A day at Hogwarts

Not long after crossing the river, you can see the top of the castle tower. Just walk through a forest, enter the castle, and beat Charles as the final boss, and the journey will be over.

At the edge of the forest, the magic mirror said to Harry and the others: "You must be careful. The forest is very dangerous and it is easy to get lost. If you are not careful, you will stay here forever."

There was a faint mist floating in the forest, blowing out bursts of cold wind, the chill piercing the bone marrow, and the screams of wild beasts that sounded from time to time were even more terrifying.

At this time Hermione said: "We can fly over on the white fire dragon."

Dumbledore had just knocked the white fire dragon down with a stick, and now it was lying on the grass nearby, looking very well-behaved.

The fire dragon is not small, and a few of them can stand on the dragon's back if they squeeze together.

Dumbledore nodded and said, "Yes, but you need a little magic spell."

After he finished speaking, he cast a spell on everyone's legs and said: "This way you can stand firmly on the dragon's back."

The three Weasley brothers were overjoyed. The second oldest one was a dragon breeder. They could only listen when Charlie came home to brag, but Charlie had never done anything like riding a dragon. This time it was their turn to brag.

Everyone stepped onto the dragon's back. Under the influence of the magic spell, their feet stepped on the smooth scales without slipping. It felt like they were walking up stairs.

The white fire dragon reluctantly took to the air, but it flew a little slowly. It circled twice and then flew into the air amid the excited shouts of the young people.

The entire space is unobstructed from the air, including mountains, water and rivers, and the surrounding white mist-filled borders.

The forest is more than ten kilometers in radius, and mist can still be seen in the sky.

Then Magic Mirror and Princess Water Tofu suddenly kicked out, one by one, kicking all the young people off the dragon's back in the blink of an eye.

Finally, only Dumbledore was left, and the magic mirror said to him: "Your Excellency, your old friend is waiting for you below, please jump down yourself."

Princess Shui Tofu said: "Yes, you are not young anymore. Although you will not blackmail us due to your character, it is better to be careful."

Dumbledore asked: "Is Nico here?"

Princess Shui Tofu nodded.

When Dumbledore saw this, he jumped down. After experiencing a period of free fall, he felt that his descent speed began to slow down. When he landed, he was as fast as jumping off the desk.

The moment he landed, he clearly felt a magic spell similar to apparation being activated. In the blink of an eye, the surrounding trees were different, and he couldn't even notice it if he wasn't careful.

Dumbledore found himself by a pond. A few chickens were eating bugs by the water. There was a small wooden house not far away, and there was a tombstone outside the house.

Nico Flamel stood in front of the tombstone.

Dumbledore walked over and saw that the name on the tombstone belonged to Flamel's wife.

"She left last month," LeMay said.

Dumbledore had seen too many life and death, and people at this age had already taken it lightly. He said calmly: "I still remember the first time I was a guest at your house, she used Dijon mustard, red pepper powder, Comté cheese, and white wine." Chicken cooked in wine and sour cream, delicious.”

Flamel took him back to the cabin and said as he walked: "I have lost my sense of taste now and I am about to leave."

"I didn't expect that I could live so long after leaving the Philosopher's Stone."

"This is our last meeting. Everyone can only come here once. I didn't expect you to come too, and I planned to ask the ghost to bring you a message."

The cabin looks unremarkable from the outside, but when you push the door in, you will find that it has three bedrooms and two living rooms. It is decorated as magnificently as the Palace of Versailles.

The two sat down in the living room, and the tea set automatically made tea.

Flamel looked at the brow-level wand in Dumbledore's hand and asked him proudly: "Are you satisfied with my gift?"

Dumbledore said helplessly: "I don't think I'm old enough to need a cane yet."

Flamel pointed to a table next to him with a crystal ball on it and said, "I saw your death, the killing curse."

Wizards believe in divination very much. Flamel's crystal ball has an excellent reputation and has an accuracy rate of more than 80%. Dumbledore believed it.

"Who?" he asked. "When? Where?"

Flamel shook his head and said: "In a few years, you can only see the blink of an eye."

Dumbledore nodded and drank tea quietly without speaking.

Flamel continued: "The wand can grow and shrink until it can be as thin as an embroidery needle and you can put it in your ear."

Dumbledore spit out a sip of tea and said angrily: "I've also read "Journey to the West"!"

Flamel laughed and looked happy.

