"Everybody wants to be a great wizard like Headmaster Dumbledore. ”

Albert gently stirred the black tea in front of him with a spoon, took it and took a sip, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he couldn't help but praise: "Your craftsmanship is awesome, this is the best black tea I have ever drunk." If you can, don't teach me how to make such a delicious cup of black tea. ”

If it was in his previous life, Albert really couldn't drink good or bad black tea, but he drank black tea for several years in this life, and he could really drink it if it was good or not.

It can only be said that he is really worthy of being a person who has lived for hundreds of years, and the ratio of black tea, milk and sugar is really great.

"Absolutely. Perenal smiled, "I tell you, Albus doesn't like my tea very much, he always says that my tea tastes too light." ”

"Everyone has their own tastes, and I've heard that Headmaster Dumbledore has a sweet tooth. Albert tasted another piece of buckwheat biscuit baked on a plate, which was also very good, with a very strong wheat aroma, the more you ate it, the more fragrant it became, but it was not sweet.

For those with a sweet tooth, it's not delicious!

As the two old men spoke, they recalled their first meeting with Dumbledore.

The situation is similar to Albert, they were introduced by other wizards to meet the Lemay couple. Unlike Albert, Dumbledore had been in correspondence for several years before meeting the Lemays.

After graduating from Hogwarts School, Dumbledore passed through France as he began his journey around the world, where he was introduced to the LeMay by an acquaintance.

When the two sides met for the first time, they had a lot of common topics and had a great chat.

Later, Dumbledore spent several months in France, spending most of his time discussing magic and alchemy with Nicol.

"At that time, together we found other uses for dragon's blood and succeeded in making a spot remover. ”

"Headmaster Dumbledore discovered twelve uses for dragon's blood, and I memorized this in my book. ”

"Well, this statement is actually wrong. Nicol took a sip of black tea and recalled, "When Albus found other uses for dragon blood, some of the uses of dragon blood had already been invented by other wizards, but at that time, the exchange of information was not as convenient as it is now, and not many people knew about it. ”

Later, Albus published a paper on the uses of dragon blood, which directly led to the fact that most wizards believed that Albus had discovered twelve uses of dragon blood. ”

"I remember Dumbledore clarifying this. "It's just that word of mouth has become like that, and no one really cares if he invented the purpose of dragon blood." ”

"I remember Ivan Dironsby claiming that by the time Dumbledore "borrowed" his papers, he had discovered eight uses for dragon blood. Harrysis laughed about an incident from more than a decade ago, "In fact, Ivan Dillons was a step behind the curve, thinking that Dumbledore had stolen his work, so he went around slandering Dumbledore. The guy didn't have a good reputation, and I remember him claiming to have cracked the recipe for Floo powder, only to blow himself up from the fireplace when he tried it. ”

Listening to the memories of several people, Albert felt that he had really seen a lot. Although he didn't care about Dumbledore's past, he didn't mind listening to it as a story, and sometimes it was really funny, especially the dusty past.

The truth of history is often not necessarily recorded on parchment.

After all, that's what the victors write.

"Please forgive me for this nagging, it's always like this when I'm old. Nicol said to Albert with a smile as he drank the black tea that had cooled down.

"No, it's funny. Albert shook his head to say he didn't mind, "My grandfather also liked to tell me stories from the past. ”

"By the way, can you tell me about the fourteenth century, what kind of era it was?" he continued, "I have heard that magic flourished in ancient times and that much of magic and alchemy had disappeared in this era. ”

"It's not gone. Nicol shook his head, "It's not suitable." ”

"Not suitable?" Albert pondered.

"The fourteenth century, that era, is called the Dark Middle Ages. "To some extent, this statement is actually true, it was a very ignorant, very dark time. Although wizards have their own rules and constraints, most of them are more unscrupulous, and they will not hide like wizards now, so they will create a very prosperous illusion. ”

"Knowledge was very valuable in those days, and many wizards would hide their knowledge, and because they rarely communicated with each other, wizards could only try to develop some magic that they mastered, and most of these spells were chaotic spells. When you don't know much magic, it's very valuable. ”

"However, most of the spells have been eliminated by time. ”

Sure enough, the so-called prosperity is just the self-perceived prosperity. Albert muttered.

"Yes, it is undeniable that some magic is lost, but many have survived the test of time. Nicol explained softly, "It's just that this part of the knowledge is well preserved, and you need to touch it to know it." ”

"For ease of management?" Albert muttered.

"Yes, for ease of management. ”

It was not Nicol who answered him, but Mr. Harriss, who had not spoken since then.

"Maybe I shouldn't talk about it. ”

"Very few people can see these things clearly. "But there are two sides to everything, and it is indeed more peaceful now than before." ”

"But there's no denying that it was a time when even Muggles were keen on alchemy. Nicol digressed the topic, "It was indeed the heyday of alchemy, and many theories, origins, and studies were born in that era. ”

"For alchemy?"

"Yes, for alchemy, for getting rich. Perenal laughed and said, "At least, most Muggles at the time were for that purpose. ”

"You're the only one who succeeded. Albert said with a smile.

"Philosopher's stones can't make gold. Nicol shook his head and denied it.

"But you are immortal. ”

"It wasn't gold, and we didn't really realize it until later. Nicol's tone was filled with helplessness, "It's like gold made with a Transfiguration Charm or a Copying Charm. ”

"Of course, Muggles can't tell. ”

Realizing that Nicol seemed reluctant to talk about the Philosopher's Stone, Albert steered the conversation in a different direction.

He would occasionally ask questions about alchemy, and he would take the protective bracelet he had made to consult Nicol, hoping that the other party would give him some good advice.

Nicol really knows a lot of things, because the alchemy of that era contains a lot of things, although he may not be proficient in it when he is young, and he can even only say that he is dabbling, but after living for a long time, he understands everything he should understand.

Albert's situation was different, he was only a thirteen-year-old.

In his communication with Albert, Nicol was vaguely aware of the extraordinary talent of the boy in front of him.

It's very apt to describe it as magical.

In fact, Nicol knew a few things about the Wildsmith family, and he had dealings with more than one "Wildsmith".

The topics that the two talked about next involved many fields, and Albert gave his own opinions based on his own understanding.

Even if he didn't look it up, he knew that the experience of the panel skill was skyrocketing.

The small talk went on and on for hours, and it was not until noon that the two sides stopped for lunch, and Albert was enjoying the French cuisine when he realized that Harrisis had quietly left.

"You can stay here for the time being, and Mr. Harrysis will come and pick you up in a few days. Perenal said to Albert.