Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

"Long time no see, Perez!"

They all smiled and greeted Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle.

The couple also greeted him in return.

They talked for a while, and then Nicolas Flamel closed the book.

"They're friends of mine and Perez's and they offer great advice a lot of the time - and like I said... they bring back memories for Perez and me."

Nicolas Flamel said softly.

"Memories are always precious, aren't they?"

And Ryan looked at the old wizard.

"yes..."

Ryan spoke softly.

“In the long time, there are always people you want to see.”

He also thought of some people.

Some people from thousands of years ago who can never meet each other.

So he looked at the book - the last two pages were blank and there were no photos.

The answer is obvious.

That was the place Nicolas Flamel and his wife had reserved for themselves.

So Ryan remained silent.

He simply continued to follow Nicolas Flamel.

Nicolas Flamel and Perenel continued to show him their most precious collections.

"This—this is the deed to Beauxbatons."

Perenelle smiled and pointed to a seemingly ordinary scroll. "Nico and I donated the castle and the school building, becoming trustees of our alma mater—this contract is proof."

Beauxbatons, a French school of magic, is also the alma mater of Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle.

It is a treasured memory for them and obviously one of their greatest prides.

Later, Ryan saw a crystal ball on the display stand.

"A crystal ball?"

Ryan recognized this magical prop - it was very common, and many wizarding families would have one.

Of course, just as mentioned before.

Prophecy is a very special and powerful magical ability. After all, wizards who are born with the ability to glimpse the future are a minority among the minority.

Of course, a crystal ball cannot have very powerful predictive abilities, nor can it truly glimpse into the future.

So their biggest role is actually as a weather forecast that predicts the weather for the day - in this respect, it is very accurate!

But then he noticed the specialness of this prophetic crystal ball.

Because on the crystal ball, there are several ancient runes lingering with magic.

They do not fall into the category of runes or most magical runes and appear obscure and difficult to understand.

But to Ryan, they were not unfamiliar.

"Ancient runes from the glorious age?"

Just as mentioned before.

The original purpose of the four giants' journey was to find traces of the ancient, extinct glorious era of the wizarding world.

During their long search, they naturally obtained related items - they studied those items, and the meaning of these runes was found from those items.

Of course, the Big Four also taught their disciples.

So, Ryan read the meaning of the runes on the crystal ball.

"Look into me, and you will see the shadow of the future."

Chapter 131 Golden Lake! Look into my eyes and answer me!

Following his own understanding, Ryan read out the meaning of the runes on the crystal ball.

This also made him realize one thing.

"Nicol, this crystal ball... is it a magical artifact from the glorious era?"

he asked curiously.

Of course, he was not surprised - as a legendary wizard who had lived for hundreds of years, it was normal for Nicolas Flamel to have anything.

"The Glorious Age, is that what you call that ancient era?"

Nicolas Flamel nodded and said, "If that's the case, then you're right—it's indeed very ancient and very glorious."

"I was fascinated by things from that era when I was young. In fact...my path to magic started with it."

He stroked the crystal ball in front of him and pointed out with a smile.

"However, I must point out that your interpretation of the runes on this crystal ball is correct, but it cannot be said to be rigorous."

"Oh?"

So Ryan raised his eyebrows instead.

"Your elders must have taught you that this ancient rune symbolizes a wide range of meanings?"

Nicolas Flamel is like a teacher who teaches earnestly.

"I did talk about it."

Ryan recalled, then nodded.

The Big Four did tell him that the meanings of these runes were very broad, and sometimes even completely opposite.

Even Slytherin, who was the most devoted to the study of these runes among them, did not dare to say that he had thoroughly studied all of them.

"For example, this rune—it does represent 'spying,' but it can also mean 'facing' or 'observing'... It has a very broad meaning, often even somewhat contradictory."

"And this rune—it symbolizes shadow, but sometimes... it can also be interpreted as 'twist' or 'darkness'."

"So this sentence can also be interpreted as: Observe me, and you will see the darkness of the future... Of course, the correct interpretation should be what you said. I just ensured the rigor of it."

Ryan was naturally surprised by his words.

"This has served me well, Nico."

But he had no doubt that Nicolas Flamel's understanding of alchemy clearly surpassed that of almost all wizards.

When it comes to runes on alchemical tools, the Big Four are no more authoritative than him.

After briefly explaining to Ryan my understanding of this ancient rune.

Nicolas Flamel continued to introduce the crystal ball.

“Just like what’s written on that line, it can occasionally see a glimpse of the future.”

"You know, neither Pere nor I have the third eye, so being able to occasionally glimpse the future is already quite good..."

This made Ryan curious: "Can it really peek into the future?"

He certainly understood that the crystal ball treasured by Nicolas Flamel could not be used just to predict the weather.

But he didn't expect that this crystal ball from the glorious era could actually have the effect of peeping into the future?

"of course can."

Nicolas Flamel nodded proudly.

But then, he said regretfully, "However, it rarely actually reacts. Even though Perez and I have lived for a long time, this crystal ball has only reflected the future three times... The last time, as I recall, was sixty-five years ago, when a Muggle gentleman activated it..."

He seemed to recall the past.

Perenard added softly, "You told me about Père Lachaise Cemetery. It was a terrible tragedy, and times have changed because of it..."

While he was speaking.

Ryan has walked to the front of the prophetic crystal ball.

He looked at the crystal ball curiously.

But at this time...

"Meow?"

Friday was obviously more interested in the ball - he stretched out his cat paw and hit it directly.

"Friday!"

This caught Ryan off guard for a moment.

He even began to wonder if he could afford the loss by selling the cat if the ancient crystal ball broke.

But it was at this time...

"Buzz!"

He saw images begin to flow on the crystal ball.

"!!!"

Thus, Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle's memories suddenly stopped.

The two old men stared at the crystal ball blankly, while Nicolas Flamel opened his eyes and mouth wide in surprise.

"Click!"

His jaw was dislocated.

At this moment, Ryan had no time to appreciate Nicolas Flamel's daily physical humor.

He just stared at the picture on the crystal ball.

It flickered very quickly, and Ryan tried hard to see every detail on the screen.