Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 786
“It’s nothing really. You know, I was busy with this all year, like crafting the Philosopher’s Stone and stuff like that,” Hermione said. “The Philosopher’s Stone that Tyella used for his ascension ceremony was stolen from Mr. Nicholas Flamel. He felt bad about it, so he decided to return one to Mr. Flamel.”

"Wait, the Philosopher's Stone? What do you mean Tierra stole it?" Hermione's words made Harry realize something was wrong instantly.

"Yes, it means exactly what it says," Hermione said, somewhat embarrassed.

Admittedly, theft is an unforgivable mistake no matter who commits it.

However, considering Tyrell's complicated background, Hermione felt it was a bit hard to say.

"So, the Philosopher's Stone we risked our lives to protect in our first year was actually a fake?" Harry asked again. "And Tyrell never mentioned it to me!"

"That's going too far!" Ron chimed in.

“That’s why Tyrell, now that she has the ability, thought about making amends for her mistakes and reforged a Philosopher’s Stone to return to Nicholas Flamel,” Hermione said.

“Ahem, back to the point,” Hermione said. “This is our hidden mission for this trip around Europe: to return the Philosopher’s Stone to Nicholas Flamel.”

"Why doesn't Tyrell go by himself?" Harry asked, puzzled. "The distance from Hogwarts to Paris isn't much farther than the distance from upstairs to downstairs."

“Well,” Hermione said with a troubled expression, “there are a few reasons. First, as you know, ever since Tyrell forced European countries to sign unequal treaties last summer, Nicholas Lemma has been less inclined to talk to her.” “Tyrell asked us to return the Philosopher's Stone to Nicholas Lemma, hoping to use us as a mediator or buffer to ease tensions between them,” Hermione explained calmly.

“Indeed, Tiera has gone too far in some things,” Ron said. “I often hear my older brother say that Europe is so poor they only have Galleons left, they can’t buy any magical materials at all. All magical products and herbs, once produced, are first bought up at high prices by officials from the local Ministry of Magic and our Magical Union—”

"Since they dared to fight, they have to bear the consequences of failure," Hermione interrupted nonchalantly.

"Hehehe, boys, focus, focus!" Hermione suddenly clapped her hands hard in front of Harry and Ron.

"In short, back to Tyella's plan, Tyella will have Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, along with Bill and the others, protect us, while we will return the Philosopher's Stone to Mr. Nicolas Flamel," Hermione said.

“Of course, as a small reward for my participation in crafting the Philosopher's Stone, and as the main person in charge of this mission, Tiera said that I could use the Philosopher's Stone to conduct some small magical experiments during this time, and she even gave me a briefcase.” Hermione said, suppressing her excitement, “So we can travel and conduct experiments at the same time.”

"Ahem, to correct you, it's you!" Ron said mercilessly. "I don't want to have to look at those headache-inducing formulas during such a pleasant trip!"

"Okay, okay, that's me. I can travel and do experiments at the same time, okay?" Hermione rolled her eyes and said.

(End of this chapter)