Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

Even after discovering the Patronus's ability to resist pure black magic like the Obscurus, Doris was able to engage it in a fair fight, although she would still be defeated in the end.

Lynn was happy to see this happen, and was not stingy with more targeted individual tutoring, but his time was limited after all, and the little wizards needed to do more thinking and exercise on their own - especially self-discipline during the holidays.

The two-week Easter holiday was a precious window of time that should be fully utilized. As far as Lynn knew, Hermione was going to gather her two playful friends, as well as Luna, Neville, and Dean for a reading club to review their studies and research over the past six months.

Of course, it is hard to say whether the other parties are willing, especially Harry, who originally planned to take leave to visit his godfather.

Unfortunately, Dumbledore rejected his application to leave school unless he chose to return home to Privet Drive, which was obviously impossible.

But on the day before Easter, thanks to Professor Lupin's generous help, a former Azkaban fugitive came to Hogwarts and had a conversation with Professor Snape that was not very cordial and friendly to both parties.

This made Lin En feel quite regretful as he only found out about this several days later. He really wanted to witness this rare dog-eat-dog scene.

He missed a very rare opportunity.

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On the other hand, while Snape and Sirius were arguing in front of Harry, Lynn had already brought Percy, Doris and Firenze to the children's welfare home in Birmingham, where they met Euphemia and the others.

At the same time, he met Andrew, who came out to greet them and was surprised by the arrival of Doris and Percy.

"Hey, handsome new Auror, good morning!"

Seeing Doris' malicious smile, Percy couldn't help laughing.

“You two…?”

Andrew obviously hadn't recovered from this completely unexpected development and was completely dazed.

"We are your predecessors, Andrew!" Doris raised her chin, proud like a little swan.

"You're fooling around again, Doris." Euphemia raised her hand unhappily, pretending to hit her on the head again. She was so scared that she lost her composure and turned around and ran away. Only then did Andrew realize that what he was looking at was not an illusion but reality.

After more than half a year of experience, he, who had already matured a lot, once again experienced the feeling when he was in school.

"I didn't expect that you two were earlier than me..." He scratched his head with a wry smile and looked at his guide Brian, who gave him a helpless smile - what Brian didn't tell him was that he was the "culprit" who caused this result.

If the Auror squad leader had not insisted on introducing him personally, it might have happened earlier - perhaps much earlier.

But the matter was done and there was no point in saying these things. Andrew could only accept the reality. He said hello to Percy and rushed to Lynn, bowing respectfully to greet her.

"Teacher! Long time no see!"

As time goes by, he seems a little reserved, not as natural as before graduation.

This is not to say that he has become cowardly and timid, on the contrary, his performance in Auror training can be considered excellent, and it is even believed that he will be able to successfully complete all projects and officially join the company in another six months to a year; but standing in front of Lynn, who led him on the path of Rune magic and has always been highly respected by his superior Brian, and becoming a member of the organization, he still feels in a state of tension and excitement.

This is quite similar to other newcomers who are also present today, but there are also certain differences.

But Lin En is still the same as before, or rather, in addition to being a teacher, he has an additional intimacy as a friend.

"Firenze, please go in and sit down first." He settled his centaur friend and turned his head with a smile. "It's been a while since we last met. I was talking to Doris a few days ago. You haven't written to me for a long time, right? You should be punished to do volunteer work here for a few days."

As he spoke, his palm had already slapped the shoulder of the straight windbreaker with considerable weight, breaking Andrew's restraint.

"As long as I have a holiday, I'm available anytime." Andrew showed a few white teeth and smiled brightly.

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Compared to last year, due to the establishment of the Starlight Group and the high level of activity of the Stargazers in European countries, the number of new members this year has achieved a historic breakthrough - a total of 25 formal members were approved to join, most of whom were young wizards under the age of 30, not only from the British Isles and continental Europe, but also including fresh blood from Africa, Asia and America.

The number of stargazers across all fields is expanding at an unimaginable rate.

There are not only more than 200 formal members, but also peripheral members brought about by complex social relations, as well as partners like Dmitry, Nasir, and Ie, who have not joined but have cooperated in all aspects and in depth.

After more than ten years of gestation, accumulation and secret development, today's Stargazers have become a huge network covering almost every field of wizard society, covering the sky and the sun. Every formal member is a node of varying sizes on this network, connected by threads made of knowledge, emotion and wealth.

Behind every wizard speaking on the stage is his or her own research group and a larger collaborative team.

They represent the top level in their professional fields and turn their research into part of a grand blueprint.

Basic theory, spell research and development, magic item production... seemingly unrelated disciplines are closely linked through division of labor and coordination.

