Chapter 113 The Elderly
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Wo Bu Geng Xin
"Dear Mr. Gaunt:"
"Since you probably don't know who I am, I'd better introduce myself at the beginning of this letter."
"I'm Nicole Flamel, an alchemist."
"You may wonder why an alchemist who has never met before suddenly sent you some letters. Is it a poor and crazy alchemist who wants to defraud research funds by relying on some weird alchemy products."
"I think you should have received a lot of similar letters during the period of your life. Please don't blame my colleagues too much. I'm not sure if they are all forced. But I think those who are desperate may occupy The majority. I hope you will not have a bad impression of our group because of those few people."
"As for why I have such an idea, it's because I did this kind of thing when I was young. And I was very lucky to get a grant, which is one of the important reasons why I can achieve a little bit later .”
"Perhaps when I say this, you have already guessed something. The children of the Gaunt family are always so smart. No matter what the ideal is, you always have amazing wisdom."
"It's like Jess Gaunt, who was obviously a twelve or thirteen-year-old kid, but gave me a large sum of money, and continued to give me money for research."
"I am very grateful to Jess. We have been good friends all our lives. I once wanted to extend his life, but he refused. I don't know the reason, but on the sick bed, his firm eyes made me feel very happy. I still remember it."
"It's a pity that I still don't know the reason. This may become one of the few regrets in my life."
"Maybe you can help me, too, if you're interested in a 600-year-old ancestor and can find records of it."
"Excuse me, please forgive the nagging of an old man, and the idea of not wanting to go to the ground with regrets. I am old enough that a lot of politeness and etiquette will not be an influencing factor in the way I speak."
"Then back to the topic, the main reason for writing this letter to you is that I want to meet you, and give you part of the inheritance left by the Gaunt family to me. Presumably you have already obtained enough, enough to shock people legacy. But there is something else here, which belongs to you and now belongs to your legacy."
"If I can continue to live, I should continue to keep it. After all, you have inherited enough inheritance. When your branch declines, this little inheritance here is enough for him to live well, or Desperately fight another turnaround."
"But I've lived too long. I've had enough."
"So it's better to leave this legacy to you. In case I die, they will disappear with me in the long river of history. Of course, it is also my selfishness to leave something for this world."
"Specific things, when you are free, we will talk in detail when you come to me. Although I want to die, but because I haven't seen you yet, I'm not in a hurry."
"As for the time and place, I won't write these in the letter. Please forgive an old man who has stayed at home for an unknown amount of time, and has lost enough sense of time and place."
"Fortunately, Dumbledore can bring you here. I just have some things to explain to him. So I asked him to take you on the way, so that an 11-year-old child would not cross the strait by himself, which would make me even more uncomfortable. rest assured."
"Enough has been said, and enough has been said. I look forward to meeting you."
"Nicole Flamel."
The letter paper was slapped on the table in reverse with a 'snap'.
Luke sat on the chair, propped his chin with his left hand, and tapped quickly and irregularly on the table with his right hand.
His brows were tightly furrowed, his face was a little more bewildered, and a little more at a loss.
"Someone knows about the division of the Gaunt family..."
he muttered to himself.This question that has troubled him since the beginning of time travel seems to see the possibility of an answer.But that didn't make him ecstatic.Because the answer itself may not involve any shocking secrets.
But he was still full of curiosity about this question after all.
Of course, but as far as this letter is concerned, the amount of information revealed in it can be regarded as a large amount.
Whether it is the connection between the ancestor who does not know which generation and Nicole Flamel, as well as the legacy that Nicole Flamel said belongs to the Gaunt family.And the thing about 'Jes Gaunt' refusing to live forever.
These are things worth thinking about and exploring, but they are also things that are not humane.
The embarrassing thing is that the Gaunt family doesn't even have anyone who can discuss things with him.He couldn't go to Voldemort to discuss these things.
Luke figured he'd love to.But Luke didn't want to at all.
