Chapter 77: A Livelier Regulus
This class was Slytherin-Hufflepuff shared, so students from both Houses crowded around to watch.
Avery sat beside Regulus, face beaming with vicarious pride.
Alex was stunned and admiring, eyes wide.
Hermes curled his lip — but his gaze kept sliding over.
Several Hufflepuff students wore complicated expressions: envy, curiosity, and something approaching covetousness.
Professor McGonagall walked over. A single glance told her everything.
"This is not a magical creature." McGonagall spoke with weight, addressing all the young wizards.
"Transfiguring a magical creature involves the deepest level of transformation — a step beyond standard Transfiguration. That is a profoundly advanced domain, well beyond your current abilities."
She studied the winged rabbit, a flicker of approval in her gaze.