days at Hogwarts

Chapter 29 The Nicole Flamel Story

Loren never imagined that he was in Hogwarts 5 minutes ago, but now he was walking on the streets of Devonshire.It had just rained, and there was a damp breath in the air.

In the morning, Professor McGonagall found Loren in the library and took him to see Dumbledore. Loren thought it was the end of Pettigrew Peter's matter, but Dumbledore brought him here in a blink of an eye. .

"Nico wants to see you." Dumbledore took a deep breath happily, enjoying the weather.

Of course Loren knew who Dumbledore was talking about about Nicole: "Nico Flamel? Why did you want to see me?"

"He doesn't want his inheritance to be sealed for too long."

"He knew you were going to Hogwarts when he met you in Hampshire, so he asked me to see what kind of kid you are."

"He said, if I think it's okay, I'll bring you there. But if you're not suitable, you can only explore the mysteries of those two books by yourself." Dumbledore explained the reason as he led Loren forward.

"So he really sold those two books to me?"

Loren understood that Dumbledore already knew that the "Comprehensive Explanation of Hieroglyphs" and "The Book of Abraham" were in his hands, but he was not sure if it was Nicole Flamel who he met in the small town.

If so, why did Nicole Flamel go to that remote town to set up a bookstall and sell books to him at a price that Loren could pay.

"Why don't you ask him yourself later?" Dumbledore seemed to sense that there was more than one question in Loren's mind, which meant something.

"Then why now?" There was no call, Nico suddenly wanted to see himself, and Loren didn't believe that Dumbledore would not be involved.

"Of course not just now, Loren."

"From the time you told me about Banban, you have already proved yourself, but later on you brought me more surprises."

"Willing to entrust trust, have a yearning for knowledge, cherish friendship, and most importantly, have love in my heart."

"These are precious qualities."

After experiencing Tom's incident, Dumbledore became more cautious, and at the same time paid more attention to examining the hearts of students.Dispel the darkness and lead to the light, this is what a qualified principal should do.

Loren curled his lips, it was obviously a surveillance investigation, but it turned out to be serious when he said this.

The person behind the mirror last night was definitely Dumbledore, full of magic power, almost blinding Loren's eyes.He probably heard that what Loren saw in the Mirror of Erised was relatives, so he made up his mind.

"Although sometimes, it's a little naughty." Dumbledore added, the two stopped in front of a small courtyard, he stepped forward and rang the doorbell.

There's no magic here, like any other Muggle house in the street.The courtyard has green lawns and the windows are kept spotless.

It was an elderly woman who opened the door. Dumbledore stepped forward and put a light touch on her cheek: "Long time no see! Perenelle."

The woman nodded and smiled softly at Loren behind Dumbledore: "Come in." She turned sideways to welcome the two of them in.

Walk through the courtyard and enter the house. In the living room, there are normal sofas, color TVs, and refrigerators for Muggle families.

The old white-haired book seller Loren had met before was sitting on the sofa watching TV, playing an opera.

The old man looked up at Loren with a gentle smile on his face: "I just said we will meet again!"

Perenal called the two to sit down, made black tea, and went to the back room.

Dumbledore sat beside him quietly, as if all this had nothing to do with him, watching the opera on TV with great interest.

"Hello, sir." Looking into those eyes, Loren had a lot to ask, but didn't know where to start.

Nico saw Loren's doubts, but he didn't mention it, and started talking on his own: "I'm going to tell a long story, some of which you may have heard..."

In the 14th century in Europe, when the Black Death was raging, Nicole Flamel graduated from Beauxbatons and obtained the "Book of Abraham" under the guidance of the mysterious man in his dream. He spent decades of research but found almost nothing. Read the contents of the book with the help of a Hebrew scholar.

"The "Book of Abraham" has a severe curse attached to it. Except for the high priest and scribes, anyone who peeps will incur death. I thought I could avoid this curse by transcribing it. Such an idea is too arrogant! "

"I hope you will keep this lesson in mind, don't leak the contents of the book, and be careful to bring disaster to others..."

After the death of the Hebrew scholar, Nicole Flamel forged the Sorcerer's Stone by chance.Although incomplete, it has already been able to turn stones into gold and configure longevity medicine.

"It's just longevity. My body is still aging normally, and my bones will break if I don't pay attention." Speaking of this, the old man laughed, as if it was something interesting.

700 years is long enough, he has lived enough.Nico had already planned to wait a while longer, and after arranging his funeral, he and his wife would return to France for a final rest.

Until then, Nico wants to pass on his knowledge.After hundreds of years of exploration, not only the Sorcerer's Stone was refined, but he has made great achievements in many aspects.

"You know, with enough time, anyone can become a scholar."

Nicole sorted out the alchemy content, other knowledge, travel notes, and autobiography that he had explored for hundreds of years, and finally compiled it into "Pictographic Symbols General Explanation".

I originally planned to put this book in Beauxbaton's library, hoping that someone would find it sooner or later, and continue to explore along the existing road.As for the cursed book, fate will have its own arrangements.

This plan continued until a year ago, when Nico dreamed of the mysterious man 600 years ago, asking him to go to Hampshire and pass the book on to a 10-year-old child.

Nico felt that this was fate, and he chose a small town at random.Selling books like a peddler, I plan to entrust two books, and let the lucky one explore by himself, after all, there is no shortage of time to own the Philosopher's Stone.

Not long after sitting down, before finishing a cup of coffee, I met Loren.

"Just like 600 years ago, Loren is also engaged in some copying work, just like fate." Nico's voice suddenly rose, looking very excited.

After selling the book, Nico didn't relax.Loren was so young, he didn't know if Loren could walk right where he left off.

Nico didn't want the people behind him to be like him. It would be a pity to refine the semi-finished product after going around.It might even be worse. After all, looking back at the process of refining the Sorcerer's Stone, it was full of luck and could not be replicated.

"You know, an elderly man always thinks about things and hesitates." Nicole smiled cheerfully, "The last time he did something out of line was decades ago."

In the end, please Dumbledore, if Loren is a suitable candidate, bring him here, and I will give this lucky boy a little help.

As he said that, Nicole Flamel took out a picture card from his pocket, like a chocolate frog picture card: "Take it back, and stick it on the cover of "Pictographic Symbols Explanation", it will save you some detours. "

Loren reached out to take it. It was a portrait of Nicole when he was young. His eyes were still closed and he didn't move.

"We are not mentors and apprentices, and we have no obligations to each other. We are just a little help from the pioneers to the latecomers."

"If you appreciate this little help, help me take care of Beauxbatons."

"Finally, you have to remember that the key to refining the Philosopher's Stone is to redeem a desperate soul!"

(End of this chapter)