Animagus and Maledictus Fusion

Through the Dimensional Gate opened by the Ghost Xiwen, Xiwen, Dumbledore, and Newt arrived on the Seventh Floor of the Main Tower, in front of the Troll-Clubbed Barnabas Tapestry.

Xiwen clutched the glass bottle containing the blood-red potion tightly in his hand, walking back and forth three times in front of the wall opposite the tapestry.

Then, a very delicate and smooth door appeared abruptly on the wall.

Xiwen and the others entered the Room of Requirement.

The Room of Requirement opened a very spacious and empty room to Xiwen's request, which also contained many books related to Animagus Transformation.

Of course, with a ready-made Transformation master Dumbledore watching over things, those miscellaneous books were unnecessary.

"Xiwen, you must be careful. If anything seems wrong with your body, stop immediately. I will forcefully stop the Transformation!" Dumbledore said seriously, looking at Xiwen.

Xiwen nodded solemnly, strode to the center of the spacious room, pointed the tip of his wand at his heart, and clearly recited the spell he had repeated countless times over—

"Amado, Animo, Animado, Animagus!"

He then drank the blood-red medicine from the glass bottle in one gulp.

The instant he drank the medicine, Xiwen suddenly felt a sharp pain and a rapid double heartbeat. At the same time, an image of a Bar-headed Goose with broad wings, pure white fur, and two black stripes on its head appeared in his mind.

If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the animal form that Xiwen will transform into.

However, the next second, a sharp pain originating from the depths of his blood suddenly erupted. At the same time, in addition to Xiwen's own heartbeat and the second heartbeat representing the Animagus Transformation form, a third heartbeat resounded fiercely within Xiwen's body!

The sudden turn of events turned Xiwen's face deathly pale.

Dumbledore and Newt, who were watching over him, gripped their wands tightly, watching Xiwen's condition nervously, ready to intervene and interrupt the Transformation at any moment.

At the same time, Ghost Xiwen was also prepared to return to his body at any time, even if his identity was exposed, to enhance his body's coping abilities!

However, Soul Body outside the body does have its unique advantages.

At least during Transformation, Ghost Xiwen can provide the Young Wizard Xiwen with a third-person perspective, allowing him to be aware of the changes in his body at all times and preventing him from mistaking himself for an animal.

Under such conditions, the probability of becoming completely overwhelmed by the wildness of animals will be greatly reduced!

The Young Wizard Xiwen, quickly calmed himself and stared directly at the illusory Bar-headed Goose that appeared in his mind.

After the third heartbeat rang out, the Bar-headed Goose that was originally going to be Transformation from Xiwen was gradually invaded by the shape of another animal and transformed into another form.

Xiwen calmed himself and saw a small snake, its body predominantly blue-purple with neat and clear scales, looking beautiful and noble, gradually eroding the body of the Bar-headed Goose.

By this time, Dumbledore and Newt were getting quite impatient.

Normal Animagus Transformation never involve such a long waiting time. Basically, as long as the Transformation can successfully see the animal form they are about to Transformation into, they can begin to attempt the Transformation. And even an experimental Transformation will at least change some parts of the body's shape, unlike Xiwen who remained completely still.

"Albus, did Xiwen not see his Animagus form?" Newt asked nervously.

"I don't think so," Dumbledore shook his head and said to Newt. "A wizard who can clearly sense the second heartbeat would generally not have a problem seeing the Animagus form. I think it's more likely that the Blood Curse affected Xiwen's Animagus Transformation process!"

"But we don't know if the Blood Curse will completely devour Xiwen's human consciousness, driven by the Animagus's animalistic instincts. That's too dangerous!" Newt frowned, pacing back and forth in the Room of Requirement.

Even as he paced anxiously, he didn't make any loud noise, afraid of disturbing Xiwen's Animagus Transformation.

"But Animagus Transformation is also the best way for Xiwen to tame the Blood Curse," Dumbledore sighed deeply and said softly. "So now it all depends on Xiwen's own will!"

During their conversation, from Xiwen's perspective, the blue-purple snake's erosion of the Bar-headed Goose's body was nearing its end.

The Bar-headed Goose's body was gradually replaced by a snake's body, and its unique head was covered with blue-purple scales, but it retained its beak and bird eyes. Even more peculiarly, the Bar-headed Goose's broad wings were not replaced by the snake's body, but were retained near the middle of the snake's body, slowly flapping.

The instant the animal form was fully formed, Xiwen's eyes narrowed, and he began to urge his body to rapidly change shape!

His clothes instantly melted into his skin, turning into blue-purple scales, while his school robe extended backward, transforming into a pair of broad white wings!

Xiwen could clearly feel the changes in his body. He felt his gaze become unusual; his hands and legs came together, transforming into a coiled torso; and a pair of wings extended from his back, which could flap at will.

At this moment, Xiwen also felt waves of animalistic instincts, as if trying to erode his human consciousness.

However, this instinct belongs to two different animals—one is the desire of birds to spread their wings and fly, and the other is the drowsiness that snakes feel in winter, urging Xiwen to find a warmer place to hibernate.

The incongruity of these two conflicting animal instincts was so strong that Xiwen immediately realized that he was actually a wizard. In addition, he could instantly sense the perspective of the Ghost Xiwen and observe the changes in his body from another angle, so he showed no signs of being succumbed to his animal instincts.

Animal instincts constantly challenged Xiwen's consciousness, but Xiwen remained unmoved and unaffected in the slightest.

As time passed, the wildness and instincts of the animals were gradually worn away by Xiwen's humanity, and could no longer affect him.

Having resolved his animalistic instincts, Xiwen began to adapt to his new body with great interest.

He sensed the gaze of the Bar-headed Goose and discovered that he could see many things he couldn't see as a human. For example, he now had the ability to see ultraviolet light, something humans don't possess.

Moreover, birds have a field of vision that can see almost everything in a 360-degree direction. For example, right now, Xiwen saw Newt walking over from where he had just been standing, observing Xiwen's Transformation species.

His eyes held a mixture of worry and excitement at the discovery of a new species.

"Xiwen's Animagus form's wings should belong to the Bar-headed Goose, while the body is probably that of the Blue Long-gland Coral Snake," Newt explained. "It's possible that the Blood Curse's Maledictus Transformation merged with the Animagus Transformation form he had been preparing."

"We don't know if his vision and hearing are those of snakes or birds. I do hope he can retain bird-like vision and hearing, as well as snake-like smell."

As he spoke, Newt bent down and waved to Xiwen, asking in a serious tone:

"Xiwen, can you see me? Nod if you can!"

Xiwen: "..."