[HPforGrownups] re: PS/SS title change

[GulPlum]

No: HPFGUIDX 55728

At 19:00 20/04/03 , erinellii wrote:

>Wait a minute, "magnum Opus" just means "greatest work", right?
>Cause I'm sure I've heard people refer to their novels that
>way..."This is my Magnum Opus"....  I know I've never heard of it
>as an alternate title for the philosopher's stone, and I'd heard of
>the legend before.

The Philosopher's Stone is the magnum opus (in the term's literal sense, as 
translated above) of alchemy, i.e. the ultimate achievement in that art.

I've heard that term before, and there are others as well. See here for an 
explanation: http://www.crystalinks.com/philosopherstone.html

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