Taking Someone's Temperature Is a Brutal Process / A Female Rathian's "Education" Needs Some Guidance

After that, he picked up the knife beside him and cut a bloody gash in his wrist.

This was Harry's request, and although Lupin didn't know what he was going to do, he still chose to do it without even blinking.

It's just a cut; he's suffered far more than that before.

"Hmm... although I can't do specific tests, I think all your indicators before the transformation should have been normal."

Harry condensed the water element into a line and wrapped it around Lupin's wrist with just the right amount of tightness, then began to calm down and carefully sense it.

His manner was somewhat reminiscent of an old Chinese medicine practitioner taking a pulse by threading a needle, and through this method, Harry was indeed able to roughly sense Lupin's pulse at that moment.

Lupin's heartbeat was steady, the bleeding from his wound was normal, and his body temperature was also within the normal range... It can be seen that before transforming into Werewolf, his physical condition was no different from that of an ordinary person.

"Hmm... Is it here?"

However, Harry soon sensed something was amiss.

Lupin's heart raced.

He was standing still, but the water jets Harry had thrown out began to tremble slightly, and as his blood circulation accelerated, his previous wounds were healing rapidly.

Moreover, through the direct tactile feedback from the water element, Harry vaguely sensed that Lupin's body temperature seemed to have risen as well.

Is this a sign that a transformation is imminent...?

"Ugh... Harry! You... watch out! Aaaaaah!"

Suddenly, without warning, Lupin let out a roar!

He suddenly sprawled on the ground, his head and body rapidly elongating, his shoulders arching upwards; his clothes tore apart under the weight of his expanding physique, revealing not human skin, but a thick tuft of wolf fur.

His limbs were curled into claws, sharp teeth protruded from his dark lips, and two obvious trails of saliva even remained at the corners of his mouth.

He transformed into Werewolf!

"Something's not right..." Harry stared intently at Lupin, who had completely transformed into a giant wolf. He had noticed something strange during the entire transformation process.

Harry had been counting Lupin's heartbeats ever since his pulse started to change, and by the time Lupin sensed something was wrong and began to transform, his heartbeat was already incredibly fast.

Harry did a rough calculation and found that Lupin's heart rate during his transformation even exceeded two hundred beats per minute... If Harry's ears weren't extremely sensitive, he might not have even been able to hear the excessively rapid frequency.

However, right after Lupin transformed, Harry felt his heart rate drop significantly. This means that Lupin's heart rate didn't increase because he transformed into Werewolf, but rather that he completed the transformation after his heart rate increased!

"Roar!"

As Harry was deep in thought, Lupin roared again, completely ignoring Norberta and Zouwu, and instead locking his dark wolf eyes directly onto Harry.

The next second, Lupin in his Werewolf form leaped up and pounced on Harry!

However, his attack was stopped halfway. Norberta's wings were like an impenetrable wall. Seeing that Lupin was about to attack Harry, it went straight up and launched a wing attack, knocking Lupin to the ground.

"Don't let him move around. I need to check his heart rate again."

Harry gave a deep instruction, while the agile Zouwu beside him swiftly extended a giant claw and stepped directly on Lupin's back, immediately immobilizing him.

"Well done, Zouwu," Harry said with a smile, praising Zouwu.

However, these words immediately provoked Norberta's displeasure. The ten-meter-long Dragon angrily snorted a ball of sparks from its nose, and its two huge dragon eyes were instantly filled with resentment and grievance.

"Okay, okay, Norberta is the best, alright?" Harry quickly praised her. "I really owe you a lot for protecting me just now, otherwise I would have really been bitten."

"Ooh~" Hearing Harry's 'sincere' praise, the female Dragon finally let out a comfortable whimper from her throat.

But then it began to howl at the Werewolf on the ground again, clearly angry that the werewolf had dared to attack Harry.

"Roar! Roar roar..."

"Oh, Norberta," Harry could only shake his head with a wry smile at the sight.

All told, Norberta is already over two years old this year. Perhaps because he is about to reach full development, his temper has been quite unpredictable lately.

Specifically, this manifests as a frequent need to meet with Harry, an increased protectiveness towards Harry, and a deliberate attempt to distance himself from Zouwu, etc.

Moreover, it seems to have developed its own territorial awareness.

