great-warnovel Chapter 195 The Wolf Girl Under the Moon
Chapter 195 The Wolf Girl Under the Moon
Chapter 195 The Wolf Girl Under the Moon
The children didn't tell the adults about Maria, because that would involve explaining Hermione's moon transformation, a long and complicated process.
Since Mr. Arthur never intended to expel Maria, let's just pretend this incident never happened.
Moreover, they didn't quite understand what Hermione had done to Maria; those words were transmitted directly to the werewolf's mind, and no one else could hear them.
It seemed she had only murmured to the moon for a while, then stretched out her hand, which suddenly burst forth with amazing light.
Because she had taken the wolfsbane potion beforehand, even Hermione herself couldn't be entirely certain whether faith could truly restrain her bestial rage.
"While the effects of the wolfsbane potion will last for another week, I will transform into the moon every night, and you will stay under the moonlight," Hermione said to Maria.
"As the effects of the drug gradually weaken, you may feel increasingly manic, but you must surrender your body and mind to the moon without reservation, and let the moon keep that fervor for you."
Hermione looked at the timid little girl: "If you can suppress your anger under the moonlight without hurting others, you can become the first werewolf to be free from the potion's requirements and live a normal life in the village from then on."
This greatly encouraged Maria, who nodded repeatedly, promising that she could do it.
Percy was skeptical, but Hermione was a Hogwarts board member, a position far higher than his that of a prospective student council president, so he wouldn't voice his objections.
In the following days, apart from helping out or playing in various parts of the village during the day, the children spent the rest of their time gathered in this rather secluded little valley.
Hermione used Transfiguration to raise rocks, forming a high wall that separated Maria from the big guy.
It would be unwise to leave a werewolf in her full moon form with other people; at least until it is certain that she can remain sane, basic caution is advised.
Under the moon's light, Maria will remain in her werewolf form, and as the effects of the wolfsbane potion weaken, she will become increasingly irritable.
Although the other children were doing their own things, they all kept some attention on the other side of the wall.
Hermione opened a small window so that Ginny and Luna could chat with their friends, which may have helped her try to stay sane.
"Are those werewolves who wandered over still around here?" Ginny asked.
"Mr. Arthur led his men out to search, but only found some hair—we don't know where it's hiding." Maria maintained her wolf form, one hand digging into the stone wall, leaving deep claw marks, as she tried to answer rationally and coherently.
"The stronghold is protected by a spell, so they can't get in, but it's too dangerous for Muggles to go out. Even wizards are in danger when facing a group of werewolves," Percy said, frowning.
Thanks to the relatively good natural environment of White Mountain, Muggles often go out in groups to search for useful supplies in the wild, or go further afield to Exeter and Plymouth to look for scrapped machinery, seeds of edible plants, ironware and metals, and so on.
However, because of the werewolf pack that roamed over and whose whereabouts are unknown, they have been unable to go out normally for half a year. Each time, they must be accompanied and protected by a wizard, which has further increased the wizards' burden.
"Maybe we could have Hermione turn into the moon and fly around outside. I guarantee all those werewolves hiding would rush out like madmen!" Ron suggested.
Neville was sparring with Draco, but without the Cruciatus Curse, the dragon was no match for Neville. After Hermione lent him Lockhart's sword a few times, Neville seemed to have suddenly mastered the sword overnight.
His scabbard is both agile and fierce. Not only can the mercury core of the staff dispel spells, but it can also fire spells as a staff itself, making it virtually impossible to defend against. Moreover, Neville can suddenly extend the Swiftblade of Kalia from the scabbard, making it difficult for opponents to adapt to his attack range.
Draco had to find a way to shake off Neville's entanglement. Only by fighting at long range could he have a slight chance of winning. Like Hermione in the previous semester, Harry began to practice Transfiguration. However, he did not have Hermione's precise control. Even though he studied Transfiguration intensively every day, his progress was not as fast as Hermione's. He could only make up for the lack of talent through hard work.
Hermione suspected that her transmigration was equivalent to a "rebirth." Her own talent in faith and the original little girl's intellectual talent as a wizard were combined, which made her learn everything exceptionally quickly.
"The werewolves seem to be able to communicate with each other using long howls," George said while doing his "crafts."
"I said."
"Perhaps we can find them through Maria," Fred added.
"If those werewolves deliberately bite humans instead of killing them, it's usually because they want to increase their companions. They will generally wait for the bitten people to find them after they have been driven out of the settlement and turned into wolves, following the howling sounds that humans cannot hear."
"And I've heard that within the werewolf pack, Muggle werewolves are merely servants of wizard werewolves," Ron added.
Ginny frowned. "But that's too dangerous. Maria is only 12 years old! And she doesn't know magic."
Sending a child like that to search for werewolf packs means she won't even be able to protect herself if something unexpected happens.
"I'm willing to give it a try!" Maria whispered.
"Those werewolves killed Daddy!" Her anger seemed to intensify in an instant, causing Hermione, in her moon form, to cast a glance down at her.
"Take control," she whispered, and Maria obediently closed her eyes and took a deep breath, using the moonlight to bury her anger.
The bond of faith was truly effective; as the effects of the wolfsbane potion gradually weakened, it was able to gradually replace its function, allowing Maria to maintain her sanity.
"If Maria really wants to try, she'll at least need to master the transformation and be able to use the werewolf body freely," Percy analyzed rationally.
"That way, at least we can escape faster."
"My father taught me martial arts and how to use firearms," Maria said, taking a deep breath.
As a Muggle who can survive in this era, even if you don't have the skills to produce goods, you still need the skills to fight.
"Oh, I think that might not be enough," Percy muttered, referring to the Muggles' so-called fighting techniques.
Magic is a joke. Even though those wizards and werewolves are all amateurs, at least the levitation spell is still very simple.
As for firearms, they are a joke to werewolves, who have extremely strong physical abilities and regenerative capabilities.
Hermione suddenly realized that shadow beasts usually share a portion of the power of the masters they serve.
Like Blaze's royal greatsword, it was a testament to his oath of loyalty to Nie, and also carried the icy chill unique to Nie's magic.
Maricus, under Marika's orders, was tasked with sealing away and storing the ultimate weapon, the Predestined Death, which was the power of rules that the Eternal Queen had extracted from the original magic ring.
Now that Maria has become her shadow beast, will she also share some of her power? Will this give this Muggle child some extraordinary potential?
Perhaps it's a talent for using magic? Or maybe it's the radiance stone, or the power of the moon?
Moreover, even without these, as a Muggle with the attribute of faith activated, can one use prayer?
The various prayers taught by the beast priests do not require intelligence; they can be performed solely through faith.
She guessed, and said to Maria, "If you want to become stronger, perhaps I can teach you something special?"