From this point of view, the best person to discuss with is actually...
Dumbledore?Why is this old guy everywhere? !
Luke was feeling helpless while feeling helpless.
Dumbledore has lived for more than 100 years, and during these 100 years, his network of relationships has spread throughout Europe in breadth and depth.
Everyone knows he has a good relationship with Nicole Flamel.But Nicole Flamel was able to put the funeral in his hands, which is very surprising.
The charisma of this man was so strong that it was terrifying.
The finger tapping on the table suddenly stopped, Luke turned the letter over again, and looked at it carefully, then he stuffed the letter into his pocket, and tidied himself up. robe and walked out of his room.
A moment later, Luke appeared at the door of the Potions classroom.
Snape had a dark face, with a sneer on his face.
"Mr. Gunter, I thought you were finally going to show your true nature and start skipping classes."
Luke had a polite smile on his face: "I wouldn't do such a thing, professor, and..."
The melodious bell rang, which meant that the class was about to start.
"The bell just rang, didn't it?"
Snape's originally unattractive complexion became even uglier.
"Then hurry up and sit down." Snape said coldly, "Otherwise are you really going to skip class?"
Luke didn't answer, but found Taylor's position silently, and then settled down beside her.
Snape looked at the sincere and perfect smile, turned around abruptly, and took a deep breath.
Looking at Snape's heaving chest, Ron leaned into Harry's ear in confusion, and asked, "Tell me, why is Snape still so angry when Luke isn't late?"
Harry moved a little to the side, opened up a little distance, and said, "Probably because Luke is usually the first to arrive, and his relationship with Snape has never been very good."
"Potter! Weasley! What are you talking about! Disrupting the classroom order, Gryffindor, five points!"
For a split second, Harry seemed to hear Malfoy's laughter, Ron's sigh, and Hermione's wail.
The last one didn't.But the way Hermione looked at the two of them couldn't be said to be benevolent, but it could also be regarded as vicious.
But he lost his temper, half of the school year was over, he was used to this kind of daily life, being beaten by Snape, regarded as a hero by some classmates, and hostile by others.
At first he wanted to figure out the reason, but then he gradually stopped thinking about it.
Because Luke told him that when people get along with each other, goodwill and malice all have their origins, but not all of them have meaning to explore.
Being nice to you might just be that you're pretty.Hatred for you may just be a dislike at first glance.
Sometimes, when you figure out the origin of these so-called things, you may even laugh yourself.But more, still helpless.
Snape's class was not dull, but not many people wanted to speak in his class.He can't easily click on the person who raises his hand to speak.
Points must be given politely after ordering. If he doesn't want to give points, of course he won't order.
And some people, even if they don't raise their hands, will always be asked whether they are right or not.There is no point for a correct answer, and a sneer for a wrong answer.
But in this class, whenever Snape wanted to ask Harry a question, he would see a little hesitant look in his eyes.
Seriously, Harry hides well.After living under the fence for so many years, hiding emotions is not an ability in a sense, but an instinct.
But who was Snape, aside from other things, he was too familiar with those eyes.
He could clearly recognize the joy, anger, sorrow and joy in those eyes.
Obviously, he should be very pleased to see that boy surnamed Potter have such emotions.But for some reason, he didn't feel any joy and joyful feelings today.
Although there is no empathy, I don't want to add oil and vinegar.
"Luke! Tell me the answer to that question!"
So Luke sighed with emotion about today's question of increasing the quantity but not increasing the price, and immediately stood up and gave the answer.
They've been like this for months.Luke got up and answered the questions correctly.But when it comes to hands-on practice, there is a high probability that he will not succeed without Taylor's help.
The bell rang and Luke added another five points to Slytherin.
Under normal circumstances, these 5 points can be obtained with only two or three questions.But today he answered a full 10 questions.
From everyone's point of view, it was probably Luke who made Snape angry, and Snape put eye drops on Luke without any concealment today.
