Harry Potter: The Atypical Alchemist

"Sure...uh..."

The blond boy said earnestly, but then he looked at Stone awkwardly as if he had thought of something.

The two girls are good-looking, so it's easy to understand why the blond boy is so eager.

They also looked at Stone, and then couldn't look away.

If the two of them are good-looking, then Stone is beautiful. He wears glasses and gives people a wise and wise beauty.

"Please come in." Stone said calmly. During this period of time, he had seen this kind of look too many times, but most of them were from men...

So, under three grateful glances, Stone stood up and sat on the other side, freeing up two adjacent seats for the two girls.

The carriage door closed, and after a sharp and long whistle, the train started to move slowly.

"My name is Anthony Goldstein." The blond boy introduced himself eagerly, "My father is a wizard, but my mother is not. What about you?"

"My name is Parvati Patil. As you can see, we are twins and she is my sister Padma." One of the girls said, "Our parents are both wizards."

"Yes, but don't worry, we are not supporters of the blood theory." Sister Padma explained in agreement.

After saying that, they looked at...just looked at Stone openly.

"My name is Stone Cape," he said. "I just learned about wizards in this world a few months ago."

Hearing this, the Patil sisters showed interest in their eyes and asked:

"I heard that Muggle children also have to go to school, right?"

Before Stone could speak, Goldstein on the side couldn't wait to show off his feathers, "Yes, I grew up in a Muggle school..." he kept talking.

And Stone was also happy about this. With such a conspicuous Bao beside him who knew a little about everything, he could save a lot of energy.

The topic ranged from the 'Muggle world' to the 'Wizard world', and finally to the four houses of Hogwarts.

During this period, Stone remained silent, and the eyes of the other three people glanced at him from time to time.

Anthony: ‘Maybe it’s shyness? ’

Parvati: ‘Are you in a daze? ’

Padma: ‘It’s also beautiful to be in a daze! ’

Of course Stone was not in a daze. He kept listening and integrating the information they said in his mind... Actually, it was just one piece:

[Slytherin can’t go]

At this time, Parvati stretched and sighed: "Sigh - I don't know which house I will be assigned to, preferably Gryffindor."

"Points?" Stone looked over doubtfully.

"Eh? Are you listening?"

"...Well, you just mentioned the sorting, didn't you choose it yourself?"

"Of course not." Anthony opened his peacock tail again and said, "The school has a sorting hat, which will sort an individual into different houses based on his characteristics."

"That's right." Stone nodded lightly.

"If you ask me, Ravenclaw is the best." Anthony continued.

"Gryffindor is the best!" Parvati retorted forcefully, then looked at her sister, "Padma, what do you think?"

"I...I also think Ravenclaw is better."

"..."

Ah—the debate has begun.

To be honest, being alone can be quite helpless sometimes. Stone picked his ears and thought.

Just when the atmosphere of the debate reached its peak, a louder voice came from outside:

"Has anyone seen a toad? A man named Neville lost one."

The carriage suddenly became quiet, and the next moment, the carriage door was pushed open from outside.

Ho! Isn't this the strange girl I met outside the station?

"Hermione...Granger?"

"Oh! Hello...Cape!" Hermione said loudly, "We meet again."

"Do you know each other?" Parvati asked curiously.

"We know each other," Stone said.

If they both know each other's names, they should be considered acquaintances.

"We met once." Hermione sat down next to Stone unceremoniously, "Can I sit here?"

"You can go out." Stone said angrily.

"Thank you."

After saying that, Hermione looked at the two girls opposite:

"What are you discussing?"

"Sort." Padma replied softly.

"Oh! Sorting, I know." Hermione showed a look that said, "Everything is under control." "Gryffindor is the best, Ravenclaw is also good, and Hufflepuff is better than Slytherin."

Very good, highly summarized.

The three people who were loud just now were stunned for a moment. The world finally returned to silence, and Stone applauded her in his heart.

"Anything else?" Hermione asked, raising her head.

"No, no more." The three people turned into eggplants after being beaten by frost.

"By the way." Stone took over, "What did you ask just now?"

"Oh! Did you see a toad..."

"No, bye." Stone replied with a smile.

"Humph!" Hermione stood up and stamped her foot fiercely.