Communications, travel, social interaction, work, security...deep technical reserves and a mature R&D system have brought the ability to change the world.

Everyone has his or her own job and can display his or her own talents. This is the prosperous scene that Lin En has long hoped for, and it is also the reason why he can let go and hand over the work to his colleagues.

Today's stargazers already have the valuable human and material resources needed to transform the wizarding world, but they need enough time to wait for the general public to accept new things and wait for the opportunity for change to mature.

After all the special speeches were finished, Euphemia took the stage to deliver this year's keynote speech in place of Lynn.

"In the next six months, we need to further optimize product design and launch the second generation of products, focusing on the communication and security fields."

"Starlight Group will continue to deepen its cooperation with the British Ministry of Magic, and establish a long-term cooperation mechanism with France, Germany and Italy as the first three countries to promote our communication products and protective equipment, gradually expand to the East, and create higher profits."

"Investment in the field of research and development will also continue to increase, especially in the study of magic transmission theory. We must use the mechanism of information transmission as a breakthrough point and try to make greater innovations. The relevant funds required, especially the purchase of Muggle scientific research equipment, will not be capped."

"The progress of the scientific research department can be accelerated appropriately, and the key support areas can be adjusted to the excavation of ancient magic items and the translation of magic stone tablets."

"..."

Her reports never have too many expressions or embellishments, but are full of efficiency and rationality, like an extremely precise machine.

This is a completely different style from Lin En's, and it is also the consensus reached by the two after repeated discussions.

This annual meeting is destined to be different from previous years, and it will add some urgency to the relaxed and fulfilling atmosphere.

This is not only a meeting for stargazers to gather, communicate and share their achievements, but also the starting point for countless subsequent work.

Once the gears of history start turning, it will affect the entire body and produce countless chain reactions.

Time is the most precious resource, especially in this era that seems calm but is actually brewing a storm.

Only by preparing early can you seize the opportunity.

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As night fell, the annual meeting, which was more explosive than in previous years, came to an end.

Perhaps the biggest surprise for many stargazers was the fact that Euphemia took the stage to speak.

Including the Halloween meeting, Lynn had not spoken for two consecutive meetings, which had never happened before and made people feel quite uncomfortable - they had long been accustomed to hearing Lynn's voice in every meeting, listening to him make jokes and bring exciting results.

Although there are some accidental factors, this is indeed the effect that Lin En hopes to achieve.

Over the past many years, the entire organization, especially those stargazers who had deep personal connections with him, had formed a special dependence on him. It was okay on normal days, but once they couldn't find him at a critical moment, all kinds of fantasies were inevitable.

After all, he is not an omnipotent god, nor is he an iron man who can never be broken or defeated.

From doing things personally to focusing on the big and letting go of the small, from being a promoter to being a navigator, this is a process that must be experienced, and the sooner the better.

Chapter 330 Alchemy and the Philosopher's Stone

After the annual meeting with the participation of all members, each group together with the new members they have just recruited will organize large and small discussions and collective research in the next two weeks. Some of the quickest ones have already been connected, such as the scientific expedition team that Bill is in.

They need to interpret and analyze a large number of ancient magic steles and ancient magic items that have been unearthed in the past six months in batches, categories and stages. The task is no small task.

Because of this, they may not have any free time during the entire holiday.

Of course, the same goes for Lynn.

Finally, he encouraged Andrew, who was about to return to the Ministry of Magic to continue his Auror training, and let Percy and Doris go first. After returning to Hogwarts with Firenze, he packed up his things and prepared to discuss some issues about the situation in Russia and the Starlight Group's layout in Eastern Europe with Euphemia and Victor - before returning to Hogwarts to prepare for the professors' meeting.

But Nicolas Flamel disrupted this plan.

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Under the Beauxbatons Castle, in the alchemy workshop.

After listening to reports all day, Old Nico was still energetic and not tired at all. He held an ancient book covered in dust, which Lin En seemed to have never seen before, and placed it on the laboratory table with a smile.

"If my eyes were not blurry despite being over 600 years old, and if I were not as immature as Dumbledore, I would have been able to deceive you."

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"Why are you looking at me like that?" Nico's smile was intriguing. "Although I have never reached your level in my life, when it comes to vision, all of you youngsters combined cannot compare to me - you are still a little naive if you want to hide it from me."

"Okay...but how did you find out?"

"It seems that you have forgotten a lot of what I taught you recently. This is the basic skill of an alchemist."

Lin En's eyes moved: "You mean magic power?"

"That's right. Everything a wizard does may be a trick. Only magic is real and cannot be faked." Nico said approvingly, and pointed a finger at Lin En's forehead. "You hid it very well, but you're still a little short of the mark."

