Harry Potter: The Wizard of Apocalypse

Relaxation, tranquility, peace of mind, comfort.

In fact, Hermione hadn't been so relaxed in a long time. She didn't need to read, raise her hand to answer the professor's questions, or deal with those people who always tried to borrow her homework.

She thought back carefully, and it seemed that the last time she felt so relaxed was when she and Ian were on the train when she first entered school.

She still clearly remembered the drizzle in the sky and everything Ian talked about with her, as if it all happened yesterday—clear and vivid.

"I always feel so safe when I'm with you," Hermione thought secretly in her heart while quietly looking at the boy sitting next to her.

Ian also enjoyed this moment of peace. The comfort brought by the cool breeze made him a little tired. At this moment, he was leaning against a tree, dozing with his eyes slightly closed.

With a silent understanding, the two of them just sat quietly. It seemed they weren't communicating, yet at the same time, they had already expressed thousands of words to each other.

In short, this beautiful and comfortable state lasted for a long time. Suddenly, Hermione seemed to remember something and asked, "Ian, do you know Nicolas Flamel?"

Ian was a little surprised after hearing this, but he thought that Dumbledore had chosen a more secure method, so the plot had still deviated. Before Harry experienced the midnight duel, Hermione and the others had already learned about the existence of the Philosopher's Stone and might have started investigating it like a puzzle game.

"Yes, Nicolas Flamel is the most famous alchemist and the only person known to have created the Philosopher's Stone. He was born in France in 1330..."

"Wait, do you mean 1330 AD?" Hermione asked in surprise.

"Yes, in 1330 AD. He is now over 600 years old. The secret of his longevity is the Philosopher's Stone, one of the top achievements in alchemy. It not only grants immortality but also has the ability to turn base metals into gold. Nicolas Flamel and his wife have lived for more than 600 years thanks to it..."

Ian felt that he wasn't really revealing the plot in advance. Hermione and the others would find out about this information around Christmas in a month.

So it was harmless to tell her in advance, mainly because he didn't want to lie to Hermione. Sometimes, the gap between people was caused by small, unintentional things.

Shocked by the sudden information, Hermione muttered to herself, "Okay... the Philosopher's Stone... this makes sense."

Ian suddenly wanted to tease the girl in front of him and joked, "Ha, do you also want to live forever? Can you imagine yourself being four or five hundred years old and still old and frail?"

He got a big eye-roll in response. The girl stared at Ian and said seriously, "Immortality is actually a curse."

Ian, on the other hand, looked a little dumbfounded at the moment. He obviously didn't catch Hermione's underlying meaning. Instead, he focused all his attention on her last sentence and couldn't help but agree, "Yes, sometimes immortality is a curse."

"Hmph..."

"What's the matter? Forget it. This summer holiday, I'll show you something that will surely surprise you," Ian said, deliberately keeping it a secret.

Obviously, he planned to let Hermione see the Philosopher's Stone after this year's events unfolded—to see what the object their small group had worked so hard to protect actually looked like.

Otherwise, Ian always felt that it was unfair to Hermione. The three of them had worked together to protect the Philosopher's Stone, but in the end, she didn't even know what it looked like. That felt like a bit of bullying.

But now was not the time. After all, Tom was still watching in the shadows. As for Voldemort, Ian really looked down on him. Looking at his entire life story, it could be summed up in four words—bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Take the Philosopher's Stone, for example. Voldemort was the one who wanted immortality the most. With his knowledge, how could he not know about the Philosopher's Stone? How could he not know that it was in Nicolas Flamel's possession? Even when Voldemort was at the peak of his power, he never even thought of going after Flamel. Keep in mind that Flamel hadn't gone into hiding at that time.

Voldemort only came up with a plan when the Philosopher's Stone left Flamel's hands and was handed over to be destroyed.

Moreover, later on, he only dared to publicly reveal himself and summon the Death Eaters after confirming through Snape that Dumbledore had been cursed by the ring in the Gaunt shack. In short, Ian felt that Tom had learned nothing in the orphanage—except for how to seek advantage and avoid risk, always preying on the weak while fearing the strong.

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