"Oh, Professor Flamel, are you really going to live in the lounge?"
At the long table in Ravenclaw House, Professor Flitwick hesitated for a few seconds and said with some worry.
"I mean, Ravenclaw's bronze eagle ring may not be as interesting as you think... It is just a door knocker, especially during this time, the eagle ring seems a bit strange, and people will ask questions from time to time.
Some questions that even I would find difficult to answer. On the other hand, Hogwarts actually has special preparations for professors..."
"You don't have to be so formal. Just call me Nico, Flitwick."
Nico Flamel paused for a moment, looked away from the figure who was sneaking away from the Ravenclaw table, raised his eyebrows with interest, turned his head to look at Professor Flitwick, and said with a smile
.
"Compared to a step-by-step life, I am more looking forward to challenges that will stump me. Besides, if it is a problem with alchemy, maybe I can help fix it? Regarding Ms. Ravenclaw, everything is
It won’t be boring.”
In fact, regarding the bronze eagle ring, there is a small bet involved.
According to the previous private agreement, if he can answer today's question about the Bronze Eagle Ring, then Elena Kaslana will tell him the details of those disaster prophecies - since she heard it from the girl's mouth
After those futures, Nico Flamel has been a little uneasy. After all, some of the descriptions are too much like the out-of-control Philosopher's Stone.
Nico Flamel frowned slightly, the fragmented information that the girl had described before flashed in his mind.
The undead creatures called zombies that have lost their souls and rely only on instinct and desire...
If this is really a disaster caused by the magic stone he left behind, then as the refiner of the magic stone, he naturally cannot sleep peacefully as originally planned - at least he cannot leave until this hidden danger is solved.
Of course, this small bet is only between him and Elena.
In front of Dumbledore and the professors at Hogwarts, there was naturally another set of logical explanations.
"It's really curious... more than a thousand years ago, Ms. Rowena Ravenclaw... what kind of magic did she put on the eagle ring so that it could constantly renew itself?
At the same time, while maintaining the original intention...you should be able to understand its fatal attraction to every alchemy enthusiast..."
Nico Flamel looked at Professor Flitwick who was hesitant to speak, and asked politely and softly.
"So, other than that, is there any other inconvenience?"
"Well...if you insist-"
Professor Flitwick shrugged and did not persist.
"All in all, there are actually quite a few empty rooms in the castle. You can change your mind at any time."
It was not because he was worried that the hundreds-year-old wizard was not used to sleeping. As the dean of Ravenclaw College, he actually felt sorry for the children in his college. If they were unlucky, they might have to sleep in the corridor again.
.
Different from usual days, today's question on the Bronze Eagle Ring is not for students to answer at all.
Dumbledore had already communicated with him in advance before today's dinner started.
As the greatest alchemist of the past five centuries, Nicolas Flamel hopes to "briefly communicate" with the legendary Lady Rowena Ravenclaw through the bronze door knocker that has lasted for thousands of years.
The way of answering——For a great alchemist like Nico Flamel, such an opportunity is enough as a reward.
Of course, when faced with the request of the Headmaster of Hogwarts, the proud bronze eagle ring agreed to this special challenge.
It will follow the tradition and history of Hogwarts and prepare a question for Nico Flamel as an exception... With the help of a certain little angel who wishes to remain anonymous, the current bronze eagle ring has already completed the update of the basic question bank
Iterate.
As the professors left their seats, the auditorium filled with rattling and ping-ping-pong sounds.
The students stood up one after another and rushed towards the double doors leading to their respective dormitories. The flow of people in the auditorium was divided into four distinct lines according to color, passing through the foyer and heading towards the stairs little by little.
"Come this way, Luna. Let's go to Hufflepuff."
Elena did not follow the Ravenclaw crowd towards the door, but took Luna's hand and quietly blended into the Hufflepuff House team, "Don't be dazed, the Eagle Ring will definitely not be opened tonight."
, you don’t want to sleep in the corridor, right?”
"You can't beat an academy..."
Luna stood there, quietly glanced at Professor Flitwick at the head of Ravenclaw's table, and whispered.
"Even if they don't like you, they are Ravenclaws after all, and there is Professor Nicol Flamel here today! If the door of the college lounge is really opened tonight, we will be regarded as staying out all night.
——”
Before Elena returned to her dormitory last night, Professor Flitwick went to Luna and had a serious conversation for a while.
To sum up, I actually hope that Luna can keep Elena with Ravenclaw as much as possible and not be snatched away by girls from the other three colleges. After all, Elena has been similar to Ravenclaw since last year.
The "Fat Lady" of Llanffindor is almost half a mobile door in the Ravenclaw common room.
"Yes," Elena said, casually dealing with it, "yes, and Nico Flamel..."
"So how about..."
"But! Professor Flitwick didn't ask you to do anything, did he?"
Elena flicked Luna's little forehead, glanced at Little Moon who was speechless in surprise, and said helplessly.
"If you still feel a little embarrassed, just say that I 'invited' you two to spend the night at Hufflepuff House. Anyway, today is a special situation, because the other party is Nico Flamel, so no matter what
They won’t even open the door——”
"Don't keep flicking my forehead! Otherwise I won't help you deal with Hermione next time!"
Luna covered her head in pain, her dazed eyes came back to consciousness slightly, and she blinked in confusion.
"Wait, you just said - us?"
Only then did she notice that in addition to her and Elena, there was also a Ravenclaw girl who did not follow the large army out of the auditorium, but stood timidly not far away from them, looking at "
"Senior grade students" flirted with each other.
The Russian freshman who just enrolled this year seems to be named... Danilova?
