Year-End Exam

Adam's process of mastering the Animagus transformation went surprisingly smoothly.

After all, the biggest difficulty in practicing Animagus lies in the strict weather requirements, which has always been a matter of pure luck for all Wizards who have practiced this magic before.

But Adam had the Clow Cards.

With the help of the Cloud Card and the Storm Card, Adam created a cloudless full moon and a storm the next day. Amidst the grumbling of countless young Wizards hurrying back to the castle, Adam welcomed his Animagus transformation.

"Amato, Animo, Animato, Animagus..."

Pointing the tip of his wand at his heart, Adam recited the incantation and drank a mouthful of blood-red potion.

The sound of a second heartbeat began, becoming deafening within seconds, while intense pain swept through Adam's entire body from the inside out.

"Is Adam really okay? Practicing this kind of reckless magic..."

Kero watched Adam's body begin to tremble, and couldn't help but scratch the lawn with his paws anxiously, controlling the Fight Card, ready to act at any moment.

Suppi didn't answer, just stared silently at Adam.

At this moment, the two of them were not maintaining their usual small forms that were more for cuteness than utility, but were in their original forms. The winged lion and the butterfly-winged panther were quite intimidating in visual effect alone.

As the guardian beasts of the Book of Sealing, Kero and Suppi's abilities were not simply to guide Adam in learning the magic on the Clow Cards. Representing the sun and the moon, they each held the right to use half of the Clow Cards in the Book of Sealing with Adam's permission!

Even though they still needed to draw on Adam's magic power when using the Clow Cards, Adam's current magic power was enough to cope with any trouble that might be encountered in the process of practicing Animagus.

Under the gaze of the sealing beasts, Adam's body stopped trembling, and then, in a burst of distortion, transformed into a familiar-looking form—a Maine Coon!

The vertical pupils turned into round pupils in an instant. Kero and Suppi stepped forward and looked down at the fluffy ball on the grass in front of them.

Adam, still getting used to his new body, raised his head, a big cat face on the left, and a cat face on the right, and couldn't help but open his mouth:

"...Meow?"

Ah, forgot that he couldn't speak in Animagus form.

"Are you... really Adam?"

Kero tentatively extended his paw. The Maine Coon on the ground followed suit and gave Kero a high-five. The paws of a large cat suddenly became miniature in front of a real large feline.

"Mee... Meow... Sss... Yes!"

Using the magic of the Voice Card, Adam finally turned the cat's meow into human language.

After speaking, Adam couldn't help but turn his head, using the cat's extraordinary flexibility to bury his face in the soft fur of his waist and abdomen and take a deep breath—God, my Animagus is as good to sniff as expected!

Heaven knows how excited Adam was when he discovered that his Patronus was a Maine Coon while practicing the Patronus Charm. It's just a pity that the Patronus is illusory and cannot be touched in reality.

Now, Adam has finally got his wish...

Until the day of the final exam, Adam was immersed in sniffing his own Animagus form and couldn't extricate himself. Especially when he pulled Kero and Suppi together, the three fluffy creatures rolling into a ball was simply a paradise for a furry lover—especially since one of them was himself.

As a result, Adam had a drunken smile on his face when he stepped into the examination room, which Professor Flitwick obviously understood as Adam's confidence.

"I know this is not difficult for you, but I hope to see some surprises~"

Smiling and winking at this top student, Professor Flitwick announced this year's exam question:

"Do you see this pear? Make it tap dance across the desk."

The Dancing Charm itself is not difficult, but making the pear dance obviously requires a little extra control, and it also has to maintain the dance from one end of the desk to the other.

But this was obviously a small problem for Adam. In a good mood, he flicked his wand lightly, and a plate of pears, hand in hand, began to perform a tap dance on the desk, with a set of teapots in the corner of the desk providing accompaniment.

After a Riverdance was finished, the pears bowed to thank everyone, and Professor Flitwick gave applause and a big O (Outstanding) with great satisfaction.

The Transfiguration exam was to turn a mouse into a snuffbox. The snuffbox Adam transformed was warm and delicate in texture. The pattern on it was a scene of four cats playing with butterflies, and a Maine Coon was dozing in the corner, with a butterfly resting on the cat's nose.

Professor McGonagall looked at the snuffbox for a long time, and lamented that she was really sorry that she couldn't spend money to buy this snuffbox, and then also gave an O in the grade column.

As one exam after another ended, the moods of the young Wizards were different. You could almost see their final grades from everyone's expressions.

"It seems everyone did well?"

After finishing the History of Magic exam and returning to the dormitory, the atmosphere was peaceful. Obviously, Adam's dormitory was full of students who at least didn't have to worry about failing.

"Hmph~ The only thing I'm a little unsure about is the History of Magic. After all, I didn't listen much in class, and I don't know if there were any mistakes in the cramming before... But most of them should be correct, and at least I filled it all in!"

Klon put his hands on his hips and raised his head proudly.

Although he was a little embarrassed when he made up his homework, he was not afraid of anyone when it came to grades!

"From now until the grades come out, it's all vacation time. Does anyone have any ideas?"

Bernard looked around curiously.

"Fishing."

Eugene took out a fishing tackle bag from somewhere.

He had been thinking about going fishing ever since the Black Lake thawed, but his grades were not good enough to be completely confident in himself, so he had been holding back until the end of the exam.

"I don't know, I'll just catch up on sleep. I haven't been getting enough sleep these past few days..."

Uther stretched out on the sofa, looking like he was ready to fall asleep at any time.

"Eh? Are you all so laid-back... the Quidditch game isn't over yet, isn't anyone going to watch the training together?"

Klon looked at Bernard and Adam.

"Well, I plan to take advantage of having nothing to do and take a good stroll around Hogwarts."

Bernard's eyes flickered as he looked at Adam:

"What about you, Adam?"

"Me, huh..."

Adam squinted, his left arm around Kero and his right around Suppi, his fingers buried in the soft fur of their bellies:

"I haven't decided yet, might just stay in the dorm like Uther..."

And then snuggle up with Kero and Suppi for a nap~

Anyway, he's been studying for a year, what's wrong with enjoying a few days?

"Ahem, since you haven't decided..."

Bernard coughed and moved closer to Adam:

"Interested in going on an adventure with me?"