The scene I saw through the door was completely different from what I saw when I first entered the house.
That door led the two to the Flamel couple's real residence.
"It's amazing!" Albert murmured in a low voice.
"It's just a simple little trick, Mr. Anderson." Nico appeared in front of Albert without warning, and led the two into the hall with a smile.
Albert still remembers the furnishings here clearly. When he first met Nico, the furnishings in the house were exactly the same as they are now.
"A magical teleportation technology, or is it the folding of space?"
Albert was very curious about how Nico did it. When he passed through the door just now, he didn't feel any discomfort when being teleported, so it was very likely that the layout here was the same as the last house.
This reminded him of the Room of Requirement in Hogwarts, which was also a magical room.
"No, it's not teleportation. I just hid this place." Nico turned his head to look out the window and explained: "There is actually a house here. If you enter from the main entrance, you will enter another house. To enter here, you need to use a more special method."
"The silver card?"
"Yes, that's actually the password." Nico explained, "This place is protected by the Fidelius Charm. As long as you don't go out through the window, no one can detect your presence. Others from the outside will only see the scenery of another house."
"That house-elf is the gatekeeper?"
"To some extent, that's true." Nico nodded. "I know you are curious about these, but that's just because you haven't mastered this part of the knowledge yet. When you master it, you will find that these are just some simple tricks!"
"If possible, I hope to learn this knowledge from you." Albert said eagerly.
"Maybe we should sit down and have a drink." Nico looked at Albert, "Then, we can talk about this slowly."
"Milk tea, right?"
Perenelle placed a cup of brewed milk tea in front of Albert.
Albert picked up the teacup, smelled the aroma of the milk tea, took a sip of the milk tea, and sighed softly, "I haven't had such delicious milk tea for a long time."
"Those things should be able to arrive in France tomorrow." Sera looked at the greatest alchemist in history in front of him, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"What's wrong?" Nico asked.
"I heard that you plan to give up the Philosopher's Stone?" Sera asked with a complicated look, "Is this true?"
"Yes, it is true, I am going to destroy the Philosopher's Stone."
"What a pity!" Sera said with a hint of disappointment in her tone.
"Don't feel sorry, Sera." Perenelle placed a cup of black tea in front of Sera and said calmly, "We have lived too long. We can finally rest!"
"The meaning of life lies in death." Albert said softly, "Living too long and watching the people, things and objects you are familiar with gradually disappear is sometimes a torture!"
"Mr. Anderson is quite insightful." Nicole smiled, "but he lacks the energy that young people should have."
"I definitely hope that I can live longer and die when I am tired of living," Albert said seriously.
"Control over your own life and death?" Nico looked at Perenelle and suddenly laughed. "That feeling is really good. Very good."
Sera took a sip of her tea and fell into a brief memory.
At the beginning, when he was young, he met the Flamel couple under the introduction of his teacher. At that time, he was not as open as Albert.
Later, he kept in touch with the Flamel couple via correspondence and often visited them to ask for advice.
I also gradually made some progress in alchemy.
At the age of thirty-five, he finally took over his current job completely.
To Sera, the Nico couple were friends and teachers, and the fact that they were about to leave made him quite sad.
He couldn't help but blame Dumbledore a little.
Nico's giving up of the Philosopher's Stone must have something to do with him.
"Don't worry, Sera. We are not going to die yet," Perenelle said softly. "We are still storing the elixir of life. It is enough for us to live for another five or six years so that we can take care of all the funeral affairs."
"Five or six years, maybe you can live longer." Sera suggested, "If your knowledge and wisdom disappear like this, it will definitely be a loss to the entire wizarding world."
"Five or six years is enough time for us to teach Mr. Anderson most of the knowledge." Nico comforted him softly. He actually understood the importance those people attached to the inheritance of knowledge, and Nico was also happy to help Albert.
"I can teach you a lot of things, but there is one thing I'm afraid I can't help you with. Divination and prophecy require talent. If you don't have this talent, no matter how hard you try, it will be difficult to master it." Nico reminded.
"Please rest assured about this."
Albert nodded to show that he understood. "I have some talent in divination and can predict some clues about the future."
"Can you predict?"
Nico was not surprised by this and summoned his crystal ball, asking Albert to try to predict.
"Predict the outcome of tomorrow's International Wizard Chess Tournament!" Sera suggested with a smile, "Maybe, you will see yourself winning the championship!"
“I think that’s a little bit difficult.”
Albert began to focus his attention on the crystal ball. The crystal ball in front of him was much more useful than his own. The mist in the crystal ball began to dissipate, and a picture appeared. A hand was holding high the trophy of the Wizard Chess champion.
"Well, if you don't want your wizard chess game tomorrow to be boring, don't try to peek at the next ending." Nico reached out and wiped the scene on the crystal ball. "Knowing that the future is already predetermined will make you feel bored about what happens next."
"Um."
Albert agreed with Nico's statement. If he knew that he had failed, would he still continue to participate in the wizard chess game
I’m afraid not!
If you know you are going to win the final tournament, you will lose the excitement of finally winning the championship.
The two had a sumptuous lunch at the Flamel couple's house. Albert stuffed the two brick-thick books that Nico handed to him into the deformed lizard skin bag, and followed Sera to leave the town of Nicola and head to the wizard streets of the capital Paris.
They will stay there for one night, waiting for tomorrow's International Wizarding Chess Tournament.
As the champion's recommender, Albert can directly participate in the 32-16 knockout match without going through the selection process. However, while enjoying the convenience, there are also some disadvantages. If he loses too badly in the game, those reporters may not show mercy.