Hogwarts behind-the-scenes big boss

"Candle?"

The little snakes and the little badgers looked at each other. During the meal, they were still discussing what they should bring to class.

Wands, stones, crystals... everyone thought of alchemy materials one after another that might become tools for class, but candles were definitely not within the scope of everyone's thinking.

Moriarty's eyes lit up. He took out the corn candle he had just signed in and compared it with the candle Nico Flamel gave him. He found that there was no other difference except the color.

"Put the candle in the upper left corner of the table. It is the alchemy material for this lesson. We will use it after a while." Nico Flamel walked to the podium and spoke slowly, and the students followed suit.

, he continued: "People's concept of alchemy is stuck in turning stone into gold - I know it's tempting, like this -"

Nicolas Flamel took out a red gem the size of a child's palm, and gently knocked it on a stone table.

In the blink of an eye, the stone table turned into a golden table, shining with bright yellow golden light. The six little badgers sitting in the first row were stunned. They bent their fingers and tapped the table carefully, making a little sound.

dull sound.

"It's really gold!" Some pure-blood snakes judged through their voices: "And it's pure gold!"

"Wow--"

The students stood up and applauded, looking with burning eyes at the ruby ​​in Nico Flamel's hand. Needless to say, everyone also thought of its name - the Philosopher's Stone, or in other words, the Philosopher's Stone.

Several officials from the Ministry of Magic looked forward to it, as if they wanted to climb onto the gold table and smell the gold. The reporters wanted to take out their magic cameras to take pictures, but Dumbledore stopped them.

Nico Flamel signaled the students to sit down. He threw the magic stone aside casually. The magic stone happened to fall into the pile of alchemy props. The students exclaimed that the treasure that could turn stone into gold was passed by Nico.

??Lemay threw it out like trash!

"Don't be surprised, children," Nico Flamel said, his voice always very soft, but everyone could hear it - no one made a sound.

"Remember what I said? People's concept of alchemy is limited to turning stone into gold.

For centuries, people believed that alchemy was turning stones, wood, leaves, crystals, or whatever else into gold.

In fact, this idea is not wrong, but the method of turning stone into gold is too low-level and too stupid."

Nico Flamel showed a smile: "I see desire and expectation in your eyes. Your eyes are very hot but not greedy. This is a good thing."

"Yes, this is a good thing!" Perenelle spoke. She looked at her lover and smiled: "Children, when it comes to alchemy, when you defeat greed, you have already won half the battle.

"

Tonks raised her hand: "Professor Perenelle, do you mean that advanced alchemy can teach us magic more powerful than turning stone into gold?"

"You are only half right, child." Perenelle leaned on her recliner and closed her eyes and said: "Strictly speaking, alchemy and magic belong to the same level of existence, because what magic can do, alchemy can do.

Magic can do it. What magic can’t do, alchemy can do it.”

No one minded her posture, after all she was over 600 years old, and everyone was thinking about her words.

Moriarty said in a deep voice: "Like defeating death, right?"

"Yes, child." Perenel opened his eyes: "Nico made a lot of elixirs, enough for us to live for many years."

The students began to breathe heavily and asked anyone on the street - Muggle or wizard - if they wanted to turn stones into gold or live forever.

Without a doubt, the answer is yes.

Wealth and eternal life are two things that many people dream of, but for Nicol Flamel and Perenelle, they are as easy to obtain as drinking water when they are thirsty and eating when they are hungry.

The most important thing is that there is no expression of pride or showing off for wealth and eternal life on the faces of the two old people.

"Two professors, do you want to tell us that the necessary quality for learning alchemy is pattern?" Moriarty looked at the two old men.

"You can say it this way, Moriarty." Nico Flamel nodded, "For those of you who are new to alchemy, structure, mind, and vision are indeed very important, but as you study in depth, you will find that

, your structure will become very big unknowingly, which is also one of the reasons for the gradual decline of alchemy."

Nico Flamel smiled bitterly. He could not expect all wizards to put aside their secular world and explore the truth.

"It's too early for you to say this now," Perenel took over the topic: "Children, as you know, the Midas touch and immortality are indeed the two most prominent and famous alchemy techniques.

.

Now let’s talk about some unknown, real alchemy.”

Nico Flamel walked slowly to the middle of the classroom and looked at the students: "Alchemy originated in the Middle Ages, and its main goal is to transform base metals into precious metals. Of course, creating gold is indeed a main purpose, but

It is incomplete to only understand it as metallurgy, metallurgy, and alchemy."

