The main reason was that Dumbledore couldn't wait to leave after getting the Nirvana Ashes. According to Nico, he needed to prepare other things needed to refine the Philosopher's Stone.

Nico is going back too.

As he requested, Kyle sent him to the highest place in the school, the astronomy tower.

Nico walked slowly, and Kyle followed beside him, walking towards the tower at a leisurely pace.

Occasionally, one or two Gryffindor students would be encountered in the corridor. They would curiously ask Kyle what he was doing and why he was walking so slowly, as if they had not noticed Nico next to him at all.

"A little trick," Nico explained. "I don't want my name in tomorrow's newspaper. This will save me a lot of trouble."

Kyle nodded in understanding.

The name Nicolas Flamel seemed to have magical power. Even if he just showed up somewhere, the impact he caused was enough to shock the entire wizarding world.

It was precisely because of this that he almost never left his manor. At most, he would go on vacation to an old French house or a Muggle beach far away from wizards at specific times.

The two continued walking forward. When they turned the first corridor, Kyle couldn't help but ask, "Nicol, the help you just mentioned, is it the crown?"

"I knew you would ask me that," Nico said, "The soul fragment in the crown has completely disappeared. As I said just now, it is now as good as new.

I have to say, it is truly the most perfect alchemical item I have ever seen. Even I find it hard to resist the charm of the crown..."

"I thought you would bring the crown this time." Kyle suddenly said, "After all, the time we agreed on was half a year."

"I wanted to bring it." Nico's expression remained unchanged, "But I overestimated my memory. However, we can't expect a six-hundred-year-old man to always remember everything, right?

"And Tata, you should have reminded me before you left."

Tata, who was following behind, twitched his ears and said, "I'm sorry, Master. Tata will remember it next time."

Then Tata lowered his head and continued walking forward in silence.

What could he do? He was just a poor house-elf. He could only obediently take the pot and put it on himself.

Kyle curled his lips. He now somewhat understood why Nico came here in person.

Here, he could forget to bring the crown, but if Kyle went to the manor to deliver it, there would be no reason.

As expected of an old wizard who has lived for over 600 years, he is very cunning.

"Okay, no more jokes." Nico said with a smile, "I can give you the crown at any time, but I don't recommend you to touch it too early... The reason is, I don't know if you have heard the story of the Deathly Hallows."

"The Deathly Hallows in The Tales of Beedle the Bard?" Kyle replied, "I've read it. It talks about the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Invisibility Cloak."

"Yes, that's it."

Nico said slowly: "Too powerful power always makes people lose their minds easily, just like Antioch Peverell who got the Elder Wand in the story of the three brothers. After getting the invincible power, he forgot to be cautious and vigilant, so he was easily killed in the end.

"And the crown is another form of the Elder Wand. The wisdom it brings is so addictive, and once you take off the crown, you'll feel like you've lost everything.

If you don’t have a strong enough heart, you will never be able to get rid of this feeling of loss… unless you can wear it forever, or in other words, be controlled by it.”

Kyle listened silently for a long time before asking, "Nicol, is the crown affecting you too?"

"Oh, of course not."

Nico smiled and said, "I have experienced so many things, so many that I can't remember them all. They have been constantly changing me, until today, six hundred years later, I can face everything calmly."

As they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at the tower of the astronomy class.

At this point, Tata behind him walked quickly forward, and after groping on the tower for a while, he seemed to have found something.

Then he pressed down hard with both hands.

It was as if a large "invisibility cloak" had been pulled off, revealing a...airship hidden underneath.

That's right, it's an airship. It's about the same size as the giant squid in the Black Lake, and the carriage underneath is like a small boat upside down on the lake.

It is hard to imagine that such a large airship can be parked steadily on a small tower, but if it is linked to Nicolas Flamel, it seems to make sense all of a sudden.

"If you have made up your mind, write to me. With this parchment, the owl will be able to find the manor."

"Okay." Kyle accepted it, thought for a moment and said, "But do you have any more parchment like this? One piece may not be enough."

"What?" Nico was a little confused. "It's just a letter. No need to write too long."

Kyle didn't explain, but just silently took out a box.

Nico took a few steps forward subconsciously.

He recognized that this was the box he had given to Kyle, including the Ravenclaw crown, which was also taken out from this box.

So what was it this time? He couldn't help but feel curious. It couldn't be that Kyle had found another Horcrux.

"It just so happens that I was thinking about when to go to Devonshire again, but now there is no need."

Kyle opened the box casually, revealing a small golden cup with two handles and a locket inlaid with gems.

Seeing what was in the box, Nico's mouth twitched, "This can't be..."

"Ah, this is Hufflepuff's gold cup, and this is Slytherin's locket."

Kyle said, "But now they have all been made into Horcruxes... If there are any extra ancient potions from before, can you help clean up the soul fragments in these two things?

After all, they were all left behind by the Big Four, and it would be a pity to turn them into Horcruxes."

Nico couldn't help but rub his eyes.

In fact, the moment he opened the box, he could tell that both items in the box were real.

But because it was true, he found it unbelievable.

Kyle alone collected three of the things left behind by the four great masters of Hogwarts. How did he do it?

And how did Voldemort make all these into Horcruxes?

First it was the crown, and now it's the gold cup and the locket. If Nico didn't know clearly that the sword of Gryffindor was in Hogwarts, safely placed in the Sorting Hat in the headmaster's office, he would have suspected that the sword had also been made into a Horcrux.

"I can promise you." Nico raised his fingers and took two things out of the box. "But you may have to wait patiently for a while. At least I may not have time until the Philosopher's Stone is completed."

"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry." Kyle said, "But Nico, do you know what these two things do?"

Although the golden cup and pendant box are not as famous as the crown, they at least carry the names of the Four Giants. After all, they can't be useless decorations.

"Speaking of this, I do know something about it." Nico thought for a moment and then said, "I saw them once about a hundred and three hundred years ago respectively.

“The locket is a good container. The things placed inside it will not be affected by any magical factors.

"And most importantly, it is extremely strong. If you don't know the language of snakes, even the powerful Elder Wand cannot destroy this locket.

"The golden cup can always produce an endless supply of fine wine, which tastes sweet. I drank it once and still remember it vividly. For wizards who like to drink, it is the most precious treasure."

"Wait, conjure wine from a cup? But Gump's Law of Transfiguration..." Kyle frowned in confusion: "Could it be a permanent refilling spell?"

"No, I'm sure it wasn't a refilling spell or a transference spell," Nico said. "No one knows where the wine in the cup comes from, just as people can't explain why the Ravenclaw Diadem can increase the wisdom of the wearer.

But this is also in line with Helga Hufflepuff's personality.

It is said that Hufflepuff spent her entire life brewing enough wine to fill the entire Hogwarts, but perhaps because there were only underage wizards here, or it might be because Godric always drank secretly, so all the wine was finally poured into her favorite golden cup. "

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