The True Invisibility Spell

During lunch, Cedric eagerly inquired about Professor Moody's teaching quality.

"Excellent!" Mikel exclaimed eagerly. "I have a feeling this year's Defence Against the Dark Arts will be much better than in previous years. Even Lupin ... Of course, I'm not saying Professor Lupin is bad, but compared to the methods used to deal with spells, those Dark Magic creatures are indeed a bit boring."

"Oh... I really want to go and see it right away..."

Listening to his description, Cedric felt a strong urge to try it, but he couldn't; they had to wait until Friday for Defence Against the Dark Arts, and for now he had to go outside for Herbology Class.

Cedric hurried downstairs and left, Kyle also went into the classroom to start organizing the textbooks he would be using.

When class started, Professor McGonagall hurried in.

Instead of starting the lesson immediately, she spent nearly fifteen minutes emphasizing the importance of the OWL exam to the entire class.

"You must remember, this exam could affect your future for many years to come!" Professor McGonagall stood on the podium, her face serious. "But I believe that, given the time and effort invested, none of the students in this class should fail to obtain their Transfiguration OWL certificate..."

First, emphasize the importance of the exam, then affirm the student's ability... Hmm, that's very Professor McGonagall.

After fifteen minutes, she finally stopped, picked up her textbook, and said...

"Today's lesson is very important. I hope everyone will pay close attention, because we're going to learn the most difficult spell in the OWL exam, the Vanishing Spell..."

Then, she demonstrated how she could make a snail disappear from the podium.

"Aha..."

Before Professor McGonagall could even speak, Mikel suddenly let out a strange, excited laugh, as if he had taken Potions.

"Mr. Drake!"

Professor McGonagall said sternly, "If you find what I'm saying ridiculous..."

"I'm sorry, Professor McGonagall, I'm so sorry..." Mikel said quickly, but there was still a hint of smugness on his face.

"In the last class, Professor Moody asked us to list Dark Magic, and I said the Vanishing Spell, but he told me that there is no such spell... He was obviously wrong, wasn't he?"

For the first time, he had surpassed a professor in some respects, and a very famous one at that, which filled Mikel with indescribable excitement.

Professor McGonagall was a little confused, so she went over to Kyle, who was closest to her, and asked him what had happened in the last class.

A few minutes later, she stood up again, looked at Mikel, and said:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Drake, but I think Alastor is right; the Vanishing Spell does not belong to Dark Magic."

"What?" Mikel blurted out instinctively, "But that snail just now..."

Before he could say yes, Professor McGonagall waved her wand again, and the snail that had disappeared earlier magically reappeared on the podium.

"First, you must understand why the Vanishing Spell is considered Transfiguration..."

Professor McGonagall explained, "It doesn't make an object disappear like a cleansing spell, but rather transforms it into nothingness, which you can also understand as an invisible ghost, or air."

But in essence, the object itself still exists; as long as one knows the corresponding counter-spell, such as a restoration spell or Mending Charm, it can be rendered ineffective."

"Huh?" Mikel stood there, mouth agape, dumbfounded.

"Alright, sit down." Professor McGonagall waved her hand. "I won't deduct points this time, but next time I hope you can be more meticulous and understand the definition of Dark Magic."

Of course, this work needs to be done in your spare time, and don't ask me about it. Don't forget that it's time for Transfiguration Class now."

Afterwards, Professor McGonagall gave each person a snail to use as a practice prop.

Kyle stared at the snail on the table, lost in thought.

To be honest, his attention had been focused on cross-species Transfiguration and multiple Transfiguration recently, and with so much happening during the holiday, he hadn't really thought about the Vanishing Spell in Transfiguration.

Everyone started trying it out, and Kyle picked up his wand and pointed it at the snail, just like Professor McGonagall had done before.

However, the snail did not disappear immediately; instead, it changed from its original grayish-brown color to grayish-white. It wasn't until Kyle waved his wand again that the snail finally vanished.

It took Kyle two tries to succeed, Kyle felt that the Vanishing Spell was almost as difficult as the one after five Transfiguration.

Professor McGonagall, who had been standing nearby since the students began practicing, couldn't help but nod in approval upon witnessing this scene.

"Great, someone has already finished!"

She spoke loudly, drawing everyone's attention.

"As a reward, Hufflepuff gets ten points!"

There were no overly surprised sounds in the classroom. When everyone heard it was Hufflepuff and saw Kyle next to her, they all lowered their heads again, as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

Having been classmates with Kyle for five years, they were already used to this situation.

Professor McGonagall didn't say anything more. After adding the points, she prepared to go see the other students.

"Professor McGonagall, I have a question!" Kyle suddenly called out to her.

"What?" Professor McGonagall turned around.

Kyle thought for a moment and asked, "Can the Vanishing Spell be used on myself?"

Ever since Professor McGonagall explained the principles of the Vanishing Spell, he had been pondering this question.

The true invisibility spell is one that turns objects into nothingness without completely erasing them.

In other words, if he used the Vanishing Spell on himself, he could come and go freely anywhere.

Unless the opponent uses a wide-range Finite Incantatem, nothing such as the Killing Curse, Fiendfyre, or Dementor and Dragon will have any effect on him.

More importantly, this spell has no time limit; you can stay in it as long as you want.

This is practically another form of invincibility; Kyle simply couldn't resist.

"Oh?" Professor McGonagall glanced at him, her eyes flickering.

"When I first encountered the Vanishing Spell, I had the same thought as you," she said. "Theoretically... it's possible, but it's very difficult, far beyond your imagination. Even I can't do it now."

"You can't do it either?" Kyle frowned. "Is it that difficult?"

"Because the Vanishing Spell becomes increasingly difficult depending on the complexity of the object."

Professor McGonagall said softly, "Snails and caterpillars are the simplest, but even so, most people need a long time to learn them, and don't get to mice until after Christmas or even after the Easter holidays."

By seventh grade, simply making an iguana disappear will easily earn you a NEWT certificate in Transfiguration.

In addition, the wizard's magic will also have a great impact on the Vanishing Spell, especially when used on oneself; the stronger the magic, the greater the impact.

Because our bodies subconsciously reject this kind of Transfiguration, it's uncontrollable.

"So, we can't use the Vanishing Spell on ourselves anywhere?" Kyle frowned.

Humans are far more complex than iguanas, so it's easy to imagine that one would need sufficient magical power to cast Vanishing Spell on oneself.

However, this magic power also affects the Vanishing Spell, which in turn requires even more magic power... It seems to create an unsolvable cycle between the two.

"No, it's still possible, I just didn't succeed," Professor McGonagall said with a smile. "But I really hope you can."