Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 1122 Legacy (2)

That day, they chatted with Nicole and his wife all night. It was hard to imagine that the two old men actually talked so much. Fortunately, they talked about the past, which was not boring, and it also let Albert and Isobel understand the history of centuries ago. What the wizarding world is like, if they are historians, they will definitely be very interested in the memories of the LeMay couple.

   Unfortunately, they are neither.

   Albert has no interest in history.

  He is only interested in the birth of the Philosopher's Stone.

   This comes more from the fact that he is an alchemist.

   There is no alchemist who is not interested in the Philosopher's Stone.

   This is the pursuit of many people's life.

  Of course, it may also be because the Philosopher's Stone can conjure gold and make elixir of life.

   Nicole agrees.

  He used the Pensieve to take everyone back to April 25, 1382, the day when the Sorcerer's Stone was born.

"It took me 21 years to finally fully translate and master the contents of the Jewish Book of Abraham." Nico raised his finger to the parchment on the table, "The last Hebrew scholar gave me great help , I remember that day, as if I was bewitched, I kept trying to make the legendary Philosopher's Stone."

   "That is the ultimate pursuit of all alchemists. When you know how to make the Philosopher's Stone, you can't help but try it."

   "Indeed." Albert nodded.

   "In the end, I succeeded. In fact, I don't know how I succeeded. In short, some mercury turned into gold under the influence of the Philosopher's Stone."

  In the laboratory, Nicole is trying to use the Sorcerer's Stone to contact mercury. The Sorcerer's Stone is put into the mercury and gradually turns them into gold.

  Everyone saw Nicole, who was in his fifties, as happy as a child, jumping around with the Philosopher's Stone.

   "I remember that day, Nico shared the Philosopher's Stone with me like a child." Perenal's eyes were full of nostalgia.

   "If it were me, it would probably be the same." Albert said softly.

"The Philosopher's Stone really turned mercury into gold, and gold is better than ordinary gold, softer and more malleable." Nicol looked at the gold transformed by the Philosopher's Stone, and said softly, "Later, I found out that those things are not Real gold, but more valuable than gold."

"Later, we tried to make other Philosopher's Stones, because we found that using the Philosopher's Stone to convert mercury into gold will consume a small part of the Philosopher's Stone, so the Philosopher's Stone you see now is much larger than we were then Some."

   "The engraving of the Philosopher's Stone failed?" Albert guessed the result.

   "Yes, it failed." Nico nodded and said, "The Sorcerer's Stone we recreated cannot turn mercury into gold."

When Nico was talking, the picture in front of them became hazy, and then they found themselves in the laboratory. Nico was still in the laboratory, but he looked older, and the surrounding environment changed. There are many redstones similar to the Philosopher's Stone.

   "Later, when we were old, we finally chose to announce the manufacturing formula of the Philosopher's Stone, to see if anyone can successfully manufacture the Philosopher's Stone."

   “It turned out to be disappointing.”

   "Everyone fails."

   This is probably the reason why there are so many formulas for the Philosopher’s Stone in the magic world. Many people think that Nicole Flamel is fooling them with a fake formula, so they try to make the Philosopher’s Stone by modifying the formula.

   But they all failed.

  When people tried to obtain the real formula from Nicole Flamel, those two elderly people had chosen to live in seclusion and disappeared from people's eyes.

  The authenticity of the formula cannot be verified.

  People's greed for the Philosopher's Stone also fell silent with the disappearance of the LeMay couple. Many people only regard the Philosopher's Stone as a treasure in legends.

  That night, Albert carefully studied the notes of the Philosopher's Stone, and recalled what he saw in the Pensieve by the way. This notebook did record the manufacture of the Philosopher's Stone in detail, or it recorded in detail the cases where the manufacture of the Philosopher's Stone failed.

   That’s right, manufacturing failed!

The notes should have been written after the event, and more from the memories of the Pensieve, writing down the case of Niko's success in making the Sorcerer's Stone at the beginning, but the subsequent manufacturing of the Sorcerer's Stone all failed. Redstone with no effect.

  Failed again and again, let Nico completely give up research on the manufacture of the Philosopher's Stone, and regard the only Philosopher's Stone as an incredible miracle.

   After repeatedly reading the manufacturing notes of the Sorcerer's Stone, Albert did not find the Sorcerer's Stone's skill on the panel.

  However, he didn't expect to be able to master the method of making the Philosopher's Stone after reading the notes.

   After all, Nico could not copy the Philosopher’s Stone himself, and the method in the notes probably lacked some important factor, otherwise the manufactured Philosopher’s Stone could not be just a similar-looking red stone, but it would have no effect.

