A Trainee Auror Like Me Couldn't Handle a Little Wizard?

At Charle's command for a deduction, five thousand Deduction Points were deducted.

Immediately afterward, Deep Blue carried out tens of thousands of deductions in his mind based on the Transfiguration knowledge he had just read.

The so-called elementary, intermediate, and advanced Transfiguration divisions within the Hogwarts seven-year curriculum flowed together seamlessly in Charle's mind, completely integrated!

Knowledge that ordinary young wizards needed seven years to learn took only an instant in Deep Blue!

When Charle opened his eyes again, Transfiguration—the subject that gave most wizards in the Wizarding World headaches and even nightmares for years after graduation—had become almost instinctive to him.

Deep Blue's notification sounded in Charle's mind as well.

"The host has completed the initial deduction of Transfiguration and has mastered the foundational content of Transfiguration."

"Consume fifty thousand points to conduct targeted Second Deduction on the various branches of Transfiguration—Animagus Transformation, Human Transfiguration, Summoning, Vanishing, Conjuring, and so on."

"Obtaining corresponding materials can reduce the Deduction Points consumed by the Second Deduction."

Charle took a deep breath and drew his Mithril Wand, a strange glint appearing in his eyes.

Then, he casually waved his wand, and a table before him began shifting back and forth between various forms.

At times, it was a cherrywood table. At times, Charle changed it into one with walnut patterns. Later, he even turned it into a modern computer desk with an adjustable height.

Then Charle became even more unrestrained. With a wave of his wand, the table changed from an inanimate object into a living creature.

It became a brown bear, a fierce tiger, a giant turtle, and even sprouted wings, transforming into an eagle large enough for someone to stand on its back!

The wonderful sensation made Charle feel as if he had found a fun new toy, and he tirelessly continued casting Transfiguration.

During the process, he truly understood why so many wizards praised Transfiguration so highly.

He also understood why Dumbledore, the most powerful wizard of the century, had become famous for his Transfiguration.

The mysteries of magical transformation and change contained within this subject were profoundly intricate, worthy of a wizard like Dumbledore spending an entire lifetime exploring them!

After a while, Charle stopped moving and waved his wand to restore everything in the room to its original state.

Charle was extremely satisfied with the gains from his initial deduction of Transfiguration.

Although it was unlike deducing a specific spell—such as evolving the Lumos spell into the Eternal Blazing Sun Spell—which gave Charle a decisive trump card, it was still a tremendous addition to his overall strength.

After all, he could not possibly fire an Eternal Blazing Sun Spell at every enemy he encountered, could he?

Flexible and swift Transfiguration was already enough to resolve the vast majority of troubles.

Moreover, in the gaps between powerful spells, Transfiguration could fill out the rhythm of battle, leaving enemies unable to cope while buying time for himself.

Charle estimated that his current mastery of Transfiguration should far surpass that of seventh-year graduates from Hogwarts who specialized in the subject.

However, he was still nowhere near Dumbledore's level when Dumbledore had graduated.

After all, Dumbledore's examiner at graduation had exclaimed that Dumbledore had accomplished things with Transfiguration that he had never imagined possible.

Although the exact feat had never been revealed, anyone qualified to serve as an examiner for Transfiguration at Hogwarts had to be a prominent figure in the field.

Even he had been so shocked. It was certain that Dumbledore's Transfiguration at the time had already far surpassed the level of a student and could even be called that of a master of the new generation.

Charle was still a long way from that level.

After all, he had merely used the initial deduction to thoroughly integrate the content mentioned in the textbooks and turn it into instinct. It could only be said that he had maxed out Basic Transfiguration.

However, he had yet to master any of Transfiguration's various branches, so he was still far from having truly entered the field.

Looking at the Second Deduction prompt provided by Deep Blue, Charle's eyes revealed a contemplative look.

"Animagus Transformation, Human Transfiguration, Vanishing, Conjuring, Summoning..."

"Transfiguration really has a lot of branches. To master all of them, innovate further, and break through their boundaries would require an astronomical number of Deduction Points."

"In the short term, I can probably only choose a few fields for deduction."

After gaining an understanding of Transfiguration that surpassed that of most wizards, Charle also had a clear grasp of its future directions and academic frontiers.

"For example, the Vanishing branch of Transfiguration is represented by one of the most difficult spells encountered in the fifth-year Hogwarts examinations—the Vanishing Spell."

"However, this so-called most difficult spell is, at most, merely an introduction to Vanishing Transfiguration, something used to build a foundation."

"Further developments in this direction, combined with Alchemy, lead to creations such as Invisibility Cloaks and Vanishing Cabinets."

"As for the branch of Human Transfiguration, it can involve turning Malfoy into a ferret, as Moody demonstrated in the original story, but that is still very superficial."

"The truly profound field is permanent Human Transfiguration, the path Voldemort took."

"By permanently transforming himself, Voldemort gained unique magic that was powerful, deadly, and filled with intimidation."

"Summoning, meaning conjuring and dispersing, should be the field Dumbledore studied in depth."

"The golden flames he conjured and the lightning that struck Snape's Wand from his hand were both manifestations of his mastery in this field."

"And Grindelwald's terrifying Fiendfyre Curse—Fiendfyre itself and all the monsters it could transform into were, in a sense, products of Summoning Transfiguration combined with the Dark Arts."

