Chapter 12
Meeting the Flamel was weird.
When they flooed to their house, they met Mrs Flamel first.
She had tea and biscuits ready for them. She explained that she and her husband, Nicolas knew of their father for a few years, and their father was Nicolas’s master. Dumbledore stayed with them so he could see his old friend. Perenelle huffed and complained that Nicolas was held up in his lab.
“it’s all he does these days” she rolled her eyes then smiled. “If you can get him out of the lab so he can meet his master’s sons that would be great” she said to Dumbledore.
He had smiled with a twinkle in his eyes “I’m sure I can get him to take a break”
He left and Perenelle smiled at them “You both look like Nicolas when he was younger” she said.
“Really?” Al asked. “Yes, the golden hair, golden eyes, you would have been mistaken as his children actually, which makes senses” she smiled “I always got Nicolas and Hohenheim mistaken for each other whenever they were together, only difference at the time was that Hohenheim had longer hair” she said.
Al and Ed sat a bit shocked and before they could ask anything, Dumbledore and an older man walked in.
“Nickolas, finally out of your hole in the wall” Perenelle chuckled and Nicolas smiled in return “Sorry Ma belle” he gave her a kiss and turned to Ed and Al “apologies, I forgot we were meeting today” he sat down.
“I will be leaving now,” Dumbledore said “of course, thank you, Albus”
“Yes, thank you Headmaster” Al bowed and he hit Ed on his ribs “ow! I mean, thanks” he grumbled.
The farewells were said and Dumbledore was gone.
“Now, I’m afraid I have no idea where your father is, but we are happy to take you in” Perenelle said. Ed munched on a biscuit. “Thank you for taking us in, Mrs and Mr Flamel” Al smiled.
“Nicolas and Perenelle is enough, Alphonse” she smiled.
“I am curious” Nicolas stared “Did your father teach you anything on alchemy?” he asked.
“Can’t really teach us anything if he’s not there” Ed grumbled finishing his tea. “Ah, father left us when we were five, and mom died a year later” Al explained. Ed glared at the ground. “Oh my” Perenelle gasped. “Who has been watching over you two?”
“I have” Ed spoke up “We had a neighbor help out sometimes but otherwise I took up of looking after Al” Ed explained.
Al looked down.
They finished tea a little awkwardly after that and Perenelle showed them their room
They settled down for the night, Al already asleep, Nelly cuddled on him, while Ed struggled with Irene in her habitat.