At this moment, Maka was staring at a beautiful envelope that had been opened and looked around. He felt that each of the recent letters seemed to be more ornate than the last, and the contents in them were probably correspondingly less simple.
This letter was just handed to him by Professor McGonagall.
Ever since he mentioned the little Delphi incident to Professor McGonagall before, Maka could clearly feel the shock in the other person's heart. But besides that, Professor McGonagall still agreed with his handling. Obviously, giving a better life to a baby who doesn't understand anything is what every Hogwarts should do. The act of choosing.
But immediately afterwards, Professor McGonagall did not continue to ask Scrimgeour whether he planned to promote a Hogwarts-led event. Instead, he first placed an envelope with a ribbon and Pegasus pattern on Macca in front of.
On the seal of the letter, the bright red paint seal was quite conspicuous. He only glanced at it and knew that the letter came from the Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in France.
"Can I open it?"
Although Professor McGonagall had already handed it to him, she naturally wanted him to take a look at it. But the envelope clearly said "To Ms. Minerva McGonagall" in a small line. It was a personal letter, and out of politeness he should confirm it again.
"Of course, you were actually mentioned in the letter - Madam Maxime thought it might be better for you to read it, after all, you were also one of the original parties." Professor McGonagall motioned for him to open it and read it.
"The person involved? Me?" Maka thought about it doubtfully, but did not recall anything related to Beauxbatons and Madame Maxime. "That would be rude..."
As he spoke, he gently picked up the envelope that had been torn open and pulled out a piece of letter paper. The letter paper was folded neatly, and the material of the paper was quite flexible, as if every inconspicuous corner showed Beauxbatons' financial resources and taste.
And when he unfolded the letter and took a look at it, a few key words on the letter immediately made some of his memories that had faded over time come back to life. He remembered that he had really tried to get involved in a big noisy matter that was small at first, but big at the same time.
"Nick Flamel's legacy?" Maka suddenly said, "Oh, I almost forgot about it!"
Yes, when he went to Paris with the Lovegoods and his daughter, he did meet Nick Flamel's old butler at Beauxbatons, and happened to participate in the conversation between the other party and Madame Maxime. middle.
It's just that he was not as famous as he is now, so he only acted as a neutral witness in the entire conversation.
But in the letter in front of her, Mrs. Maxim specifically pointed out that he might be invited to join in and be one of the main candidates to investigate Nick Flamel's alchemy laboratory.
From this point, it can be seen that Maka is now quite convincing, at least in terms of magical strength. It can even be said that in Mrs. Maxim's heart, she probably thought that he was enough to complete the things that Dumbledore should have done in this incident.
"Let me tell you first, I don't actually have much research on alchemy." Maka put down the letter, picked up the teacup at hand and took a sip.
In the modern magic world, alchemy is no longer a mainstream magic subject. Although it is actually quite easy to get started with this subject, if you want to study it in depth, there is a fundamental obstacle - the loss of inheritance.
Apart from the outstanding alchemist Nick Flamel, it is difficult to find another qualified alchemist.
And for some reason, the great alchemist rarely had academic exchanges with others, and he didn't even have a single student. Only Dumbledore, a good friend, had discussed some magical knowledge with him.
Now, Nick Flamel, who lived for 665 years, has passed away. The relatively complete inheritance of alchemy in the entire magical world is probably only left in his alchemy laboratory.
Oh, just like the Werther family, maybe there are some ancient alchemy families in this world who are also hiding in the world and playing with mysteries? Who knows
"Not many people know about alchemy... What do you think about this matter?" Professor McGonagall shook her head slightly and asked for the opinion of Maka, who had been one of the parties involved.
"Mr. Nick Flamel wants to share his lifelong research results with the global wizarding community. Since Madame Maxime, who has a good relationship with Mr. Flamel, wants to avoid suspicion, we can only let you and our Hogwarts host it." This matter." Maka analyzed it briefly, then spread her hands, "For us at Hogwarts, this matter is almost the same as the proposal to hold an event proposed by Mr. Scrimgeour. "
"Yes." Professor McGonagall put down the tea cup and said with some embarrassment, "And, I'm afraid we can only choose one of them, right? If we take both of these things into our own arms, it will be detrimental to the impact."
