บท 54: Exchange
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Before Edward began his creation of the Philosopher's Stone, he went back to Earth to check on things. It turned out that more than a month had passed during all his experiments and body modification.
So, he spent some time sending letters to his family, friends, and acquaintances to tell them that he was alright.
However, one letter, in particular, surprised him after reading it. Then, with a smile, he accepted the invitation.
The next day, Edward dressed appropriately in his charming black suit. Then, using the floo powder, he teleported to a certain location.
--Scene Break--
Edward appeared in front of a fireplace. He looked around to notice that this house's architecture was French, there were very old paintings hanging around. Seeing that they were not moving, they were muggle paintings.
At a glance, Edward identified these paintings from the 14th century. Considering the owner of this house, he was not surprised.
Soon afterward, he saw an old man walking from one of the rooms. The man walked very slowly, however, Edward did not care about this; what he cared about was the appearance of the old man.
He appeared decrepit; this person was so old that he looked like even breathing could kill him. He was very skinny; so skinny that even the blowing wind could destroy his body.
Edward looked at the old man while thinking to himself: 'I guess even my Youth Potion could not help him.'
Then, Edward shook the old man's hand very gently before saying: "Mr. Flamel, it is an honor to meet you. I have to say, I was quite surprised to receive your invitation."
"Oh," replied Nicolas Flamel. "Didn't you ask Dumbledore to give me your address?
"To be honest, I did not expect him to do it," replied Edward calmly.
"Then, you do not understand him as much as you think. Dumbledore's feelings towards you are very complicated. On one hand, he looks forward to your accomplishment and the great changes that you can bring to the wizarding world.
"While at the same time fears that you will travel the same path as him, Grindelwald and even Voldemort. You know, on both occasions, he blamed himself for not stopping these two in time. So, he fears making the same mistake a third time."
Edward frowned for a moment after hearing this, then he replied: "Well, maybe I have been looking at the Professor through biased eyes. Let's not talk about this, Mr. Flamel."
Nicola Flamel nodded and invited Edward to sit down. Then his wife, Perenelle--who was also a very old lady--came in and served tea.
While doing so, she kindly smiled at Edward before saying: "Your Youthful Potion makes me feel at least a hundred years younger."
Edward smiled back before saying: "I am glad that it is of use to you, Madam."
Then, the two Grand Alchemists have a little chat before getting into the real reason that they decided to meet: exchange ideas and knowledge.
"Mr. Flamel," said Edward. "I have a way for us to quickly exchange knowledge if you do not mind. However, the process will be a little painful."
"Oh," replied Nicolas with a look of intrigue on his face. "Go ahead!"
He was not afraid of Edward doing anything to him. As long as he lived, Nicolas was no longer afraid of Death. More importantly, ever since Edward walked into his house, he could feel that this young talented magician broke the First Limiter.
From what he heard from Dumbledore, this person was using bloodline modification to do so, meaning he most likely succeeded. Although Nicolas did not know what power Edward received after his transformation, he was sure that it must be very powerful.
So, even if he activated all the enchantments in his house, he didn't think that he could do anything to Edward. Since he was powerless and defenseless the moment Edward entered his home, he did not need to suspect his motive.
Edward nodded after receiving Nicolas' consent; then he took out a crown from his bag which has an Undetectable Extension Charm and placed it on his head.
Nicolas Flamel--as a powerful Alchemist--instantly realized the wonder of this crown. After staring at it for a few seconds, he asked: "Is that…?"
"Yes," replied Edward. "Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, well one I made myself after copying the original."
Nicolas Flamel then sighed at Edward's luck to find such a magical piece of Alchemy wonder and his talent for being able to replicate it.
Meanwhile, after Edward placed the crown on his head, he said: "Are you ready, Mr. Flamel?"
"No problem."
Then Edward took out his wand and placed the tip on his forehead. A white line came out of his forehead and headed straight for Mr. Flamel's head. Without hesitation, the old Alchemist allowed the white line to enter his forehead.
Soon, he found himself inside a room that was separated into two. On each side of the room were countless bookcases filled with books. However, one side of the room was extremely large compared to the other.
Then, knowledge of what is going on entered his mind. According to the information, he was in a place referred to as the Mind Palace. The smaller side of the room represented all his knowledge over the past 600 years, while the large one was all of Edward's knowledge.
For a brief moment, Nicolas Flamel was flabbergasted.
'My 600 years of accumulation is nothing compared to a wizard in his 20's?'
After sighing to himself, he soon noticed that Edward had also appeared inside this place. Then he said: "Mr. Flamel, here lies not only your knowledge but also your memories. So, if there is something you do not want me to see, you just have to hide. Now let's begin."
After Edward said these words, one book inside of the room from each side flew from one side of the room to another. Following this, the pages of the books started to flip by themselves.
Once they were done, both Edward and Nicolas Flamel felt like another piece of knowledge was added to their minds.
Following the principle of equivalent exchange, Edward traded one book with one another, while focusing more on alchemy as he knew that this was the specialty of Mr. Flamel.
Of course, this method was not completely accurate as no one could evaluate the preciousness of certain knowledge.
So, just like that, the two Grand Alchemists exchanged not only their knowledge but also ideas and experiences.
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Two things: First, I decided to change Edward's height to 1.93m or 6ft 3 as being over 2m was too high and easily noticeable.
Second, I plan to finish the Harry Potter World during this month of August, or early September at the latest, so you guys can look forward to Edward's adventure in the Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood World. If you can, it's better to re-watch this anime like I am currently doing, or watch for the first time if you never have. (As one of the greatest anime of all time, you should really watch it if you have not)
Pickup Line: I don't need to say "accio" to make you come.
