Chapter 399: Magical Alchemy
"Good evening, Professor!" Evan leaped forward slightly, his body changing rapidly in midair. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
By the time his feet hit the ground, he had changed back into his human form from a black cat.
"Ah, wonderful transformation of Animagus!" said Nicol Lemay, looking at Aven, with admiration, "for it is so profound and complex that few wizards can master this magic." You're the third little wizard I've ever seen do this at this age in centuries, and it's pretty powerful indeed. ”
He spoke very slowly, in a very low voice, and the old voice sounded as if he had slashed through the bark of a tree, and sounded very hoarse, strange, and unpleasant.
But there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he looked extraordinarily kind.
"Thanks for the compliment!" Evan nodded.
While Nicol Lemay was looking at him, Evan was also looking at the other with curiosity, taking a closer look at the longest-lived wizard in human history.
The long life of more than 600 years has left obvious marks on his face.
Like Dumbledore, Lemay had a long white beard.
The wrinkles on his face were already deep, with uneven twists and turns, like mottled marks on the wall, crawling all over his face.
But his emerald green eyes were extraordinarily bright and full of vitality.
The most striking thing is that the surface of the skin reflects a faint golden glow from time to time, which Evan guesses is a side effect of long-term use of the elixir.
A large amount of magic power transformed by the Philosopher's Stone accumulates in the body and manifests itself through the skin.
"Aven, you already know this, this is my old friend Nicol Lemay, my alchemical partner, the greatest alchemist in the world. Dumbledore said gently, winking at Evan before turning to Lemay and introduced, "This kid is the Evan Mason I just mentioned. ”
"Albus, this student of yours is very good!" Lemay nodded, "I can feel that he is very similar to you when you were younger, with magical strength far beyond his peers, precise magical control, and a spirit ......of inquiry and learning in the unknown field of magic."
"But when I was younger, I never tried to break into the girls' dormitory in Animagus form. Dumbledore said with a smile.
Evan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that what had just happened was all in the eyes of these two old guys, no wonder they were standing here waiting for themselves.
"It's not a mistake, I did it when I was younger, and no boy can resist the enthusiasm of a girl. "Beauxbatons wasn't that big, and there was no defensive magic at the entrance to the girls' dormitory, so you could sneak in at night if someone was willing to leave a door inside, and the key was to keep the time right, and the professors and the castle keepers would go to bed." If I had mastered the Animagus, I wouldn't have ......"
It was too awkward for Evan to hear Lemay reminisce about breaking into the girls' dormitory, especially considering that it was more than six hundred years ago. Whoever the girl or the girls who were willing to leave him the door back then should have turned into a pile of dry bones by now, which was too terrifying.
"About four hundred years ago, during Beauxbatons' last major reconstruction, I proposed to follow the example of Hogwarts and add that defensive magic, which would effectively identify and prevent boys from entering the girls' dormitories. Lemay continued, "This magic seems perfect, but it actually has loopholes, you just have to ......"
Hearing that the other party was about to talk about the method of entering the girls' dormitory, although Ai Wen was a little embarrassed, he still couldn't help but concentrate.
It wasn't very difficult for that defensive magic to forcibly crack it, but he didn't know what to do if he sneaked in without attracting the attention of others.
"Alright, Nicol, I think we should take a look at the Philosopher's Stone on Aven first. Dumbledore stopped at the right time, "You're an expert on this, and I'd like to hear your opinion before taking the next step." ”
"Of course, of course, you just told me about it!" said Lemay, "but before then, I'd like to show your students around my invention, wouldn't you mind?"
"No problem, I just wanted to go get something to eat. Dumbledore said calmly.
"I've got you a French dessert in the office, you can try my favorite chocolate mousse or opera cake!" Lemay waved to Aven, "Come on, kid! I'll show you my alchemical products, you'll be interested." ”
Evan looked at Dumbledore and Lemay strangely, he didn't know why the other had led him to see the alchemy products that were placed on both sides of the corridor in the first place.
But his intuition told him that the two of them must have reached some agreement.
Evan looked at Dumbledore, who didn't speak, just nodded slightly.
His piercing blue eyes gleamed through his half-moon glasses, and he couldn't read any emotion.
Separated from Dumbledore, Evan followed behind Lemay.
The old wizard introduced him to the marvelous alchemical artifacts, starting with the set of silverware he had seen many times on Dumbledore's desk.
"What is this thing for?" asked Aven curiously, "I can feel the strange magic reaction from it, and the smoke ......"
"This is one of my inventions, very practical, you should have seen it at Albus, it was given to him by me. "It's all about the smoke, and he'll help you see what you want to see." ”
"What you want to see?!" Evan was stunned for a moment.
Lemay didn't go on to explain, he tapped the silverware lightly with his wand.
The slow-spinning silverware suddenly picked up speed and made a buzzing sound, and more and more smoke erupted from it, which soon gathered into a ball.
In the smoke, Evan was surprised to see Dumbledore's shadow, which became clearer and clearer.
At this time, he was sitting in a luxurious low chair, and the table in front of him was placed with steaming drinks and lots of French desserts.
He picked up a piece of cake and seemed to sense something.
Dumbledore frowned slightly, then quickly relieved himself and turned to nod to them.
"Aha, he's spotted us!" Lemay waved away the smoke with his wand, "Albus reacts to magic with a sharp sense that is far beyond most people's imagination. ”
"This thing ......," Evan seemed to understand something.
"This alchemical vessel can show a certain range of sights. "I can see anywhere on the Beauxbatons campus if I want, and we've just seen those things you and that girl do through him." ”
I see, no wonder Evan always feels like someone is watching him.
As a corollary, the set of silverware on Dumbledore's desk could also help him stay on top of what's going on throughout Hogwarts.
This is the main reason why he can be the first to know what is happening in school.
"It's amazing, isn't it?!" Lemay said with a smile as she looked at Aven, "It's not really a big deal, you know, alchemy can help wizards do a lot of things that ordinary spells can't do, as long as you can think of it, alchemy can make it happen." (To be continued.) )