Book:The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Author:Michael Scott
The Alchemyst is a story that follows two twins, Sophie and Josh, as their life gets turned upside down through a series of seemingly impossible magical events. The twins find out that Nick Fleming, Josh’s boss, is actually the alchemist Nicholas Flamel, the man who has found the recipe for immortality. When evil sorcerer Dee attacks and steals the Codex (the book of immortality) and kidnaps Nicholas’s wife, Sophie, Josh, and Nicholas, with some friends they meet along the way, embark on a quest to recover the book and save Perenelle Fleming. I’m in this club with Melodie and Natalia.
Questions
1) If Dee were to use Perenelle as a bargaining tool to get the Codex pages, how would Nicholas, Sophie, and Josh respond?
I think Dee using Perenelle as a bargaining tool would be very effective. Nicholas refers to Perenelle as “the love of my life” (122), so he must love her very much. Sophie and Josh seem like they have strong morals as well, so I don’t think they would object to handing over the pages in exchange for Perenelle.
2) Will Hekate agree to train Sophie and Josh? If so, who will be better at magic?
I think she will agree, mainly because of how strong both their auras are. She may be eager to train them when they have no prior knowledge of magic. I think Josh might be better at magic. He has a stronger aura, for one thing, but he also is characterized as a little bit of a goof. I feel like it would be the natural decision to have Sophie be better at magic, so the author will make Josh better instead.