Hogwarts Dances with Dragons

This was Alvin’s first meeting with Nico Flamel.

The old man had silver-white hair, a thin body, sunken eyes, and looked very weak.

But although he looked very weak, he had a warm smile on his face, and it seemed that he was very happy to meet Alvin.

"Is this the legendary alchemist?" Luna asked softly.

"Yes, a legend that has lived for more than 600 years." Dumbledore said gently: "Every time new friends see Nico, they will feel emotional."

Several people followed old Nico into the house. As a legendary alchemist, Nico Flamel's house did not look luxurious, but it was very exquisite.

The sun shines through the windows, making the room bright.

There are vessels of different shapes on the mahogany table, filled with liquids of various colors. I don’t know what they are used for.

Alvin followed Old Nico and looked around the room, frowning slightly.

Different from what Hermione and the others saw, in his eyes, the house was filled with the air of death, and the source of this air of death was the old Nico in front of him.

This old man has lived for too long. Although he has been taking the elixir of immortality, the decline of his body functions is inevitable. If it continues, in the end this legendary alchemist will probably be able to lie in bed, doing A vegetative state.

Thinking this, Ivan stopped, opened his mouth, and swallowed all the deathly air that filled the room.

Then, Hermione and Luna were both stunned. They felt that the room had become brighter for no reason, but when they looked carefully, it was no different from just now.

Dumbledore glanced at Ivan and smiled gently, probably guessing what Ivan had done.

Nico Flamel also felt light, and then looked at Alvin in surprise.

"Thank you, kid." Old Nicky groaned.

"It's easy, but the footsteps of death are already approaching you. The outcome of the matter cannot be changed. I can only make it easier for you."

Ivan sighed: "If necessary, I can return the magic stone to you for a while. If you learn Aslant's meditation technique, you can extend your life by at least 200 years."

"Oh, no need for the child." Old Nick joked: "Thank you very much for thinking so... But I am ready to meet my old friend death. I think... probably when the research and development of the shuttle gate is completely completed, That’s about it.”

"What a shame." Alvin shrugged.

"There's nothing to be sorry for." Old Nico pushed open a door, revealing the open space behind the door: "I'm very satisfied."

The moment the door opened, Hermione and Luna exclaimed.

What I saw in that room was a huge golden door. Various runes were engraved on the door. In the center, thirteen circular holes formed a circle.

"Thirteen?" Ivan raised his eyebrows: "I remember it was from the zodiac?"

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Aiwen with strange expressions.

"What's wrong with what I said?" Ivan spread his hands.

"I kind of regret skipping your astronomy class, Alvin." Dumbledore suddenly laughed.

"The zodiac constellations are generally called the twelve constellations of the zodiac, which is correct." Hermione explained: "But the zodiac constellations actually have thirteen constellations, ranking No. 88 in area among the 11 constellations in the sky. Viewed from the Earth, it is located south of Hercules, north of Scorpio and Sagittarius, and on the west side of the Milky Way. This is Ophiuchus.”

"Ophiuchus and Serpens are the only pair of constellations that meet together in the whole sky. At the same time, Ophiuchus passes through the ecliptic, crosses the celestial equator, and part of it is on the Milky Way. Among the 88 constellations in the whole sky It’s unique.”

Hermione transformed into an encyclopedia again and talked endlessly.

"And it is because of the special characteristics of Ophiuchus that Ophiuchus has both yin and yang and four signs. Although it is a zodiac sign, it is independent of the zodiac. This is a course we learned in the first grade. …”

"It's amazing." Ivan shrugged nonchalantly.

Hermione rolled her eyes at him angrily: "I'm starting to worry about the success rate of this experiment."

"Don't worry." Ivan rubbed Hermione's little head: "For me, even if the experiment fails, there will be no danger to my life."

"Ah..." Old Nico stumbled into the house: "Speaking of safety issues, phew..."

He struggled to pick up a small box and handed it to Ivan. Ivan opened the box and found something like a metal wristband in the box.

"What is this?" Ivan was confused.

"This is an anchor." Old Nico explained: "If you think of countless worlds as the vast ocean, and you as a ship sailing in the ocean, then this thing is the anchor connecting you to the world. "

"Don't lose it, Alvin." Old Nico warned: "Alchemy products cannot be repaired by magic. Once this thing is damaged, it will be difficult for you to return to this world."

"Interesting..." Alvin was amazed: "In other words, this thing can be connected to this world?"

"It's a door to contact the shuttle." Old Nico said: "It's similar to the principle of the disappearing cabinet, but it's a little smarter than that, although I'm not sure whether there can still be contact across the world barrier..."

"But it stands to reason that normal time travel should be directed to this world, so this wristband will definitely be connected with the door of time travel. Even if you travel to hundreds of years ago, you will definitely be able to come back as long as the time position is accurate..."

"But if positioning is needed..." Ivan tilted his head: "Where should I position now? What position? What time?"

"Do you remember the time before you came to this world?" Old Nico asked.

"Remember." Ivan nodded: "Normally speaking, I should have arrived in Aslant 777 years later on July 7, 7."

"July 7th?" Dumbledore thought about it for a moment: "I remember that when we first met, it was around August 7th, but I don't know if this includes the time it takes for you to travel through the middle of the world. .”

"400 years, one month..." Old Nico took out his wand and tapped it here and there on Ivan. The tip of the wand was filled with white mist. After a while, he took back the wand in surprise: "Sure enough, four hundred years old. Come on, it seems that Ivan, you have indeed traveled through 400 years of time, but there were some accidents in your landing point."

"This also shows that the time flow rate in Aslant is roughly the same as that here." Old Nico argued dialectically: "Of course, to be on the safe side, I suggest you set the time of travel half a year ago, which is Aslant." Summer of Rand 778.”

"If the time or place is wrong, for example, the time deviation is too large or you cannot leave this world at all, then activate the anchor point after your magic power is restored and come back as soon as possible." Old Nico said: "And if the time error is not big, Just stay as long as possible and activate the anchor point as Christmas approaches. Remember, the smaller the time and space deviation, the less magic power is required."

"I understand." Ivan nodded: "Then when do we start?"

"At night, the stars come." Old Nico said gently: "Theoretically, it can save a lot of magic power, so..."

Old Nico paused and glanced at Hermione and Luna: "In the meantime, you can chat with your friends and relax."