Form and Spirit United (Bonus Chapter)

Skylar had already mastered the Human Transfiguration long before December arrived.

Human Transfiguration is indeed very difficult. Even among the students in NEWT's advanced class, very few can master this ability before graduation. In the original story, Krum is a 7th-year wizard and an adult. He is also the strongest in Durmstrang, as designated by the Goblet of Fire. Even someone like him can transform into a shark's head, but ultimately cannot transform back on his own and is penalized. This shows just how difficult Human Transfiguration is.

In his past life, Skylar had discussed this question extensively with other fans in the official Harry Potter fan club—why didn't Voldemort use Human Transfiguration to revert to his handsome appearance after he became that disgusting noseless form?

At the time, fans offered many theories: some believed his red eyes and snake-like face would better intimidate enemies in battle; others thought the destruction of his soul had robbed him of his humanity and distorted his aesthetic sense; some thought he wanted to sever ties with his past, the face inherited from his Muggle father; still others believed that the absence of hair and body hair would prevent him from being impersonated using Polyjuice Potion...

Now, if anyone were to ask Skylar again, his answer would be— Voldemort never fully mastered Human Transfiguration.

Throughout the entire original series, plus the Fantastic Beasts movies, aside from the Metamorphmagus born with the ability to transform into another person completely without the aid of Potions, it seems that only Grindelwald is capable of doing so.

Of course, now there's Skylar too.

Skylar himself was Metamorphmagus, and he already had experience in using magic at the cellular level. What he himself did not know was that although his magic was not the most powerful, it was far more flexible and adaptable than anyone else in the wizarding world. In a thousand years, he was the first human wizard to achieve a "Trinity" transformation. His magic could adapt to any change, and there would be no magical stagnation or repulsion caused by physical Transfiguration.

This is why he was able to master Human Transfiguration so quickly.

After consulting with Professor McGonagall multiple times, he was able to freely alter his height, facial features, skin color, hair color, and eye color. Under Professor McGonagall's guidance, he even attempted to perform Transfiguration beyond the limitations of a human form, such as growing a pair of enormous wings from his ribcage, a tail with a ferocious snake's head from his tailbone, and two arms from his shoulders...

Professor McGonagall's eyes sparkled. She knew of Skylar's talent in the field of Transfiguration, but the speed of Skylar progress still shocked her greatly. Moreover, Skylar's various ingenious uses of Human Transfiguration left her in awe.

Having mastered Transfiguration to this extent, Skylar could be considered a fully-fledged master.

"Skylar," Professor McGonagall's eyes were filled with admiration and affection, "To be honest, I have nothing more to teach you. The path of Transfiguration you'll have to explore from here on out is yours alone."

"You are the most gifted student in Transfiguration I have ever seen," she said, her expression hardening and becoming serious. She then whispered, "I hope you won't waste this talent. You must use what you learn for good, understand?"

Skylar held the professor before him in the highest esteem—a professor who was fair, caring towards his students, and willing to selflessly impart his skills. He replied sincerely from the bottom of his heart, "Professor, I am very grateful for your care and guidance these past few days. I will forever remember your kindness in taking the time out of your busy schedule to instruct me. Although I am a Slytherin, you are as worthy of my respect as my own headmaster. Professor, please rest assured, I will remember every word you say."

Professor McGonagall had been waiting for these words, and a relieved smile appeared on her face.

Back in his dormitory, Skylar began to ponder the future direction of his Transfiguration.

He knew perfectly well that his Transfiguration were far from reaching the pinnacle of the world.

For example, Animagus wouldn't know how to do it. It's a Transfiguration that involves the soul, and the preparation is very time-consuming. It's also a difficult test of the caster's mind and will, but the effect is quite lackluster. It can only transform the caster into a non- Magical Creatures, without magic or the ability to cast spells. At most, it can only be used for stealth and disguise.

Although Skylar was not interested in the Animagus, it did not mean that he intended to stop at this level of Transfiguration. In fact, he was eager to take his mastery of Human Transfiguration to the next level.

Skylar studied the contents of Abatair Volume Four, which mentions a Transfiguration that existed in ancient times.

This Transfiguration is somewhat similar to a combination of Animagus and Human Transfiguration —while Animagus is convenient, it also has significant limitations. When Animagus transforms into an animal, it cannot use wizarding abilities, and when it transforms into a human, the advantages of being an animal are no longer apparent.

Human Transfiguration can only change the shape of a human body, such as creating a shark's head, a pair of wings, and a tail, but it cannot grant the animal's specific abilities. For example, while Viktor, in his shark-head form, can breathe underwater, he cannot perform certain actions, such as stunts, stunts, or stunts. This is why Harry won the race at the bottom of the Black Lake.

This ancient Transfiguration allows the caster to retain a basic human form while also possessing the dominant Animagus animal form.

For example, Professor McGonagall's Animagus is a cat. If she could gain the unique abilities of a cat under certain conditions, her combat power would be greatly enhanced. Another example is raptor-type Animagus, such as eagles and owls. If the caster could, on top of this, transform their ribs into bird wings and simultaneously gain the ability to control both the cat and the bird, wouldn't they be able to control the bird without relying on the cat? If they could also gain the ability to control the bird's ribs or the bird's wings, that would be even more powerful.

When Skylar discovered this magic, he was incredibly excited.

However, at the end of this chapter, the stringent conditions for learning this Transfiguration are mentioned—the caster must possess extremely high *****. The learner's ***** must be higher than that of other wizards; specifically, they must have ***** *****. Simply put, ideally, the caster should be a ***** *****!

Skylar perfectly met the requirements to learn this magic.

After that, Skylar decided to devote himself to the study of this magic, which he named "*****"!