"Kenaz (O fire!)"

A small blue flame erupted in Aileen's palm as she whispered the incantation.

This was the second ancient rune magic she had learned. Compared to the initial awkwardness of learning the "Power Rune," this time it took her less than half a day to master this rune, symbolizing light and fire.

It was as if it was an ability she already possessed, only temporarily forgetting how to use it.

The moment the fire illuminated, the "sleepiness" that had been surrounding her body seemed to melt away like ice in the sun, replaced by an increasingly hot and solidified blue fire lotus.

"That's enough, don't burn yourself..."

Without even touching it, just looking at it gave the illusion of one's eyes being scorched.

Grindelwald narrowed his eyes, subconsciously raising his right hand to shield his face.

In fact, he was at least five or six feet away from Aileen at this moment – since the "Healing Rune" teaching accident, the first-generation Dark Lord had fully learned his lesson and would never appear within the range of attack when Aileen was practicing magic.

Not to mention that this time, the little witch was learning the extremely lethal ancient fire rune.

"Okay, don't worry, I won't... it's not hot at all."

Aileen carefully fiddled with the flame, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

It was a very wonderful feeling.

Whether it was the distorted air, or the feedback from her fingertips, the blue flame was undoubtedly extremely hot. It might not be able to melt metal, but it could definitely easily roast, or even char, a plump Scottish chicken.

However, Aileen didn't feel any pain.

The blue flames licked her fingertips, and she felt as if she had put her hand into lukewarm water.

She liked this warmth, it gave her a clean and comfortable feeling.

Pure-blood Veelas are not afraid of high temperatures, they are somewhat similar to phoenixes in terms of bloodline.

More precisely...

Aileen hesitated for a few seconds, following some instinct, and carefully took a breath.

The next moment, the blue fiend fire originally formed by her magic power fell into her mouth and nose like an inverted stream of water. In less than two or three seconds, the hot flame completely disappeared in the room.

"Burp—"

Aileen smacked her lips and burped softly.

In ancient times, Veelas would hunt phoenixes when they were extremely hungry.

"If possible, try not to breathe fire directly from your mouth in the future..."

Grindelwald leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, carefully choosing his words.

"It doesn't look elegant, and it's not pretty. Compared to transforming into a brutal fire dragon princess, I think you'd rather people describe you as a flame sprite or a flame queen, right?"

"You can just say it looks ugly – don't worry, I won't be so tasteless."

Aileen rolled her eyes at the first-generation Dark Lord and said unhappily.

She wasn't some shameful thing about to be kicked out of the "Dark Lord club," opening her mouth wide and sticking out her tongue to spit out a fire snake. If that scene were photographed by someone with ulterior motives, she would have no choice but to destroy the world.

Unlike Tom, who was blindly groping, she came from a formal Dark Lord training class.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Aileen raised her head and suddenly asked.

"By the way, Grandpa... do you think it's necessary for me to learn Animagus magic?"

"First of all – what are your concerns?"

Grindelwald didn't answer, but asked with a meaningful rhetorical question.

"Strength, or rather, the practicality of this magic."

Aileen raised her eyebrows, and the disgust on her small face was almost overflowing.

"I've checked the information before. The Animagus transformation options don't include magical creatures. The only advantage is wandless transformation – but that doesn't seem to... in short, it looks very weak..."

Not to mention that she has now learned the extremely aggressive fire rune "Kenaz," a spark of which could burn down the Forbidden Forest.

Even if she only had the healing rune "Perthro," with her super recovery ability and strength, she could beat up the four-beast lineup of Prongs + Moony + Padfoot + Wormtail alone – the spider graveyard in the Forbidden Forest was a living example.

"Well, from a combat perspective, Animagus is indeed very weak."

Grindelwald nodded in agreement, thought for a moment, and added an extra sentence.

"If you consider the effort and risks involved, it's simply one of the most difficult magics with the lowest benefit ratio. That's why fewer and fewer wizards are willing to learn it now, but it has two unique advantages..."

"Two... advantages?"

"Animagus, this is currently the only way to temporarily lose the characteristics of magic..."

Grindelwald raised a finger, grinned, and said very seriously.

