At the table, Nicol pushes a plate of bone-in steak in front of Kyle and says with a smile, "I almost forgot to ask, but you didn't have anything to do with me...... It can't be to spend Christmas with me. ”

"That's the main reason." Kyle said.

"Nothing else?"

"Nope." Kyle shook his head.

"If that's the case......" Nicol looked at him and said half-jokingly, "then I won't leave you alone."

"You know, it takes a long time to find the right symbol, and I probably won't be in that room for weeks."

"Uh......" Kyle patted his head, "Gee, I really remember a little thing when you say that." ”

"Just say it." Nico laughed, "As long as you don't take a time turner from a thousand years ago, like Albus." ”

"No, no, it's just a small thing......"

Kyle placed a box on the table, put on his spell-proof gloves, and pulled out a rusty crown from it.

"I found this at Hogwarts Castle and wanted to see if there was any way to fix it."

……

When he first saw the tiara, Nicol didn't care, just that Kyle had pulled a broken alchemy item out of Hogwarts.

After all, in that millennium school, it is not surprising to find anything.

With the instinct of a master alchemist, Nicol soon noticed something unusual about the crown.

His expression became serious, as if he had thought of a possibility.

"Will it be ......?"

Nicol suddenly became nervous, and subconsciously asked, "What is this......"

"It's nothing, it's just a Ravenclaw crown." Kyle said casually.

"The crown that has been lost for a thousand years?" Nicol couldn't help but stand up.

For almost all alchemists, the Ravenclaw Tiara, which increases wisdom, is a thing that only exists in legends, like the Philosopher's Stone.

The Philosopher's Stone Nicol already had it, but he had never seen the crown with his own eyes, which was one of the few regrets in his long life of six hundred years.

I didn't expect it to be at Hogwarts all along.

Albus even told him that he had never seen ...... As for the principal, not even a teenager.

Nicol complained to himself.

Now, though, there's another problem

The Ravenclaw tiara was so worn that it looked like trash from a thrift store.

It stands to reason that it is impossible for a magic item of this level to be corroded......

Nicol couldn't help but lean closer, taking a closer look at the tiara.

His expression grew more serious.

"It's ...... Horcruxes? ”

"Yes." Kyle nodded, "When I found it, it was already a Horcrux. ”

Now, even with Nicol's cultivation, he wants to scold.

Turning Ravenclaw's crown into a Horcrux is something that even the despicable Helmo can't do.

Nicol tried to touch the crown, but he didn't know what he had done, and a black mist suddenly poured out and swirled around the crown.

There was a murmuring all around.

"Smack!"

The house-elf Tata instantly apparitioned in front of Nicol, nervously pointing at the black mist.

"Don't be nervous, Tata." Nicol said, pressing down on his fingers, and the black mist returned to the crown.

Kyle put it in the box again before continuing:

"I'm here to ask if there's any way to get rid of the soul fragments attached inside."

Nicol replied softly.

He didn't ask Kyle where he found the tiara, Dumbledore didn't know...... Just said with interest: "What do you think?" ”

"If it's just a matter of destroying the Horcruxes, there are many ......"

Kyle said, "Basilisk's fangs, fire charms, dementor kisses, or the use of the Requisition Charm can all dissipate the soul fragments within.

"But these methods will cause more or less damage to the crown itself."

"I'm glad you thought of that."

Nicol laughed, "When an item is made into a Horcrux, it and the soul fragment that is placed in it become one...... Or rather, the whole crown is his soul.

I now kind of understand why that person chose the crown as a container, for most people, even if they knew it was a Horcrux, I am afraid they would not be willing to destroy it.

For this point, this man is more shrewd than the despicable Helbo. ”

"Are you sure you can fix it?" Kyle asked, "If I could, I happen to have the poison of a basilisk, or I can use a Dementor."

They're on Hogsmeade, and they're only guarded by a Ministry of Magic, so as long as you move quickly, it shouldn't be a problem to catch two. ”

Nicol's expression was a little strange.

He can understand the poison of the basilisk, Dumbledore said before that the basilisk in the secret room is now Kyle's thing, and there is naturally no problem with putting some poison out.

But catch the Dementors...... Isn't this way a little too wild, is that thing said to be caught?

"Ahem, I don't need to, I have a better way." Nicol waved his hand, "It may take a little longer, but it is guaranteed that there will be no damage to the crown in any way." ”

"What way." Kyle asked curiously.

"An ancient potion for souls." Nicol said calmly, "I once read it in a tablet book to prove that Horcruxes are not alchemy, and coincidentally, this potion was also invented by the despicable Helbo. ”

"Despicable Helpo...... A potion from a thousand years ago? ”

Kyle frowned, "After all this time, can you still find those potion materials?" ”

"No problem." Nico laughed: "I have stored a lot of ancient potion materials in a special way, and even if I have one or two less, I can always find a suitable replacement." ”

"But kid......" he looked away from the box and looked at Kyle calmly, "You seem to know a lot about Horcruxes. ”

"Well, because of an idea, I studied it for a while."

Kyle didn't hide it, "I'm going to ......"

"Oh, you don't need to tell me."

Nicol interrupted Kyle again, "I'm sure you'll be able to make the right judgment, and you'll have your own reasons for doing so."

I'm not blaming you, but reminding ...... Remember what I said to you when I was in Paris?

If you need to, you can always go back to my private library, which has a large and varied collection of books......"

Nicol blinked, and while Kyle was in a trance, he quietly took the box away.

By the time Kyle found out, he had put it in a bag, and the action was called a neat one.

(End of chapter)