Chapter 230: I Know Alchemy?
Dumbledore leaned back into the sofa, listening to the exchange.
Regulus's first question, the one about magic converting to matter, struck him as basic. That material appeared in Hogwarts textbooks. Advanced Transfiguration in sixth year, theoretical Potions in seventh. Both covered it.
Magic could serve as a medium to alter matter. Matter absorbed magical energy during transformation. That was alchemy's foundational principle.
He couldn't quite see the purpose behind the question.
Maybe it was just idle curiosity.
The boy's understanding of alchemy was probably limited, and that was fair enough. He was twelve.
But Dumbledore reconsidered almost immediately.
Regulus wasn't the type to ask idle questions. Every question he posed had something behind it.
Magic and matter could convert into each other.