A Patronus Needs Someone to Protect Before It Can Appear (3000+) / The Idea of Becoming an Element Can Actually Be Realized (3000+)

His time was very limited. Besides learning the Patronus Charm from Lupin, he also wanted to learn how to use the Homonculous Charm, and he also needed to practice his own secret techniques in private.

Therefore, Harry must see tangible results from each training session, otherwise it's just a waste of time!

"Alright then, I'll demonstrate it for you first, Patronus Charm!"

Since Harry could express his previous insights into magic, Lupin knew that Harry must have a good understanding of the Patronus Charm. Therefore, he didn't keep him in suspense any longer and directly drew a circle with his wand to give Harry a standard demonstration.

Wisps of silver energy emanated from the tip of Lupin's wand, gradually coalescing into a dazzling silver cloud that swirled slowly before Harry's eyes.

At the center of that starry sky, Harry could probably see a misty creature running on all fours, but he couldn't make out its exact appearance.

"That was a non-physical Patronus. If you focus on recalling happier memories, you can even summon a much more powerful physical Patronus," Lupin explained earnestly to Harry. "As long as you have Patronus in front of you, the Dementor can't get close at all."

"I know."

Harry nodded in agreement. He already knew what Lupin was talking about, so it wasn't difficult for him to understand.

He also discovered that Lupin had deliberately concealed the true nature of his Patronus from him.

Harry, however, didn't care; after all, everyone is entitled to have secrets.

"If you're ready, give it a try. Remember to recall those happy memories."

"Good!"

Under Lupin's eager gaze, Harry raised his wand, "Patronus Charm... No!"

It failed.

When Harry first tried to cast the Patronus Charm, he was so distracted that he couldn't summon even a single hair.

"Harry, you need to concentrate and recall the happy things," Lupin patiently advised from the side.

"I'm trying hard to remember!"

Harry focused again, forcing himself to think about everything from the first time he met Hermione to the time he confessed his feelings to her.

"Patronus Charm... it's still not working! I can't concentrate!"

With a helpless sigh, Harry could only accept the outcome of his unsuccessful cultivation.

He was actually very clear about his problem. The reason he couldn't focus was because he was really concerned about Hermione and Luna Lovegood who had just left.

The two of them, are they going to start fighting...?

Just as Harry had feared, in another classroom, Hermione and Luna Lovegood were staring at each other without flinching.

It's no longer a matter of neither of them being willing to back down; it's a matter of who blinks first and who's superior!

Honestly, Hermione was absolutely furious when she saw Harry's Boggart appearance.

She always knew perfectly well that nothing had happened between Harry and Luna Lovegood, but everything happening around her kept reminding her... Harry and that girl had an inexplicable relationship that she couldn't avoid no matter what.

This discovery left Hermione quite bewildered.

She was clearly the first one, she was clearly the lover and even fiancée that Harry had always emphasized, but whether it was the Scamander or the Flamel couple, all the people who genuinely supported Harry, they all valued Luna Lovegood more.

Now that even Harry's own thoughts have been revealed through Boggart, how can Hermione not be angry?

She now wished she could transform into Little Lion and bite a piece of flesh off Luna Lovegood...

Then go back inside and bite that bastard to death!

(P. S. I'm adding a chapter today. I'll be updating 3 chapters a day in April, so I'm not behind anymore.)

Chapter 309 Patronus Must Have Someone to Protect Before They Can Descend (3000+ words)

The classroom was silent at night, save for the quiet breathing of two girls...

Hermione and Luna Lovegood had been staring at each other for a long time. Finally, just as Hermione was about to bare her fangs, Luna Lovegood spoke first.

"I know what you want to say to me, but now is not the right time. Your current state will affect his practice."

"Hmph, what business is it of his practicing spells if we're just talking here?" Hermione retorted, her face turning cold as she glared at Luna Lovegood. "And can you stop acting like you know everything? You're just like that eccentric Divination professor; you seem so abnormal."

"I'm different from her; she only saw things before the change. Also, I want to tell you that that course isn't right for you..."

"Stop nagging!"

Luna Lovegood clearly knew something about Divination and Professor Trelawney, but when she tried to persuade Hermione rudely interrupted her.

