Harry Potter: The Atypical Alchemist

There are five days after the work is delivered, and it does not take that long to review seventeen works, so these five days are more like a psychological test for the contestants.

The elimination rate is very high. You don’t know whether you will advance. While you are praying, you will still hesitate to prepare for the next round. If you fail, you will not be willing to give up. You want to work hard, but you don’t know what to do, especially People with low self-confidence are more likely to fall into this trap.

For those who are confident, when the second round of questions has not been released, there is no direction for what to prepare, and the pressure is also great.

And Stone...has already started preparing.

Of course he didn't know the topic, but that didn't stop him from becoming familiar with the surrounding environment. In five days, he had explored Cairo and its surroundings, including places selling materials, public facilities in Muggle society... he had explored all places that might be useful.

Most of the time he acted alone. When he was with the Ramadan sisters, his activities became shopping, drinking coffee on the banks of the Nile and admiring the scenery. After all, he is a rival, and he doesn't want to share his itinerary anymore.

During the five days, he and his brother who lived across the street would always meet each other, and they would exchange a few words, not much, but they would know his name: Axel Klum, from Durmstrang. . Of course, Stone also introduced his name and school.

Neither of them are talkative people, and the area where they live is the quietest place in the entire Moon Hotel.

On the evening of January 2, it was finally time to announce the results of the first round. It was the time for all the contestants to meet for the first time, and it was also the time when half of them were leaving.

Stone put on his all-black suit, tied on his tie, put on his Hogwarts uniform and walked out of the room. The brother opposite had just come out. The two looked at each other, nodded, and walked towards the stairs silently.

The door behind the archway downstairs has been opened, and a group of contestants walked in silently. Everyone was a competitor, and there was pressure to be eliminated, so naturally they were not in the mood to chat.

The venue was very large, with rows of chairs placed under the podium. Stone found a corner and sat down, while the old man sat in another corner.

"Hey, Stone." Nyx pulled Memphis to sit next to him, "Are you feeling stressed?"

"Have you forgotten? I escorted..."

"Oh oh."

"Are you feeling stressed?" Stone asked with a smile.

"No." Nyx waved his hand, "Memphis and I are going to win the championship."

"Oh, come on." Stone said perfunctorily.

"Hey, forget it if you don't believe it. You'd better pray that you don't encounter us in the next round." Nyx said, waving his fist.

While Nyx was speaking, Memphis kept observing her expression. She pressed Nyx's fist, switched the language system back to Arabic, and said:

"You've been a little weird lately. Do you have a crush on this kid?"

"How is that possible?" Nyx glanced at Stone quickly, "How old is he?"

"I'm in the first grade. I'm so good-looking at the age of eleven. It's a pity that I'm too big and you're not that big. You're only in the third grade. A friend from the East in school once said that a girl who is three years older is like a piece of gold. Brick, you have most of it!"

"Then you have one and a half, isn't it more? Then pursue your love boldly."

"One and a half dollars is a bit heavy. He probably won't like it." Memphis smiled and looked at Stone, switching back to English, "right?"

"..."

The two women's violent speeches shocked Stone into a cold sweat, and he made a 'bewildered' expression:

"Ababa?"

"Hehe -" the two girls covered their mouths and snickered.

Just when Stone's back was itching and he was restless, the sound of the side door of the venue opening attracted the attention of the two ladies, and Stone's ears finally became quiet.

Five people walked out of the side door, all of whom were quite young, but Stone was able to identify Nico Flamel at a glance, because he was the only one with gray hair and looked to be over a hundred years old, which fit the profile of Dumbledore's friends. age.

When the five people sat on the podium, the atmosphere in the venue was so solemn that they could only hear their own heartbeats.

The person sitting in the middle is not Nico Flamel, but a local, who seems to be the host of this competition.

After that, several more Egyptians came in and sat around the venue to act as translators.

"Ahem!" The chief held a piece of papyrus, "Without further ado, I will announce the promotion list."

"The first group, Stone Cape, is from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please come and receive your alchemy room key."

In a concise and clear style, all the contestants were shocked when their names were read out. When they heard that the name was not their own, their eyes showed disappointment, and then they began to scan around, looking for the first person to advance.

Stone stood up, bowed slightly and walked towards the podium:

"Hello."

