Harry Potter: The Atypical Alchemist

Of course, there are also some people who left early, such as a certain frog who couldn't bear to lose face.

The other eliminated candidates exchanged contact addresses and left after dinner. This is also the meaning of 'communication' in the competition.

Two hours later, the principal returned to the venue alone. There were only three contestants left, and his tone became casual, saying:

"The title of the final is music, and you also have seven days to prepare."

After announcing the topic, he left, leaving only four Stones in the venue.

"Next, we will become opponents." Nicks waved his fist at Stone, "I will not show mercy."

"Yeah, come on," Stone said perfunctorily.

To be honest, he actually had no idea. His opponents in the finals, the Ramadan sisters and Klum, had alchemy styles that Stone had never seen before, so he couldn't judge the judges' standards.

However, the third place also received a bonus of two hundred gold galleons. This trip was profitable after all, so the mentality was not bad.

Back in the room, Stone thought about the final topic.

The topic of music is very broad, but if it can be related to alchemy, the first thing that comes to Stone’s mind is musical instruments.

Since it is alchemy, it must have the characteristics of automatic playing, and the performance function of the instrument itself must be guaranteed.

There are many kinds of musical instruments, so Stone has no idea what shape they will be made of.

"Looks like I have to go to the library again tomorrow."

... ...

In the morning, Stone met his two sets of opponents in the restaurant.

Klum was still wearing a vest, which made Stone very confused. Is it possible that music-related works also need to be ironed?

But when it came to a competition and an opponent, Stone didn't ask.

The Ramadan sisters were wearing outdoor clothes and looked like they were about to go out.

Opponents can also chat with each other, as long as privacy is not involved. The relationship between the four of them is okay, the atmosphere is still harmonious, and Nyx still has the [Four-Word Order], so communication is not a problem.

After the meal, the three groups of people were busy with their own affairs. Krum plunged into the alchemy room, while the Ramadan sisters and Stone walked out of the hotel together, but went in different directions after getting on the carriage.

Municipal library.

Stone found a lot of music-related books, including descriptions of musical instruments, music and musicians from various places, and some music scores.

When he was a child, due to an imbalance of vision and hearing, Stone practiced piano for a long time, so he could understand music scores.

... ...

Over the course of the morning, Stone decided on the instrument he wanted to build—a baritone recorder.

According to the description in the book, there are many genres and formats of recorder. Among them, the most prominent solo recorder is the alto recorder with moderate range and flexible skills. It has a higher range and is used more often in solos.

He hesitated when it came to the music score. He has two ideas, one is to record the recorded music notation and record the ready-made music directly; the other is to write the stored music notation, store the music score, and then let it be played.

Both kinds of music notation have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the recording may be distorted, but if you can record the repertoire played by top recorder players, it will add a lot of color to the work; the storage is undoubtedly more standard, but it is too standard and may Lost the soul of music.

After thinking about it, he still felt that it would be better to record the work with real people playing it. The second method might be safer, but Stone didn't want to compromise his alchemy work just because of the competition.

Now it is time to carve the musical notation, make the recorder body, and look for a master of alto recorder playing.

The recorder is a woodwind instrument, but woodwind instrument has gradually become a name. Now many woodwind instruments are also made of metal and plastic. In the earliest times, they were even made by drilling holes in the leg bones, so Stone did not plan to Sticking to materials, he pursues the style and pitch of the instrument.

After borrowing the book "The Development and Form of the Recorder", Stone left the library and his destination was the crystal factory.

"Hey! Friends, welcome to visit again." After seeing Stone, the person in charge of the factory laughed and asked, "What do you want to customize this time?"

"No, it's not customized." Stone shook his head, "I need some raw materials, top-grade crystal, the kind without impurities."

"Yes, yes, we just got a batch of amethyst." The person in charge said, "Come on, I'll take you to have a look."

Under the leadership of the person in charge, Stone went to their raw material room.

The raw material room is very clean, with many glass cabinets. Through the glass cabinets, clusters of crystals reflecting strange light compete for beauty.

"Amethyst includes purple-red and crimson transparent crystals." As he said, the person in charge walked to a table covered with red velvet. "It is the most expensive type of crystal and has two obvious colors. It’s also the easiest to see the impurities inside.”

"But ours has no impurities at all."

After saying that, the person in charge pulled open the velvet satin covering the crystal, and the brilliance of other crystals in the room was instantly suppressed.

Generally speaking, amethysts have lighter tones and uneven color distribution, but in this cluster of amethysts, purple and crimson are harmoniously distributed within the crystal, opposing and blending into each other, with no impurities visible.

"Hiss—" Stone looked a little dazed for a moment, and murmured, "Can you really sell this cluster of crystals to me?"

"Of course it can't be a whole cluster of crystals. You can't afford it, and it can only be of maximum value in our hands."

Stone did not refute. He really couldn't afford it. If he really wanted to, he would have to borrow money from his parents. He opened his mouth and said, "Then show me..."

"Don't worry." The person in charge smiled, "It's impossible to sell you the whole bunch, but it's okay to sell you a bunch. I just don't know if it's enough for you. If it's not enough, you can only choose other ones. "

"Enough!" Stone's voice suddenly became louder, "Just this bunch!"

"No problem, I'll ask an engraver to cut it out for you."

"it is good."

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Stone went with the person in charge to hire an engraver.

When he walked out of this door again, there was an exquisite wooden box in Stone's arms, which contained the cluster of amethysts he personally selected.

This cluster of amethysts took out all the money he had on him, including Egyptian pounds and unexchanged pounds, and put them all into the factory safe.

Farewell to the factory, Stone got on the carriage and said:

"Let's go back to the hotel first."

It is inconvenient to carry a treasure that is a treasure of a factory in my arms, and it is inconvenient to go anywhere. If I lose it... I have no choice but to cut down trees and use the most primitive materials as talismans.