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Old 02-06-2020, 06:27 PM   #79 (permalink)
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Avalon had to blink a few times at the arrival of Rowena Ravenclaw. Or, at least someone that did an astounding transfiguration. She had heard the rumors of the founders leaving their portraits, but until now, she hadn't seen any of them in person. There was definitely something weird going on, judging by Professor Recard's obvious confusion and discomfort with Rowena's appearance.

It seemed like her house's founder was keen to just observe the lesson. Suddenly self-conscious about the quality of her response, Avalon took a few more minutes to think over her contribution. She didn't want to sound like an idiot in front of Rowena. That is, if it actually was Rowena.

"I wonder if Flamel was merely fascinated with immortality. Is it known how old he was when he made the stone? Younger people usually think it's cool to live forever, but older folks...not so much. My grandfather says that dying isn't as scary when you get old. And I think that a lot of elders are satisfied with the lives they've lived." In other words, they wouldn't want to live forever. She paused, trying to collect her thoughts. "I guess my point is that being young might have motivated him to create it, since living forever is fascinating at that stage of life."

Or maybe Avalon was painting Flamel in an entirely too selfish light. "Or perhaps he created the stone for someone else. Maybe there was a person in his life that he couldn't bear to see die. That could have been his motivation, too." The bottom line was that nobody probably knew why he made it. Unless he had some sort of diary.
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