"Of course, letting people sleep in the corridor just after school starts is not the way Hogwarts treats guests. Besides, Professor Alexei has specifically ordered that if possible, try to take little Dani with you.
Get to know more friends."
As the child of a nuclear physicist from the former Soviet Union, Danilova may not be too evil in terms of knowledge, but some basic mathematics and physics knowledge is still quite solid - compared to Irene, who is an economics major.
Na, this little witch from a Russian scientific family, is actually more suitable to be the first tester of the [magic-science] theory.
Elena simply explained a few words, waved to the little witch not far away, and showed a gentle smile.
"Come here, Danilova. I'll take you to visit the Hufflepuff common room."
Soon, the three of them arrived at the long Hufflepuff table and met Hannah and Hermione. Then the five little witches started walking towards the foyer as planned. Along the way, Elena and the other
Several wings explained the origin of the little tail, gossiped and answered some gossip about Nico Flamel and the Ravenclaw lounge.
"So you were not planning to let Mr. Nico Flamel into the common room from the beginning?"
Luna Lovegood frowned slightly and asked softly thoughtfully.
"No, of course you can do it later," Elena shook her head, "but not tonight. Whether it is from the perspective of protecting Ms. Ravenclaw, or from the perspective of Beauxbatons and Hogwarts
It doesn’t even work for the fight between them..."
"Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Yes, Mr. Nico Flamel is not a graduate of Hogwarts. He is French."
Elena raised her finger and said seriously, "Since a long time ago, there has been competition between the French magic world and the British magic world. Maybe he didn't mean to think so, but if he had the upper hand in the first confrontation,
Then there will be a not-so-pleasant story of 'talking through the air' in future records of the history of magic."
"But didn't he live for more than 600 years?! What other questions can..."
Hannah said in a very worried tone. At this time, they passed through a door hidden behind the tapestry and started walking down a narrow staircase towards the bottom of the castle - Hannah was always good at finding paths in dungeons.
A qualified Hufflepuff.
"Yes," Elena said nonchalantly, "but age can only allow him to absorb more knowledge, right? Moreover, the questions raised by the bronze eagle ring cannot be answered by relying solely on ancient magic books? You should know what I'm talking about.
Well, as the math section editor of The Quibbler, you know best what the overall level of math in the wizarding world is like."
"But you also said that Professor Nicol Flamel is from France."
Hermione shook her head and retorted quickly, "Professor Alexei said in class before that France is the kingdom of mathematics in the non-magical world. Besides, I don't think a famous alchemy master will be thought of by you."
I’m stumped by the problems that arise.”
"That question is definitely unsolvable——"
Before Elena could answer, Danilova's timid voice came from behind Hermione.
"However, I think my dad may have some ideas. Their friends and teachers seem to have discussed similar issues at home before. If they are given some time, they should be able to try to get closer to the answer..."
"This does not conform to the logic of the Eagle Ring. The Eagle Ring will not raise an unsolvable question."
Luna said seriously that she had heard many stories about Hogwarts from her father since she was a child.
Among them, the bronze eagle ring in the common room of Ravenclaw House is undoubtedly the easiest part of the game to exist as a short story or a daily test between father and daughter - although the eagle ring in Hogwarts is difficult.
, but there is definitely a solution.
"Of course, in most cases, it is exactly what you said. But -"
Elena nodded, raised her finger and shook it left and right, and continued inscrutably.
"Don't forget, the bronze eagle ring at the door of Ravenclaw House's common room is still essentially the result of Rowena Ravenclaw's alchemy. It has built-in knowledge, cognition, and certain...
For these concepts, it is not so much that there is a fixed explanation, but that there is information that is in line with Ms. Ravenclaw's understanding and can be learned and accepted."
"So, in other words..."
Elena glanced at Hermione who seemed to understand, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly.
"It can be a conjecture that has not yet been proven, but also cannot be falsified. As for the proof process, unless the person involved writes it down for you personally, until there is no second person to answer it completely, this is an unsolvable challenge.
…”
Just like Fermat's last theorem that has puzzled the mathematical world for centuries.
Pierre de Fermat only had to come up with this idea and write on the edge of the book - "I have discovered a wonderful proof, but it is too narrow here for me to write it down." - and he would be remembered in future generations.
Amidst the doubts of countless mathematicians, I always stand in the position of a pioneer, smiling and waiting for people to continue to challenge and think.
If Elena remembers correctly, according to the original trajectory of the world, the proof of Fermat's last theorem would have to wait two years.
Unless someone successfully falsifies this conjecture, from the moment Pierre de Fermat passed away, Mr. Fermat will always be invincible, and no one can defeat a soul from the past.
Elena's eyes flickered, recalling the stories she had discovered in books over the past few years.
Whether it is the exchange rate set by Gringotts Wizarding Bank thousands of years ago, or the number of extranuclear electrons in Silver Sickle and Copper Knut; or it is the documents written by the four founders of Hogwarts more than a thousand years ago.
Conversations and wishes left behind...
"Hogwarts, the ancient magical civilization, is not as simple as people think..."
…
At the same time, Nico Flamel and the Ravenclaw students walked up the spiral staircase to the platform in front of the Ravenclaw common room, and gently knocked the sleeping bronze eagle
ring.
Under Nico Flamel's curious eyes, the bronze eagle ring came to life, opened its mouth and let out a soft and pleasant female voice.
"There are four houses in Hogwarts, and each house has its own color. If one day we plan to use the colors of the four houses to mark and divide every inch of the school, just use four
Is it possible to color plates with common borders different colors, and...why?"
The smile on Nico Flamel's face gradually disappeared:???