[HPforGrownups] Re: the scorcerers stone

[Kathryn Cawte]

No: HPFGUIDX 75601


 
bboy_mn:
 
 
Master Alchemists do not give up knowledge of the Philosopher's Stone
easily. It's not enough to be good at alchemy, or wizardry, and it's
not enough that you are a good person. An Alchemist will only give the
knowledge of the Stone to someone that they feel has a sufficient
degree of spiritual enlightenment.
  
 
 Me -
Since there has only ever, as far as we know, been one Philosopher's Stone
it seems a bit of a leap to say that that is how Master Alchemists in
general would act. What we know is that Nicholas and his wife seem to have
been the only ones to have benefited from the Elixir made from the stone,
although Flamel does seem to trust others to look after it. We have no idea
of his motives in keeping the secret to himself it may not have been that he
thought people should have to reach any standard to benefit from it - he may
simply been being selfish. Not that I think the Elixir is something he
should be showering people with as christmas gifts or anything but we don't
really know anything about Nicholas at all. 

K