Chapter 52: Theories

"He knows." It was Katie who answered. "But he wants to help, he wants us to know about Flamel."

"But he didn't tell us anything!"

"Think about! He did in some sense."

"What do you mean Nix?"

"He answered yours and Katie's question."

"Not really Nix, he tipped toed around them. He never gave a direct answer." Kaleb said. He looked over at Katie, seeing her in deep thought.

"I think she is right."

"Okay, fill me in."

"Really Kaleb, did I leave the gang into the hands of a dunderhead?"

Both Kaleb and Katie gave her a quizzical expression. "I'm sorry, was that supposed to be an insult?" Kaleb asked.

'Wow, did that just come out of my mouth? When did I pick that up? Where did I even get it? Oh, my! Snape! That is definitely going out of my vocab!'

"Never mind, back on topic." Phoenix brushed.

"When grandpa answered mine, he said he had seen many things in his line of work, that could've meant he had seen it or knows someone who has seen the stone."

"Yeah, he is a whitelighter, no telling how old he really is!"

"Then why answer my question with a no?" Kaleb questioned.

"Grandpa has this way of answering questions. He believes the stone is real. He just couldn't tell us." Phoenix explained.

"He didn't want us to get our memory wiped."

"I think there is another reason he did not tell us anything."

"I might have that reason."

The twins looked over at Kaleb, who had the face of an excited schoolboy.

"Remember what I told you, about my mom and some of the tribe elders? I think this stone thing, not only affects the people in the other world, but the people in our world as well. I mean immortality? Who wouldn't want that! Maybe they are trying to protect it, fearing it will get into the wrong hands. So, the elders allowed certain people to know the whereabouts of the stone and Flamel. Then they destroyed all the information. But since people still wrote about it, the elders allowed the stone to become myth and legend. They can get away with saying the stone isn't real because no one has proved its existents."

The twins stared at him as if he grew another head.

"Wow Kaleb, when did you get the time to think of that?" Phoenix asked

"When you two were talking and thinking out loud."

"I like it!" Phoenix exclaimed with a huge grin on her face.

"Yeah, sounds like something the elders would do!" Katie added.

"When you want to know why they are hiding info, just think like an elder!"

"Now I know the real reason Fluffy would guard the stone. It is all adding up. Professor Dumbledore must know someone who knows the elders or knows an elder."

"Or he could be one."

"Um... Kaleb, what are you talking about?"

"You said he was old."

"Yes, but…"

"And you said you can sense that he was a powerful wizard."

"Um… yeah."

"Well, I was just saying that maybe in that world, they would consider him an elder. The elders could have Dumbledore keeping it secret and hidden at Hogwarts."

"That makes sense I guess."

"Why wouldn't they just have it hidden here at Magic School? It's magically protected."

"Think about it sis, mom doesn't know about the stone. They would have to tell her because she is head of the school and some student might run across it. Mom would be furious if she were out of the loop. Hogwarts is also magically protected. Dumbledore knows about the stone, and he has the third-floor corridor blocked off. The elders wouldn't have to explain anything to him."

"There is one problem with his plan."

"And what is that Kaleb?"

"He didn't plan on hiding it from you. Your mom would. You would figure out how to get it in no time, Nix!"

"Uh… No! Phoenix, you better not plan on finding that stone!"

"Why not? Can I not have some fun? I must break this school into my devilish ways." Phoenix smirked.

"Oh boy! I'm so glad I didn't say yes to that letter!"

"Oh, come on sis, you know you miss me."

"Speaking of miss, can we pack up? My stomach is dying of hunger. Come to think of it, it is beyond hunger! It is in starvation! We missed lunch and dinner is like around the corner."

"Okay, is being hungry all the time a guy thing, because that is like all the guys in my house!" Phoenix asked.

"Um… yes it is?"

"I'm getting hungry too. I didn't realize we have been here that long."

"Yeah sis, time flies by when you are having fun!"

"Who says researching was fun? I'd rather be in the action than be on the sidelines."

"And that is your problem. You act before you think."

"Well, I get that honestly!"

"Guys!"

"Okay whine baby!"

Phoenix took her wand out of her back pocket, flicked it, and the books slowly went back on the shelves.

"Still needs work."

"That has to be personal gain. Somehow it is personal gain."

"Well, sis, in my second world, there is no such thing."

"Okay, fine, but there has to be a catch. Are you supposed to be using magic outside of school?"

"They would never know. I am not in England right now."

"Maybe they have tracking devices on those things?" Kaleb said, point at the wand.

"Hmmm… well, I'll find out, eventually."

"I'm dying from starvation over here!"

"Okay!" the twins yelled.