Quirrell and the Philosopher's Stone

Dumbledore opened a Lemon Sherbet and put it in his mouth, chewing it slowly.

His voice was somewhat muffled as a result, as if he wanted to chew over the complex emotions contained within it in this way, "Wizet, do you know the name of this mirror?"

"The Mirror of Erised?" Wizet replied, having just learned the mirror's name from Salazar.

"It seems quite a few interesting things have happened on the other side of the mirror," Dumbledore without the slightest surprise. "Let me start by telling you about the Mirror of Erised!"

"It's a magic mirror. It doesn't show a reflection, but it shines into your heart... reflecting your deepest desires. It's incredibly magical..."

"The deepest desire in my heart?" Wizet murmured, recalling the three images he saw in the mirror, none of which seemed to be his inner desire.

"Wizet, you seem to have doubts about this? What did you see in it?"

"I saw chaos and purity, and myself reading a book, with many, many books behind me, like... an ocean of knowledge?"

"Chaos, flawlessness, and reading? It seems your thirst for knowledge is enough for the Mirror of Erised to reflect it..."

Wizet with his lips, wanting to ask Dumbledore what he had seen.

However, when he thought of those reddened eyes and that strange look in his eyes, a mixture of sadness and longing, he gave up the idea.

Dumbledore, interlacing his fingers in front of him. "That mirror can not only reflect one's inner desires, but also serve as a passage."

"It's like how I quickly arrived at that basement through the Mirror of Erised. At the same time... it also has intricate connections with the Guardians."

Wizet looked at Dumbledore with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Dumbledore and asked calmly, "Oh? It seems... you don't know much about your identity as the 'Guardian'?"

"I only learned that I was the new Guardian after entering the Mirror World," Wizet nodded in response. "Headmaster Dumbledore, do you know anything about the 'Guardians'?"

Before Salazar Slytherin revealed her identity, Wizet's knowledge of the Guardians was limited to the "Guardian Meditation".

He originally thought it was just the name of a Meditation Method, but he didn't expect the answer to be right there in the riddle.

It was a case of Blind Spot, something he hadn't considered.

After all, the most important and most frequently used term in The Wizard Combat Guide is: Ancient Magic.

"I don't really know much about it." Dumbledore. "The 'Guardians' are hidden in history. I only learned about this title from historical clues when I was young."

"Everyone has a youthful phase, Wizet." He blinked, a glint of light in his deep blue eyes. "Back then, we were full of energy..."

"My head is always full of all sorts of whimsical ideas, and I can always dig up all sorts of hidden anecdotes from strange places. It's really interesting..."

"Back then, we were carefree and searching for something when we stumbled upon a Wizard Ruins, where there were several suits of armor made of strange magic."

Wizet, making a connection, asked, "Headmaster Dumbledore, the strange magic you mentioned... is it the Ancient Magic Power?"

"Yes." Dumbledore nodded. "The Guardians must have been there for a while and left their mark, which is those armors."

"We studied those armors and gained a lot of magical knowledge that we had never seen before. It was a very rewarding experience, and we all made great progress."

"It's just that we can't control that peculiar magical power; we can only imitate and recreate it. Actually, I originally hoped to use this magic to protect..."

Dumbledore suddenly shuddered, a look of endless helplessness and sorrow flashing across his eyes, only to vanish in an instant.

"I may indeed be a little tired. Perhaps it's because being with you always makes me feel relaxed... Let's go back to magic itself and show you its original form."

He picked up his wand and waved it gently, conjuring two suits of armor out of thin air—the same two suits of armor that had appeared in the Hospital Wing.

However, these two suits of armor were even smaller, only reaching Wizet's knees in height.

Dumbledore continued waving his wand, "I've extended this spell according to my own understanding, trying to mimic the armor in the ruins as closely as possible..."

Two suits of armor walked to opposite ends of the Headmaster's Office. One suit of armor produced a spear and charged forward, while the other suit of armor held a shield in front of it for defense.

Boom!

The two suits of armor perished together in the flames, and the Headmaster's Office trembled slightly, like a small earthquake.

Dumbledore asked with a smile, "Not bad, right? Want to learn?"

For some reason, the way Wizet looked at Dumbledore brother showing off to his younger siblings.

"Of course!" He nodded repeatedly. "This magic is amazing! It probably involves more than just Transfiguration; it also includes various spells. It should be classified as Compound Magic, right?"

"Quirrell would be happy for you. It is indeed a Compound Magic, but it is based on Transfiguration and then enhanced with spells."

"Professor Quirrell! Headmaster Dumbledore, why hasn't Professor Quirrell woken up yet?"

Wizet remembered that her initial purpose in coming here was to ask Dumbledore for advice and find out how Quirrell was doing.

"How should I explain this to you?" Dumbledore tapped the table lightly with his index finger. "It has to do with the properties of the Philosopher's Stone ... How much do you know about the Philosopher's Stone?"

Wizet replied, "The Philosopher's Stone is a product of Alchemy. It can be used to create Potions of immortality and can also turn lead into gold... That's all I know."

"It is also the universal medium for Alchemy, which is the most important point," Dumbledore added. "Alchemy can be made much simpler by using the Philosopher's Stone as a medium."

"Of course, this is just to give you some little bit of knowledge that you won't need... When I put the Philosopher's Stone into Quirrell's chest, I was actually performing an Alchemy."

Wizet immediately began to make connections, "Using the properties of 'medium' and 'immortality'? Because when Voldemort was banished, he absorbed Professor Quirrell's life force?"

"That's right, that's exactly it!" Dumbledore said. "According to my original plan, this would be enough to sustain his life force, and then I could take him to Nicolas Flamel to find a solution."

"However, the unexpected still happened... Just as I said, choices are far more important than our abilities. After he chose to save you once again, your soul was purified."

"The current situation is that the body, which has been corrupted by Voldemort for so long, is not compatible with the purified soul. This incompatibility manifests itself as unconsciousness."