Alchemy

Alchemy is a magical science. The best known goals of the alchemists were the transmutation of common metals into Gold of Silver, the creation of a Panacea, a remedy that would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely and the discover of a universal solvent. The Philosopher's Stone, a substance created by Nicolas Flamel that can turn ordinary metal into pure gold, and produce the immortality-granting Elixir of Life beat two of these goals. Alchemy is covered in Advanced Potion-Making and is part of the sixth-year Potions curriculum at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A less well known branch of Alchemy is Spragyric.