Over 25 years ago, the book “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” was released. But, did the treasured item really exist? Find it out!
Since the release of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”, more than 25 years ago, many fans have been wondering where the idea of the item came from, which, according to the books, was developed by the wizard in Nicolas Flamel in the fourteenth century, and has the ability to turn anything into pure gold in addition to also producing the Elixir of Life, capable of providing eternal life.
However, what few know is that the Philosopher’s Stone and its creator did not come from the creative mind ofJ.K. Rowling, but actually existed in real life! During the medieval era, there was a large group of people called alchemists, who sought to find the exact formula for the creation of such an innovative substance on a daily basis, based on past writings to arrive at the long-awaited result.
The texts of the time state that it would have a crystalline form, containing two colors: red, responsible for transforming metals into gold; and white, which would convert them to silver. The rock would also be a combination of the four elements, water, air, earth and fire, not being flammable and soluble in all kinds of liquids.
Among the powers of the real stone, in addition to those already mentioned in the Harry Potter books, is also the ability to cure all kinds of diseases, revive plants, create a lamp that is impossible to extinguish and transform common crystals into precious stones.
Meanwhile, the Nicolas Flamel in real life was not a wizard. According to historical accounts, he would have been a scribe, copyist and book seller from France, who lived during the 17th century, and gained fame as an alchemist after his death in 1418. According to legend, while still alive, he would have found a book with the formula for creating the philosopher’s stone, and actually produced it.
The myth even claims that, as much Nicolas how much your wife Perrenelle they would have used the Elixir of Life and forged their deaths, being able to be alive until the present day. In the saga created by Rowling, the alchemist lived for 665 years. Already in real life, it was never proven that he really managed to create the philosopher’s stone and that he would still be alive.
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