flamel

He had been wondering for a while if Flamel wasn't somewhere in there.

They had almost given up hope of ever finding Flamel in a library book, even though Harry was still sure he'd read the name somewhere.

Now you may say that Flamel is not a wizard of the modern times, but I would ask, Why not?

Once the holidays had started, Ron and Harry were having too good a time to think much about Flamel.

Later, Hermione reads from an enormous old book that Flamel is "the only known maker of the Sorcerer's Stone. "

including Nicolas Flamel, the celebrated alchemist; Bathilda Bagshot, the noted historian; and Adalbert Waffling , the magical theoretician.

But the chocolate frog card says that Dumbledore is "particularly famous for. . . his work on alchemy with his partner, Nicolas Flamel. "

Nicolas Flamel is the only known maker of the Sorcerer's Stone.

Nicolas Flamel will not teach potions at Hogwarts. He died, remember?

However, one "live" character, Nicolas Flamel, is mentioned along with his age.

Apparently, all it does is make Flamel, and *only* Flamel, rich and immortal.

Dumbledore's old friend Nicolas Flamel will come to Hogwarts to teach potions.

Having attained the epitome of Alchemical pursuits over 350 years earlier, what kind of work was left for Dumbledore to assist Flamel with?

Using Flamel as a reference point , then, dates the first book to1995 or96.

Clearly Dumbledore didn't help Flamel with this.

The only stone currently in existence belongs to Mr. Nicolas Flamel the new alchemist, who last year celebrated his 665th birthday.

But after all that time, Flamel is not considered the greatest wizard of modern times;

but the only Stone currently in existence belongs to Mr. Nicolas Flamel, the noted alchemist and opera lover. Mr. Flamel,

Nicolas Flamel, opera (number of acts unknown, unfinished)

They had indeed been searching books for Flamel's name ever since Hagrid had let it slip,