Harry Potter: The Atypical Alchemist

The first-year students arrived, and under the leadership of Hagrid, they walked into a narrow path.

After an unknown amount of time, they turned a corner, and a black lake suddenly opened at the end of the path. On the hillside on the other side of the lake stands a towering castle with towering spiers and countless windows twinkling under the stars.

"This is Hogwarts!" Hagrid shouted over his shoulder.

Then, he led the freshmen towards the Black Lake. "There can be no more than four people in each boat!" he shouted, pointing to a group of small boats moored on the shore.

The little wizards started to move bustlingly.

"Stone, this way."

Following the sound, Stone saw his 'compartment'. The three of them sat on a boat, and Anthony was waving to him.

After he sat down, all the little wizards got on the boat.

The fleet rowed across the mirror-flat lake and headed towards the castle. There was silence between heaven and earth, and they all stared silently. The castle towered into the clouds, and its reflection in the water stood proudly. Stone immediately understood the meaning of ‘water meets sky’.

As he approached the cliff, Hagrid shouted: "Lower your head!"

Everyone bowed their heads. The boat carried them through the ivy tents under the cliff, along the tunnel and into the dock beneath the castle.

After a long, steep flight of stone steps, they gathered in front of a huge oak door. A black-haired witch wearing an emerald green robe stood there with a serious look on her face, her hair in a high bun, and her slender fingers tapping the stone railing regularly.

"The first years have arrived, Professor McGonagall," Hagrid said nervously.

"Thank you, Hagrid," said Professor McGonagall. "Leave the rest to me."

She introduced the basic situation of the school, including the four major colleges, the College Cup and some basic school rules, and then went to prepare for the branching.

Then it became noisy. The one named Neville found his toad; one named Malfoy started to trouble Harry Potter and expressed his views on blood; others were also discussing their favorite houses.

But when Professor McGonagall returned, all the clutter disappeared instantly.

......

Led by Professor McGonagall, they passed through a double door and entered a luxurious auditorium.

There are four long tables standing in the middle of the auditorium, belonging to different colleges. There is another long table on the upper stage, which is the seat of the teachers. Thousands of candles floated in the air above the long table, lighting up the entire auditorium.

They walked to the space between the long tables.

At this time, a familiar voice came from the left.

"Hey! Stone!"

He looked over. It was Penello, waving to Stone.

"Come here," she said.

Stone glanced at the queue in front of him, then at the distance between them, and quickly walked over:

"What's wrong, senior?"

"Let me tell you a secret." Penello said mysteriously: "After our speculation, you can choose yourself when sorting into a hospital."

"But......"

"It's not a random choice." Penello waved his hand and continued: "Wizard hats are sorted according to personal characteristics, which is good, but people are not single. Theoretically speaking, as long as you meet a certain characteristic, even just a little, you can You can choose the corresponding college.”

"Oh——" Stone suddenly realized, "Thank you, senior sister."

"It's okay, it's okay." Penello waved his hand, "Go quickly."

When walking into the queue, the legendary Sorting Hat had just been placed on the four-legged stool.

"What did the senior sister say to you?" Anthony asked.

Following his question, most of the young wizards glanced over, and even Professor McGonagall also looked over.

"Uh..." Stone glanced at the serious Professor McGonagall and chose to shut up. "nothing."

This result was obviously unsatisfactory, but before anyone else could ask, the Sorting Hat twisted and cracked a wide slit, like a big mouth.

The next moment, Big Mouth started singing:

[You may think I am not pretty]

[But never judge a book by its appearance]

【...】

【You may belong to Gryffindor】

[There is bravery buried deep in my heart]

[Their courage, courage and chivalry]

【Make Gryffindor outstanding】

【You may belong to Hufflepuff】

[The people there are honest and loyal]

[Students are tenacious and honest]

【Not afraid of hard work】

[If you are smart]

[Perhaps entering the wise Ravenclaw]

【Those wise and knowledgeable people】

[They will always find their comrades there]

[Maybe you will enter Slytherin]

【Make sincere friends here】

[But those insidious and cunning people]

[Will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals]

【...】

Now, Stone understood why Hermione concluded like that.

——The characteristics of the four major colleges can be summarized as: 'chivalry', 'farmer', 'wisdom' and 'utility'. 'utility' is not a derogatory word, but due to the current atmosphere of Slytherin, Hermione ranked him at the bottom. Of course, she was born as a Muggle.