For people who have lived for hundreds of years, having fun is the most important thing, otherwise the accumulated negative emotions will be enough to crush people.

"Just take it," Flamel said with a smile, "it will save your life when the time comes."

Dumbledore asked in surprise: "Did you find a way to defend against the Killing Curse?"

The nature of Avada's Kedavra is somewhat different from other spells. Currently, there are only three methods: avoidance, blocking by particularly strong objects, and Harry's example.

Flamel did not answer Dumbledore's question, but said: "There is still a little bit of energy from the Sorcerer's Stone in the wand. Just hold it every day. Although it won't make you live to be six hundred years old, it can make your body healthier." .”

Dumbledore said: "Thank you."

He knows his own body well. He is over a hundred years old. Although he is not as painful as LeMay when he shakes his hand, he still clearly feels that his energy and physical strength are severely weakened.

It would be fine if the world was peaceful, but now that Voldemort has appeared again, it's hard to be in good health.

Flamel said with a trace of regret: "Albus, we just live a long time and have experienced many things, but that doesn't mean our ideas are right. Experience is both wealth and shackles."

"When I was born, it was not easy to go from Paris to Marseille. But now, humans can go to the moon."

"I have experienced a lot of social changes, and each change was preceded by a common period. Thick dust accumulated on the old land, and new seedlings sprouted out of the ground in inconspicuous places."

"Unfortunately, my body is on the verge of collapse and I can't see a new era coming."

Dumbledore sighed in his heart. When Flamel handed the Sorcerer's Stone to him, he already knew that the couple's bodies could no longer hold up. Although there was magic to solve it, it was only for people like Voldemort. Yes, they definitely won't touch it.

"How can I help you?" he asked.

Flamel replied: "How about making alchemy a required course at Hogwarts?"

The alchemy class at Hogwarts is very rough. It is only taken by sixth- and seventh-year students, and even the professors are part-time. It is even worse than the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

The fundamental reason is that the alchemy foundation of the British side is not good. The other side of the English Channel has the brand name of Flamel, which has a huge advantage.

Even for Dumbledore, the alchemy section on the Chocolate Frog card says "effective in alchemy with his partner Nico Flamel" rather than himself.

Dumbledore thought about it, and Flamel smiled evilly as he continued: "Last year we used polyjuice potion to go back to Beauxbatons for a year, but our Headmaster Maxim didn't notice, he just treated us as weak and sick students. "

But he soon sighed: "I found that the development of Beauxbatons' alchemy discipline has also stalled."

"Remember that you and I discovered some of my previous mistakes forty years ago. At that time, I said we would leave it to the children to discover these mistakes and regard me as their stepping stone."

"But now my results have become something that cannot be doubted. There were children who discovered those mistakes, but were ridiculed and denied by the professor."

Dumbledore understood what he meant and talked about a seemingly unrelated matter: "Charles gave me a suggestion before, and after thinking about it, I thought it was very feasible."

"Hogwarts has decided to hold the first Magic Capture the Flag competition in July this year. We will make a batch of confidential picture frames. The first person who can crack the protection and find the internal cipher text will receive a reward of one thousand galleons."

The conversation between smart people was very relaxed, and Flamel understood what he meant. Competition leads to development.

He said: "This method is good. I think the first place must be Beauxbatons."

Dumbledore just smiled confidently.

Flamel continued: "I left all my knowledge of alchemy to Charles. The boy had talent, but his heart was not in it."

"Alas..." Dumbledore sighed deeply, "I can't see through this kid. He has many ideas, all of which are feasible, and he can cause trouble."

"But now it seems that nothing can restrain Charles. In Azkaban, he became a friend of the dementors. He went to see Gellert and persuaded him to escape..."

Flamel said: "The two red-haired twins are also very talented. I guess Charles will blame this trouble on them."

Dumbledore sighed: "He is the only one who would regard your most precious possession as trouble."

"As you wish, Hogwarts should strengthen the research and teaching of alchemy. Do you have a professor to recommend it?"

If the alchemy class at Hogwarts wants to develop for a long time, it must first find an excellent professor to lay a solid foundation, especially the compilation of standard textbooks.

Dumbledore is not a rigid person. Since Beauxbatons in Alchemy is ahead, let's find someone from their side.

He also believes that his own brand can definitely attract excellent talents.

Flamel thought for a moment and said a name.