"..."

Charle considered the direction of his next Second Deduction in Transfiguration.

In the end, his gaze still fell upon Animagus Transformation.

The reason was not complicated: there was relatively more publicly available research material on Animagus Transformation.

He had Professor McGonagall to thank for that. As one of the few legal Animagi and Hogwarts's Transfiguration professor, she had produced several papers in this field over the years.

Inspired by Professor McGonagall, several other legal Animagi had also published papers.

These could provide Charle with relatively sufficient materials.

Other than this direction, if Charle wanted to research the advanced fields of Human Transfiguration, he would inevitably have to involve himself with the path Voldemort had taken.

Dark wizards who took that path did not write papers.

As for Summoning, Dumbledore and Grindelwald had achieved fame and success long ago. They had long since passed the stage where they needed to write papers.

Such high-end materials were truly difficult to find. Materials related to Animagus Transformation were comparatively easier to collect, and following that path would consume fewer Deduction Points.

Of course, Animagus Transformation also had a drawback: its academic value exceeded its combat value.

Animagus Transformation allowed one to switch between wizard form and animal form. As for what animal one became, that depended on luck and personality.

For example, the Daily Prophet reporter named Liji transformed into a beetle. It was excellent for eavesdropping, but utterly useless in combat.

Professor McGonagall's was much the same. She transformed into a tabby cat, and while she might sometimes use a cat's slender body to evade spells in battle, its value was still limited.

Even Sirius Black, who could transform into a large black dog, had rather worrying combat power in animal form.

Naturally, the Transfiguration masters of the Wizarding World had also considered how to solve this problem.

The most straightforward idea was not to limit themselves to transforming into ordinary animals, but to try transforming into magical creatures.

For example, becoming a phoenix, a fire dragon, a Griffin...

The power of these Magical Creatures could not be underestimated, allowing Animagus forms to no longer be useful only for academic research.

However, this path had not yet been successfully opened. No one could undergo Magical Animagus Transformation.

Yet for Charle, this drawback was actually the easiest to resolve.

What others could not do, he could!

"Deep Blue, how many points would it take to deduce Animagus Transformation in the direction of transforming into Magical Creatures with combat power?"

Deep Blue immediately gave its reply.

"This direction requires one hundred thousand points."

Naturally, Charle could not afford that many points.

Fortunately, he still had several papers on Animagus Transformation that he could use as materials.

After he read through all of them and asked Deep Blue again, the points required by Deep Blue were directly halved.

"The host has obtained materials of reference value. The points required to deduce this direction have been reduced to fifty thousand."

"To further reduce the Deduction Points required, please obtain a living Animagus wizard sample."

"Given the special nature of this direction, acquired Animagus wizards can provide only a small amount of reference. An innate Animagus ability wielder would be best."

A strange look appeared in Charle's eyes.

An innate Animagus ability wielder?

Did such a being exist in the Wizarding World?

The practice of Animagus Transformation was extremely tedious and dangerous. How could someone possibly possess Animagus abilities from birth...

The next moment, a figure suddenly came to Charle's mind.

"Wait, I remember that Tonks in the original story was a Metamorphmagus."

"And this ability is inherited through bloodlines. It is innate and does not require deliberate practice."

"Even her child would gain the same ability in the future!"

"Would that meet Deep Blue's requirements?"

Then Charle frowned.

"However, at this point in time, Tonks should have already graduated and become a Trainee Auror. She isn't at Hogwarts anymore."

"How am I supposed to find her?"

"Minister Fudge can't exactly transfer her directly to me, can he?"

A moment later, Charle's tightly furrowed brows relaxed.

He would gather some more papers and materials on Animagus Transformation to see whether he could reduce the Deduction Points required even further.

Then he would see whether he could contact Tonks through Professor McGonagall or Dumbledore and find a way to meet her.

If that truly failed, he could still barely afford fifty thousand Deduction Points.

He could directly conduct the Second Deduction to gain Magical Animagus Transformation, then find Tonks for materials before the third deduction. That would also be acceptable.

"No rush. There's still time. I'll wait a little longer."

Meanwhile, at a training ground under the Ministry of Magic, Tonks, with her pink hair, was undergoing Trainee Auror training when she received an assignment from the Ministry through her superior.

"I'm to investigate this new student, Charle Evans, and determine whether he has abused Ministry of Magic agreements to obtain improper benefits, and whether anyone is profiting behind the scenes?"

Excitement appeared in Tonks's eyes.

She had been a Trainee Auror for some time now. Every day consisted of tedious, high-intensity training, and she had long been sick of it.

Now that a mission had arrived, she could finally show what she could do and take a little break for herself while she was at it.

As for the mission itself, Tonks felt that it had almost no difficulty whatsoever.

With her Metamorphmagus ability, combined with the strength of an outstanding Hogwarts graduate and the training she had received as a Trainee Auror, what difficulty could there be in investigating a new student who had not even enrolled yet?

Tonks declared with complete confidence.

"A Trainee Auror like me couldn't handle a little wizard?"

"Three days. At most three days, and I'll investigate Charle Evans from head to toe without anyone noticing. I won't miss even the secret of a single strand of hair!"