This handwritten book is more like a diary, containing a lot of miscellaneous things in various aspects, as well as jumping accounts.On page seven of the first part, Lemay recounts that he himself bought an alchemical book called the Book of Jewish Abraham from a black-robed and masked Arab merchant for two gold galleons.He then began to study the knowledge contained in the book, for on the night he bought it he had a dream in which an angel with snow-white wings handed him a whole large, hard-sized salted fish.When he woke up, he felt that it was some kind of revelation, maybe the salted fish symbolized God's authority?
So he paid special attention to the new books he bought, and continued to delve into exotic thaumaturgy, and three years later, in the second part of the strange book in Hermione's possession, Lemay began by saying that he had found true alchemy.Hermione understood that the pages of the Book of Hieroglyphs in her hand might have been cut from some notepad and then bound up, and that some of the unimportant or overly important parts of the book were not here.But that was enough for her to figure out her homework, and now that the professor asked herself who Lemay was, she could proudly tell him the correct answer.She continued to look down, and the book reads, "I always followed the instructions verbatim and exactly, and today I finally got to the last step, deducing redstone from the same amount of mercury and then really turning mercury into gold, which is indeed better, softer, and more malleable than ordinary gold." ”Hermione's mouth opened wide, it turns out that the so-called real alchemy is to turn stones into gold?
She sped up a few flips, the thick bark rubbing against the palm of her hand, but basically she could only see one experimental idea, such as converting mercury into something else, such as mercury into copper, or mercury into silver.Later in the book, there are some summarized rules, such as Lemay's belief that alchemy follows some principle of equivalent exchange, and that the proportion of this price may be determined by God."
It is not possible to convert the same weight of mercury into gold of the same weight, and it is always more brass or silver than gold to be converted from the same mercury.""
Transformation is irreversible, and the transformed gold can no longer be converted back to mercury with redstone.""
Redstone will lose in transformation, but the degree of loss varies from time to time, and there is no pattern."
It's basically a summary narrative like this, until Hermione flips through the book to the final seventh part.The last seven pages are a bit crazy, documenting Lemay's attempts to create life out of redstone.At first, he tried to turn mercury into a living rabbit, but instead created a monster, the original text is 'Placenta of a monster howling in a nightmare'.He then plans to make plants, believing that plants may be simpler than animals, but what he gets is 'tentacles of terror that cannot be described'.But at the end of these strange records, he apparently succeeded in another experiment, only to see the black ink leave clear marks on the bark: "Using redstone can convert magic into life and prepare potions of immortalityYes, I finally reached the realm of gods in mortal form, but what is behind this gate?"
What's beyond our world?
”Flipping back, this is the blank bark of the last page, and there is no answer to this question.Hermione let out an age-inappropriate sigh and slowly closed the large book on her lap, feeling a little heavy for no reason, and she fell into the corner of the couch like a kitten, feeling empty in her heart.I can't say why, maybe it's a warning from a really smart person, realizing the insignificance of human beings or something, Hermione can't tell, but it feels like the heart has been caught.It's a little uncomfortable, but more often than not, it's about wanting the answer.Crookhill slipped out of her bedroom, jumped on the couch and meowed, reminding her master that it was dinner time and telling her to quickly take the dried fish out of the space bag.It is not allowed to catch mice to eat, and it is not allowed to eat dried fish on time, how can this work?
Crookshan's big face looked even more unhappy.Hermione came to her senses, and with some confusion, she got up and put the book back on the shelf, because she had memorized all the contents, and she didn't forget that in Ravenclaw was only a basic ability.Then she picked up the cat and prepared to go back to the dormitory to cook for it.She didn't notice that the books she had put back on the shelves were gone in the blink of an eye, and the portrait of Lady Ravenclaw in the lounge seemed to follow her back.After arranging dinner for the cat, Hermione was ready to go to the first floor for dinner, and by the way, she found the professor and told him her answer, and by the way, asked if those crazy thoughts really had answers.But the professor didn't show up, and there wasn't in the teacher's room next door to the auditorium, and he didn't seem to have eaten not only lunch, but also dinner.Hermione thought he must have gone to Three Broomsticks with Professor Flitwick again, and had gone to Hogsmeade yesterday to play, and she had been taken to the little shop for a butterbeer, which served not only drinks, but also light meals, and English pubs that always sold fried fish and sandwiches.The drunkard, Hermione pursed her lips speechlessly, but remembered something, and smiled slightly.When I think of last night's pleasant trip, I can't help but think of the look on the face of the Gryffindor red-haired boy in the cafeteria this morning when he received the letter from home, which was a roaring letter, and the letter may have been the boy's mother.The letter stated that the family was almost dying of shame when they learned from Professor McGonagall that the boy was going to take Potter with him to his death, calling out the boy's name and saying that if he didn't want to go to school, he would take him home and lock him up, or send him to Romania.The shrill roar could be heard by all the students present, and the red-haired boy's expression was as stiff as an oriental mask, and not only opened his mouth at a strange angle, but also shrank down little by little.By the time the letter was finished, the students and the occasional passing teacher were all looking at him, all kinds of stares were not at all bearable at this age, and hiding at the table made Potter sitting next to him very embarrassed, as if the letter was addressed to him, what about Malfoy at the Slytherin table?
He fell off the stool laughing and slapped the floor with a desperate laugh.Hermione knew that there were often some immature interactions between the boys, so she despised them as mature and sensible."
Hey, Hermione, what are you thinking about so happy?"
The sudden voice called her attention to the arrival of Hannah and Susan, both of whom had moved from the Hufflepuff table to the Ravenclaw side with empty plates.At first, it wasn't clear if it was against the school rules, but Hermione told them that the professor said they could do anything that wasn't forbidden by the school rules, and the girls had grown accustomed to eating at the long tables in the house.There were so many people on Hufflepuff's side that they often couldn't lift their forks, and the long tables on the Ravenclaw side were the same size as those there, but there were few people dining at the same time, which was much more relaxed."
It's nothing, it's just that the physical education professor gave me a question and I figured out the answer."
Hermione smiled and moved the plate in front of her, making way for the two of them, "Why are you so late today?"
”Hannah and Susan looked at each other, and they smiled mysteriously and replied, "Today is different, after a long experiment, we have finally mastered the Hufflepuff's signature spell, isn't this here to show you off, hehe." ”