"Hello." The manager handed Stone a nameplate similar to the one on the door.

"Thank you."

"Ah."

The chief's face was expressionless, and the other three referees were also expressionless, but Nico Flamel smiled at the report.

After nodding, Stone sat back in the corner.

"The second group, Memphis Ramadhan and Nyx Ramadan, are from Wagadu Magic Academy."

The two ladies walked to the rostrum, and after taking the keys, Nyx jumped back and sat back.

"The third group, Axel Krum, from Durmstrang Academy of Magic."

Brother is still calm.

"Fourth group......"

"..."

After reading until the eighth group, those who advanced sat relaxedly, while the contestants who didn't hear their names stiffened up and their hearts jumped into their throats.

At this time, the supervisor saw the last line:

"The ninth group..." He read out five names in one breath, and after taking a breath, said, "from Salem Witch Academy."

"Great!"

The five witches of Salem jumped to their feet and ran to the podium.

They can indeed be happy that thanks to their efforts, Salem Witch Academy became the only school in this competition to advance to the second round as an unregistered school.

"Very good." A smile appeared on the host's face. After the ladies went back, his expression quickly returned to seriousness, "Congratulations everyone, now, the contestants who have not advanced to the second round can go back. There are staff outside who are responsible for your schedule."

"How cruel." Nyx murmured: "I have been preparing for so long, and then I was eliminated after just a formality."

"Competition, that's what it is." Stone said nonchalantly.

From eighteen to nine, theoretically speaking, one unlucky person among the nine groups of eliminated contestants would have no chance from the beginning.

But in fact, the unlucky guy still failed to defeat the Salem Witch Academy because of lack of strength, so... if you want to talk about pity or guilt, Stone can't possibly feel a little bit.

After the eliminators left, the chief took out another document and nine small balls and said:

"Now we will announce the rules for the second round."

"The nine advancers will be divided into three groups by drawing lots, and only one advancer will be produced in each group to compete for the final championship."

"Now, let's draw lots."

The drawing ceremony does not go through the hands of the contestants, but is completed by three other judges on the podium except Nico Flamel.

Soon, the results of the draw came out.

Stone's opponents are a wizard from Ilvermorny and a group of witches from Salem Witch College.

The Ramadan Sisters' opponents come from Beauxbatons and Castello Busche in the Rainforest.

Krum's opponents are a hunk from Kodos Dorius and a dwarf from Sakurajima Magical Institute.

After announcing the results of the lottery, the director cleared his throat and said:

"Now, let me announce the competition question for the second round."

"The title of the second round is - this competition."

"This competition? What is this topic?" Doubtful voices in various languages ​​rang in the venue.

"Okay." The host and the judges all stood up, "Please come to the venue with your works in the evening in seven days. I wish you good luck."

After saying that, they walked out from the side door.

"Do you have any ideas?" Nicks asked from the side: "We are not competitors in this round, so it cannot be considered a violation."

"I know." Stone nodded, then shook his head, "But I really don't have an idea yet."

"Is there any direction?" Memphis also asked.

"I've been thinking about it for a while." Stone nodded, "The full name of this competition is the 'International Youth Alchemy Exchange Competition'. You can think around the name, competition? Friendship? Communication? There are many directions, but I don't know how to go. .”

"Okay, thanks." Memphis nodded, "Go back first."

"Okay." Stone stood up from his chair.

When he stood up, his eyes happened to fall on the flat-headed brother.

The flat-headed man and the macho man were sitting very close to each other, and next to them, the wizard from the magic institute was hunched over, as if he was saying something like "please give me some advice". It can be seen that the two macho men are very strong. Speechless.

"Wait for me."

In desperation, Klum shouted something in broken English at Stone, and then followed him.

"That man - a little annoyed - thank you." Krum expressed his gratitude lamely.

"You're welcome." Stone took another step.

Neither of them had a particularly strong desire to communicate, but the Ramadan sisters kept looking back and forth between the two of them, wondering what dirty things they were thinking about.

After returning to the room, Stone opened his notebook immediately.

Part of the reason why he had no desire to communicate with Klum was the language barrier. In addition, the sound of translations in various languages ​​lingering in his ears during the meeting gave him some ideas.

Communicate!

How about making a device that can translate?