Of course, Luke's ability to answer every 'tricky' question correctly made them secretly happy.
There are still students you can't handle!
Luke didn't feel anything, Snape's mood and behavior were abnormal today, but he didn't bother to find out.
Because he has more important things to do.
When he came to the door of the principal's office, Luke himself felt a little emotional.
How many times has he come to the principal's office this semester?Isn't it a bit too much... Obviously, he has consciously stopped provoking Dumbledore. After all, Luke still knows that talking too much will make mistakes.
This made him seem to be the direct descendant of Lao Deng.
But no matter what, it is still necessary to see this side today.
"Lemon Sherbet."
Luke said to the gargoyle.
But the gargoyle did not move.
"The password changed?" Luke looked at the stone beast with burning eyes.
The stone beast said nothing.
"Zizi honey candy?"
Luke spoke again, but the stone beast remained motionless.
Luke thought for a moment, rubbing his chin.
During this period, a little smile appeared on the stone beast's face.
"Skull Chocolate."
The stone beast showed a helpless expression, and then jumped away from the spot.
"How did you guess that?!"
The stone beast asked with a lot of grief and indignation.
"I just didn't realize it at the first time. Hasn't he eaten up all the skull chocolates? Isn't this a Halloween special?"
Luke was also puzzled. Dumbledore's office password didn't need to be thought about, it was usually the name of some kind of sweet.
He used to always be lemon sherbet, but it seems that he has been completely conquered by skull chocolate these days.
"Dumbledore swept up the goods in the last few days of the sale." The gargoyle retorted mercilessly.
Luke snorted, shook his head and walked down the stairs to the door of the principal's office. To be honest, he couldn't understand Dumbledore's love for sweets.
But considering that Dumbledore has been lonely and widowed for so many years, it is not surprising that he has a little spiritual sustenance.
After knocking on the door, Luke heard Dumbledore's 'come in' voice.
After pushing open the door, he saw Dumbledore's puzzled expression before he opened his mouth.
"What's your relationship with Nicole?"
Luke froze for a moment when he said this.
"You do not know?"
Luke asked in surprise.
Dumbledore looked at Luke and smiled helplessly: "How could I know the secrets of more than 600 years ago."
Luke looked at the helplessness on Dumbledore's face, and then realized that the old man in front of him was really powerful, but he was not invulnerable in the true sense.
He is only over 100 years old.If Nico had made up his mind to keep going, he might have been able to attend Dumbledore's funeral.
They might be best friends, and that's because Niko's best friends are all dead, maybe even five, six hundred years old.
Such a secret is related to the secret of the Gaunt family branch, and it is normal for Nico not to tell Dumbledore.
As for Dumbledore's question now, he probably decided that this matter would not have much impact on the status quo.And he was really curious.
Nicol lived to this age and was very casual in his letters to Luke.Dumbledore had nothing to fear when facing Luke.
To Luke, the two of them were no different.
It's just a hundred or six hundred years away.
"An ancestor in the family gave Mr. Flamel some help. When he heard that I was born, he wrote to me and told me to prepare."
"He said that he has no idea of time and place. I don't know how he knew I was born, but I think he must have the information I want to know."
Luke blinked: "When shall we go there?"
Luke didn't say the whole thing, but he didn't hide it either.The frank attitude made the principals on the wall look at the child differently.
The most embarrassing thing is the principal of the Gaunt family on the wall.The people in these paintings, overtly and secretly, have asked him many times.But he really didn't know about this!
When he was alive, he didn't even know that the Gaunts had a split.
"Summer vacation." Dumbledore told Luke without hesitation, "Nick and I had an appointment to meet during the summer vacation. And Nick should have a request for you. You can prepare in advance."
His words were very clear, and it also showed that he had guessed something.Luke nodded too.
Dumbledore looked at Luke, as if he suddenly thought of something funny.
"I suddenly feel that you may be very busy next summer vacation."