It seems that sometimes too much of a good thing can become a difficult choice.
"In terms of results, Nick Flamel's legacy is definitely much more important." Macca also felt that it was indeed difficult to choose, "but correspondingly, higher returns are usually accompanied by higher risks, so If the inheritance is not handled well..."
"Not only that... Maca, where is Mr. Scrimgeour?" Professor McGonagall gave him a questioning look, as if she was worried that he would not be able to refuse.
"No, there's no need to worry," Maca said. "That minister is very smart! He will definitely support anything that is beneficial to him - multi-school joint activities and Nick Flamel's legacy. Whatever it is, I think he will enthusiastically make it happen.”
Hearing what Maka said, Professor McGonagall couldn't help but nod, obviously agreeing with him. But in this case, the problem seems to have returned to the dilemma again.
Maka is constantly weighing these two things. One has advantages and disadvantages and has a great impact, while the other only has benefits but has a moderate impact. It is better to move forward or seek stability. This type of choice will always make people hesitate.
To put it bluntly, who would be willing to vomit out the fat that almost reaches their mouth
After a while, when Maka realized that he had drank all the black tea in the cup, he finally put the cup on the coaster and made a decision.
"Professor McGonagall, I think... maybe we can merge these two things?" He considered carefully, "Originally, Mr. Scrimgeour proposed to reopen the Potions Championship, but I just thought about it, why should we Why not hold an event based on alchemy instead?"
Although a large amount of inheritance has been lost, it only means that it is difficult for an alchemy master like Mr. Nick Flamel to emerge again. If we only talk about the relatively common knowledge of alchemy, there are still a lot of fragments left in the world. For example, the tools in the hands of Aurors in the Ministry of Magic are mostly small but practical alchemical products.
Even though it's no longer a mainstream subject, it has a small slice of everyday practicality that even Fred and George can use in some of their mischievous inventions.
"Alchemy competition?" Professor McGonagall thought about it in her mind, and the more she thought about it, the more feasible it became. "This will also help restart everyone's interest in alchemy, and maybe it can attract some people that everyone doesn't know. Alchemists who know... Well, it is indeed an idea worth trying!"
She already understood what Maka meant.
Perhaps then, at the moment when the competition determines the winner, they will also have the best time to reveal the alchemical legacy of Nick Flamel.
"But in this case, wouldn't it be a bit awkward to allow students from magic schools to participate in this competition..." Professor McGonagall said suddenly, "You understand, after all, alchemy is not part of the teaching scope of most schools. Guilty."
"I think..." Maka said thoughtfully, "Maybe we should discuss this topic with Mr. Minister! Anyway, the issue of public disclosure of Nick Flamel's legacy cannot be avoided at any cost by the International Federation of Wizards. It will, won’t it?”
Nick Flamel's original intention is to use his own research results to improve the level of alchemy in the entire magical world. This is a good thing that the International Federation of Wizards will definitely pay considerable attention to. What they have to do now is to gain a foothold in such major events and win more benefits for Hogwarts.
Maka's suggestion is quite bold. If it succeeds, Hogwarts will take this opportunity to go further and stand higher, even if it is only one of the leaders. But in the end, the center of the incident will inevitably be the International Federation of Wizards, so if there are any mistakes that lead to failure, the International Federation of Wizards will also bear the main responsibility.
As long as you are careful when negotiating and don't let others put the burden on your own head, this originally quite high risk will be greatly reduced.
"You can give it a try," Professor McGonagall finally nodded after thinking for a long time, "But the matter is not urgent yet. We can invite Mr. Scrimgeour to chat with us another day."
"Well," Maka also nodded, "I believe he will be very interested."
Managing Hogwarts is by no means an easy task, and matters of such great impact need to be handled with caution. But now that Professor McGonagall is the principal of Hogwarts, she will consider the future of Hogwarts. If she can make the school that once took care of her develop further, then Dumbledore's belief in him was not in vain. She did.
After making this decision, both Professor McGonagall and Maka couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The two of them picked up their teacups again, wanting to take a sip to soothe their throats, but found that their respective cups were already empty.