Chapter 544 Meeting Nick Flamel (2-in-1)

Ivan said as he took out the locket he carried with him and handed it to Dumbledore. Although the thing was damaged, he took it with him considering that it might be repairable.

"Is this a relic of Slytherin?" Dumbledore reached out and took it, took a few glances at it, and after noticing the large snake-shaped mark on the locket, he raised his eyebrows and confirmed.

"I think so. I once entered Slytherin's secret room and saw this symbol. I remember it clearly!" Ivan replied half-truthfully.

"That's why you tried to open it in Parseltongue?" Dumbledore asked. Sirius' letter told everything about it, including Ivan's use of Parseltongue to open the locket.

"Yes! Tom taught me Parseltongue. He told me that it could open Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets. I thought since the locket might be Slytherin's, then Parseltongue should work!" Fan opened his mouth to explain, and then continued without waiting for Dumbledore to ask.

"Besides, Tom told me that you can speak snake language!"

Dumbledore's words paused, and his expression became a little strange. He remembered that he had never shown this ability outside in these years. There were very few people in the magic world who knew this information, and it was unlikely that they would betray him.

How on earth did Tom know this news?

Dumbledore couldn't help but frowned, but he did not suspect that Ivan was deceiving him, because compared to Tom, Ivan had no reason to know that he could speak snake language.

"professor?"

Just as Dumbledore was thinking, a voice interrupted his contemplation. Dumbledore turned his head and saw Ivan staring eagerly at the locket in his hand, as if he was worried that he would take it away.

Dumbledore shook his head in amusement and returned Slytherin's locket.

Although he could see that Ivan still had many things that he was hiding from him, he had no intention of going into details.

The important thing is that Voldemort has one less Horcrux.

As he had guessed before, Tom was a very nostalgic person. Compared with ordinary objects, he prefers to use some commemorative things as the carrier of Horcruxes, and the hiding place is very elegant.

For example, Ravenclaw's diadem is hidden in the item storage room in the Room of Requirement, which is not only secret, but also contains a large number of abandoned magical items.

Putting the Horcrux there was like burying a special piece of sand in the desert. If the Horcrux Diary hadn't taken out the crown on its own, he might not have a clue yet.

Another example is the cave. He asked for the specific location and was sure that it was the place where Tom used to torment and scare children of the same age when he was young.

Thinking of this, Dumbledore looked at Ivan with some emotion.

If he hadn't been sure that Harry was the carrier of the last Horcrux, he couldn't help but suspect that Ivan was the child in the prophecy!

Excellent talent, powerful strength, the Horcrux that destroyed Voldemort three times in a row, but the date of birth and some details are completely inconsistent.

Ivan seemed very well-behaved under Dumbledore's gaze, but he still stuffed Slytherin's locket into his pocket immediately to prevent Dumbledore from thinking about it.

After the old professor took away the crown last time, it has not been returned yet!

Ivan has always been worried about this matter. These things are the relics of the four founders of the school. If they can be repaired, they may be of great use.

Just chatting all the way to the hut, when Ivan was wondering whether to knock on the door, the door panels at the entrance automatically opened to both sides.

There was a square passage ahead, with jagged spikes on both sides, just like the mouth of a giant beast, and they were stepping into the belly of the giant beast.

Dumbledore stepped directly in, and Ivan quickly followed.

The open entrance automatically closed after the two entered.

Entering it, Ivan found that the interior of the hut was very large. It should be a space that had been widened by an extension spell. Moreover, in the summer, there was even a slight hint of cold air coming from time to time.

Ivan looked around and soon saw a faint blue flame burning in the fireplace not far away, from which the cold air came.

Is this a magic air conditioner?

Ivan was very surprised. At the same time, he also found that there were many Muggle appliances in this small house, especially the large TV on the cabinet that was so conspicuous that it was difficult to ignore it.

If it weren't for the quaint decoration style, he would have almost thought this was a Muggle's home.

Just as Ivan was looking around like a curious baby, an old voice rang.

"Albus, are you here?"

Ivan turned around and saw an old man walking out from behind the curtain.

He had white hair and wore a loose robe. His face was full of traces of time, and he was so pale that no blood could be seen.

However, compared to his fragile body, Nico Flamel's mental state is quite good. It seems that more than six hundred years of hard work have not become a burden and damaged his wisdom, but have made him more sober.

"Is this little Ivan?" After greeting Dumbledore, Nico Flamel turned his attention to Ivan.

"Hello, Mr. Flamel," Ivan said with a very respectful bow.

"Yes!" Nico Flamel smiled and nodded, very satisfied with Ivan's respectful attitude.

He learned a lot about Ivan from Dumbledore more than half a year ago.

I thought that such a talented and ambitious little wizard would be arrogant and difficult to control, but when I met Nico Flamel this time, he discovered that Ivan was different from what he had imagined.

At least on the surface, he seemed very kind and humble, and he looked handsome, which instantly made him favor him greatly.

"Come in and talk, you guys are here later than I thought!" Nick Flamel pointed and led them into the living room of the house.

After Ivan and others sat down, a large number of noisy alchemical creatures, only a few centimeters tall, suddenly climbed up along the table, jumped to the plate in the center, and struggled to push the teacup on it to a few feet. in front of people.

Immediately afterwards, these little guys brought the big teapot over with a roar.

Ivan looked at them with interest, wanting to see how these little alchemical creatures poured him tea.

Then, Ivan saw these little guys putting themselves together like stacking cubes.