Luke opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything in rebuttal.
"Thinking about it, it's like this."
"Since you probably don't know who I am, I'd better introduce myself at the beginning of this letter."
"I'm Nicole Flamel, an alchemist."
"You may wonder why an alchemist who has never met before suddenly sent you some letters. Is it a poor and crazy alchemist who wants to defraud research funds by relying on some weird alchemy products."
"I think you should have received a lot of similar letters during the period of your life. Please don't blame my colleagues too much. I'm not sure if they are all forced. But I think those who are desperate may occupy The majority. I hope you will not have a bad impression of our group because of those few people."
"As for why I have such an idea, it's because I did this kind of thing when I was young. And I was very lucky to get a grant, which is one of the important reasons why I can achieve a little bit later .”
"Perhaps when I say this, you have already guessed something. The children of the Gaunt family are always so smart. No matter what the ideal is, you always have amazing wisdom."
"It's like Jess Gaunt, who was obviously a twelve or thirteen-year-old kid, but gave me a large sum of money, and continued to give me money for research."
"I am very grateful to Jess. We have been good friends all our lives. I once wanted to extend his life, but he refused. I don't know the reason, but on the sick bed, his firm eyes made me feel very happy. I still remember it."
"It's a pity that I still don't know the reason. This may become one of the few regrets in my life."
"Maybe you can help me, too, if you're interested in a 600-year-old ancestor and can find records of it."
"Excuse me, please forgive the nagging of an old man, and the idea of not wanting to go to the ground with regrets. I am old enough that a lot of politeness and etiquette will not be an influencing factor in the way I speak."
"Then back to the topic, the main reason for writing this letter to you is that I want to meet you, and give you part of the inheritance left by the Gaunt family to me. Presumably you have already obtained enough, enough to shock people legacy. But there is something else here, which belongs to you and now belongs to your legacy."
"If I can continue to live, I should continue to keep it. After all, you have inherited enough inheritance. When your branch declines, this little inheritance here is enough for him to live well, or Desperately fight another turnaround."
"But I've lived too long. I've had enough."
"So it's better to leave this legacy to you. In case I die, they will disappear with me in the long river of history. Of course, it is also my selfishness to leave something for this world."
"Specific things, when you are free, we will talk in detail when you come to me. Although I want to die, but because I haven't seen you yet, I'm not in a hurry."
"As for the time and place, I won't write these in the letter. Please forgive an old man who has stayed at home for an unknown amount of time, and has lost enough sense of time and place."
"Fortunately, Dumbledore can bring you here. I just have some things to explain to him. So I asked him to take you on the way, so that an 11-year-old child would not cross the strait by himself, which would make me even more uncomfortable. rest assured."
"Enough has been said, and enough has been said. I look forward to meeting you."
"Nicole Flamel."
The letter paper was slapped on the table in reverse with a 'snap'.
Luke sat on the chair, propped his chin with his left hand, and tapped quickly and irregularly on the table with his right hand.
His brows were tightly furrowed, his face was a little more bewildered, and a little more at a loss.
"Someone knows about the division of the Gaunt family..."
he muttered to himself.This question that has troubled him since the beginning of time travel seems to see the possibility of an answer.But that didn't make him ecstatic.Because the answer itself may not involve any shocking secrets.
But he was still full of curiosity about this question after all.
Of course, but as far as this letter is concerned, the amount of information revealed in it can be regarded as a large amount.
Whether it is the connection between the ancestor who does not know which generation and Nicole Flamel, as well as the legacy that Nicole Flamel said belongs to the Gaunt family.And the thing about 'Jes Gaunt' refusing to live forever.
These are things worth thinking about and exploring, but they are also things that are not humane.
The embarrassing thing is that the Gaunt family doesn't even have anyone who can discuss things with him.He couldn't go to Voldemort to discuss these things.
Luke figured he'd love to.But Luke didn't want to at all.
From this point of view, the best person to discuss with is actually...