A gentle wave of magical power swept past, and the nearly perfect illusion faded away, revealing the fierce momentum.

When it comes to all kinds of strange and bizarre methods, even Lin En can hardly be compared with the experienced Nico.

The long six hundred years brought him not only wisdom and experience, but also a vast amount of magic.

But he called Lynn back from Birmingham today not to show off his magic.

"You did give me a surprise, so I could tell you this in advance." Pointing to the ancient book on the table that looked as old as himself, Nico said happily: "Remember our last topic in the study? Now is the time."

Lin En looked down at the ancient book on the table. There were no words on the cover, only countless fine lines.

"It seems that this is the record of making the Philosopher's Stone that you mentioned." Lin En felt that his voice was a little strange as soon as he spoke. "I have always been curious. You are obviously the maker of the Philosopher's Stone. Why are you so secretive about it?"

"The reason lies in this production record." Nico took out a small cloth bag from his arms, opened it tremblingly, and poured out many dark wine-red gem fragments. "In a sense, the Philosopher's Stone cannot be copied. It is a true creation of the sage."

Lynn narrowed his eyes and felt the hair on his forearms stand up slightly.

He recognized the fragments for what they were.

This was what remained of the Philosopher's Stone that Dumbledore had destroyed - or most of it.

He thought all the fragments had been taken away by Dumbledore, but he never expected that they were still in Nico's hands.

Even though they have lost their magical powers, they are still rare treasures - gems that are unparalleled in the world.

"When you get married, melt them down and embed them in your wedding rings." Old Nico said with a smile, "After we figure out all the key information in it, there is nothing better than another Philosopher's Stone for research reference, right?"

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Let’s put the matter of the wedding ring aside for now. The appearance of the Philosopher’s Stone fragments made Lin En feel his breathing become a little faster.

The Philosopher's Stone, also known as the Touchstone or the Philosopher's Stone, is the true pinnacle of alchemy and the dream of countless people throughout the ages.

Although he had studied alchemy with Nicolas Flamel for a long time and had learned the true skills of this legendary alchemist, he still did not feel that he had the skills to create such a treasure. To be precise, he was still far from it.

Even the proudest wizard would not think that he has the power to ignore objective rules, but the Philosopher's Stone can.

Turning stone into gold and fundamentally changing the properties of an object - although it is only a single line, it completely transcends Gamp's law.

Immortality is, in form, transcending the scale of time - although it will eventually come to an end, it is the most effective way to prolong life.

These two terrifying abilities created a huge chasm between it and the countless rare treasures over the centuries, including those priceless legendary magic items, making it completely incomparable.

Even the Resurrection Stone, which is said to "bring back the dead" - although it is a hoax, no one knows it - cannot compare to it.

Unfortunately, even in the years that he had been in contact with it, Lin En could never find the true secret of this beautiful gem that always flowed with blood-red light.

He looked at his teacher expectantly, as if he was back to the time when he first started learning alchemy.

"Alchemy has many forms, but none of them deviate from the essence. Metals, medicines, and objects, these three most important schools, including those inhumane biological alchemy and mystical alchemy, cannot deviate from the iron laws of [transformation] and [equivalent exchange]."

Nicolas Flamel brushed the dust off the book and opened it slowly, as if he were caring for a work of art.

"Your level of metal alchemy and item alchemy is not inferior to mine, so you must understand this. But the characteristic of alchemy is sometimes to break this universally recognized iron law and make the impossible possible. The Philosopher's Stone is a representative example of this."

"Breaking the iron law of transformation and equivalent exchange?" Lin En picked up the largest fragment and examined it carefully under the light. "I have had such a guess, but I have never understood how it can achieve this leap?"

"Everything has a soul, everything has male and female, and everything has its own characteristics." Nico said, "The mystery of alchemy is these things that are invisible to the naked eye. It is because of this that we can find a breakthrough in matter, give it different elements, and shape it into what it is today."

After carefully searching, he found the page he wanted and opened the book in front of Lynn.

There were no words on it, only distorted patterns. A wizard holding a wand could be vaguely seen, but the other graphics were difficult to distinguish, like a random pile of lines.

"What did you see?" Nico asked seriously.

Chapter 331 The Secret of the Sorcerer's Stone

"I saw a man who looked like a wizard."

Lynn pointed to the abstract lines and patterns on the canvas, outlining the rough outlines.

"As expected..." Nico was not surprised. "Besides the wizard? What else did you see?"

“No, I can’t see the other lines.” Lin En shook his head, “I’ve never been good at these.”