Harry Potter: Dark Alchemy

What do I think about alchemy?

After hearing Nicoléme's question, Wright had a look of obvious embarrassment on his face. Isn't it self-degrading to discuss one's own views on alchemy with the most famous alchemist in the wizarding world?

Nicoléme, who was sitting aside, could naturally see the embarrassment on Wright's face. He waved his hands indifferently and said: "It doesn't matter, say it boldly! I won't laugh at you because of what you said. More Besides, before you came to me, you probably only had a very superficial understanding of alchemy, and I don’t expect you to say anything very insightful.”

"Of course I also know that I won't say anything particularly insightful. After all, I have never been exposed to anything about alchemy before." Taking a secret glance at Nicolas Flamel, Wright cursed, "Except Today, on the system panel that suddenly appeared, I accidentally saw the words "Basic Alchemy". This is the first time in my life that I have been connected with the word alchemy. "

After looking at Nicoléme again, Wright took courage and said, "Then I will say it."

Nicoléme nodded noncommittally.

"The so-called alchemy is a method of attaching magic power to weapons or tools with the help of the wizard's own or external magic power." Wright said slowly.

"Is this gone?" After listening to Wright's words, Nicoléme said, and it was not difficult to find a hint of disappointment in his voice.

"One more thing." Wright thought for a while and decided to tell his true opinion.

"Please speak." Nicoléme stretched out his hand.

"It is difficult to fully explain the definition of alchemy. It is far from what I can fully understand now."

"But perhaps in the eyes of most people, an alchemist does the kind of work I just said, but I think that kind of alchemist is more like," Wright thought about the language, "more like an enchanter. Yes, the enchanter just adds magic to existing items and turns them into magic items."

"I think this is far from the limit of what alchemy can achieve." Wright said.

"Oh? Then in your eyes, what is the ultimate of alchemy?" Nicoléme began to become a little interested.

“The ultimate in alchemy,” Wright paused, “is to create something out of nothing.”

"You can refine any power the alchemist wants according to the alchemist's ideas at will, even including the soul and life of God's authority."

"And this is the ultimate in alchemy."

"Good! Very good! Very good!" Nicoléme praised loudly. It is hard to imagine that such a huge and resonant voice could come from the body of an old man who is more than 600 years old. "Since I refined the magic stone, After that, everyone will always think that the ultimate in alchemy is that little red stone, which is just the turning of stone into gold and immortality.”

"But in fact, transfiguration can achieve the effect of turning stones into gold, although the transformed gold will not remain for too long; some extremely secret and ancient magic can also make people stay in the world for a long time, not to mention those A magical creature that travels through time at will!"

"The magic stone that can turn stone into gold is just the most superficial content in the Book of Abraham."

"The Book of Abraham?" Wright asked with some confusion.

"Well, it seems that you don't know about this book. But that's right, there are very few people in the world who know about the existence of this book." Nicolas Flamel said, "That was when I was thirty-one years old. , a book received from the hands of an angel.”

As Nicolás Flamel spoke, he pulled out an ancient and huge book from the right pocket of his clothes. This book was not made of paper or parchment like the magic books that Wright had seen in the school library.

Its cover is a piece of fine and smooth young bark, and the edge of the cover is tightly wrapped with a layer of brass, which is engraved with some ancient mysterious words or strange symbols that Wright has never seen before.

But it was too late for Wright to be surprised by this unheard-of magic book.

"Angels? Do angels really exist in this world?" Wright was completely shocked by the angels in Nicolas Flamel's words. Is the level of power in the Harry Potter world so high?

Didn't we agree that everyone should point and poke with the small stick-like wand? Why did a mythical creature suddenly appear?

"Of course there are angels in the world," Nicolémeil gently touched the cover of the Book of Abraham. He raised his eyes and glanced at Wright. "Don't make such a fuss, Wright. If there are no angels, , where did my book "The Book of Abraham" come from?"

"It's just that in the past two hundred years, I have not received any news about heaven, nor have I seen angels descending on the European continent again." Nicoléme said.

Wright nodded with some difficulty. It didn't matter whether angels existed or not, as long as they didn't appear now.

Otherwise, with such obvious shadow energy, as soon as an angel appears in front of me, he will be stabbed by it as a heretic or a spy from hell, right?

"Angels, demons, etc. are still too far away from you now. Let's go back to alchemy and the Book of Abraham." Nicoléme said.

"In the entire twenty-one years since I received this book from an angel, I have been trying my best to collect information and try to understand it thoroughly, but I have never been able to even get started."

“Finally, when I was fifty-one, with the help of a Hebrew scholar, I successfully conquered the first page of the Book of Abraham.”

"I followed the instructions in the book word for word and guessed the magic stone based on the same amount of mercury. After a series of operations, I finally turned the mercury into gold in April of the following year. Its texture was indeed better than ordinary The gold is better, softer and more malleable."

Nicoléme said this as he began to fumble in his pocket. After a while, he took out a scarlet magic stone from inside.

Wright looked at the irregular red gem in Nico Flamel's hand. Even though he had been mentally prepared for it, he was inevitably a little shaken at this moment.

That is the magic stone that can turn stone into gold and achieve immortality!

"Now I want to formally ask you something," Nicoléme looked at Wright with a solemn expression. "I wonder if you would like to learn alchemy with my teacher?"