  If the manufacturing method of the Sorcerer's Stone really appeared on the skill panel, Albert might be able to know the principle of the Sorcerer's Stone, but he doesn't plan to master the Sorcerer's Stone in other ways now.

Even if you want to successfully create the Sorcerer's Stone, you will inevitably consume a lot of experience and skill points. Before Voldemort died, Albert would not consider wasting experience and skill points on the Sorcerer's Stone. After all, the elixir of life only makes people live forever , for the still very young Albert, it is not within the scope of consideration at all, and it is not worthwhile for him to waste a lot of resources now.

   "Did you find anything?"

  A gentle voice sounded from behind, followed by a scent. Isobel, who was wearing a thin nightgown, reached out and hugged Albert, "I thought you were not interested in the Sorcerer's Stone."

"As long as you are an alchemist, you will be interested in the Philosopher's Stone." Albert closed his notebook, threw it on the table, and patted Isobel's hand, "Niko is probably worried that I might try it in the future. Make the Philosopher's Stone, that's why you gave me this notebook."

   "Do you want to be like them too?"

"have no idea."

   "No, you actually want to." Isobel stuck his body on it. "That kind of life is actually not bad. However, I think Mrs. Perenal is right, we should seize the moment."

   "You are right dear, we can be said to be in the happiest time of our lives now." Albert smiled and carried Isobel on his back, beckoned to open the suitcase, and walked in.

  …

  The next day, after Albert had breakfast, he took Isobel to find Bud. This elderly man is currently on vacation in France.

   Well, to be more precise, it should be that Britain is not safe. He ran to France to seek refuge and help Albert's wedding by the way.

   It's just that Bud's way of refuge is a bit special. He hides himself in a Muggle and enjoys sunbathing on the beach in southern France.

   The two saw Bud wearing fashionable and cool clothes and sunglasses in a cold drink shop by the beach in southern France.

  The other person looks like a cool old man on vacation.

   Bard is also very popular among Muggles.

  When Albert passed by, he was chatting with some travelers who also came here for vacation.

   "The person I was waiting for is here, let's go first." Bud smiled and said goodbye to the friends he had just met, and walked towards Albert and Isobel.

   "This is indeed a good place for a vacation." Albert greeted Bud with a smile.

   "It's good to be mixed with Muggles, and no one will pay special attention to it." Bud led Albert and Isobel towards a place where there was no one nearby.

   "Is it ready over there?" Albert asked, "It will probably be on the 13th."

   "Earlier than I expected."

   "Mr. Nicole's medicine is almost exhausted." Albert explained.

   "There are still ten days, no problem."

   Bud reached out and pressed Albert's shoulder, directly leading the two of them to Apparate.

  The three of them appeared in a bush somewhere, surrounded by a big rock, which seemed to be the coordinates left here on purpose.

  Bud led the way ahead, and motioned for the two to follow.

   "It's kind of old in there, but I've had the house-elves clean it up, and while it might be a bit of a problem trying to get people in, it's certainly fine for a wedding."

   While speaking, Bud had already appeared near the manor with Albert.

  In fact, there is no manor here, only a yellow bush.

   "Welcome to Knowles Manor, no one has been here for a long time." Bud happily introduced to the two after confirming that there was no one else around.

   As soon as the voice fell, the bushes in front of everyone suddenly pushed away, and a stone path covered with weeds appeared in front of it. At the end of the path was an old French-style manor.

   There is no doubt that this manor has been protected by the Fidelity Charm.

  When the two walked into the manor, Bud happily introduced to them: "This was originally a small vineyard, but it's a pity that no one lives there and it was abandoned."

   "Are there many places like this?" Albert asked curiously.

   "I don't know, this is an inheritance left by someone." Bud shrugged, "It was inherited by us, but you also know that we don't need it, so this place is vacant."

   "Do we have other safe houses in France?" Albert suddenly turned his head and asked.

   "Tiberus has a safe house in France." Bud said with a smile, "That's what he told me a while ago. I probably guessed that you might need to use the safe house."

   "My family will return to Europe after a while, and I need to prepare a safe house for them in France." Albert explained.

"You can use the safe house provided by Tiberus. I've been there, and it's an old villa." Bud thought for a while and said, "However, I suggest letting them live in your suitcase. It's a big job to clean it up there."

   "You can make a prediction first to see if it is safe for them to stay in a Muggle hotel." Isobel suggested.

"Forget it, it's just a few days, it's best not to relax your vigilance, and they will go to Knowles Manor to help with the final preparations." Albert finally rejected Isobel's proposal. He really didn't want to take risks, and there was no way significance.

   I have something to do today.

  (end of this chapter)