It moved a large rock from somewhere and placed it in the open field not far from the suitcase workshop... Once it lay down on the rock, only Harry could approach normally; everyone else, even the Zouwu, would be driven away by its roar.

"As expected, changes in bodily indicators affected the transformation..."

After confirming Lupin's heartbeat again, Harry signaled to Zouwu he could release Lupin, and at the same time, he transformed into his Animagus form.

He had just done a careful calculation and found that Lupin's heart rate was only seventy beats per minute at its fastest after transforming into Werewolf, and that was even with him, his prey, present and him constantly arguing with Norberta.

If he were in a calm state, his heart rate would probably be even lower.

Harry didn't know the typical heart rate of a wolf, but Lupin's current heart rate was basically the same as that of a large dog.

Based on this comparison, Harry can tentatively draw a conclusion... While Lupin's transformation was influenced by the full moon, the specific trigger could be considered to be that strange, accelerated heartbeat just now.

Chapter 414 The process of taking body temperature is very brutal.

Harry had been pondering a question for a long time... what was the real reason why Werewolf could only transform during a full moon?

His first thought was to rule out the specific image of a full moon, since Lupin's Boggart is a full moon, while the opponent could easily turn it into a deflated balloon, without baring its teeth at the mere sight of it.

Next, Moonlight was also excluded by him. Lupin's two transformations both occurred inside Harry's suitcase, completely isolated from Moonlight.

As for the Burz Light Waves emitted by the moon... please, even if that stuff really exists, it should only be effective against gorillas.

As he pondered this, a word related to the moon unexpectedly popped into Harry's mind.

Biological tides.

As many people know, the reason why the oceans on Earth produce tides is due to the gravitational changes of the moon.

Especially when the moon is in a new moon or full moon, its gravitational pull is strongest, which naturally creates high tides in the Earth's oceans.

Many studies have shown that the moon's gravity has an effect on the human body similar to ocean tides. During a new moon or full moon, the human body is affected by the strong tidal force of the moon and the surrounding magnetic field, which causes changes in the balance of hormones, body fluids, and electrolytes, and even affects psychological activities.

This change is known as 'biological tides'.

Of course, biological tides are not a fully proven theory, but since this idea was proposed, many cases have indeed been found of lunar phases affecting human physiology and mental health.

For example, people with heart disease and brain disorders are more likely to have attacks during a full moon; many people experience inexplicable tension during a new moon or full moon, which can even affect their sleep; in addition, the crime rate is often higher than usual in the week before and after a full moon.

This biological tide might only have a slight impact on normal humans, but Lupin is a Werewolf, and his constitution is likely more sensitive to the biological tides caused by the full moon, which is why he transformed into this abnormal state.

As for why Werewolf don't transform during the new moon, it's probably because the real new moon actually appears during the day.

Werewolf's transformation might also be influenced by biological rhythms, and it's possible that it can only occur at night.

In short, by monitoring Lupin's transformations, Harry made some very important deductions. As for whether these are actually true, he'll have to wait and verify them with the captured Werewolf.

"Hmm~" Having roughly figured out the cause and effect, just as Harry was preparing to continue his work, Norberta suddenly nudged his back with his big head.

"Stop messing around." Harry turned around and brushed Norberta's forehead with his wing, a human-like helpless expression appearing on his eagle face.

That's right, he has now honed his skills to the point where he can speak human language in his Animagus form.

After all, even the Acromantula can speak human language, so there's no reason for Harry to be outdone by a group of arthropods.

Once you master the skill of infusing sound with magic, you can magically 'translate' the Golden Eagle's original call into human language... After fully mastering this ability, Harry even thought that Norberta, Zouwu, and many other Fantastic Beasts might be able to speak in this way.

The prerequisite is that they must have the patience to learn.

For a female Dragon like Norberta, who is easily distracted and prone to self-harm, learning would likely be quite difficult.

This guy is really acting like he's gone mad. As soon as Harry turns into Golden Eagle, he immediately comes up to him and insists on taking Harry for a walk in the sky with him.

Don't they realize how much pressure Harry would feel flying next to it with its wingspan of at least twenty meters?

Of course, Harry had also subtly protested this matter to Norberta, and Norberta's response was...

'You can ride on my back~'

Playing a dragon knight in a cameo role is certainly an exciting thought, but that's definitely not possible right now.

