On hearing that this class would become more effective later in the semester, Zheng Qing's first thought was to send his transformed avatar to class in his place.
As he recalled, in the Naruto manga he had read as a child, the protagonist Naruto had used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to improve his learning ability in a way that was practically cheating, ultimately mastering many advanced ninja techniques.
The thought of an invisible black cat crouching on a desk, tail curled around him, holding a Feather Pen in his paws and diligently taking lecture notes struck Zheng Qing as particularly amusing.
"Can animals use Time-Turners too?"
Jiang Yu clearly had a similar idea to Zheng Qing's, and she had taken it a step further, already considering whether sending a transformed avatar to class would comply with the rules.
But they had signed so many pledges and contracts back then that, for the moment, she could not be sure whether the time-turning regulations placed any restrictions on wizards using Time-Turners after transforming.
"A wizard's identity is unique and unaffected by time."
The professor's smile faded as he looked earnestly at the two young wizards before him. "Uniqueness is an extremely powerful concept in magical theory. As I told you before, the timeline is unique in reality, and the same holds true for your identities. Whether you currently look like a wizard, a witch, a cat, or a bird, you are still you. Changes in 'position' will not alter that."
"I still think having an animal attend class for us is a little... comical." Zheng Qing had thought for quite a while before coming up with a sufficiently "neutral" adjective.
"Attend class for you?" The professor raised his eyebrows in surprise, his gaze sweeping over the two young wizards before a