Harry Potter: I started checking in from Diagon Alley

A thin white mist immediately rose around the garden where they were, and the clear chirping of birds filled the air. A fragrant floral scent unconsciously entered the three people's noses, permeating all their senses.

Nicolas Flamel's breathing paused for a few seconds.

This means that Eric has completely become the master of this wand!

Chapter 124 The Rules of the Soul

Nicolas Flamel lived for over six hundred years and had seen many strange things.

But what happened today still made him lose his composure.

"Impossible! How could this be!" Nicolas Flamel cried out in frustration. "Where did you get this wand, Eric?"

Eric recounted in detail how he purchased the wand.

Ollivander, the wand that can't be used...

Everything matched what Nicolas Flamel had said.

This includes the fact that when Eric bought the wand, Mr. Ollivander didn't recognize it as Ravenclaw's wand because of its altered appearance, and that others were also unable to use it.

Dumbledore asked curiously, "Why are you so surprised? Perhaps it's just because the magic on the wand has dissipated, and Eric happened to take over the wand, causing it to recognize him as its master, so naturally no one else can use it."

Nicolas Flamel said, "No, you don't know what that mark on the wand is, which is why you have that idea. Eric, when you first got this wand, did you feel a restriction on it that prevented you from channeling magic into it?"

Eric nodded: "Yes, there was, but I forced my way through it later."

Breakthrough...

Nicolas Flamel stared in disbelief, then looked at Eric as if he were a monster.

Eric and Dumbledore simply couldn't understand that expression.

Nicolas Flamel exclaimed in frustration, "Do you know what that limitation is? It's part of Ravenclaw's soul, the power of the 'soul' I was talking about earlier. When I was modifying this wand, I tried to combine the two, but I failed, and that's how the limitation on the wand came about."

Damn it.

This time it was Eric and Dumbledore's turn to be shocked.

Dumbledore exclaimed in shock, "Ravenclaw's soul hasn't dissipated?"

Wizards with strong obsessions may retain their consciousness and memories of their previous life as a soul upon death.

However, according to research, the souls of the four Hogwarts leaders did not remain, but dissipated with their deaths.

If Ravenclaw's soul still exists, it would be a major event that shocks the wizarding world.

Nicolas Flamel said urgently, “Ravenclaw herself did not live on as a soul; she is indeed dead. However, her magic was so powerful that a portion of her soul's residual power inevitably remained in the items she used over the years. I used alchemy to gather and collect this power, and then tried to transfer it to this wand to strengthen it…”

Needless to say, after Eric obtained the acacia wand, he broke through Nicolas Flamel's limitations.

That's how things turned out.

Nicolas Flamel's talent truly far exceeded ordinary people's imagination; he was even able to seal the power of the soul using alchemy.

If someone else said such a thing, no one would believe it.

Only Nicolas Flamel possessed such ability and confidence.

After listening to Nicolas Flamel's explanation, Dumbledore abruptly turned to look at Eric, realizing a possibility: "Nicole, after the restrictions you attached to your wand were broken, where did the part of Ravenclaw's power go?"

Nicolas Flamel smiled wryly. "You've hit the nail on the head, Albus..."

Dumbledore gasped, "Could it be..."

“Yes,” Nicolas Flamel said slowly, “the power of the soul cannot be destroyed, it can only be transferred.”

Chapter 125 Unshirkable Responsibility

Nicolas Flamel's words were like a tidal wave, suddenly chilling the three people present to the bone.

Eric asked, "What... exactly does that sentence mean?"

Nicolas Flamel said, "This is a pattern I came up with while studying the connection between the soul and alchemy. The power of the soul is very special; even when judged by magical means, it is something that ordinary people cannot understand. The most important point is that this power cannot be dispelled or destroyed by external force; it can only be transferred."

Nicolas Flamel said, “The soul is a product of the wizard’s obsessions during his lifetime. This emotion is also the essence that sustains the soul’s existence. The ghosts you’ve seen in Hogwarts Castle are born in this way.”

Nicolas Flamel said, "Of all the known methods, there is no way to actively eliminate the power of a soul unless the soul itself is willing to give up its existence. Take the ghosts of Hogwarts as an example. They exist attached to the castle for hundreds or thousands of years. Unless they are willing to give up, there is no way to destroy them."

Nicolas Flamel smiled wryly: "But the very fact that they became ghosts shows that they were unwilling to accept the reality of their own death, so how could they give up their 'life' as ghosts? Ghosts are essentially a kind of power left over from a soul, even though their souls are not complete."

There was no need for Nicolas Flamel to continue; Eric already understood.

Eric said, "So, the restriction on my wand before originated from Ravenclaw's magic, and magic is essentially a part of Ravenclaw's soul power. That restriction has now disappeared. According to the principle that the soul doesn't dissipate but only transfers, this power is now..."

Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel looked grave. Eric paused for a moment before slowly stating his final conclusion: "This power has now been transferred to me."

Nicolas Flamel nodded slowly.

Eric's conclusion was exactly the same as his own.

Eric remembered many things.

He recalled the black smoke emanating from Clement's body, which must have been one manifestation of soul power.

It is an energy that is essentially constructed from emotions, will, and biological instincts.

He remembered the Dementor that was now lying in his suitcase with Sirius.

He also witnessed on the Quidditch pitch the phenomenon of Dementors draining the emotional energy of their own kind.

Dementors cannot be destroyed, only driven away.

This conclusion also aligns with the rules governing the power of the soul.

If a Dementor's body is broken apart, its remaining power will be absorbed by its own kind and then live in the body of another Dementor in a parasitic manner.

They then slowly accumulated strength, waiting for their "rebirth".

Nicolas Flamel's conclusions corroborate this phenomenon.

Does this mean that Dementors also possess souls? Or are they essentially another manifestation of the soul?

With Nicolas Flamel's words, the questions actually increased.

Eric thought of the Guardian Charm.

In a situation he had never imagined, his guardian deity turned out to be a giant eagle.

This is the same animal that represents Ravenclaw.

This is likely due to the influence of the Ravenclaw mark inside the wand.

Eric also thought of the fragment of Voldemort's soul that was in Harry's body.

He now possesses a fragment of Ravenclaw's soul.

The good news is that, according to Nicolas Flamel, the power within Eric is merely a reflection of Ravenclaw's magic, not a fragment of his soul that was actively split off.

It is only because the magic originates from the wizard's soul that Eric and Ravenclaw share a strange connection.

Dumbledore asked, "Nicole, based on your experience, what would be the consequences if Ravenclaw's power were to be attached to Eric like this?"

Nicolas Flamel frowned and said, "It's hard to say. The soul is too complex. Even I can only summarize a few rules. My initial judgment is that the Ravenclaw mark should be harmless to Eric, but I don't know what will happen next."

Eric and Dumbledore exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

Neither of them expected such a turn of events.

Eric asked, "Is there any way to transfer the Ravenclaw mark?"

Nicolas Flamel smiled wryly and spread his hands, saying, "You've stumped me. Do you know why my research has only stopped at the level of wands? It's because the human body is too complex. The power of the soul in an inanimate object is not the same as the power in a human."

Nicolas Flamel said, "Because a wizard's magic comes from the soul, the energy contained in pure magic is beyond your imagination. Eric, if you have ever tried to use magic directly, you should have some understanding of this."

Eric nodded; his magic burst was simply a direct release of magic power.

Dumbledore asked, "So we can only wait for Ravenclaw's mark to fade away on its own?"

Wait a minute, can the imprint of the soul disappear?

Dumbledore pondered, "It seems unlikely."

Nicolas Flamel's eyes lit up: "I might have a way."

"any solution?"

“I’ve always had an idea to try to extract soul power from magical items. If we continue along this line of thought, it might be possible to extract the soul fragments from Eric. But this only exists in theory, and there is no data to prove that my idea is correct.”

Nicolas Flamel concluded: "This is an experiment, a very risky experiment, only theoretically possible, with unknown risks, and the worst possibility, namely death, cannot be ruled out."

Dumbledore said, "It's always better to have a way than nothing."

Eric and Dumbledore both thought of Harry at the same time.

They both knew that Harry was Voldemort's Horcrux.

Perhaps we can solve Harry's problem by using Nicolas Flamel's method.

But right now, it's all just empty talk.

Dumbledore shook his head, dismissing the idea.

“However, there is one fatal problem that cannot be solved,” Nicolas Flamel said.

Eric was taken aback and asked, "What's the problem?"

Nicolas Flamel said helplessly, "I don't have much time left."

Eric and Dumbledore's expressions froze.

Unbeknownst to them, they were so engrossed in the mysteries of the soul that Nicolas Flamel spoke of that they forgot he had already decided to leave this world.

The Philosopher's Stone has been destroyed, and there will never be another Philosopher's Stone in the world. Without the Philosopher's Stone, the elixir of immortality cannot be made.

In other words, Nicolas Flamel really only had about six months left to live.

For experiments involving the soul, six months is clearly not enough.

“Unless…” Nicolas Flamel hesitated for a moment before speaking again, “there is someone willing to take over all my work, to receive all the theories I have summarized about the soul, and to continue the experiments after me.”

"In other words," Nicolas Flamel said. "This person will become my student or assistant."

After saying that, Nicolas Flamel turned his gaze to Dumbledore.