"Does anyone know in which country alchemy originated?" asked Perenelle.

Tonks raised her hand and spoke: "Ancient Egypt, Professor."

"Then you must know the earliest books recording alchemy?"

"Yes, Professor, "The Jade Record" is the earliest record of alchemy and one of the most important legends." Tonks replied loudly.

"Very well, kid." Perenelle asked Tonks's name and house, adding twenty points to Hufflepuff.

"When we talk about alchemy, we have to mention ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, ancient India, China, Japan, ancient Greece and ancient Rome..." Nicol Flamel said a series of place names, "There are

If you have time, you can go for a walk and take a look, young people are always full of energy, but a warm reminder: it is best to go together."

"Alchemy has been going around the world for at least hundreds of years, and finally flourished in Europe." Perenel stepped down from the chair and glanced at the students: "Does anyone know who the ancestor of alchemy is?"

It's Tonks again.

She pulled out a piece of blue paper from the parchment she had brought and read out the notes on it: In Hermeticism, alchemy, astrology, magical powers, etc. are exemplified as the "three great wisdoms of the universe."

, they were started by a legendary figure named Hermes Trismegistes.

So Hermes is regarded as the ancestor of alchemists."

"Perfect answer, Tonks, plus ten points for Hufflepuff." Perenelle smiled at Tonks.

Lilith curled her lips. Needless to say, Tonks and Moriarty must have done their homework in advance in the Room of Requirement.

The students memorized all these knowledge points, and the Ministry of Magic officials and reporters recorded everything the two professors said word for word, including their praise of Tonks.

"I just said that the original goal of alchemy was to transform base metals into precious metals," Nico Flamel, probably tired from walking, sat back on the armchair, "So, with the development of alchemy now, we can

To redefine it, that is, transforming things that are temporarily unnecessary into things that are needed!"

Moriarty memorized this sentence, raised his hand and asked: "Professor, since it is transformation, then there must be a transformation formula?"

"That's right! Alchemy has a formula!" Nico Flamel said with certainty: "Most people only know that alchemy uses magic power and magic runes, but few people know about the alchemy formula."

Many young wizards who grew up in Muggle families suddenly let out a cry. Muggles' fear of formulas has been engraved in their DNA and passed on to the next generation.

The pure-blooded little wizards looked at these people with confusion and contempt. How could a mere formula be more terrifying than refining a magic potion?

Lilith is one of the representatives. She feels that no matter how complicated and obscure the formula is, can it still compare to long, clichéd magic regulations?

But Moriarty didn't think so, and he raised another question: "Professor, if the formula is close to reality, then the alchemy of turning stone into gold and immortality is obviously beyond reality. I think the formula does not apply to everyone.

The alchemy of.”

"Very good," Nico Flamel seemed to be in a good mood. He rocked gently on the recliner, "You know, Moriarty, magic is called a miracle caused by the interference of the will with reality.

And alchemy can also be called a miracle, but it is not a miracle caused by the will's interference with reality, it is a miracle caused by the mysterious interference with reality."

"mystery?"

Everyone, including Moriarty, repeated it in unison.

Even Dumbledore muttered in a low voice: "Mystery... Occultism?"

"Department of Mysteries!?" Lilith raised her hand.

"I know that the British Ministry of Magic has the Department of Mysteries. In fact, many countries have set up this department. As far as I know, France has one." Nico Flamel said lightly: "But the Department of Mysteries, even the Department of Mysteries, is

, have nothing to do with the lesson we are going to teach today.”

"Continue to return to the first understanding of alchemy." Perenel raised his voice slightly: "We talked about formulas, but we will not talk about formulas in this class. Alchemy contains too much obscure and vague knowledge.

point.

These knowledge points include but are not limited to constellations, oil paintings, ancient symbols, magic runes, cones, celestial phenomena, knots, flowers, stones, shells, dreams, emotions, natural scenes, natural disasters, magic circles, crystals, myths, animals,

Metal……"

Perenel continued, and the students' scalps were already numb. No wonder all grades were studying in the same classroom, because no matter what grade they were in, they had never been exposed to alchemy!

In the face of alchemy, age is really meaningless!

"Today, we will start with a simple alchemical material, a candle, and try to learn to shape, change, and then transform it into something you need." Nico Flamel stood up from the recliner,

As if something suddenly occurred to him, he smiled slightly: "Ah, today is September..."

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