On the couch, Isabel was holding something like a cat teaser and swinging it from side to side, while the fat cat patronus was staring intently at the teaser like a really stupid cat, flopping back and forth in time with the swing of the teaser.
"This is ..."
Andy could swear that he was definitely not controlling that stupid cat.
Before this, although the fat cat patronus initially had some spirituality, it was more or less dull, and there was still a big difference between it and a real living thing.
But now ... it is like a real cat!
Helen followed Andy's gaze, raised her eyebrows and asked in surprise, "Andy, are you the one controlling the patronus?"
"No!" Andy shook his head.
"Then what is this...?" Helen was even more surprised at his words.
Although Helen also didn't think that Andy would control a patronus to accompany Isabel to play such a stupid game, that's precisely why the problem was even bigger, right?
A Patronus would even accompany someone to play a game?
Hearing Andy and Helen's conversation, the others also curiously looked towards the fat cat patronus.
Kyle stammered and asked, "An, Andy! Your Patronus wouldn't really have self-awareness, would it?"
Kyle had read the paper that Andy had written, and not just Kyle, even Helen had read it.
That was, after all, the first paper Andy had published, and it had also created such a big impact in the magic world, so as parents, they would naturally support their own children.
Helen was even on the verge of memorising it.
Helen once again asked with confirmation, "Andy, did you really not control that patronus?"
"Of course not!"
Andy thought for a moment and explained, "You guys should know about Peeves, right? Peeves is not a ghost, but the embodiment of the students' mischievous emotions and the castle's magic power."
"My Patronus ... should operate on the same principle."
The principles of many magic spells have a certain degree of commonality, the similarity between Obscurus, the Patronus Charm, and the Peeves ... is that they are all products of the fusion of the mind and magic power.
The difference between the three is:
Obscurus uses negative emotions to suppress magic power.
The Patronus Charm uses happy emotions to release magic power.
As for the Peeves ... Andy hadn't learnt about it, but one thing could be confirmed - it was the combination of the students' mischievous emotions and the magic of the castle that together gave birth to the Peeves.
Andy thought that the fat cat Patronus's current state had some similarities to the state in which the Peeves was born.
Peeves needed the mischievous emotions of the students.
The fat cat patronus, on the other hand, needed, well ... an environment that could make Andy feel happy.
Just like this moment!
Seemingly sensing the gazes of the crowd, Isabel looked over suspiciously, "What are you guys looking at me for?"
Andy said, "Nothing, you keep playing!"
Helen bit her lip lightly, "Peeves, ah ..."
She turned her head to Kyle, "Kyle, do you know anything about Peeves?"
Being a reckless Gryffindor, Helen was only good at going against Peeves, but never learned about the origins of Peeves.
"I've heard some rumours."
Kyle said, "The Peeves has existed since the beginning of Hogwarts. I don't know its origin, but I know it's not a ghost."
Helen was a little worried, she asked vaguely, "Andy, you're safe with this Patronus ..., aren't you? Didn't you say that you improved the Patronus charm based on the principle of Obscurus?"
Kyle smiled at her words, "Then you must not have read through it. Unlike the Obscurus, the Patronus Charm is just a spell, so Andy can control it."
Andy nodded, "Although my patronus is an independent being, it relies on me to exist. You can think of it as a member of the family."
Helen blankly glanced at Kyle before continuing, "But it's different now, if Andy's Patronus possessed a self-thought like Peeves, wouldn't it think about getting rid of Andy's control?"
"You have to know that all life seeks freedom."
This was what Helen was most worried about.
Andy retorted at that, "Mum, freedom is the biggest lie in life."
"Laws, morals, ethics, human feelings, other people's opinions, worldly concepts, including the knowledge we have learnt, and our perceptions of the world ... There are a lot of intangible things in this world that bind us."
"No one has true freedom."
"Even the very thing of 'pursuing freedom' is not free."
At this moment, Andy transformed into a philosophical master and refuted Helen's words with sharp language.
Andy continued, "My existence is binding to this fat cat. So you don't have to worry."
In Fantasy terms, Andy was the Heavenly Dao of the fat cat Patronus.
As long as Andy did not further merge his mind and magic and give more 'heavenly authority' to the fat cat patronus, it would never have the ability to go against the heavens.
As for the issue of freedom ...
In fact, Andy still felt that 'being at peace' was more realistic than something as false as 'freedom'.
Helen had to make magic potions every day to earn money, and she also had to take care of her family and children and prepare the family's three meals a day.
Was she free?
It was possible for her not to do all of this, but there were invisible things binding her, making it necessary for her to fulfil these things.
She was not free, but she could be at peace with herself!
Helen didn't catch the meaning of Andy's words, but since Andy could make sure that he could bind the Patronus, Helen wasn't that worried.
"What do you guys think Andy's patronus will become in the future?"
Helen asked curiously, "Can it be like Peeves, be able to touch reality and talk?"
Andy thought about it and shook his head, "I'm afraid not!"
Although the conditions for the birth of Obscurus, Patronus Charm, and Peeves were very similar, there was still a big difference.
Negative emotions that reject magic, happy emotions, and mischievous emotions.
The magical creatures birthed from the different emotions would be very different.
What's more, the condition for the birth of an Obscurus is the repression of magic, while casting a Patronus Charm requires the release of magic.
Repressing and releasing ... are different by any standard, right?
"Well ..."
Andy guessed, "I think the growth of a patronus can only enhance the abilities it has in itself."
Kyle was surprised, "Are you saying that your Patronus will gain a stronger spell-casting ability?"
If that was the case, then wouldn't this fat cat be stronger than Andy?
That would be too much of an exaggeration, right?
"Erm ..."
Andy explained, "I mean, when it possesses a certain amount of intelligence, I'm afraid it will have the ability to cast spells on its own ...!"
When he reached the end, Andy suddenly froze for a moment.
Autonomous spell casting ...
Would there be a limit to the growth of the fat cat Patronus?
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