Volume 5: The Burning Golden Flame Chapter 401 Spring Rain and Spring Thunder
Not surprisingly, Barrow brought all the ghosts in the castle back to Lyon with Jon.
Their roots were originally in that castle, and now that Dumbledore's situation was very good, they naturally didn't want to continue wandering outside.
For the ghosts, coming back now does not mean they can only share wealth but not hardships. When hunting Voldemort and his men, the ghosts could not do anything. Moreover, they did not leave the castle with Dumbledore at the beginning. Instead, these ghosts gradually left after Voldemort gradually changed the atmosphere of the castle.
Barrow had always said that he wanted to take the castle back from Voldemort on his own. After finding him, Jon realized that he was not talking nonsense or just shouting a loud slogan. He was really working towards that goal, using the things that Slytherin had asked him to keep.
Now Barrow not only brought back all the ghosts that once existed in the castle, but also brought back the thing that Slytherin personally needed, and it is now in Dumbledore's hands.
After completing this task and returning to Lyon, he will have nothing to do with John for the time being. Only when the third game begins will Slytherin give him part of the thing.
In the following period of time, Jon never left Lyon.
In addition to attending fourth grade classes and spending his free time in the library, he studied the weather conditions in Lyon.
Finally, in late March, a spring rain fell.
Compared to winter, the temperature during this period has risen significantly. The little wizards have already changed out of their thick robes and sweaters. I heard that Professor McGonagall is planning to organize an outing in France.
When it rained, Jon lay by the window, staring at the overcast sky, and chatting with Neville and Ron who were playing wizard chess next to him.
“Why do people’s moods change when it rains?”
"If we go by the scientific explanation, the lack of sunshine on rainy days leads to insufficient secretion of some hormones in the body, especially a decrease in dopamine secretion, which causes insufficient excitement in the brain, which manifests itself in depression."
"What's so exciting? What's so confusing? What if it's explained by magic?" Ron asked while scratching his head while paying attention to the chess game.
Jon really hoped that a bolt of lightning would strike from the dark clouds at this moment.
"As for the magical explanation, rainy days are very conducive to dark wizards using dark magic. Perhaps such weather will affect their mood and make their spells more powerful."
Neville was thinking seriously about Jon's nonsense.
"No wonder when we were in England, every time we were chased, it was on a rainy day."
"Well, that might just be a coincidence." Jon changed his tone to prevent Neville from going astray, and then refocused his eyes on the sky. "Do you think it would be a problem if I learned the weather spell and artificially created a thunderstorm?"
He obviously did not hide the fact that he was going to learn Animagus from Neville and Ron, even though they stayed in Lyon to help him keep an eye on the weather.
"It's a big problem." Neville said seriously, "The ancient wizards were not stupid. They were definitely more proficient in using the Celestial Spell than we are. However, the conditions for learning Animagus have been so harsh since ancient times, which means that it is impossible to cheat and take shortcuts with magic."
Jon was just saying it casually, and he had no intention of taking shortcuts.
When it comes to spells of such high difficulty that are powerful enough to affect himself, he has always maintained the view that he should be as cautious as possible, and would rather not be able to learn it than take the risk.
Just like when he was lurking in Hogwarts Castle preparing to fight the Basilisk, Jon actually had many ways to ask Aberforth to help use a spell to preserve the sound of the rooster to face the Basilisk, but to be on the safe side, he chose the most troublesome method of directly bringing a live rooster.
Faced with such a situation, it is best not to take shortcuts with your own safety.
If it works then that's fine, but if it doesn't then it's all over.
"I heard that your dance partner at the dance is Hermione?" Ron asked teasingly, feeling relaxed, as if the chess game had already settled into its own rhythm.
Jon waved his hand.
"Nominally it was Hermione, but in fact the person who spent the longest time with me that night was Lee."
Neville and Ron looked at each other , they obviously didn't know what happened on the night of the ball.
Just when Jon was about to give them a brief explanation, a blue-purple electric light suddenly shone on his face!
Jon was stunned for less than two seconds, and then he jumped out of the window without saying a word, without even leaving the door, and flew into the rain that was getting heavier and heavier!
“Boom!”
Thunder followed, leaving Neville and Ron only able to vaguely watch Jon's back being gradually covered by the heavy rain.
The idea that people will be in a bad mood on rainy days, at this moment Jon felt that it was complete heresy!
Even though he had been hinting during the game that he shouldn't force the Animagus thing, he had already waited for so long, and it would be a lie to say that he didn't have any expectations.
And now this long wait is finally over.
Jon was not so rash as to let himself get wet in the rain, as he would most likely catch a cold afterwards. As he flew out, he turned his robe into a raincoat and put on a big hood.
Soon he came to the place where the potion was buried, and after the first thunder ended, the next lightning followed.
The sky was half lit up by the lightning, and then dimmed again the next moment.
Jon conjured up a shovel and started digging a hole. In order to prevent the potion bottle from accidentally shattering, he did not dare to use magic . The closer it got to the final moment, the less anxious he could be. After all, he had waited for more than half a year, so a little longer wouldn't make a difference.
In a few minutes, he dug out the bottle of potion.
A mouthful of blood-red liquid lay quietly in the small crystal bottle, which was exactly the same as what Jon had described in the book and Professor McGonagall's explanation.
This means that he has succeeded in the potion part!
After getting the potion, John did not stop. There was no need to stay in the thunderstorm to drink the potion. He immediately moved to a large conference room in the school.
This place is rarely used and no one disturbs it. It is also spacious enough. It is the place Jon chose early on to complete his Animagus transformation.