Dumbledore?Why is this old guy everywhere? !
Luke was feeling helpless while feeling helpless.
Dumbledore has lived for more than 100 years, and during these 100 years, his network of relationships has spread throughout Europe in breadth and depth.
Everyone knows he has a good relationship with Nicole Flamel.But Nicole Flamel was able to put the funeral in his hands, which is very surprising.
The charisma of this man was so strong that it was terrifying.
The finger tapping on the table suddenly stopped, Luke turned the letter over again, and looked at it carefully, then he stuffed the letter into his pocket, and tidied himself up. robe and walked out of his room.
A moment later, Luke appeared at the door of the Potions classroom.
Snape had a dark face, with a sneer on his face.
"Mr. Gunter, I thought you were finally going to show your true nature and start skipping classes."
Luke had a polite smile on his face: "I wouldn't do such a thing, professor, and..."
The melodious bell rang, which meant that the class was about to start.
"The bell just rang, didn't it?"
Snape's originally unattractive complexion became even uglier.
"Then hurry up and sit down." Snape said coldly, "Otherwise are you really going to skip class?"
Luke didn't answer, but found Taylor's position silently, and then settled down beside her.
Snape looked at the sincere and perfect smile, turned around abruptly, and took a deep breath.
Looking at Snape's heaving chest, Ron leaned into Harry's ear in confusion, and asked, "Tell me, why is Snape still so angry when Luke isn't late?"
Harry moved a little to the side, opened up a little distance, and said, "Probably because Luke is usually the first to arrive, and his relationship with Snape has never been very good."
"Potter! Weasley! What are you talking about! Disrupting the classroom order, Gryffindor, five points!"
For a split second, Harry seemed to hear Malfoy's laughter, Ron's sigh, and Hermione's wail.
The last one didn't.But the way Hermione looked at the two of them couldn't be said to be benevolent, but it could also be regarded as vicious.
But he lost his temper, half of the school year was over, he was used to this kind of daily life, being beaten by Snape, regarded as a hero by some classmates, and hostile by others.
At first he wanted to figure out the reason, but then he gradually stopped thinking about it.
Because Luke told him that when people get along with each other, goodwill and malice all have their origins, but not all of them have meaning to explore.
Being nice to you might just be that you're pretty.Hatred for you may just be a dislike at first glance.
Sometimes, when you figure out the origin of these so-called things, you may even laugh yourself.But more, still helpless.
Snape's class was not dull, but not many people wanted to speak in his class.He can't easily click on the person who raises his hand to speak.
Points must be given politely after ordering. If he doesn't want to give points, of course he won't order.
And some people, even if they don't raise their hands, will always be asked whether they are right or not.There is no point for a correct answer, and a sneer for a wrong answer.
But in this class, whenever Snape wanted to ask Harry a question, he would see a little hesitant look in his eyes.
Seriously, Harry hides well.After living under the fence for so many years, hiding emotions is not an ability in a sense, but an instinct.
But who was Snape, aside from other things, he was too familiar with those eyes.
He could clearly recognize the joy, anger, sorrow and joy in those eyes.
Obviously, he should be very pleased to see that boy surnamed Potter have such emotions.But for some reason, he didn't feel any joy and joyful feelings today.
Although there is no empathy, I don't want to add oil and vinegar.
"Luke! Tell me the answer to that question!"
So Luke sighed with emotion about today's question of increasing the quantity but not increasing the price, and immediately stood up and gave the answer.
They've been like this for months.Luke got up and answered the questions correctly.But when it comes to hands-on practice, there is a high probability that he will not succeed without Taylor's help.
The bell rang and Luke added another five points to Slytherin.
Under normal circumstances, these 5 points can be obtained with only two or three questions.But today he answered a full 10 questions.
From everyone's point of view, it was probably Luke who made Snape angry, and Snape put eye drops on Luke without any concealment today.
Of course, Luke's ability to answer every 'tricky' question correctly made them secretly happy.
