Lost Civilizations and a Successful Con

In Andy's view, since all paths to the end of magic ultimately converged, each path could learn from the others.

Among the seven principles of alchemy, the Principle of Mind was one of them.

All Things Have Spirits.

Perhaps that was what alchemy and spells had in common.

"But it's still a little too early to talk about all this."

Andy added, "...I haven't even gotten started yet!"

Hermione leaned over to look at Andy's notes. "Are you studying Hieroglyphs?"

"This is the foundation of alchemy," Andy said.

Hogwarts' Ancient Runes class also covered alchemical Hieroglyphs. However, Ancient Runes was not a specialized alchemy course, and focused more on translating ancient documents.

When it came to alchemy, Andy still had to rely mainly on self-study.

Every Hieroglyph represented a special meaning, and when combined, they produced wonderful effects.

"It looks a lot like another kind of writing," Hermione said.

"Of course it's writing!"

Andy said, "These symbols may have been the language of some lost civilization, only to be forgotten by history."

"Perhaps, long ago, wizards had nations of their own."

"Instead of being like they were now, forced to hide within nations established by Muggles."

Hermione's eyes lit up at that. "You mean... Arthur?"

In the Wizarding World, Merlin had truly existed.

Some people even insisted that Merlin had graduated from Slytherin.

Yet Arthur, who was associated with Merlin, had only vague records. The stories about him were treated as unofficial legends.

There was no record of Arthur in Muggle history either.

That was very strange!

A wizard who had truly existed in the Wizarding World had somehow been paired with a king from legendary folklore.

Who had made up that story? "You suspect that Arthur established a wizarding nation, but for some reason, that part of history was