It was Saturday, the twenty-eighth day since entering the Wizard World.
In an open space outside Hogsmeade, Dumbledore was teaching Li Chuan a very ancient and powerful defensive magic spell.
"You must focus your attention, then recall some pleasant things in your life, use positive emotions to channel magic, and then cast the spell; only then can you succeed."
"This is an extremely difficult spell; very few witches can master it, so don't worry, calm down and take your time."
Li Chuan nodded, waving the spell in his hand, trying to chant the incantation again and again:
"expecto patronum!"
At this time, what Li Chuan was learning from Dumbledore was expecto patronum.
Li Chuan's original body, Tom Foley, had not learned expecto patronum during the previous semester, nor had he found related spellbooks in the bookstore, so a few days ago he sought out Dumbledore to ask for guidance on this spell.
Dumbledore readily agreed and had been diligently guiding him in learning this magic spell these past few days.
Why did he want to learn this spell that didn't seem particularly useful?
Because during this period of magic learning, he learned through books that expecto patronum was not as simple as he had imagined.
Previously, he had only thought this magic spell was specifically used to deal with Dementors.
After all, when he watched the movie back then, the most impressive scene was Harry Potter's stag driving away a large group of Dementors.
However, in reality, expecto patronum is known as the oldest and most powerful defensive magic spell; it can not only repel Dementors but is also a spell generated by channeling magic through the most positive spirit within a person's heart.
It can be used to repel any creature with dark and negative attributes; Dementors are just more famous because they are relatively special and terrifying.
Under normal circumstances, the patronus summoned by expecto patronum is divided into two types: non-corporeal and corporeal.
The non-corporeal one is a mass of silver mist, which can be used to repel dark creatures, but the effect is not obvious.
The corporeal patronus, on the other hand, takes the form of various animals and is much more powerful than the non-corporeal patronus, but very few witches can achieve it.
In the Middle Ages, witches who could summon a corporeal patronus were recognized as powerful beings and would even be nominated as officials of the Ministry of Magic.
Of course, corporeal patronuses also vary in strength; most ordinary creatures are similar, but there are also some particularly outstanding ones.
For example, a witch from ancient Greece named Andros, because the patronus he summoned was in the form of a giant, became the most powerful witch at the time by relying on expecto patronum, and was called the invincible Andros.
A patronus can fly, transmit messages, and perform certain physical attacks under the control of the witch, but most witches' patronuses are ordinary creatures, with limited damage, and can easily be blocked by defensive magic spells.
But a giant patronus like Andros's cannot be blocked by ordinary defensive magic spells at all.
Besides the ancient Greece period, in recent history there was also a wizard who became famous due to the power of his patronus.
"The Book of Spells" records a wizard named Hedley Fleetwood, who actually summoned the extinct creature, a mammoth, as his patronus.
As for now, the most powerful patronus in the entire wizarding World is undoubtedly Dumbledore's, because his patronus is actually a magic creature, the symbol of the Dumbledore family, the immortal phoenix!
Therefore, many witches concluded in magic books that the appearance of a patronus actually reveals the witch's inner self.
Before it is summoned, anything is possible, even a patronus in the form of a dragon is not impossible.
The reason Li Chuan wanted to learn expecto patronum, besides the reasons above, was also because of the World he was about to enter for his main quest, shushan biography.
In an Immortal Cultivation World like shushan biography, there are many demonic cultivators and evil cultivators, as well as various demons and ghosts; a magic spell like expecto patronum might have unexpected defensive and damaging effects when encountering these.
"expecto patronum!"
Calming himself down and trying hard to imagine the beautiful and happy things from his experiences, Li Chuan waved his wand once again, casting expecto patronum.
This time, the tip of his wand finally changed; streams of silver magic flew out from his wand, becoming more and more numerous, first turning into a non-corporeal silver mist, and then gradually condensing together.
Finally, it transformed into a large silver rooster.
A chicken?
Looking at his patronus, Li Chuan was stunned on the spot; he had imagined his patronus being various animals, but he really hadn't thought of a chicken.
Why a chicken? Was the true reflection of his inner self a combative rooster?
"Excellent, it's actually a rare corporeal patronus; it seems your talent in this magic spell is quite good."
Dumbledore wasn't surprised to see that the patronus Li Chuan summoned was a chicken; after all, a patronus could be any animal, including mice, goats, rabbits, cats, and even cockroaches.
A rooster didn't seem like an unreasonable animal either.
As long as it was a summoned corporeal patronus, that was already something worth celebrating; many witches simply couldn't learn such a profound magic spell, and some who did learn could only summon non-corporeal ones.
"It's great, just a bit unexpected."
Li Chuan smiled and quickly felt relieved; a chicken was a chicken.
He was a pragmatist; no matter the form, as long as it was a corporeal patronus, it was good.
He just hoped that if he learned Animagus transformation in the future, the animal he transformed into wouldn't be a chicken; otherwise, it would be quite awkward if people saw him and called him "Brother Chicken" later, as he couldn't dance and wasn't a basketball master.
Just as Li Chuan had accepted that his patronus was a rooster and was preparing to test its effect, the form of his patronus suddenly changed.
His original rooster-shaped patronus instantly dispersed into a silver mist, and after two seconds, it re-condensed into a large silver bear.
"What's going on?"
Li Chuan opened his mouth; could a patronus still change?
At this moment, Dumbledore, who was beside him, also showed a look of surprise in his eyes upon seeing this:
"This is quite interesting; I've only seen someone's patronus change due to changes in their inner self, but this is the first time I've encountered one that changed right after initially taking form."
A witch's patronus is not immutable throughout their life; he once met a witch whose patronus was originally a dog, while his wife's patronus was a cat.
After his wife passed away, because he missed her so much, his patronus also turned into a cat.
Just as Dumbledore finished speaking, Li Chuan's patronus surprisingly dispersed into a silver mist again and re-condensed into a new animal—a snake!
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