Elixir of Life

[biggladolaf]

No: HPFGUIDX 74677

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathy" <zanelupin at y...> wrote:
"biggladolaf" wrote:
> > Hi. I am Olaf, glad and big, and this is my first post.
> > What I'm wondering is why, in SS, Voldemort/Quirrel didn't nip 
down to Devon and pinch some elixir from Nicholas Flamel? His house is 
> > probably a much easier target for a B&E job than Gringott's or 
> > Hogwarts. <snip>

KathyK: 
> What if Quirrel tried to get at Flamel and was somehow 
unsuccessful?  Or maybe he couldn't get any elixir but managed to 
discover the whereabouts of the stone when he learned it was not 
with Flamel.  Flamel then warns Dumbledore that someone is after the 
stone, though he doesn't know it's Hogwart's DADA teacher.  Dumbledore 
then has Hagrid take the stone from it's vault at Gringott's to 
Hogwarts where Dumbledore is able to give it proper protection.  
> I don't think it's mentioned anywhere in PS/SS why they decided to 
> move the stone to Hogwarts at that particular time.  There must 
have been some reason to believe that it was in danger at the bank.  
> Perhaps an attempt to steal the elixir alerted them to the danger. >>

Yeah, it does make sense. Maybe he tried and Flamel wasn't the 
pushover Voldemort thought he would be. Still, robbing a house in 
Devon seems like it would be a lot easier than robbing Gringotts. . .

Olaf, glad and big