Lucien's Guardian Spirit?

Inside the classroom, a silvery-white hemisphere slowly rotated.

Snape watched the mist enveloping Lucien, knowing that Lucien was trying to condense a complete Patronus from the dissipating mist.

Actually, he felt there was no need to be so fast or in such a hurry.

It would be safer to first master the control over the divine mist before considering condensing Patronus.

On the one hand, that would be more natural, and on the other hand, the main purpose of the Patronus Charm is to fight against dark creatures such as Dementor and Lethifold.

A complete Patronus is naturally stronger than an intangible mist, but without daring to take risks and venturing into specific areas, it's difficult to encounter those creatures.

The Patronus Charm is not widely used, nor is it necessary to rush to learn the final step.

However, sometimes the improvement of magic may lie in a particular "feeling".

That "feeling" is fleeting and hard to capture. But if you seize the opportunity, you can make great progress. Snape's keen intuition and mastery of the Patronus Charm made Snape realize that Lucien was most likely in that state of capturing "feelings".

After all, Lucien wasn't the reckless type. He wasn't Gryffindor, and he wouldn't take risks without being sure of success.

So Snape didn't stop him from trying.

Anyway, he had prepared all kinds of potions.

Hemostatic, soothing, and calming...

If Lucien were to get injured in any accident, he could heal him with a potion.

The slowly swirling mist of divine incantation suddenly froze for a moment.

Snape noticed the slight change, and his eyes narrowed slightly beneath the brim of his hat.

The next second, ripples appeared on the surface of the hemisphere surrounded by mist.

A bird, entirely silver-white, flew out from the mist.

The texture is almost ethereal; as the wings flap, wisps of mist rise up, like fish leaping from the water and splashing water.

With a round, chubby body, a pair of signature large eyes that take up half of its face, and two feather-like "ears" sticking up on its head...

It is exactly like a standard owl.

Snape frowned.

owl?

But... an owl?

To be honest, given Lucien's demonstrated talent and abilities, it would be more "reasonable" for his Patronus to be Magical Creatures, an ancient being, or even something more bizarre.

Phoenix, Fire Dragon, Unicorn, even legendary creatures— Snape had imagined them all.

But an ordinary owl?

It's not that he looks down on owls.

Owls are common animals and there's nothing wrong with them, it's just...

"Hmm, no, that's not right."

Snape's gaze suddenly froze.

He noticed that the fog surrounding Lucien showed no sign of dissipating.

The silvery-white hemisphere continued to rotate slowly, its color unchanged, its volume undiminished, and its rotation speed even increased—more rapidly and densely than before.

Once the complete Patronus is summoned, the fog should dissipate.

This is the basic principle of the Patronus Charm: after the caster condenses the mist into a specific animal form, the remaining energy is either absorbed by the Patronus or dissipates naturally.

No one has ever left such a large cloud of mist after summoning a complete Patronus.

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Snape's pupils constricted sharply.

Another bird flew out of the mist.

This time, the bird was much larger than the owl.

It spread its wings and soared out of the mist, its posture elegant and composed.

Its long tail feathers trailed behind it like a silvery-white waterfall.

Although it didn't have a bright crimson color, Snape recognized it at a glance—because he could see this bird almost every time he went to Dumbledore's Headmaster's Office.

Phoenix.

A silvery-white, translucent Phoenix.

It circled once above the classroom, its wings flapping and scattering silvery light that fell to the ground like shattered stars.

Snape was speechless for a moment.

Lucien's Patronus is a rare Magical Creatures like Phoenix, so he wouldn't be too surprised; he might even think it's to be expected.

But that's assuming the owl doesn't appear first!

How can a wizard have two Patronus?

Snape's eyes were fixed on the cloud of mist.

The fog still hadn't dissipated.

There is no sign of it abating.

The silvery-white hemispherical surface rippled more noticeably, as if something was churning inside.

The mist was like boiling water, constantly vibrating, expanding, and contracting, as if countless hands were patting the silvery-white membrane from the inside.

It's as if even more guys want to break out of there.

Snape muttered to himself:

"Besides?"