"Alright, let's continue with him." Luna Lovegood shrugged, her expression unchanged. "He's learning the Patronus Charm today. I think you know that if he's been worried about you the whole time, he won't be able to cast the spell successfully."

"You..." Hermione was speechless for a moment after hearing Luna Lovegood's words.

Given Hermione's temper, she'll naturally vent her anger when she's upset. Aside from the initial time when she had to endure it with the Flamel couple, when have you ever seen her swallow her anger?

There were only four people in the room just now. Although Harry was the one who directly provoked Hermione knew that he was completely innocent... Harry probably didn't even know that the Boggart would turn into that kind of person.

Therefore, Harry definitely cannot choose him. Lupin is an innocent elder who also has to teach Harry spells, so he is also not a suitable candidate.

Therefore, the only person Hermione could call out for a private chat with was Luna Lovegood.

She also wanted to take this opportunity to make Luna Lovegood understand one thing: although Harry had some ambiguous relationship with this Loony out of necessity, their identities were completely different!

Unexpectedly, Luna Lovegood grasped the crux of her problem immediately.

Although Hermione left in a huff with Harry, she was still very worried about him and also concerned that Harry might fall behind in learning the Patronus Charm. As it turned out, Luna Lovegood saw through her thoughts so easily.

"This is easy to understand. All his happiness is related to you." Ignoring Hermione's astonishment, Luna Lovegood continued in a soft, almost lyrical tone, "As for me, I'm probably more of a burden to him. His greatest fear is my death, because he has witnessed it firsthand and it's likely to happen again, so he instinctively feels fear. But fear is not the same as importance. You should know very well what he truly values."

"Hey... okay, you beat me to it." Hermione stared at Luna Lovegood for a moment, then suddenly chuckled.

She discovered that Luna Lovegood was indeed incredibly intelligent. Although she rarely spoke, she could see right through people's thoughts... at least much better than that pretentious professor who Prophecy misfortune every day.

Hermione was simply in a bad mood and wanted to find an excuse to argue with Luna Lovegood, so she could say those things to hurt Luna Lovegood... like telling Luna Lovegood, 'You're just a burden, while I'm the true love who can bring her real happiness,' and things like that.

As a result, Luna Lovegood beat her to the punch and blurted out those words first, which severely dampened her momentum.

Even so, Hermione would not back down.

Today, she was the one who took the initiative to invite Luna Lovegood out to confront her; how could she possibly lose to a younger girl?

"Loony Lovegood, even if you guessed what I was going to say, I advise you not to get too cocky." Hermione proudly raised her chin at Luna Lovegood, "Because... the real reason I called you here is to ask you, why are you afraid of yourself?"

To defeat an opponent, one must understand them comprehensively. Since Luna Lovegood's Boggart was herself, Hermione naturally wanted to find out more about this strange situation and also to uncover Luna Lovegood's weaknesses.

Of course, there might be some element of concern involved, but Hermione would never admit it.

"I'm not sure about that either." Luna Lovegood shook her head slightly. "I feel that although that Boggart looks a lot like me, it's not mimicking the real me, and I didn't feel particularly scared when I saw it."

"No way... Don't you have anything you're afraid of?"

Hermione was a little incredulous at Luna Lovegood's answer.

However, upon closer reflection, Hermione realized that Luna Lovegood was indeed quite daring.

During the previous summer vacation, she was kidnapped from her home by Tina and taken to the Nicolas Flamel family in France, yet she remained calm and composed. Later, when investigating the members of Beelzebub's Skull, she directly exposed their disguise, completely disregarding the possibility that they might shoot her.

Does this girl really not experience any emotion called 'fear'?

"If I had to name something I'm afraid of," Luna Lovegood tilted her head and thought for a moment, then listed a few examples on her fingers. "For example, you often say that the Crumple-Horned Snorkack don't exist; also, my father's magazine isn't selling well... I'm quite afraid of those things."

"Hmph, you were right to worry~" Hermione suddenly gave a smug, mischievous grin.

I've waited so long all night, and now I finally have a chance to turn things around.

"So, all that 'Crumple-Horned Snorkack,' 'Blibbering Humdinger,' and 'Moon Frog' stuff—none of that exists! Your father's 'The Quibbler' is a terrible, nonsensical magazine that will one day lose so much money it won't sell a single copy!!"

"You... ahhh! You Know-it-all, you're absolutely wicked!!"

