First Day of School

As Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle's final students, Li Wei and Hermione accepted the inheritance the couple gave them, their faces filled with sorrow.

Neither of them knew what to say or do now. All they could do was stare helplessly at Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle.

"All right, children, it's time to say goodbye!"

"Albus will be here to pick you two up soon. Don't dwell on us. We hope you'll be happy at Hogwarts and grow into brave, upright, wise young wizards!"

Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle gave Li Wei and Hermione their final blessings.

Hearing this, Li Wei and Hermione hesitated. Both wanted to stay and see the two elders off on their final journey.

But before either could speak, Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle refused, as though they had anticipated it.

"We won't look very good when we leave, and we don't want anyone to see us like that. Be good, children. Leave with Dumbledore!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the doorbell rang outside the villa.

Li Wei and Hermione could only leave with Headmaster Dumbledore.

In the end, they still failed to see Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle off on their final journey.

Their last memory of the two elders was the smiles Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle wore beneath the morning light.

Though those smiles were old, they were filled with contentment free of regret and beautiful hopes. They were forever frozen in time within Li Wei and Hermione's memories.

The next time Li Wei and Hermione received news about Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle, they were already aboard the train to Hogwarts.

The Daily Prophet reported the passing of the alchemist couple who had created the Philosopher's Stone and lived for more than six hundred years as its front-page headline.

"Li Wei..." Unable to suppress her grief any longer,