Chapter 46: The Philosopher's Stone
"In that case, then don't go into the race. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info" Hermione offered her opinion.
"Just say you're sick. Ron said.
"Pretending to break your leg. Hermione suggested.
"Really broke my leg. Ron said.
"Stop!" Al hurriedly stopped Hermione and Ron, he shook his head and said, "What are you two coming up with, how can you two have some bad ideas? ”
"Al is right. "And Gryffindor doesn't have a substitute Seeker, so if I quit, Gryffindor won't be able to play, so I can't do that." ”
Just then, Neville stumbled headlong into the common room, and no one could guess how he had entered through the portrait door, as his legs were clinging together.
Al could tell at a glance that Neville must have been cast a leg-locking charm, and that he must have been bouncing all the way upstairs to Gryffindor Castle like a rabbit.
Everyone laughed, but Al and Hermione didn't, and Hermione stepped forward and cast an unraveling spell on Neville with her wand.
Neville's legs parted suddenly, and he stood up, shaking. Hermione led Neville to El and sat him down.
"What's going on?" Al asked.
"It's Malfoy. Neville said with a trembling voice, "I ran into him outside the library, and he said he had been looking for someone to practice the spell, so he cast a spell on me. ”
Al slapped the table and said fiercely, "This Malfoy is really getting more and more hateful. ”
"Go find Professor McGonagall!" Hermione urged Neville, "go sue him!"
Neville shook his head, and he muttered vaguely, "Forget it, I don't want to get in trouble anymore." ”
"You'll have to be brave against him, Neville!" Ron said, "he's always domineering, and there's no reason for us to give in before him and make him easy to get by." ”
"You don't have to tell me I'm too cowardly to be in Gryffindor. Neville choked up, looking like he was about to burst into tears, "Malfoy has already said that to me. ”
Al sighed, reached into his robe pocket, pulled out a piece of orange-flavored soda candy, his favorite candy, and handed it to Neville.
"Come, eat a piece of candy, you'll feel better. ”
Harry encouraged, "Neville, you're stronger than twelve Malfoys combined, the Sorting Hat sorted you into Gryffindor, and Malfoy, he's got in the hated Slytherin!"
Neville peeled off the soda candy package, his lips twitching, and a feeble smile appeared.
"Thank you, I feel so much better...... I heard you collect cards too, and I've got a spare card from Dumbledore, so give it to you. ”
After Neville left, Al looked at the Dumbledore card in his hand and said, "It's another Dumbledore, I remember seeing this ...... on the fire when I first came to Hogwarts."
Before Al could finish his sentence, the card was slammed away by Hermione.
"I remember!" Hermione said excitedly, flipping the card to the back and pointing to the text on it, "I remember seeing the name Nicol Lemay somewhere, and it was on this card!"
Harry also remembered at this time, and he exclaimed, "That's right, when Ron and I were on the train, we also got a Dumbledore card, and the back of it said about Nicol Lemay. ”
Several people leaned their heads over and looked at the introduction on the back of the card together.
'Dumbledore's well-known contributions include defeating the Dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, discovering the twelve uses of dragon blood, and his collaborator Nicolas Lemay excelling in alchemy!'
Hermione leaped to her feet, she hadn't been so excited since the grades for their first homework had come down.
"You wait!" Hermione rushed upstairs and into the girls' dormitory.
Al, Harry, and Ron didn't even have time to exchange confused glances before Hermione rushed back. Al saw that she was holding a huge old book in her arms.
"Oh yes! I didn't think to look here!" Hermione said excitedly, "I borrowed it from the library a few weeks ago for the pastime. ”
Looking at the thick book, Ron swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said in disbelief: "Such a thick book, you actually said it was a pastime!"
Hermione glared at Ron, motioning for him to be quiet, and then Hermione flipped the pages quickly, muttering words as she spoke.
Finally, she found what she was looking for.
"I know!
"Can I speak now?" Ron said angrily, but Hermione ignored him.
Al was tickled by Hermione's heart, and he urged, "What do you know? Tell us about it." ”
Hermione coughed, then said in a solemn voice, "Nicol Lemay is known to be the only maker of the Philosopher's Stone. ”
To Hermione's disappointment, though, her words didn't have the desired effect.
"What stone?" asked Al, Harry, and Ron in confusion.
"Oh my God, what are you guys doing, don't you usually read? Look...... Take a look at this paragraph. Hermione rolled her eyes speechlessly, and she pointed to a passage from the book and read it to them.
"Ancient alchemy involves the refining of the Philosopher's Stone, a magical substance with amazing functions. The Philosopher's Stone can turn any metal into pure gold, and it can also create an elixir of life that will make those who drink it immortal. ”
"There have been many reports about the Philosopher's Stone over the centuries, but the only remaining Philosopher's Stone belongs to the famous alchemist and opera lover Nicol Lemay. He celebrated his 665th birthday last year and now lives in seclusion in Devon with his wife, Perenal (658). ”
"Now you should understand. When Hermione finished reading, she looked at Al and the others with shocked expressions and nodded in satisfaction.
"The three-headed dog must be guarding Lemay's Philosopher's Stone!I dare say Lemay asked Dumbledore to keep it for him, because they were friends, and he knew that someone was playing with the Philosopher's Stone, so he moved the Philosopher's Stone out of Gringotts. ”
"A stone can make gold, and it can make people immortal!" said Harry, "no wonder Snape is playing with it!
"No wonder we can't find Nicol Lemay in the Study of the Development of Modern Witchcraft," Al sighed, and said, "Since he is six hundred and sixty-five years old, he can't be considered modern, can he?"