Next Chapter Title: "Philosopher's Stone (II)
บท 55: Bright Future
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Both Edward and Nicolas Flamel did not know how much time that they spent in their Mind Palace exchanging knowledge. All they were focused on were the books that kept flipping through on each of their sides.
These books did not just contain the knowledge that these two Great Alchemists read, but their experiences, experiments, and memories of Alchemy and magic.
So, while ignoring the passage of time, these two men indulged in the process of learning. Unfortunately--at least for Mr. Flamel--his knowledge reserves were soon empty by Edward. So, he had nothing to exchange, so he could not learn anything more.
So, after Mr. Flamel opened his eyes in the Mind Palace, he looked at Edward's side of the room and he sighed. He imagined what kind of secrets were hiding in these books.
Once in a while, he will choose to look at some of Edward's magic research instead of Alchemy, and he was truly shocked. Some of the discoveries there truly marveled him--even the ones regarding the dark arts.
Of course, Edward did not show some of his most powerful knowledge like the Life Code.
After repeatedly sighing to himself, Flamel noticed that Edward had also opened his eyes, so he nodded to him before leaving the Mind Palace; he knew that Edward would not give him access to further knowledge without anything in return.
---Scene Break--
Nicolas Flamel opened his eyes in the real world; he wanted to check how much time had passed, but a terrible headache suddenly assaulted him. He screamed in pain as he felt that his mind was suddenly cramped with countless information.
His wife try to rush to his side, but her old age prevented her from moving too fast. She looked at Edward before asking: "What did you do to him?" She was truly horrified. Two hours ago, both her husband and Edward suddenly closed their eyes, and they have not moved much ever since--until now
Meanwhile, Edward only winced for a few seconds before waking up. So, he explained: "This is the repercussion of the magic I just used. Although only two hours passed in real-time, we have spent months inside our minds rapidly exchanging knowledge. However, you do not need to worry; the reason I used such a rude and rough method was that his soul is powerful enough to bear it."
Although Perenelle understood that her husband would be fine, she still had a worried look on her face. Noticing this, Edward took a potion from his bag and handed it to her: "If you can trust me, you can feed him this and he should be fine in a few minutes."
After taking the potion, Perenelle hesitated for a brief moment before feeding it to her husband, Less than five minutes later, Nicolas Flamel stopped wincing in pain and he opened his eyes while massaging his temple.
His head no longer felt painful; on the contrary, he felt calm and his mind very peaceful. All the knowledge he just learned from the Mind Palace was part of him now.
After a few minutes of silence, Nicolas sighed again before saying: "I guess the title of the greatest Alchemist belongs to you now."
Edward just smiled calmly but did not say anything--including rebuking him. Then, the two chatted briefly before Edward left with a smile on his face.
--Scene Break--
Nicolas Flamel sat in front of a mirror while talking to someone else on the other side: it was his old friend, Dumbledore. He explained to him his recent experience or encounter with Edward.
After a brief silence, Dumbledore asked: "So, what exactly did you see inside this so-called Mind Palace?"
"I saw knowledge beyond both of our imaginations. I finally understood why this Edward is such a talented wizard. It is not because of his innate talent, or because of his willingness to study the essence of magic: it is because of his strange ideas.
"Many times we think that our ideas are stupid or have no basis. But he is different. Not only does he have many strange ideas that I have never heard before, but he always has some kind of feasible plan that allows him to turn these crazy ideas into reality."
Dumbledore frowned after hearing this. "Nico, what exactly did you see to make you act in such a strange way?" His old friend was always composed, so he had never seen him like this.
"It was a blueprint," replied Nicolas Flamel. "A blueprint of the greatest Alchemy wonder that I have ever seen in my life. No, I have never imagined it was ever possible."
"Can you be more specific?" asked Dumbledore.
"It was a floating city!"
"A floating city?"
"That's correct," replied Nicolas Flamel with a newfound vigor on his face. "Using a giant Philosopher's Stone as an energy supply, Edward designed a city that could float in the air.
"No, it was more than that. The floating city had a state-of-the-art laboratory for magical research. It was filled with so many enchantments: anti-gravity, shield, Atmospheric Control, and many more.
"The floating city also had a very terrifying weapon system that included things like magic cannons and even Alchemy Golem. According to the blueprints, this city was also designed as a spaceship that can travel throughout the cosmos.
"According to the blueprint, if such Philosopher's Stone could provide a vast amount of magic power, the entire city should be able to Apparate anywhere in the Galaxy, and even beyond it."
Nicolas Flamel stopped talking for a moment, sighed before continuing: "Although this was only a blueprint and Edward's Note indicated that his current abilities were from enough to create such a magical wonder, I truly believe that he will succeed one day. And I would like to see that day arrive."
Both Nicolas Flamel and Dumbledore became quiet for quite some time after this conversation. Both of them were marveling at what it would be like to witness such a sight; how much progress would wizardkind progress as a civilization if they ever managed to create such a magical wonder.
As for Dumbledore, he started to reminisce about the conversation he had with Edward during his Professor interview. He realized that Edward was not just talking nonsense when he said that he had a plan to turn the wizarding civilization into a truly unique and powerful one.
Then, he sighed.
No one--not even himself--knew whether this sigh was because Edward gave up his plans, or because of it.
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First of all, I have changed the title of this chapter, so sorry about what I said previously.
Second, I have also decided to change what I said two chapters ago. The Ava Kedavra Curse does not kill the vitality inside the body, but a very special form of vitality that anchors the soul to the body. The Anti-Curse that Edward invented only protected that "special vitality" or "anchor" inside the body. As for the people who were killed by the curse, Edward could not revive them as he did not yet know how to recreate that anchor or fix a broken one.
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Next Chapter Title: "First Step in Creating A Philosopher's Stone"
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