transformed into turned into glass shards, and Cypher even felt that he could piece together the original glass with these shards.

"Do you understand?"

Cypher was thoughtful.

"Yes! Cypher, things that have been transfigured will return to their original state when damaged. But your Transfiguration truly changes its material, which belongs to the realm of alchemy. I confirmed this when I restored your wreckage for the first time just now."

"I am very pleased that you can touch the threshold of alchemy without a teacher. If I have the opportunity, I would like to recommend a real alchemy master to you and let him accept you as a disciple."

"That's going too far, now, I'll tell you one thing, you have to truly understand what Transfiguration is, not trans-sexing."

Dumbledore put his hands under his chin and explained in a slightly serious tone.

"An eagle turns into a cup, and the spell is still a living eagle when it is released. But a cup turns into an eagle with signs of life, but you don't know where its heart is."

Dumbledore gave an example for reference, he caught a glimpse of the owl on the side, and directly started a live demonstration.

The owl resting on the windowsill was suddenly turned into a cup, although the professor immediately changed it back, it was still clamoring in dissatisfaction.

However, Dumbledore raised his hand and threw a few nuts to it and sent it aside. Integrity was shattered all over the floor, whoever feeds me is my dad...

"That is to say, I don't care what it is and what it will become, but tell it what it should be?"

A flash of inspiration flashed, and this time, Cypher firmly grasped it.

"Not bad, it's a conceptual overlay. This cup, you call it a chair, but it is indeed a 'cup'."

Dumbledore said with a smile.

I thought I had to create a complete structure.

No wonder I didn't feel too much difficulty in transfiguring the same material.

If I were to change the material, it would be difficult for me to completely transform it.

"Transfiguration Charm!"

Picking up his wand, Cypher waved it, casting the spell on the glass Dumbledore had restored.

Success! The small glass successfully transformed into a luxurious sofa.

However, the success was rather sudden, and the sofa appeared on Dumbledore's desk.

Cypher used a Levitation Charm to move it off the desk, then gleefully sat down on it.

"It looks more comfortable than the office chair behind me, Cypher."

Dumbledore's tone was ambiguous as he watched Cypher rolling around on the sofa with glee. He said with a smile.

"Um—I request to submit this homework assignment, and earnestly ask for the professor's guidance on its shortcomings."

Cypher felt a sweat break out and quickly hinted subtly.

"Hmm, I accept it. Next, let's talk about other magic."