Harry has important things to do.

His real task was to... take Lupin's temperature and then get him some water.

"Zouwu, it's up to you." Harry used its mouth to hold a thermometer and handed it to Zouwu's paw. "Put this in his backside, just two or three centimeters, he can't take it if it's too deep."

"Huh?" Upon hearing Harry's words, the Zouwu was so startled that its fur stood on end.

Did I hear that right? This is your teacher, and you actually told me to stab him...

The Zouwu's face showed obvious hesitation, and its big head was shaking like a rattle drum, its whole body exuding a strong sense of rejection.

"Huh?!"

Why don't you do such a bizarre thing yourself?!

"Are you kidding me? I'll do it myself?" Harry glared at the Zouwu, annoyed. "I'm an eagle now, an eagle, you understand? Do you expect me to hold that thing in my beak and shove it in for him?"

"Waaah..."

Upon hearing this, the Zouwu's human-like expression stiffened. It looked Harry up and down, finally realizing that its owner did indeed seem to lack the structure of 'hands'.

Helplessly, it could only reluctantly take on this unspeakable task.

"Woo? Awoo... Awoo awoo!"

Lupin, transformed into Werewolf, seemed to still retain a trace of shame as a human. When he discovered that Zouwu was holding a strange glass rod and gesturing towards his genitals, the wolf immediately panicked.

But with his small frame, how could he escape the clutches of the Zouwu? The Zouwu simply lifted its big buttocks and sat on him, and Lupin was completely immobilized.

Everyone says wolves have heads of bronze, bones of iron, and waists of tofu, but when Zouwu pounced on him, Lupin almost collapsed from exhaustion.

Then, Zouwu used one paw to lift Lupin's tail, Lupin Harry the groin.

"Awooo!" Lupin let out a mournful howl involuntarily, his voice sounding as if he were about to cry.

"Eek!" Harry, seeing this, also felt a chill and covered his eyes with his wings, turning his head to the side.

Withered chrysanthemums, wounds scattered all over the ground... this scene is simply too gruesome.

Who would have thought that Lupin, who had been a true man for over thirty years, would end up getting blown up by Zouwu with just a thermometer while trying to cure his "Feral Wolf Syndrome"?

"Ooh~" Norberta also covered its eyes with its dragon claws, just like the dragon. However, judging from the gaps between its claws that were big enough to let in a draft, it was clear that it was watching with great interest.

Moreover, it was clearly misunderstanding something; not only was its gaze towards Zouwu and Lupin becoming increasingly strange, but even its tail began to sway unconsciously in rhythm with the trembling of Lupin's wolf tail...

(P. S. Just a quick science lesson: the new moon, also called the 'shuo', usually appears on the 30th of the month or the 1st of the month. The new moon actually rises during the day, slightly later than the sun, and also sets slightly later than the sun. It is usually only visible at dusk.)

Furthermore, the Werewolf described in the Harry Potter books are quite different from their appearance in the movies. In the original books, the Werewolf look almost identical to wolves and even have tails, just like the one in the illustration at the end of the chapter.

Chapter 415 The female Dragon's... education needs enlightenment

At this moment, in the boundless wilderness, a large cat was riding on the back of a gray wolf, its huge paws pressing firmly on the wolf's rump, as if performing some unspeakable 'ritual'.

Not far in front of them, an eagle and an enormous Dragon were also quietly watching with great interest.

Hmm... what a harmonious scene!

'Oh, I see, that's how it's done...'

At this moment, the female Dragon's eyes were shining brighter and brighter, and the swing of her long tail was becoming more and more pronounced.

It even spread its wings wide on both sides of its body and gently rubbed its wingtips against its hind legs, as if scratching an itch...

Norberta has been quite troubled lately.

Since its body has nearly reached full development, it has often been able to feel some kind of inexplicable throbbing from within.

That feeling would bother it every few days, like an itchy back that you can't scratch. It often made it unable to eat or sleep well, and sometimes it would even rage and roll around for a long time before it would gradually calm down.

The feeling could only be relieved when Harry came to bathe it or flew with it... but every time Harry left, the feeling would return and intensify.

Norberta, after all, was not a dragon raised in the wild. It could not find any of its kind to teach it how to solve this situation, and of course, it would never encounter a male Dragon coming to challenge it.