Kyle did have a vial of phoenix ashes, which Fox had given him in his third year.

However, that thing is a top-end material, and he will definitely not use it before he accumulates enough experience, so the bottle of ashes has always been placed at the innermost part of the box.

"Can I ask why?" Kyle was a little curious, and then added: "Of course, if it needs to be kept secret, forget it."

"Oh, that's as you should be. After all, they all belong to you."

Nico glanced at Dumbledore, and after receiving a positive response, he continued, "Remember the Time Turner in the Chamber of Secrets?"

"Of course." Kyle nodded.

It was because of the time-turner that he met the Big Four of Hogwarts, so he would never forget it.

"Look, I fixed it." Nico's expression was calm, and his words were like thunder.

"Is that time-turner repaired?" Kyle subconsciously looked at Dumbledore.

He had never seen Dumbledore like this before. His usually wise blue eyes were now filled with unconcealable expectation and fear.

"It wasn't going to be this quick, but I got some crucial help... and that's thanks to you, too, Kyle."

Nico blinked and said, “But now we are still missing the last… and most important part, the core that provides magic power for the Time Converter.

If one wants to go back a hundred years, the amount of magic power required is simply incalculable, and no existing magic symbols can solve this problem."

"Is it not possible to stack symbols?" Kyle asked subconsciously.

"No." Nico shook his head, "Stacking the magic-enhancing symbols to a certain number can indeed meet the activation requirements, but the subsequent magic supply cannot keep up.

"In this case, the Time Turner is likely to... no, it will definitely break again. In this case, the user will be trapped in it forever, maybe for the fiftieth year, or maybe for the seventieth year, unable to reach the scheduled time, and unable to come back."

Kyle nodded. He knew that the user Nico was talking about was Dumbledore, and the hundred years of going back were also prepared for him.

If he was just stuck in the past, Dumbledore might not mind, but being unable to arrive at the scheduled time...

etc.

Kyle suddenly thought, what would Dumbledore do if he was thrown into the past sixty years? Besides, would Grindelwald recognize him at that time?

Thinking of this, Kyle couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, but he quickly restrained himself.

Nico didn't notice Kyle's abnormality at this time. He continued, "So I thought of another way, the Philosopher's Stone! " "Only the Philosopher's Stone can continuously provide huge magical support for the Time Converter."

"But hasn't the Philosopher's Stone been destroyed?" Kyle asked after he came to his senses.

"That's right." Nico smiled, "But have you ever thought that I was able to refine the Philosopher's Stone six hundred years ago, so why can't I do it now?

"To be honest, the process of refining the Philosopher's Stone is not difficult for me. It's just that the required materials are hard to find. The ashes left after the Phoenix Nirvana are the most important part of the Philosopher's Stone."

Kyle understood. To put it simply, once the ashes were loaned out, they would never come back.

Of course, if he could get a piece of the Philosopher's Stone in the end, he would definitely not hesitate, but the question is, can he really get the Philosopher's Stone? Just look at the previous experience. When he returned to the correct time in the Chamber of Secrets, the time converter was destroyed and nothing was left. The only shell was shattered into slag.

Although it took a thousand years last time and only a hundred years this time, but what if... After all, no one knows whether this thing is a first-time product.

Well, so this time not only did he not get the crown, he also had to lose another good thing?

But there was one thing Kyle couldn't figure out. Nico had lived for more than 600 years and had collected so many good things. Could it be that among them there were no Nirvana Ashes? That shouldn't be the case.

Kyle thought so and asked the same question.

“There was one before.”

"And the Philosopher's Stone must be made from the ashes left by the natural rebirth of the phoenix." Dumbledore added: "Those obtained by trickery will be of no use."

"Okay." Kyle nodded.

It turns out that Nico and Dumbledore came here today just for the ashes in his hand.

If I had known this would happen, I should have stayed in Hogsmeade a little longer, or even spent the night there...

Even thinking this, Kyle still opened his box and took out a tightly sealed bottle.

The bottle was only the size of a thumb, with a cork and a layer of wax sealing the bottle mouth.

There is half a bottle of gray-black powder in it. When you shake the bottle, you can see little golden-red lights, just like stars twinkling in the dark night, so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off it.

"This is all I have. Do you want them all?" Kyle asked.

He really hoped that Niki could leave him some, even just a small handful.

But sadly, even that isn’t enough.

"Although it's a little less, it's barely enough." Nico's words completely shattered Kyle's last thought.

Seeing Kyle's reluctant look, Dumbledore said a little embarrassedly: "I know this may be a very difficult decision for you.

"In fact, I wanted to find Professor Snape at first, but the ashes he took away have been used up. Before Fawkes's next nirvana, you are the only one who has ashes left."

Snape had used up the ashes so quickly.

Kyle really didn't expect this.

Normally, shouldn't such a precious thing be carefully kept? Decades later, pass it on to Kanna as a family heirloom, and then...

Well, in short, Snape's behavior is simply a waste of resources!

"What a shameful waste," Kyle muttered in his mind.

But there's no point in saying this now.

Looking at Dumbledore, who looked hopeful, even pleading, and then at the pair of blue and white wool socks he had placed on the bookshelf in his office, Kyle finally sighed and handed over the bottle.

"Then I'll leave this to you, Professor."

Dumbledore hurried forward and took it carefully, his movements as gentle as if he were taking a handful of water.

"I discussed this with Nico."

After carefully placing the bottle into a padded wooden box, he said, “We have agreed that if the Philosopher’s Stone remains intact after use, it will be yours.

If it is damaged... I can agree to one condition, any condition, even if it means I can transfer all the private vaults in Gringotts to you."

Kyle waved his hand. "That's not necessary, Professor Dumbledore."

He didn't understand what had happened recently. A few days ago, Sirius insisted on giving him a shop worth nearly 10,000 Galleons, and now Dumbledore was even more ruthless and wanted to give him the vault directly.

This is somewhat exaggerated.

Of course, if possible, he still wanted the Philosopher's Stone more.

(End of this chapter)