After his failure, Voldemort correctly deduced that Dumbledore would destroy the stone to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands again. Voldemort had then given up on the stone and waited for another method to regenerate his body. When Dumbledore's Army met for the first time in the Hog's Head Inn in , Neville Longbottom incorrectly referred to it as the "Philological Stone" when discussing Harry's past achievements.
During the Calamity which affected the wizarding world , starting in the late s , the Philosopher's Stone manifested as a Foundable , guarded by a Wizard's Chess piece Confoundable. Members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force had to destroy the Chess piece with the Exploding Charm , which released the stone and allowed it to return to its original time.
The Stone could turn any metal into pure gold, and produced the Elixir of Life , which granted immortality. The Stone was variously described as red and white in the many old texts in which it appeared.
These colours were important in most accounts of alchemy, and were often interpreted as having symbolic meaning. According to a page in Advanced Potion-Making , " the Philosopher's Stone was believed to mystically amplify the user's knowledge of alchemy so much that anything was attainable.
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Red tape, white lies. Speculative science. This sceptred isle. Root of all evil. Ethical conundrums. This sporting life. Stage and screen. Birds and the bees. Simon Blake, Shrewsbury England Perhaps it was thought that an American readership wouldn't pick up on the mystical connotations of "Philosopher's Stone". Peadar Mac Con Aonaigh, Brixton, London American kids and parents are far less likely to have heard of the Philosopher's Stone, since like most European myths these are diluted in US education for the very valid reason that American history and myth takes their educational place.
They will therefore look at the word without context and it doesn't make sense that way, not in a book about magic. Also the American Hollywood-driven market is producing a generation dependent upon "thrill", and a sorcerer is more compatible with that than a philosopher!
A poll of British children between 9 and 14 four years ago would likely have revealed a similar familiarity with the term 'philosopher's stone. For the benefit of any reader who didn't know what it was, Scrooge explained the theory a supposed stone that turns base metal into gold in the first few panels. Presumably American kids are no longer expected even to pick up a book if they don't understand a word.
Typically, Barks' comic was thematically complex: the World Gold Council tried to stop Scrooge finding the stone, for fear he would overuse it and destroy the value of the world's gold stocks; but though Scrooge did find it, he had to give it up when he started turning gold himself. The comic also dealt with Minos and the labyrinth and medieval pirate routes John, Wellington New Zealand Having worked with American kids for 2 years, I would imagine the thought behind it is that 'philosopher' is too highbrow, and that 'sorcerer' is much more mystical and appealing It was merely changed because it was assumed - quite rightly - that Americans would neither know or care whether the first two Georges were mad or not.
I have no doubt that the connotations of the Philosophers Stone are completely alien to kids in most countries including the UK. After the near-disaster involving Voldemort, Dumbledore and Flamel agreed that they had no choice but to destroy the Sorcerer's Stone. They feared that it could potentially get in the wrong hands, so cutting it out of existence was the only option.
Destroying the Sorcerer's Stone meant that Flamel's life would soon come to an end, something that he was content with. He claimed to have enough Elixir of Life left to tie up any loose ends before he met his fate. The Sorcerer's Stone was eradicated but there was no indication how Dumbledore and Flamel destroyed the object.
The Sorcerer's Stone, or Philosopher's Stone, is a legendary substance historically referred to by alchemists. The stone shares similar properties portrayed in the Harry Potter series. It was also known as a symbol of perfection and enlightenment. Seeking the Philosopher's Stone was a goal of many alchemists, due to its mystical capabilities. For centuries, alchemists strived to find the majestic ruby-red stone, with the goal of achieving immortality.
So it's no question why the stone would appear in a number of fantasy tales, like Harry Potter. Kara Hedash is a features editor and writer for Screen Rant.
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