"When there is a wizard civil war, or when encountering some traps or countermeasures aimed at magical reactions, an unexposed Animagus has a high probability of deceiving the enemy – to prevent accidental triggering, magical traps usually distinguish ordinary animals. In the magical history of nearly a thousand years, many wizards have used this method to deceive guards or enemies."

"Sounds like it's not very practical..."

Aileen shrugged. In her opinion, it was more like a limited-use, unreliable escape trick.

At least for her at this moment, it didn't have that much value.

As the Goblin Queen of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, the invisible guardian of Hogwarts, and the eldest lady of Tianming Group... she really couldn't imagine a scene where she needed to escape. Perhaps it would be more suitable to recommend it to her future adversaries?

"Who knows? But it has a second advantage..."

Grindelwald's eyes swept over the girl's body, and he said mysteriously in a low voice.

"In the process of transformation and recovery, it is equivalent to reorganizing the wizard's body. Considering your specific situation, it may break the shackles of Veela blood on your physical development..."

"I understand, I'll learn!"

Aileen's eyes lit up and she answered without hesitation.

Seeing Luna was almost a head taller than her, it would be too difficult if she didn't think of a way to catch up.

Even though she usually secretly used "Binary Reversion Architecture Modification Magic" to hide her platform shoes, it was not a long-term solution, especially when they were honest with each other in the bathroom. Aileen's days were getting more and more tormented.

"Then it's settled, Grandpa, remember to tell Professor Dumbledore... I want to learn Animagus."

Aileen clenched her small fist excitedly, as if she had grasped hope.

After all, even Hannah was starting to have some doubts.

The bedpost on the right side of her four-poster bed in Hufflepuff now had a shallow scratch on it – Aileen was even considering changing a reference point, preferably in a safe place outside the castle.

A whole year had passed, and she hadn't grown a single centimeter!

Not a single centimeter!

"Well, but I'll say it in advance, it's just possible..."

Grindelwald's eyes flickered, and he added rather rigorously, "Besides, this is just a guess from Albus and Newt. If you are not happy learning there, you can always come to me to learn human transfiguration."

"Don't worry, don't worry... I love little animals the most..."

Aileen replied absentmindedly, the small tuft of hair on her head swaying excitedly.

"I don't really care about getting taller. I've actually wanted to become a cute little animal for a long time. I'll report to Professor McGonagall's office this weekend – I'm very obedient, so I'll go back to my dormitory first today?"

"Okay, I'll tell Albus later. He will arrange it for you—"

Watching Aileen disappear out the door, Grindelwald breathed a sigh of relief, thinking:

"Fortunately, I persuaded the little witch to take the initiative to propose changing the teaching staff for the next stage. If I had to teach the next few abilities myself, it would be too exhausting... By the way, I also completed Albus's request, it's a win-win situation."

Grindelwald's gaze swept over the patches of charred marks in the room.

On the walls of this office that once belonged to him as "Castle Administrator," there were now many metal liquids melted into maltose-like shapes. As for the carpets and curtains, nothing was left, only patterns that resembled abstract paintings.

Not long ago, there had been a fiery hell of thousands of degrees Celsius here.

Except for the small area where he was standing, and the piano protecting him behind him, the room was extraordinarily refreshing and empty.

If it weren't for Aileen's high comprehension and the fact that the magic power accumulated in her Veela bloodline wasn't too much, he might not have been able to protect the piano behind him – just like the metal lampstand that melted directly under the girl's fiery flames.

...Speaking of which, he might have to change offices again.

He wondered what the Muggle Studies professor's office looked like. He didn't seem to have visited it yet.

Grindelwald sighed.

Even though he had prepared himself mentally and defensively, he had still underestimated Aileen's talent, and of course, the exponential magic amplification effect that a mixed-blood Veela might exhibit after her magic power was fully activated.

Fortunately, this problem was strengthened once and thrown back to Dumbledore.

As an ordinary old man who had retired from the world and didn't ask about worldly affairs, he would at most let Dumbledore come to the scene to take a look and prepare himself mentally in advance, so as to avoid old-age diseases such as sudden cardiac arrest and arrhythmia.

Although Grindelwald didn't know much about Veelas as magical creatures, he knew a very basic theory.

For any species, when she enters puberty, that is often when her strength truly begins to skyrocket.

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Gu ah~ Gu ah~ This year is almost over~ Unknowingly~