Chapter 214 Maggie's Expectations
Della counted the days and asked Maggie to imitate Nella's tone and handwriting to write all the letters to Dumbledore before the summer vacation. Then she gave the letters to Nella privately and tenderly. A few days later, she assigned them tasks as usual and asked them to travel in the name of work, but this time the working period was changed to two months.
After sending Quasi and Nella away, Della spent several days filling up the storage room in the sealed room. She also counted the needed materials, books and equipment several times. After confirming that everything was ready, Della asked Karkaroff to further seal off her remote underground sealed room.
She added the wizard level test and manifestation to her schedule, but her fundamental purpose of coming to Durmstrang was to find an opportunity to help Maggie grow up. The new things she added were just incidental after all.
"Haisi-Asa (Get bigger, Sadolin)." Maggie ordered Sadolin after Della took protective measures and arranged a row of tools on the obsidian table.
Sadolin's eyes, with hollow sockets, grew bigger obediently. She lay on the experimental table, her snake body relaxed, not nervous at all.
Sadolin seemed to listen to Maggie a little too much.
Della glanced at Maggie who was calm and composed beside her, and without saying much, she walked to Sadolin with the book "Cling Graydon" that she had almost read to pieces in the past few days. It was full of information on how to transform the body, and she first cast a spell on Sadolin to strip away her senses and consciousness as written in the book.
Sadolin's already relaxed body became even softer, and she lost consciousness. The snake's head tilted to one side, and a little bright red tongue leaked out from its slightly open mouth.
Maggie looked intently at Sadolin on the experimental table, and her pupils stood up when Della brought the first knife down on Sadolin.
The guilt towards Sadolin that he had forgotten for a while came back at this moment, but Maggie had no urge to stop Della's actions. The moment Della made the first move, he realized that not only did he no longer empathize with Sadolin, but he was also looking forward to it.
Finally, he had a body that was fully worthy of his intelligence and ambitions.
No longer a snake that is always considered a vassal, but entering the thrilling chess game with a completely independent attitude.
The more she thought about it, the more Maggie's pupils became erect. As Della stabbed her with the knife, venom dripped from the corners of Maggie's mouth.
While using her magic wand to draw pictures in the air, Della caught a glimpse of Maggie with her pupils erect and her mouth full of venom. It was the first time she saw Maggie so greedy, so she couldn't help but look at her twice. However, the transformation on her hands did not allow her to be distracted too much, so she soon devoted herself to the experiment on Sadolin.
Although she designed a plan that could be done in one go, that plan was too risky, so she chose a three-stage plan that was estimated to take a month to slowly change Sadolin's body and observe the adaptation of the soul and body. Della wanted to try her best to give Maggie the best.
And it would be best to do it perfectly the first time. Della didn't want to adjust Maggie's body again and again. She didn't want to develop or deepen the impression of Maggie as a "work".
The first stage of the transformation went smoothly. Della selected all the future parts along the texture of Sadolin's body. The excess flesh and bones were dug out and preserved aside using magic in case they were needed in the future.
The unconscious Sadolin was nailed to the experimental table. It was a horrifying scene because she was almost cut in half and placed there like a specimen, but the beating snake heart in the center told everyone else that she was still alive. If you got closer, you could even feel her flesh still bouncing slightly.
Della didn't feel anything about the bloody scene she created. She approached each piece of flesh and bone where she had carved the phase diagram very seriously, recording the fluctuations of magic power on it. Occasionally, she would change a few phase diagrams to see if the magic power could flow more smoothly.
In addition to the challenge of physical changes in transforming a snake into a human, there is also the big question of whether the adult body can perform magic.
Maggie didn't make any explicit request, but Della knew that the "becoming a human" he mentioned could be replaced by a more targeted expression - becoming a wizard.
From this perspective, Maggie's demands are really many and demanding. If she wasn't Maggie, Della wouldn't have complied with those demands so much.
It seemed like she was being too generous. She didn't even bargain with Maggie.
So far, apart from the sense of accomplishment that alchemy itself brought her, Maggie has not given her any reward.
Thinking of this, Della glanced at Maggie who was concentrating on Sadolin and reminded her, "It's time to rest." Then she picked up the prepared isolation cloth and covered the gutted Sadolin.
"Hai-xi (How's the experiment going?)" Maggie asked Della after she took him on her shoulders.
Della helped Maggie up again and led him to the living room, saying as they walked, "The first stage went smoothly, but I can't see much. I can only say that the plan is feasible."
"Ha-Sashi (How long do you estimate this will take)?" Maggie asked again.
"Hmm..." Della lowered her eyes and pursed her lips a few times, "It's going better than I expected. Maybe we can have an adult in half a month."
"But it's best to have a three-month observation period after the experiment is completed." She pushed open the door to the living room and saw Apep playing with a bunch of gemstones on the dressing table. Della walked over and continued, "Some implicit values must be evaluated as well."
"Maybe," Della, who was coaxing Apep into her hands, suddenly raised her voice a little, "I will also give you an adjusted plan."
"Sa-(what)?" Maggie tilted her snake head.
"Sadolin's plan is to change the body and adapt the soul to the flesh, so I have a lot of work to do," Della explained. She pulled out the chair that came with the solid wood desk and sat down. "But you have connected to Voldemort's soul. In fact, your soul should have experience as a human being."
"External forces are external forces after all. If the change is from the inside out, it will definitely be much more natural." Della took out the German textbook for the wizard level test and started reading. "Of course, the choice is yours. As long as there is no problem with the experiment on Sadolin, we always have a conservative plan."
Hearing this, Maggie's yellow snake eyes narrowed first, and then she swam in front of Della, "Xi-Sa (Do you think the second option is more risky)?"
"It's not more risky, but I lack the evaluation channel because it only applies to you," Della looked up at Maggie, "There will never be another snake that can merge with a human soul."
"Haisa-ya (If this plan is adopted, what preparations should I make)?" Maggie was not opposed to having his body cut open like Sadolin. After all, Della would not harm him, but he was indeed more interested in this plan in which he had more initiative.
"Sadolin's experiment has just begun. We have to wait until the middle stage to reverse the process of 'soul to body' through the change from 'flesh to soul'. Now, um——"
Della frowned, moved her eyes left and right, then picked up a few books according to the list and placed them in front of Maggie. "You can prepare for the wizard level test with me. Just think of it as doing something to deepen your concept of 'you are a human'. During your rest time, you can also try to think about the ideal human form and what you want to do."
"Hessi-Asgar (ideal form? After I had Tom Riddle's memories at age 16, I thought we had reached a consensus that I would borrow Tom Riddle's identity)." Maggie blinked.
"In that trial, the name Tom Riddle was mentioned. Although the Ministry of Magic has not announced the follow-up, I think this identity has been listed as a suspect or wanted criminal," Della explained. She grinned and laughed silently. "Of course, you can use his body, identity and memory. This is the best option, but-"
"Hahi-hasa-hi (The Ministry's actions have given me a legitimate reason to define my own identity)." Maggie understood, he spit out his snake tongue, and his snake pupils slowly stood up again.
This means that even in front of Voldemort, as long as he explains properly, he can continue to be "Maggie" while enjoying the convenience of Tom Riddle's identity.
This was great, he hadn't wanted to use the name that had been abandoned by Voldemort.