This was the first time since the two girls met that Luna Lovegood screamed loudly in front of Hermione. At that moment, the blonde girl was covering her ears with her hands and shaking her head like a rattle-drum, completely flustered.

"Same to you, Loony ~" But Hermione took the opportunity to hold Luna Lovegood's hand, and at the same time, a truly relieved smile appeared on her face.

"I'm going back to find Harry. Like you said, it will be very difficult for him to learn the Patronus Charm without me by his side."

Yes, Hermione felt completely relieved.

Harry has always had a Loony living inside him for no apparent reason, which is indeed quite annoying.

But Hermione felt she had no need to doubt his feelings for her.

So... since the two of them have decided that they absolutely cannot leave each other, they should try to solve any problem together.

Luna Lovegood might be a burden in his life, but because he is Harry Granger, Hermione is willing to stand with him and share that burden!

"..." Luna Lovegood's hand trembled slightly involuntarily at Hermione's initiative, but she said nothing.

She let him pull her back to their previous office...

"Harry, if you continue to be unwell, we'll have to call it a day."

At this moment, in the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's office, Lupin helplessly called a halt to Harry's continued lack of understanding.

In his opinion, Harry's performance tonight was simply terrible.

Given the talent this child has shown in other spells, there should be absolutely no way he would be stuck in this situation.

He tried the Patronus Charm no less than ten times, but he couldn't even release a wisp of silver thread, let alone a misty cloud.

To put it bluntly, Wormtail wasn't this bad back in the day...

"Harry, let's try again." Just then, an encouraging voice from outside the door suddenly came.

"Hermione! You... how come you're with Luna Lovegood?" Harry looked excitedly towards the door, only to find Hermione and Luna Lovegood walking in hand in hand!

"Aren't these two girls... being a bit too hasty?"

A deep look of surprise flashed in Lupin's eyes... well, he had clearly misunderstood.

"It was my fault just now, making you overthink things." Hermione approached and took Harry's hand with her other hand. "We can't let Professor Lupin down, can we? I know Harry can definitely succeed! Because the memory he needs is also the happiest memory I know. Just now, Harry was just not focused because the person he wanted to protect wasn't behind him. Just one more try, and you'll definitely succeed!"

"The person you want to protect... Okay, then let's do it again!"

Harry looked intently at Hermione, then glanced at Luna Lovegood beside her...

The family and loved ones she had chosen with unwavering resolve, and the entanglements of fate she wanted to protect, were all behind her at this moment.

"You can succeed." Luna Lovegood said only this one sentence, but her tone was absolutely certain.

It's definitely like the kill alert I sent to Lupin when we were playing the game before.

"I will!" Harry nodded seriously, focused all his mind, and drew a circle in front of him with his wand.

"Put Your God... Protector!!"

Buzz!!

A dazzling white light suddenly emanated from the tip of the wand, quickly forming a huge white disc in front of Harry. However, this was far from over. To Lupin's astonishment, a streak of light suddenly shot out from the center of the disc!

First, there's the sharp beak, then the distinct feathers of the body, and finally, the powerful claws and wings!

Majestic and imposing, with a radiant presence!

Harry's Patronus is actually a majestic and powerful eagle!

Its body was not completely solidified; wisps of silver light emanated from it, giving it a somewhat ethereal appearance. However, Lupin dared not underestimate the power of this Patronus!

It's so complete; although it's not a complete physical object, it's so detailed that even the feathers are clearly distinguishable.

Moreover, its size is also extraordinary. A typical Patronus is already quite powerful if it is the same size as the animal it corresponds to, but Harry's Patronus is the size of Hippogriff!

The powerful wings suddenly spread, and the once spacious office suddenly became incredibly cramped.

The divine eagle spreads its wings!

Chapter 310 The idea of Elementalization is also feasible (3000+ words)

Since the previous incident, Harry has learned what kind of emotions he should have in order to successfully summon his Patronus.

Unfortunately, those intense emotional fluctuations ultimately require a sudden burst of inspiration, and they don't happen every time.

Even though Harry could amplify his emotions, his Patronus never managed to revert to its previous giant eagle form; it remained just the size of a regular Golden Eagle, the same as his Animagus form.

Even so, Lupin felt that Harry's performance was nothing short of amazing.