Only known maker of the fabled Philosopher's Stone, which turns lead into gold and produces the Elixir of Life. Has published a total of 548 separate papers on alchemical research topics, the most recent of which is a collaboration "On the Uses of Dragons" Blood" with Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. Although there are persistent rumours that the fire-lily, a plant invented by Flamel's wife Perenelle, is an ingredient, the recipe for the Stone has to this day never been published.