The Big Boss Behind Hogwarts

"Candle?"

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

Wands, stones, crystals... Everyone thought of one alchemy material that might become a class tool, but candles were definitely not on everyone's mind.

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

"Put the candle in the upper left corner of the table. It's the alchemy material for this class. We'll use it in a while." Nicole Lemay walked to the podium and spoke slowly. The students did as they did. , he continued: "People's concept of alchemy is stuck at the touch of a stone - I know it's tempting, like this -"

Nicole Lemay took out a red gem the size of a child's palm, and gently tapped the ruby ​​on a stone table.

In the blink of an eye, the stone table turned into a golden table, shining with the golden light of Huang Chengcheng. The six little badgers sitting in the first row were stunned. dull sound.

"It's really gold!" Some pure-blooded snakes made judgments through their voices: "And it's still pure gold!"

"Wow--"

The students stood up and applauded, looking at the ruby ​​in Nicole Lemay's hands with hot eyes. Needless to say, everyone also thought of its name - the Sage's Stone, or in other words, the Philosopher's Stone.

Several officials of the Ministry of Magic were eagerly looking forward to it, as if they wanted to climb onto the golden table to smell the gold, while those reporters wanted to take out their magic cameras to take pictures, but Dumbledore stopped them.

Nicole Lemay motioned the students to sit down. He threw the Philosopher's Stone aside at will. The Philosopher's Stone just fell into the pile of alchemy props. The students exclaimed in amazement. Lemay threw it out like trash!

"Don't be surprised, children," Nicole Lemay said, his voice always soft, but everyone could hear—no one made a sound.

"Remember what I said? People's concept of alchemy stays at the touch of a stone.

For centuries, people thought that alchemy was about turning stone, wood, leaves, crystals, or whatever else into gold.

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

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

"That's right, it's a good thing!" Perenel said, looking at her lover and smiling, "Children, when you conquer greed, you are halfway there. "

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

"You're only half right, child." Perenel leaned back on her couch and said with closed eyes, "Strictly speaking, alchemy and magic are on the same level, because what magic can do, alchemy Even magic can do it. What magic can’t do, alchemy can do.”

No one minds her posture. After all, she is more than 600 years old, and people are thinking about her words.

Moriarty said in a deep voice, "For example, defeating death, right?"

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

The students were breathing hard and asked anyone on the road - Muggle or wizard, if they wanted to turn a stone into gold or live forever?

Undoubtedly, the answer is yes.

Wealth and immortality are two things that many people dream of, but for Nicole Lemay and Perenel, they are within easy reach, just like drinking water when they are thirsty and eating when they are hungry.

Most importantly, there was not a trace of pride or bragging about wealth and immortality on the faces of the two old men.

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

"You can say that, Moriarty." Nicole Lemay nodded, "For those of you who are beginners in alchemy, the pattern, mind, and vision are indeed very important, but as you study deeply, you will find that, Your pattern will become very large unknowingly, which is one reason why alchemy is gradually declining."

Nicole Lemay smiled bitterly, he couldn't expect all wizards to let go of the mundane and explore the truth.

"It's too early for you to say this," Perenel took over the topic: "Children, as you know, the touch of a stone and immortality are indeed the two most prominent and well-known alchemies. .

Now let's talk about some unknown, real alchemy. "

Nicole Lemay 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 convert base metals into precious metals. Of course, making gold is indeed a main purpose, but only It is not comprehensive to understand it as metallurgy, metallurgy, and alchemy."

"Does anyone know which country alchemy originated from?" Perenel asked.

Tonks raised his hand and said, "Ancient Egypt, Professor."

"Then you must know the earliest book that recorded alchemy?"

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

"Very well, boy." Perenel asked Tonks' name and college, adding twenty points to Hufflepuff.

"When we talk about alchemy, we have to mention ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, ancient India, China, Eastern Ying, ancient Greece and ancient Rome..." Nicole Lemay said a series of place names, "There is time. If so, you can go for a walk and have a look, young people are always full of energy, but a warm reminder: it is best to go together."

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

It's Tonks again.

She took out a piece of blue paper from the parchment she brought and read out the notes on it: In Hermeticism, alchemy, together with astrology, supernatural power, etc., are examples of "the three great wisdoms of the whole universe" , they were created by a legendary figure named Hermes Trismegistes.

So Hermes is regarded as the ancestor of alchemists. "

"Perfect answer, Tonks, Hufflepuff adds another ten points." Perenel smiled at Tonks.

Lilith pouted. Needless to say, Tonks and Moriarty must have done their homework in the Room of Requirement.

The students wrote down all these knowledge points, and the Ministry of Magic officials and reporters recorded the words of the two professors verbatim, including their praise to Tonks.

"I said just now that the original goal of alchemy was to convert base metals into precious metals," Nicole Lemay may have been tired from walking and sat back on the chair, "Then, with the development of alchemy, we can renew it. Define it, that is, transforming what is temporarily unnecessary into what is needed!"

Moriarty wrote down this sentence and raised his hand to ask: "Professor, since it is transformation, then there must be a transformation formula?"

"That's right! Alchemy has a formula!" Nicole Lemay said with certainty: "Most people only know that alchemy uses magic power and magic runes, but little is known about the alchemy formula."

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

The pure-blooded wizards looked at these people with dazed and 70% contempt. How can a mere formula be more terrifying than refining potions?

Lilith is a representative of them. She thinks that no matter how complicated and obscure the formula is, can it compare to the long-winded and clichéd magic rules?

But Moriarty didn't think so, and he questioned again: "Professor, if the formula is close to reality, then the alchemy of turning a stone into gold and immortality is obviously detached from reality, I think, the formula does not apply to all alchemy."

"Very good," Nicole Lemay looked in a good mood, rocking gently on the chaise longue, "You know, Moriarty, magic is called the miracle of will interfering with reality~www.wuxiamtl. com~ And alchemy can also be called a kind of miracle, but it is not a miracle caused by the interference of will with reality, it is a miracle caused by mysterious interference with reality.”

"mystery?"

Including Moriarty, everyone repeated it in unison.

Even Dumbledore, he murmured in a low voice, "Mystic... occult?"

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

"I know that the British Ministry of Magic has a Department of Mysteries. In fact, many countries have established this department. As far as I know, France has it." Nicole Lemay said lightly: "But the Department of Mysteries, even the mystery, It has nothing to do with the class we are going to teach today."

"Continue back to the first understanding of alchemy." Perenel raised his voice slightly: "We talk about formulas, but this class does not teach formulas, alchemy contains too much obscure, vague knowledge point.

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

Perenel is still going, the students are already numb, no wonder all grades are studying in the same classroom, because no matter what grade, they have never been exposed to alchemy!

Age is really meaningless in the face of alchemy!

"Today, we started with a simple alchemy material, candles, trying to learn to shape, change, and then transform it into something you need." Nicole Lemay stood up from the reclining chair, like He suddenly thought of something and smiled slightly: "Ah, today is September..."

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