And if he had the choice, Stone would not go to Slytherin because he was afraid of the same situation as when he went to Muggle primary school. It's not that I'm afraid - it's just that it's troublesome.

After the applause, Hat bowed to the four tables one by one, and then stood still.

At this time, Professor McGonagall took a few steps forward, holding a piece of parchment in her hand:

"Now, whoever's name I call will come forward and sit on the stool to wait for sorting."

"Hannah Abbott!"

A girl with a rosy complexion and two golden braids stumbled out of the queue. Professor McGonagall put the hat on her head, just covering her eyes. After a moment's pause——

"Hufflepuffs!"

People at the table to the right cheered.

"Susan Bones."

"Hufflepuff!" Susan quickly sat down next to Hannah.

......

The order of listing is by the first letter of the last name, and Stone is seventh.

With the hat blocking his vision, he entered a world of darkness.

"Um......"

A subtle and simple sound sounded in his heart. It should be the sound of the hat, which meant that communication could be communicated and others could not hear it. (Because he didn’t hear the sound of communication when others were sorted)

"Yes..." a small voice sounded, "You should be assigned-"

"Don't worry yet." Stone interrupted, "Can you tell me first that I meet the characteristics of those colleges?"

"Uh-ok, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff."

"Where's Gryffindor?" Stone asked curiously.

"Not a bit."

"..." In the darkness, Stone blinked, "Okay, I understand, then why is there Hufflepuff?"

"Well - all students are welcome at Hufflepuff."

"Oh - there is a pattern - I choose Ravenclaw." Stone said.

"Ravenclaw? Are you sure?" asked a small voice, "If you go to Slytherin, you may achieve greater success."

"...If you want to harm me, just say so." Stone said angrily, "Just Ravenclaw."

"Well, as you wish - Ravenclaw!"

The last words were shouted, resounding throughout the auditorium.

After taking off his hat, Stone saw Ravenclaw cheering. When he walked over, Penelo walked over with his arms open, and when he also opened his arms, Penelo's hand was pressed on his head, and the next moment his hair turned into a chicken coop.

"Sister-"

"Ha ha ha ha--"

He is the seventh. Before him, two freshmen have been assigned to Ravenclaw, named Terry Butt and Mandy Broghe.

In addition to them, there was also a second-year senior student who attracted his attention. Her name was Qiu Zhang, and she was obviously of Chinese descent.

He shook hands with them all.

The sorting continues.

Hermione Granger was sorted into Gryffindor.

Anthony Goldstein was also sorted into Ravenclaw and sat next to Stone.

Parvati Patil went to Gryffindor, while her sister Padma went to Ravenclaw.

Harry Potter went to Gryffindor, and his little follower was sorted into that house.

After the sorting was over, Professor McGonagall picked up the parchment and the sorting hat and returned to the teachers' table. Then the old man in the middle of the long table stood up.

"Is he Albus Dumbledore?" Stone asked Qiu Zhang standing aside.

"Ah."

Dumbledore opened his arms with a smile on his face:

"Welcome, welcome everyone to Hogwarts to start the new school year! Before the banquet begins, I want to say a few words, that is -

"Idiot! Cry! Residue! Screw it!

"thank you all!"

Then, he clapped his hands and sat down again.

"What - what does he mean?" Stone asked hesitantly, "Is he swearing?"

"About this..." Qiu Zhang said with a smile:

“We all agreed that this was a wake-up call for students.

"Ravenclaw students may think students from other houses are stupid

"Gryffindors don't like whiners.

"Slytherin thinks people in other houses are scraps, trash

"Hufflepuff doesn't like people who are lazy and slippery. I hope they can tweak (adjust) themselves."

"But - we don't think the idiots from other colleges can understand this."

The last sentence was said in jest, but Stone instantly understood what she meant. He laughed and said:

"This principal is really unique."

"Yes." Qiu Zhang said, "You must have been hungry all the way. Let's eat quickly."

After hearing these words, Stone noticed that the plates on the long table were already filled with food. It was very rich, and it was definitely foreign food.

It was very late, and the snacks eaten on the train had been completely digested, so Stone was not polite.

Appetizers, meals, desserts, drinks...

After drinking and eating, Dumbledore stood up. He flicked his wand, and all the long tables took on a new look. A long ribbon floated out of the wand, and lines of text were coiled around the ribbon.

"Before we go to bed, let's sing the school song.

"Everyone chooses his or her own tune

"Get ready—sing!"

Then all the teachers and students sang loudly.

"...It sounds so ugly," Stone complained silently.