However, when she opened the carriage door, a trolley blocked the way. She sat back helplessly, but the corners of her mouth raised uncontrollably.

The trolley sells snacks. Almost all trains have this configuration, which is not surprising.

The old woman pushing the cart looked in: "Is there anything you need?"

"No, we brought them." Sister Patil took out the sandwiches they brought.

"I brought it too." Anthony said bitterly.

"Ah?" Stone looked at them doubtfully, "Aren't you all a wizard family? You should have wizard currency, right?"

"I can't use the money at school, so..."

"Uh-that's it."

Stone was thoughtful, and after considering it for a moment, he took out his remaining thirteen silver coins, stood up and asked:

"How many of these can I buy?"

"You can buy a lot." The old lady said with a smile, "You will definitely not be able to finish it all."

So Stone handed over all the silver coins.

"I want..." He glanced at Hermione and grinned, "I want it for five people. Just take as much as you can."

It is not a good idea to focus on one thing and lose the other. Traditional Chinese virtues are shared by everyone who sees them.

He thought so, and somewhere where he couldn't see it, Hermione quietly let go of the coins in her pocket.

A lot of snacks were brought in, and Stone was the first to pick up a crucible-shaped cake. In fact, since he hadn't eaten in the morning, he was already so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back.

Seeing that the others didn't move, Stone smiled and said:

"Eat, you're welcome, now we are all poor brothers."

"Um - thank you." Hermione muttered, lowering her head.

"You're welcome, go find your toad after eating."

"Humph!"

"Ha ha--"

After a short period of getting along with him, Stone roughly knew this person's character. Not bad, but essentially similar to Anthony. He likes to show off, but he only shows off his knowledge.

The wizard's snacks are a bit strange, including bouncing chocolates and beans with strange flavors... which bring a lot of trouble to the hungry Stone.

But fortunately, he was able to avoid a lot of weird snacks thanks to the explanations from ‘experts’.

After eating, Hermione clapped her hands and stood up:

"Goodbye, I'm going to find Toad. I'll give you some final advice. Hogwarts is coming soon. I suggest you change into your school uniforms as soon as possible to avoid running out of time in the end."

"Thank you." Stone nodded solemnly, "But...isn't your toad a little pitiful?"

"It's not mine! It's Neville..." Halfway through her words, she slapped her head fiercely, "It's broken! I forgot about him!"

After saying that, she ran out with a bang.

"Weird people." Sister Patil lamented.

"Indeed." Stone agreed.

As the sky grew dark, they followed Hermione's advice and took turns changing into their school uniforms.

When they sat down again, the sky had turned deep purple, and they saw the mountains and forests in the distance. As they entered the forest, the train began to slow down.

"The train will arrive at Hogwarts in five minutes. Please leave your luggage on the train and we will take you to school." This voice echoed in the train.

The train became slower and slower until it stopped, and the students pushed and shoved out of the car onto a small, dark platform.

A voice shouted:

“Freshmen—freshmen come over here.”

As he followed the sound, Stone saw a 'giant'. He is now less than one and a half meters tall, and the 'giant' must be two and a half as tall as him, and three in width.

The giant is still shouting:

"First year - Harry! Come over here, how do you do?"

"?" Stone looked around and soon saw a familiar figure.

"It's really you!" He held the baseball bat that was half exposed outside his school bag, but let go after a while.

Obviously, if the opponent knows this giant, he will suffer a loss in a fight.

"Hagrid!" Harry ran over and paused as he passed Stone.

He looked at it doubtfully for a while, then his eyes widened:

"K-ka-kape?"

"Yo! Do you recognize me?" Stone's tone was playful.

As a result, the scene became awkward for a time.

At this time, Hagrid came over:

"Do you know?"

"We know each other," Harry said. "We are classmates. He is a crazy... crazy person who loves to learn."

"Really? Then you would be a perfect fit for Ravenclaw."

"..." Stone glanced at the two of them expressionlessly, "Thank you for lending me your kind words."

"You're welcome." Hagrid said with a smile.

Although I don’t know whether Hagrid really didn’t hear it or was just pretending to be stupid, the atmosphere did relax.

In fact, there was no conflict between the two of them. Stone also knew that his emotions made no sense, like rootless water, he was just a little depressed.

"Huh -" he sighed, "Forget it."