Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 245 Nicoléme’s Private Library

 After learning that everyone else had left, Kyle was planning to pack up and go back, but Nicoléme shook his head and said:

"You don't need to be so early, Kyle. If you want, you can stay here for a while."

“And I heard from Albus that you also taught yourself alchemy and invented a very interesting gadget.

It seems to be related to Quidditch, right? Can you let me take a look? "

 “It’s possible, it’s possible…but I don’t know if it counts as alchemy.”

Kyle took out a transparent snake-shaped bracelet from the shapeshifting lizard skin bag, the same kind he had sold to Malfoy for a hundred galleons before.

 After that, he also received other orders one after another, but the number was not large, only five.

 After all, it’s one hundred galleons. Even Slytherin, few people would spend that much money to buy a toy.

 He has made this in advance and plans to use it to develop new customers after school starts.

 And this is the only thing about him that is related to alchemy.

Nico took the bracelet and raised his eyebrows in surprise.

“To put a magic spell into a fixed object…this is, without a doubt, alchemy.”

"I think you must have read the book "Magical Products: Change and Fusion"."

Kyle nodded: "I found it accidentally in the school library."

“That is indeed a good alchemy book.” Nico said: “Although some of the views are somewhat contrary to mainstream alchemy, it is still good for beginners.”

Nico gently rubbed the bracelet and continued: "It's rare that your foundation is also very good. Even I can only find some insignificant flaws.

 It seems that you are very interested in alchemy. "

Kyle nodded without hesitation: "Yes."

You must be interested at this time. You can't say that you learned alchemy just to study Horcruxes.

Kyle doesn’t want to go to Nurmengard for further studies.

And as the maker of the Philosopher's Stone, Nicoléme's achievements in alchemy were unimaginable by others.

Even if you just teach him a few things on a whim, it will be an immeasurable asset to Kyle.

“That’s good, come with me.” Nico returned the bracelet to Kyle and led him to a circular room.

There is no furniture here, except for a few tables, the rest are all books.

 The number is staggering.

 Rows of huge bookshelves are stacked neatly on top of each other, extending upward from the ground as if there is no end.

Nicoléme pointed to the bookshelves and said: "There are many books on alchemy here, as well as notes from earlier years. If you are interested, you can come and take a look at any time."

Kyle looked up at the towering book tower and asked in disbelief: "Are these all related to alchemy?"

 “Of course not, only a very small part.”

Nico casually pulled out a faded copy of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" from the nearby bookshelf.

 “If you want to see something else, you can find it here, as you like.”

"It's like having a library at home..." Kyle muttered.

“It’s not really, it can only be said to be my personal library.”

Nico put the book back on the shelf. "The books I collected in the early years were all placed here. At first there were only a few bookshelves, but then there were more and more, and it gradually became like this."

 This is only from the early years?

Kyle smacked his lips, even if it was just what he saw, it was already more than what was in the Hogwarts library...

However, Nico seemed to be anxious to go back to listen to the opera, and he didn't explain much. He just said a few words and left with small steps.

 Before leaving, he called the house elf over.

“Tata knows the location of every book. If you have anything you want to find, you can ask it...if it’s available here.”

The door was closed again, leaving Kyle and Tata staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes.

 After a moment, Kyle asked with some suspicion: "Do you know where these books are?"

"Of course, distinguished guest." Tata said proudly: "As a qualified house elf, I must be able to find what the master needs at any time. Although this is difficult, Tata still did it."

"Can you help me find "Thousands of Miraculous Herbs and Mushrooms"?" Kyle asked tentatively.

"Snapped!"

Tata snapped his fingers, and a thick book appeared on the table next to him.

 “I also need "Magic Creation: Change and Fusion"

"Snapped!"

 Another snap of the fingers.

This book, which was stored in the restricted book area of ​​Hogwarts, also appeared on the table.

Kyle stepped forward and looked through it briefly. The content inside was exactly the same as what he had seen before.

“Let the Blood Boil.” Kyle narrowed his eyes thoughtfully and said again.

"Snapped!"

　　It was still the familiar snap of fingers, but this time, nothing appeared on the table.

 “Please forgive me, distinguished guest!”

Tata quickly bent down, his long nose almost touching the ground.

 “You can’t see that book!”

"I can't see..." Kyle frowned and said, "Isn't it true?"

“It’s on the twenty-third floor, row ninety-seven on the left.”

Tata said accurately: "But you can't see it, so Tata can't bring it to you."

Kyle suddenly realized that it seemed that there should be a so-called forbidden book area here.

However, he didn't pay too much attention to it, although for a moment, he did think about looking for the "Secrets of Cutting-edge Black Magic" that he had been thinking about.

 But thinking about the relationship between Nicolas Flamel and Dumbledore, this idea was quickly dismissed.

  Anyway, he already knew the process of making Horcruxes from Voldemort, so there was no need to take this risk.

"It's okay, Tata, I don't really want to read that book." Kyle calmed down and said, "Can you help me find Nico's notes? I just need the basic ones, the sooner the better."

 Tata stood up again.

With a series of "cracking" sounds like firecrackers, the table was soon filled with various well-preserved notebooks, parchments and slates.

But after Kyle opened them with great expectation, he found that he couldn't understand them at all, and he couldn't even recognize all the symbols that appeared in them.

How to put it this way, it was as if Nicoléme suddenly had an enlightenment and jumped directly from the second grade of elementary school to graduate school.

 The blank parts in the middle are exactly what Kyle needs most.

 “Is there any earlier?” Kyle asked with a frown.

Tata shook his head.

Having no other choice, Kyle changed his mind and asked Tata to bring the books that Nico had written before.

This time there was finally something he could understand.

 "Alchemical Principles of Exchange"

This is an alchemy course textbook that Nicolas Flamel wrote specifically for Beauxbatons a long time ago, and it is just right.

 (End of this chapter)