The days at Hogwarts

Dumbledore did not hide anything and began to talk about the progress of the case.

Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge originally believed that the criminal was Sirius Black, and that Peter hiding in the Weasley house was another case.

But with the help of Moody, an old friend of Dumbledore, Pettigrew admitted that he had defected to the Dark Lord ten years ago, blew up the streets, and took the opportunity to fake his death.

In fact, the matter was much more complicated than what Dumbledore said. Pettigrew had insisted that he was hiding from the Death Eaters at the Weasleys' house. He believed that the remnants of the Dark Lord were still active and wanted to kill him.

Moody saw through Pettigrew's guilt and flaws, and interrogated Pettigrew alone for an entire afternoon in an empty room in the deepest part of the Ministry of Magic.

According to the Auror on duty, when he first entered, Pettigrew was still loudly quibbling, but soon his quibbling turned into wailing. Within 5 minutes, Pettigrew began to beg for mercy, but he did not hear Moody ask any questions. There was only wailing in the room, which lasted for several hours.

Finally, when a new Auror came in to call Moody to dinner, Pettigrew, with tears and snot, begged the lunatic to stay away from him, and quickly confessed everything that had happened that year.

Moody left the rest of the work to others, and muttered as he left the room: "I thought you were a tough guy, ugh, you're a cowardly scum."

Strangely, there were no scars on Pettigrew's body afterwards, and the Ministry of Magic did not detect any magic used by Moody. The result of the Flashback Charm was that Moody had used several Luminescent Charms a day ago.

The Aurors then interrogated another party involved in the old case, Sirius Black.

Sirius was very uncooperative at first. He didn't say a word the whole time, and his eyes were empty like a dead person.

Some Aurors thought that the Soul Eater had sucked them silly, but after learning that Pettigrew had been arrested, Sirius suddenly became excited, as if he had been reborn, and he quickly confessed the case. His confession was basically consistent with Pettigrew's.

Fudge was convinced that this was an unjust case left by the previous minister. Helping to find the real murderer and vindicate Sirius would help improve his own reputation, and perhaps the Black family would donate a large sum of Galleons to the ministry.

However, Dumbledore did not tell Loren these things. He just sighed: "There was a period of chaos after the war, and I was a little negligent about Sirius's affairs." There was guilt in his tone.

At that time, he was busy dealing with various matters, comforting the families of the victims, punishing the Death Eaters, negotiating with some pure-blood families to ask them to contribute funds to compensate the victims, and post-war reconstruction.

Sirius was wrongfully imprisoned, and a big reason for this was his own fault. He smiled like a pervert at the crime scene and did not defend himself after being arrested, which resulted in him being sent directly to prison.

"The final result is that a public trial will be held next Wednesday to announce the punishment for Pettigrew. Sirius should be able to regain his freedom by then."

Loren thought the result was very good and Harry would be very happy, but Ron's chestnut wand would be lost.

After talking all the way, Dumbledore finally brought Loren to a candy store.

At first, Loren thought this might be a secret liaison office of the Ministry of Magic. Just when Loren was planning to see what kind of ceremony Dumbledore would go through to enter a secret base.

Dumbledore skillfully took out a pound and handed it to the clerk: "It's the same as always, put a little of everything in it, and put more hazelnut chocolate."

The clerk was packing the candies while chatting with Dumbledore, looking very familiar with him.

Loren's jaw dropped to the ground. So you brought me all the way here just to buy candy!

You are over a hundred years old, why are you so childish?

Dumbledore took the packaged candy bag and saw Loren's mouth opened in surprise. He picked up a mint candy and put it into Loren's mouth: "Muggle candies have a unique flavor. I like the hazelnut chocolate here the most."

The refreshing and cool fragrance spread around the tongue, and his saliva was immediately seduced and secreted crazily. Loren quickly closed his mouth and sipped the sweet candy.

Finally, the two came to an empty alley. Dumbledore held a bag of candy in one hand and held Loren's hand in the other. He chanted a spell that Loren had never heard of. The two instantly returned to Hogwarts Castle, the headmaster's office.

In the office, Loren saw a bird with fiery red feathers - Phoenix Fox.

Although it has a golden feather, it still looks ugly overall, Loren thought secretly.

Fawkes, who was perched on Dumbledore's desk, suddenly chirped at Loren. The sound did not sound like any bird Loren knew, but Loren somehow knew it was a scolding.

"Goodbye, Principal!" Loren hurried away, otherwise he would be hit by a bird.

Dumbledore looked at Loren running out, picked up a piece of candy and fed it to Fawkes with a smile: "Well, he is just a child."

He smoothed the Phoenix's feathers and wiped the icing sugar off his hands.

Now Fawkes shouted at Dumbledore as well.

Chapter 31 Nicol's Book of Fantasy

There weren't many people in the Gryffindor common room. Loren said hello to the people he knew and returned to the dormitory, where he pulled out the black suitcase from under the bed.

The elves clean the boxes every day, and there is no dust on the boxes at all.

