"Lucien, was the method you used to make that mechanical dog alchemy?"
Hagrid and the four young wizards sat around the dining table, enjoying dinner.
Hermione suddenly asked Lucien. He swallowed the beef stew in his mouth.
"I used a few alchemical techniques."
Hermione nodded, but then frowned in confusion.
"But I remember that Alchemy is only available as an elective in sixth year."
"I only found a few books on alchemy in the library, and most were popular introductions. Lucien, your family wouldn't have magical books on the subject either, would they?"
Hermione naturally remembered that Lucien, like herself, came from a Muggle family. So what intrigued her more than the fact that Lucien knew alchemy was where he had learned it.
Lucien found Hermione's reaction and curiosity perfectly normal.
The girl was nicknamed Miss Know-It-All, and she was also a top student who worked herself to the bone. It was completely understandable for her to be interested in knowledge.
His alchemical knowledge mainly came from the books in the Restricted Section, the Potter Family's magical books, and his analysis of the Transfiguration Pocket Watch.
Well, none of those were suitable to tell Hermione about.
The Transfiguration Pocket Watch involved the system, while the magical books belonged to Harry's family and had been exchanged for tutoring. Neither could be shared with others.
As for the books from the Restricted Section, Dumbledore had personally approved them for him.
Hermione was eager to learn, but it was still a little too early for a first-year to start studying alchemy. Building a solid foundation came first.
"Headmaster Dumbledore recommended a few books to me. Some of them were related to alchemy."
Hearing that, Hermione understood what Lucien meant.
Those books had likely been approved by the Headmaster and could not be lent