The Bard at Hogwarts

Chapter 288 Visiting Nicolas Flamel

The arrangement of the Daily Prophet has caused widespread discussion throughout the British Isles.

Although many people laughed it off, some people chose to take it seriously, probably some low-level wizards who were brainless and believed in Rita.

Unlike newspapers, which are widely used in the media, another article in an academic magazine in the magic world has really caused a stir, although it is limited to the academic world.

An article written by Newt Scamander himself - "The Phoenix Should Not Be Classified as a Magical Beast"

Once the article was published, it was reprinted by many academic magazines, including "Transfiguration Today", "Research on the Development of Modern Wizards", "Potion Guide"...

In fact, this is normal. As the most magical magical animal, the existence of the phoenix has always been a mystery.

No one knows how they reproduce, no one knows where they come from, even if someone is lucky enough to see a phoenix in the wild, it is only a glimpse and fleeting.

But even so, wizards still did not give up the study of the phoenix, whether it was the magic of rebirth, the tears that healed injuries, or the alchemical use of the phoenix tail feathers... all of these were too valuable.

For this reason, the articles written by Newt were widely reprinted around the world.

Although the audience of academic journals is small, the gold content is beyond the reach of the Daily Prophet.

Newt and Rita successfully sent Ino to the cusp of the storm.

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As the person involved, Ino did not pay much attention to the outside world.

At this moment, he was carrying a suitcase and strolling on the famous Champs Elysees.

With the rise of French capitalism in the 19th century, the Champs Elysees became a famous shopping mecca.

But the purpose of his trip was not to go shopping, but to visit a real legend.

Who would have thought that the legendary alchemist Nicolas Flamel, who lived for nearly 700 years, actually lived in seclusion in the prosperous Champs Elysees.

When Fox sent the note with the address, Ino's first reaction was that it was unreal, but he quickly shook off the idea.

After all, this street was built in 1771 and renamed Champs Elysees in 1789. Maybe when Nico settled here, it was still deserted.

After finding a Chanel store, Ino took out the note from his pocket.

Just seeing the address recorded on it, the bustling commercial street in front seemed to be wiped out by mysterious power, and a vast courtyard appeared in front of him out of thin air.

On the main gate of the courtyard, there are pairs of eyes carved in a very strange way, and these eyes seem to be alive, staring at the front at this moment.

This scene is really a bit scary, but Ino raised the note in his hand without caring.

It seems like a Muggle access control. After seeing the note, these eyes closed uniformly, and then the gate of the courtyard opened automatically.

Seeing this, Ino did not rush to enter, but stopped at the door beam and looked at these closed eyes carefully.

Just now, he felt a glimmer of vitality from these sculpture-like eyes.

This is magical, because no matter how realistic the Transfiguration is, or how superb the alchemy is, the things produced are essentially lifeless.

Magic cannot bring the dead back to life, and magic cannot create life either.

But the fleeting vitality just now made him doubt the so-called magic rules.

Ino knew very well that his feeling was not wrong, and there were only two possibilities at the moment, either the so-called magic rules were not rules, or Nico had a more sophisticated alchemy method.

"Interesting..."

Ino sighed in his heart, and then stepped into the courtyard.

...

As he crossed the door beam, the magical scene appeared again.

What looked like the interior of the courtyard before turned into a modern room with air conditioning, fans, TVs, and chandeliers.

But before he could take a closer look, an old voice came from the room.

"Welcome! Alchemist of the younger generation."

Hearing the voice, Ino turned his head and saw the legendary alchemist in the corner of the room.

What surprised him was that he was not, as he had expected, an extremely fragile old man with eyes as bright as stars.

The feeling of Nicol Flamel in front of him was just one word - ordinary.

With gray hair and loose robes, his face was pale without a trace of blood, but everything looked normal.

He looked like an old man who had not been exposed to the sun for a long time and was idle at home after retirement.

Although he felt ordinary, Ino did not despise him at all. He bowed slightly and greeted him politely:

"Good day! Mr. Flamel!"

"Don't be shy, please sit down!" Nicol Flamel nodded with a smile, and then pointed to the idle sofa beside him.

As early as a few months ago, he received a letter from Dumbledore, and also learned a lot about the young man in front of him.

Originally thought that such a talented little wizard would be arrogant.

But after meeting him, Nicol Flamel found that everything was different from what he imagined.

Whether it was his previous performance outside the door or his current calmness, he had a good impression of him.

At the same time.

After Ino sat down, a lot of noisy voices came from a distance.

Looking sideways, I found that they were all three-inch little people, and there were more than a dozen of them. They shouted uniform slogans and walked towards this side with difficulty, carrying a teacup that was much larger than themselves.

This scene immediately interested Ino because it reminded him of Tom and Jerry in the valley.

The deformation of the ice sculpture and the alchemical dolls in front of him are different from the products of transfiguration. The difference is that these little guys in front of him look very smart and seem to be smart.

The reason for this evaluation is that after a short delay, they have successfully climbed onto the coffee table.

Then they formed a two-foot "giant" like a ladder, and the huge teacup and teapot were easily held in the hands of the giant at this moment.

However, the good times did not last long.

The little doll that seemed to be acting as an "arm" seemed to have slipped and failed to hold the teapot firmly, and the boiling hot water flowed along the coffee table to the feet of the "giant".

"Woo, pull it up quickly, it's scalding me!" The little doll cried for help.

Seeing this, although he knew it was fake, Ino still stretched out his finger and pointed at the coffee table, and the boiling hot water condensed into frost with the naked eye.

"Huh! I'm saved!" The little doll that was scalded by the hot water exclaimed with lingering fear.

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A few minutes later.

"They are very interesting!" Ino looked up at Nicolas Flamel.

After a short observation, he discovered the special features of these little dolls. This is not like the wizard chess, with set actions and dialogues.

This is a real "alive", similar to the artificial intelligence in Muggle theory. They can think and even have the concept of "I".

This discovery reminded Ino of the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

Unlike the bizarre and adventurous stories of the Grimm brothers, Andersen's stories are more gentle and dreamy.

If you really want to give an example, the Grimm brothers are like adventurers, while Andersen is like a bard.

Because Andersen's stories include "The Old Street Lamp", "Thumbelina", "The Teapot", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Princess and the Pea"...

It seems that the story of anthropomorphic objects has been enduring in Andersen's fairy tales.

Sorry everyone, I only wrote two pictures today, mainly about Nico, I thought about it for a long time... Sorry, sorry, sorry