Loren took out two books that were really hidden in the bottom of the box, sat cross-legged on the carpet in front of the window, and looked at them carefully in the sunlight.

The cover of "The General Solution of Pictographic Symbols" is dark in color overall. It only has the simply typeset title and Nico's signature in the lower right corner. There are no grooves or anything like that.

Taking out the small picture card Nico gave him, the paper was thicker than ordinary parchment and had a frosted texture, similar to the cards used to print business cards in the Muggle world, and the background color was pure black.

In the picture, the young Nicolas Flamel squinted his eyes, as if he was resting.

Loren placed the picture right in the middle of the cover of "The General Solution of Pictographic Symbols".

Red, blue, green and yellow light paths flow out from the edges of the picture. Flowing rays of light extend from the four sides of the picture and mix with each other, but the light paths do not intersect, giving it a sci-fi feel.

When the light path spread to the entire book, Nicolas Flamel on the picture opened his eyes, a pair of silver eyes flashing with magic symbols.

Maybe it was due to the change in light, but Loren felt that Nico's hair in the portrait had also turned a little whiter.

There are many magic portraits in Hogwarts, and they can move freely among the portraits and communicate with people. The one Loren interacted with the most was the fat lady at the door of the lounge.

He tried to communicate with Nico in the portrait: "Hello? Can we chat?"

The person in the portrait's eyes followed Loren's mouth, but he didn't say anything.

Not getting a response, Loren tried to open the book, but the entire book seemed to be a whole and could not be opened.

Loren thought of Tom's notebook Horcrux, which seemed to be communicating through writing. Loren took a quill, dipped it in ink, and wrote "Hello?" under the picture.

The ink disappeared, as if the book had absorbed it. Nico in the portrait spread his hands out, as if to show something, and then four circular marks appeared under the portrait.

The rings, each about the size of a copper knut, were arranged in a row. In the first ring was an open book, in the second two crossed wands, in the third a boiling cauldron, and in the fourth a scale for weighing.

Loren guessed that the book might represent theoretical knowledge, the crossed wands might be knowledge about spells, the boiling cauldron represented potions, and the last scale represented alchemy, alluding to the alchemical principle of equivalent exchange.

This strong sense of déjà vu is like a mobile phone app from my past life. Could it be touch-controlled?

Loren thought so and did so. He pointed his finger at the first icon, the open book.

Nico's silver eyes in the portrait glowed, and Loren's gaze was drawn to them. When their eyes met, Loren felt dizzy. Then Loren felt a pulling force on his nose, as if someone had inserted a finger into his nasal cavity, dragging him forward.

By the time Loren realized what was happening, he had arrived at a library filled with bookshelves piled high with books, it was wide and brightly lit, with white marble underfoot.

"Welcome to the world of Nicolas Flamel's fantasy book!" a voice came from behind Loren.

Loren turned around and saw a ghost that looked exactly like Nico in the picture floating in the air. The lower half of the body gradually became blurred, and the feet were no longer visible, like a holographic projection from the previous life. The virtual person's voice was a little shrill and sounded a little distorted.

"Did magic put the library into this book?" Loren's eyes sparkled with surprise.

"Of course not. This contains all the books Nico has read over the past few hundred years. Many of these books can no longer be found in reality."

"Memory magic created this library. It's similar to the Pensieve, but more tangible and can be browsed at will."

"The book also contains an alchemy laboratory, a potion house, and a dueling room. These are all virtual spaces created by memory magic combined with alchemy."

"You are now just a consciousness. When you enter the world in the book, your real body will fall asleep. When you wake up, everything that happened here will become a memory and return to your mind."

Virtual Nico briefly introduced this fantasy book.

Loren was stunned. What kind of advanced thinking was this? Virtual space, real simulation. If there was an Internet connection function, Nico would have really created a metaverse.

Loren then asked the question he was concerned about: "What about the speed of time? Is the time here consistent with the real time?"

Virtual Nico smiled and said, "You have a sharp mind, but everything here is just your imagination, or maybe it's just your dream."

"Time and space do not exist here. When you read a book and wake up, one second may have passed in reality, or a whole night may have passed. It depends on your state."

"Then can I bring other people in?" Loren thought this question was also crucial.

"Loren, this is your dream. Nico just put things in, but didn't make any rules. Everything depends on you." Virtual Nico's voice became dazed, but he didn't deny this possibility. "It's just that I'm only responsible for teaching. I can't tell you what to do."

Loren hated things that didn't have operating instructions, so he started wandering around the library.

There should be fewer books here than in the school library, but there are many books that are not available in the Hogwarts library. The key is that some books in the restricted area can be read here at will.

“I really don’t lack books!”

The books in the school library were enough to study for a long time, and there were also various manuscripts in the Room of Requirement. Add to that this place, Loren felt a deep despair.

After walking around for a while, he decided not to stay any longer: "I want to go take a look at other rooms."

"Of course!" Virtual Nico spread out his hands.

Loren heard the sound of gears turning, and then the whole world changed like a slide show, and the bright library turned into a classroom.

Like an ordinary classroom at Hogwarts, it had a high ceiling and grey stone walls, but the classroom was empty, without any tables, chairs or benches.

