Kelpie

The afternoon arrived quickly. Ron was very nervous in the Potions Classroom.

"Merlin's beard! It's all Harry's. If it weren't for him, Mrs. Potter would probably be standing next to me."

"Instead," Ron thought to himself, listening to Snape's breathing behind him.

He could almost picture Snape smirking at him with his hooked nose.

He could only handle the frog brain in his hands with extreme care.

They were afraid of losing points.

Meanwhile, in the room next to the Potions Classroom, Harry sat awkwardly in a high-backed chair near the fireplace.

Opposite him, Lily rested her chin on her hand, looking Harry up and down.

They looked like they couldn't get enough of looking at them.

"If I had known, I would have just stayed in the library."

Why did I have to wander around outside the exam hall? And then Mom caught me. Thinking this, Harry sighed.

"Harry, are you alright? Your Phoenix Patronus this morning caused quite a stir throughout the school."

Didn't you succeed?

"Why do you look so miserable?" Lily said, moving a little closer to Harry.

"Huh?" Harry didn't dare to tell the real reason, so he lied and said, "I was worried that the Gillyweed might be late."

Harry's ability to lie made Harry words flawless, and Lily didn't notice a single flaw.

"Gillyweed?"

Are you planning to use it?

That's definitely a good idea.

This will conserve your mana, allowing you to use it more against those four aquatic Care of Magical Creatures.

"And if you know the Patronus Charm, those dark creatures won't pose much of a problem for you," Lily analyzed.

"Is it really that exaggerated? Is the Patronus Charm that powerful?" Harry was taken aback.

"You," Lily ruffled Harry's hair, "You need to understand that the Patronus Charm is a very advanced form of magic."

Many officially qualified wizards have difficulty using this spell.

In some ways, a wizard who can use the Patronus Charm, especially one who can summon a physical Patronus like yourself, is more valuable than Champion in the Triwizard Tournament.

"Is it that powerful?" Harry didn't really feel anything.

"This is an implicit condition for becoming a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic."

"What about Fudge?"

"Him?" Lily's expression turned a little strange. "It can only be said that Dumbledore's influence is much greater than that of the Patronus Charm."

By writing letters to Dumbledore before making every decision, he began to be seen as Dumbledore's alter ego, a puppet.

Even a five-year-old child who has just passed away and come to the other world knows that he was the most clueless person in the world, always messing things up.

Every morning he would send many owls to Dumbledore to ask Dumbledore for ideas.

"This"

"You understand now. In other people's eyes, the Minister for Magic isn't Cornelius Fudge, but Dumbledore," Lily said softly.

"We were just talking about Gillyweed, weren't we? How did it get to Fudge?" Harry laughed heartily.

"Oh right," Lily poked her cheek, "Severus also has some Gillyweed."

I can give it to you if you need it.

Harry ultimately refused.

He really didn't want to have anything to do with Snape right now.

Even Snape's Potions won't work.

After the Potions Class exam, there was an unexpected additional exam.

The Astronomy exam was at midnight, so everyone went to the top floor.

Harry could only flip through the book "Fantastic Beasts of Freshwater and Their Habits" and stay alone in his dormitory.

"Kelpie (Kelpie) Ministry of Magic Level: XXXX"

This Britain and Ireland sea monster can transform into a variety of shapes, but it most often appears in the form of a horse, draped in broad-leaved cattails as its mane.

It lures careless people onto its back, then plunges into the bottom of a river or lake, devouring them and leaving their internal organs floating on the surface.

The correct way to defeat the Kelpie is to use Placement Charm to put a horse bridle on its head. It will then become docile and obedient and no longer pose a threat to you. However, do not let it go easily, as it will hold a grudge and curse you.

Hmm, a curse? This kind of Care of Magical Creatures can curse people?

I have a resident Patronus that shouldn't pose a threat to me.

"Hmm, let me look at the case." Harry touched the pages and read aloud, "The world's largest Kelpie was found in Loch Ness in Scotland. Oh, so that means the Loch Ness refers to it?"

The Kelpie's favorite image is that of a sea serpent.

Observers from the International Confederation of Wizards once witnessed a scene where a group of Muggle investigators approached a sea serpent and saw it transform into a snake.

So, when we're at the bottom of the lake, I need to be careful of the seaweed and sea snakes. They could very well be the Kelpie in disguise.

The door creaked open. "I'm exhausted from the exams. Did I just hear you talking about the Kelpie, Harry?"

Ron came in.

He looked exhausted and lay straight down on the bed as soon as he came in.

However, his face was full of smugness, "Hehe! I guessed right."

You were indeed in the dorm. Ginny even said you were downstairs at the Astronomy Tower!

Harry didn't respond to Ron's ambiguous remarks, but instead answered the question directly, "Yes, there used to be Kelpie in the Black Lake."

It's said that when Newt was fired, he took many Care of Magical Creatures companions with him.

The Kelpie is one of them.

"Have you thought of a way to deal with it?"

We haven't learned about it in our Care of Magical Creatures yet.

"The method described in the book is a bit strange. I suspect that the Kelpie the author encountered just happened to be relatively docile."

However, these aquatic Care of Magical Creatures mainly served to hinder us from obtaining badges during the game.

Then I can use Transfiguration to conjure their favorite food to attract their attention. Then I can sneakily get the badge.

"So?"

"So, what I remember is mainly the shape of the food they like."

I've noticed that the Rainbowfish is a favorite food of most aquatic Care of Magical Creatures.

I've actually seen it in the stream near your house, and, well, I've even eaten it.

"Eate it? Impossible. If I did, I would definitely remember." Ron, who was quite confident in his memories related to food, shook his head.

"Uh," Harry's eyes darted around, "Actually, it was Ginny who gave it to me."

Luna's family is best at Gordigen -fried Rainbowfish.

"Well, to be precise, they have an entire cookbook dedicated to the Rainbowfish."

"Is it good? I mean, Ginny, why are you like this! It's so delicious and you won't give it to me."

"It's delicious. This has left a deep impression on me regarding the Rainbowfish. I'm confident I can win this competition."

"Then why were you reading information about the Kelpie?"

"Because of all aquatic Care of Magical Creatures, only it can change its own appearance like the Boggart."

I need to understand its typical form.