On the desk in the Headmaster's office, a huge map lay spread out, covered with lines of various colors all pointing in the sa direction.
Evans had created this map after receiving news about the Great Lake from the Graphorns again. He'd visited all the magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest he knew well or who traveled frequently, and finally compiled this map.
He based the map's style on his earlier hand-drawn Forbidden Forest map, but made it simpler. This ti, the goal was just to find the lake, not to show every detail of the forest.
Location information covered most of the surface. Besides those arrows on the map, the annotations provided relevant information from each magical creature's account: biological distribution around the great lake, geographical environnt, and possible dangers. Everything was clearly written.
Honestly, when completing this map, he had carefully compiled all the intelligence related to the Great Lake and was truly shocked.
Among the complex magical creature communities in the Forbidden Forest, more than half could provide news about the Great Lake. That information was either inherited from ancient tis or directly experienced by their parents or relatives. The descriptions were similar to what the Graphorns had stated before.
After experiencing a mysterious light, ancestors or parents appeared near the Forbidden Forest. So directly beside the Great Lake, others in so corner of the forest, but that light never changed.
After compiling the information, he specifically asked the young Occamy and Tim about what happened before they ca here. Unexpectedly, their answers were also that they'd seen so inexplicable light.
This ant that even in recent years, whatever was in that great lake still produced effects.
And this deepened Evans's doubts.
What exactly exists in the Great Lake? And why does it try every possible ans to bring various magical creatures from around the world into the Forbidden Forest?
Or rather, why does this magical forest exist at all? Was it naturally ford or deliberately created by soone?
Nicolas Flal looked at the map Evans spread on the table. Interest appeared in his eyes. "Is this a map of the Forbidden Forest?"
He'd been to the Forbidden Forest before. He'd even helped a friend set up a residence there in his early years, but he truly didn't know much about this particular magical forest. Many alchemists had to personally collect materials from certain magical forests, but this clearly didn't include him.
Initially, his ritual materials ca from family supplies, and this continued until the Flal family's decline.
Afterward, he beca independent and established an alchemy workshop. By then, he already had so fa. Materials were basically purchased from various forces or provided by them to assist his research.
It could be said that aside from his early years when creating the Philosopher's Stone, when he deliberately sought precious materials, afterward, he basically stayed ho researching on his own, never worrying about materials.
After all, after the Black Death ended and he successfully created the Philosopher's Stone, he was already one of the world's most famous alchemists. As a famous alchemist, having others help find materials was far more efficient than searching himself.
However, having lived so many years, he'd heard quite a bit about the Forbidden Forest.
This forest was sowhat different from other magical forests. It contained very complex magical creature species. When family mbers ntioned that forest in his childhood, their expressions were never good.
But those were all events from hundreds of years ago. The Flal family's ancestral ho no longer existed. Although he preserved the library, most books inside had been lost. Not much reference value anymore.
But now, hearing this young man's words, he and Dumbledore had apparently discussed doing sothing in the Forbidden Forest?
"Yes, this is the Forbidden Forest map." Evans nodded, looking at Nicolas Flal beside him. "Speaking of which, I need to ask you sothing."
"Do you have ti during Christmas? After the holiday feast, we plan to go into the Forbidden Forest to find a place."
Evans slowly explained what he'd previously told Dumbledore about the Forbidden Forest's great lake.
Strange lights, mysteriously appearing magical creatures, and a serious curse on the Chimaera. Finally, he pointed at the map on the table.
"Regarding that Great Lake, I've asked my friends in the Forbidden Forest. The intelligence I received was all quite similar, but the ti span was a full thousand years."
"If what's causing all this is so solidified magic, it's lasted a bit too long. Moreover, this effect makes sowhat worried."
"When the ti cos, would you be willing to co look with us?"
Nicolas Flal's expression looked sowhat hesitant. "After Christmas?"
These might be the last two Christmases I spend. I wanted to spend them with my wife.
But after Christmas, it should be fine, right?
After all, Perenelle still has many matters to attend to. She probably won't stay ho the entire ti.
Moreover, I really do want to see solidified magic in the Forbidden Forest.
"Should be no problem."
"Then it's settled." Evans nodded, putting away the map on the table.
The group chatted for a while about Horcrux matters. Ti slowly passed. Soon it was lunchti.
Nicolas Flal stroked the diary's cover. "By the way, I just heard you say these Horcruxes will only be destroyed after a while? Before then, could you lend one to study?"
"No problem." Dumbledore smiled and nodded, casually pushing the diary to Nicolas, ignoring the waves of wailing from inside.
After watching Nicolas Flal put away the diary, Evans looked at Dumbledore. "Before Fawkes's rebirth, it's best to take him sowhere he's never been to shed his last feather. Are you going or am I?"
When phoenixes shed their last feather in places they'd never reached, it helped them locate their pre-rebirth state and gain better improvent after rebirth.
However, Dumbledore's expression beca sowhat strange as he silently sighed.
"You go. Before Christmas, I'll probably be quite busy. I likely won't have ti."
"After all, Lockhart was arrested. I need to find another wizard willing to beco Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."
"After these events, finding a professor will probably be even more difficult."
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