Virtual Nico floated in the air and introduced to Loren: "This is the duel room, a place to improve your combat skills. Nico feels that combat is a vital ability for an alchemist."

"How do I practice? Will monsters spawn for me?" Loren looked around. This was an enclosed space and he could see the end at a glance.

The virtual Nico floating in the air became more blurred, and red, yellow, blue and green lights flowed over him, and then turned into people Loren was familiar with, Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape...

"Based on your impression and Nico's information, I can transform into anyone to duel with you, and I can also..."

At this point, Professor McGonagall, Professor Quirrell, and Professor Snape walked out of the halo one after another, floating around Loren with expressionless faces.

To be honest, it was very stressful to have four professors floating around you with blank expressions, and Loren felt a little awkward.

"It can also simulate multiplayer battlefields." Virtual Nico seemed very proud.

"A gang fight, huh?" Loren exposed it immediately.

Afterwards, virtual Nico took Loren to visit the potion room and alchemy laboratory. These two places can simulate the preparation of potions and conduct alchemy experiments. The experimental materials are simulated according to Nico's memory and have corresponding properties and functions.

But the things that Loren refined only existed in his memory and did not really exist.

"Well, what should I call you?" Loren finished his exploration and was about to exit the fantasy book, then turned to look at the figure floating in the air.

The avatar smiles:

"Call me Flamel."

Chapter 32 Oh, it turns out I forgot to write the letter

Exiting the world of the book, Loren found himself lying on his side on the carpet, with "The General Explanation of Hieroglyphics" quietly lying beside him.

He turned over and lay down, slumped beside the window, the golden sunlight fell on his face, warm and itchy, very comfortable. He stretched out his arms and legs, trying his best to let every part of his body get the sun.

Close your eyes and start to sort out your thoughts.

What happened today came without any warning. He knew that "The General Explanation of Hieroglyphic Symbols" and "The Book of Abraham" were of great importance, but that was all.

Even though he knew that the contents related to the Philosopher's Stone in the book were true, Loren didn't care too much. Regardless of whether he could understand it or not, he didn't desire it too much, whether it was turning stones into gold or achieving immortality.

After learning magic, he planned to return to the Muggle world. Combining the knowledge of a time traveler with magic, it would not be difficult to earn enough money to enjoy life. It might even be easier than turning stone into gold.

As for immortality, Loren had no idea. Dumbledore lived for more than a hundred years on his own, and finally committed suicide. Who knows how long wizards can live? Immortality may not have so many benefits.

Voldemort attempted to use the Philosopher's Stone to restore his body. If he could create a body out of thin air, then he should be able to use it to treat Grandpa Bates.

To be honest, after Harry defeated Voldemort for the first time, Dumbledore was planning to destroy the Philosopher's Stone in order to prevent it from being used by evil people. It would not be a bad idea to borrow it from him at that time to cure diseases and save lives.

Judging from Lupin's case, Dumbledore has no prejudice against kind werewolves, but rather cares for them. It should be no problem to confess to him directly and use him to buy some wolfsbane potion from Snape so that Grandpa Bates can live safely until the end of this school year.

Wait a minute, Grandpa Bates!

!!!

Loren remembered what he had been forgetting - he had forgotten to write to Grandpa Bates.

It has been nearly half a month since school started, and he has not written a letter to Grandpa Bates yet. He is afraid that he will be beaten when he goes back home during the holidays.

Loren was about to fall asleep while basking in the sun and thinking about things, but he was suddenly awakened. He got up, took out a pen and paper, and wrote a greeting letter in a very fluent manner.

The letter first briefly introduced his daily life and said that everything was fine. Then he expressed his concern for Grandpa Bates' health and advised him to accept his old age and buy a yard in a big city to make life more convenient. He could just lock himself up on full moon nights - the werewolves in the magic world did the same.

The words and tone in the letter were extremely impolite. If Loren was next to Bates when he read the letter, Bates would have beaten Loren's butt with a stick without hesitation. Unfortunately, Loren would not be there at that time.

The next step was to find the postman. Loren walked out of the castle and asked along the way, and finally found the Owl Shed not far from the Forbidden Forest.

Hundreds of owls live here, and feathers are everywhere, but it is not noisy. It is almost noon, and most of the owls are sleeping. Instead, there is an unexpected harmony.

The shed did not have the strange smell that Loren had imagined, and the house-elves kept it very tidy.

Finally, Loren found his silly little spectacled owl with the help of the house elf. He had gained a lot of weight after not seeing him for a few days, but he still looked silly, nestling in the cabin, pecking at the head.

Perhaps it was startled by the footsteps. When the little spectacled owl saw Loren, surprise lit up its eyes. It flew towards him clumsily, stepped on his shoulder, and kept hitting his head with its beak in a complaining manner.

Loren was not angry. He held the little fool in his arms, stroked it carefully, comforted it, and finally handed the letter to it.

After the elf helped the owl make a series of preparations, Xiaohanhan started his first mission.

Loren returned to the castle just in time for lunch.