There are still students you can't handle!
Luke didn't feel anything, Snape's mood and behavior were abnormal today, but he didn't bother to find out.
Because he has more important things to do.
When he came to the door of the principal's office, Luke himself felt a little emotional.
How many times has he come to the principal's office this semester?Isn't it a bit too much... Obviously, he has consciously stopped provoking Dumbledore. After all, Luke still knows that talking too much will make mistakes.
This made him seem to be the direct descendant of Lao Deng.
But no matter what, it is still necessary to see this side today.
"Lemon Sherbet."
Luke said to the gargoyle.
But the gargoyle did not move.
"The password changed?" Luke looked at the stone beast with burning eyes.
The stone beast said nothing.
"Zizi honey candy?"
Luke spoke again, but the stone beast remained motionless.
Luke thought for a moment, rubbing his chin.
During this period, a little smile appeared on the stone beast's face.
"Skull Chocolate."
The stone beast showed a helpless expression, and then jumped away from the spot.
"How did you guess that?!"
The stone beast asked with a lot of grief and indignation.
"I just didn't realize it at the first time. Hasn't he eaten up all the skull chocolates? Isn't this a Halloween special?"
Luke was also puzzled. Dumbledore's office password didn't need to be thought about, it was usually the name of some kind of sweet.
He used to always be lemon sherbet, but it seems that he has been completely conquered by skull chocolate these days.
"Dumbledore swept up the goods in the last few days of the sale." The gargoyle retorted mercilessly.
Luke snorted, shook his head and walked down the stairs to the door of the principal's office. To be honest, he couldn't understand Dumbledore's love for sweets.
But considering that Dumbledore has been lonely and widowed for so many years, it is not surprising that he has a little spiritual sustenance.
After knocking on the door, Luke heard Dumbledore's 'come in' voice.
After pushing open the door, he saw Dumbledore's puzzled expression before he opened his mouth.
"What's your relationship with Nicole?"
Luke froze for a moment when he said this.
"You do not know?"
Luke asked in surprise.
Dumbledore looked at Luke and smiled helplessly: "How could I know the secrets of more than 600 years ago."
Luke looked at the helplessness on Dumbledore's face, and then realized that the old man in front of him was really powerful, but he was not invulnerable in the true sense.
He is only over 100 years old.If Nico had made up his mind to keep going, he might have been able to attend Dumbledore's funeral.
They might be best friends, and that's because Niko's best friends are all dead, maybe even five, six hundred years old.
Such a secret is related to the secret of the Gaunt family branch, and it is normal for Nico not to tell Dumbledore.
As for Dumbledore's question now, he probably decided that this matter would not have much impact on the status quo.And he was really curious.
Nicol lived to this age and was very casual in his letters to Luke.Dumbledore had nothing to fear when facing Luke.
To Luke, the two of them were no different.
It's just a hundred or six hundred years away.
"An ancestor in the family gave Mr. Flamel some help. When he heard that I was born, he wrote to me and told me to prepare."
"He said that he has no idea of time and place. I don't know how he knew I was born, but I think he must have the information I want to know."
Luke blinked: "When shall we go there?"
Luke didn't say the whole thing, but he didn't hide it either.The frank attitude made the principals on the wall look at the child differently.
The most embarrassing thing is the principal of the Gaunt family on the wall.The people in these paintings, overtly and secretly, have asked him many times.But he really didn't know about this!
When he was alive, he didn't even know that the Gaunts had a split.
"Summer vacation." Dumbledore told Luke without hesitation, "Nick and I had an appointment to meet during the summer vacation. And Nick should have a request for you. You can prepare in advance."
His words were very clear, and it also showed that he had guessed something.Luke nodded too.
Dumbledore looked at Luke, as if he suddenly thought of something funny.
"I suddenly feel that you may be very busy next summer vacation."
Luke opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything in rebuttal.
"Thinking about it, it's like this."