Some formed the feet, some formed the head, and finally they fit together perfectly and turned into a creature several times larger than the original. It struggled to grab the handle of the teapot and poured the hot tea into Ivan's teacup.

I don't know if it was because I didn't hold it firmly, but a carrot-shaped alchemy creature on the head suddenly lost contact with the body and accidentally fell into a cup filled with hot tea. It was burned and moved its little hands wildly, saying " "Ulala" sound, tea was spilled everywhere.

Ivan didn't expect this to happen at all, and seemed a little at a loss for a moment, wondering whether he should fish out the alchemy creature that fell into the bowl.

"Hey, it seems these little guys still need some improvement!" Nick Flamel also noticed something strange here. He smiled and picked up Ivan's cup and poured the tea aside. On weird green plants.

The little alchemy creature held on to a corner of the teacup the whole time to prevent it from falling from mid-air. It screamed wildly, and Nick patted the bottom of the teacup with his hand before shaking it down.

At this time, Ivan's eyes were focused on the green plant next to him.

He just saw with his own eyes that when Nick was spilling tea, the other person seemed to move quickly and avoid it, so that all the tea was spilled into the loose soil below.

A moving tree? A magical plant like mandrake?

Ivan thought like this. He really didn't know much about this kind of herbal medicine. He stared at the small tree with his eyes, but the latter was just like a normal plant, motionless.

Just when Ivan wondered if he had made a mistake, the strange-looking green plant suddenly shook a few times, flapped its branches, pulled out its roots from the soil, and spoke in his mouth. Yelled crazily. "It's too hot! It's too hot!"

Ivan couldn't help laughing when he saw this funny scene. It seemed that the hot tea had penetrated into the soft soil and burned the roots of the tree. Naturally, this guy couldn't pretend to be dead anymore.

Ivan found it very interesting. He had only been here for a short time, but he felt as magical as entering the magical world for the first time.

After a moment of delay, Nick Flamel had already changed a cup and placed the tea in front of Ivan again.

"Thank you, Mr. Flamel! Actually, I can do it myself," Ivan said sheepishly.

Ivan always felt a little uncomfortable asking an old wizard who was over six hundred years old and could be knocked down by a gust of wind to serve him tea and water.

"As you get older, there's nothing wrong with moving more!" Nick Flamel said with a smile, then turned to look at the alchemical creatures on the table and said with emotion. "And after all, these alchemical creations are not as flexible as real life."

Perhaps after hearing Nick's words, the little guys looked downcast one by one, as if they had been hit by something.

Seeing their unexpected cuteness, Ivan couldn't help but ask about the origin of these alchemical creatures.

"You know, when you get older, it's always inconvenient to do some things, so I made these little things to help me handle some chores!" Nick Flamel explained.

Ivan understood this, but then he remembered that Nick Flamel should have an equally immortal wife. When he was in first grade, he read in a book that they spent their 665th birthday together. !

Ivan looked around, but for some reason he didn't see Nick's wife.

Nick and Dumbledore on the other side were already chatting about other things. Ivan calmed down and eavesdropped openly.

Dumbledore did not take Ivan's presence into consideration. His expression became serious for the first time since he entered the door. He looked at Nick Flamel and asked inquiringly. "Do you have any idea about the thing I asked you to repair last time?"

"That's right!" Nick nodded, then complained. "Why do you always find trouble for me every time you come to see me?"

"Trouble? Do you really think so? I thought you would be very interested in it." Dumbledore picked up the teacup with his good left hand, took a sip of tea, and replied calmly.

"In a sense, that is indeed a trouble. I haven't slept well for a long time in order to study it! I think you should understand how important sleep is for an old man," Nick said jokingly.

"But I didn't expect that the stories in a collection of British fairy tales were actually true. When I was young, I also pursued some legends. Of course, it was in France, but without exception they were all false!" Nick added.

"This is normal, isn't it? The legend is like this. You can never know its authenticity before verifying it." Dumbledore said noncommittally and put the teacup on the table. "For many wizards, your existence is also a legend!"

"How long will it take you to repair it?" Dumbledore stared at Nick closely under his half-moon glasses.

"About two to three years!" Nick replied hesitantly.

"It takes so long?" Dumbledore frowned deeply. "In my opinion, the damage to it should be very low. I can even use it normally and see some people who want to see it!"

"Because the thing wasn't damaged at all, it was just affected! You know" Nick was about to say something when he saw Ivan sitting aside and eavesdropping.

After thinking about it, Nick took back some words and continued in a vague tone. "In short, when you destroyed it, it had a certain impact, and it is not easy to completely eliminate this impact. Repair materials are not easy to find."

"Even so, two or three years is too long! I can only wait more than half a year at most." Dumbledore shook his head. He couldn't hold on for so long. I'm afraid he won't be able to wait until that time.

However, some things obviously cannot be solved in a hurry. Seeing that Nick had a dark face and did not want to pay attention to him, Dumbledore had to compromise and said in a very uncertain tone. "Okay, maybe this time can be extended a little longer, a year or a year and a half?"

"Two years! This is my limit, otherwise you can take it back and figure it out on your own!" Nick replied angrily.

The two soon started arguing about the time. Ivan next to him was confused and could only guess from the conversation that Dumbledore seemed to want Nick Flamel to repair something very important.

At first, Ivan thought it was a time turner, but he later denied this guess and hadn't that thing been repaired long ago?

Then it can only be

Ivan thought about their previous conversation and vaguely guessed something, but he couldn't be 100% sure.

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