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Article: Chemistry for the Harry Potter fan. (Chemfusion).

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November 1, 2002
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Daddy, when are you finally going to write about Nicolas Flamel?" I've been hearing that question for a while now from my daughter Rachel who is addicted to anything Harry Potterian. For those of you who have been hibernating for several years, Flamel was the mastermind behind the remarkable Philosopher's Stone, which Harry must keep out of the clutches of the evil wizard, Voldemort. The time has now come to reveal the truth about Nicolas Flamel. So gather your children around because this story is for them. But maybe adults can learn something too.

Once upon a time, about 400 years ago, there lived a cobbler in Bologna by the name of Vincenzo Cascariolo. But ...

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