Harry Potter: The Atypical Alchemist

Penello is a prefect.

After the banquet, she led the new students into the Ravenclaw Tower on the west side and climbed up a long and narrow circular staircase to the top.

At the end of the stairs was a bare wooden door with only an eagle-shaped bronze knocker.

She turned around:

"Unlike other colleges, we don't have a gate order, but..."

She knocked on the door.

The next moment, the eagle's beak opened, and a loud voice exploded in the silence:

"What has a tail only at night?"

"It's a question," Penello said. "Answer it correctly and you'll be admitted to our common room. So - does anyone know the answer to the question?"

"Wha—" In an instant, a row of hands were raised.

Penello looked at the one who didn't raise his hand, "It's just you, Stone, do you know the answer?"

"...It's a shooting star."

‘Click—’ the door opened.

"It seems that the answer is right." Penello smiled and led them into the common room.

The Ravenclaw common room is a large baroque round room. The windows are arched and hung with blue and bronze silk; the ceiling is also arched and painted with stars; in addition to the ceiling, the dark blue carpet is also covered with stars.

There are several bookshelves against the wall, and next to the bookshelves are tables and chairs. Directly opposite the door is a niche in which stands a white marble statue.

"This is Ms. Rowena Ravenclaw, the founder of our college." Penello stood next to the statue.

Then, she pointed to the small door next to the alcove, "From here you can lead to the dormitory above, the girls' dormitory is on the left, and the boys' dormitory is on the right. Since it is already very late, I won't introduce it in detail. Explore by yourself~"

“Exceptional intelligence is man’s greatest asset—welcome once again to Ravenclaw.”

After a brief narration, she opened the small door leading to the dormitory.

After saying good night to each other, Stone walked to the boys' dormitory, found his name, opened the door and walked in.

The dormitory is a fan-shaped room with an arched window at the top. Under the window are two opposite desks and a bed on each side. The roommate is - Anthony Goldstein.

"What a coincidence." Anthony said carelessly.

"Ah."

After saying that, Stone began to check his luggage.

There's nothing wrong with it, just two more things, a blue and white twill tie and a scarf of the same color to distinguish the college.

Then he brought out his projector.

The layout of the room is good, a curtain can be hung on the wall, and the projector is placed on the desk at the right distance.

Anthony came closer and asked, "Is this a projector?"

"Correct."

"But—electronic devices are not allowed in Hogwarts?"

Stone stopped moving his hands and looked at his roommate in surprise: "Why?"

"Because magic has attached a strong magnetic field to the school, all electronic equipment will malfunction." Anthony explained, "Furthermore, the Ministry of Magic has a bill called "Prohibition of Misuse of Muggle Items," so..."

"I'll try." Stone pressed the switch reluctantly.

Then - the sizzling sound of electricity and the flickering curtain brought him back to reality.

Throwing thunder——

He turned off the projector, lay down on the bed, and began to think of a solution.

He doesn't care whether the bill is a bill or not. The bill is not a law. It is just a normative document at best, as long as it is not discovered.

The trouble is battery.

He is using batteries now, which will always run out of power, and there must be no sockets in Hogwarts...

More troublesome are magnetic fields.

There is technology to isolate the magnetic field, but it cannot be completely isolated, and the school is so big that there are no construction conditions at all.

If technology doesn't work, then there's only magic. Stone remembered one of his favorite subjects.

"Alchemy, alchemy, alchemy can solve this problem?"

While thinking, Stone fell into sleep.

... ...

Eighth floor, principal's office.

The light flickers on and off with the flickering of the candlelight, the Sorting Hat is on the table, its big mouth opens and closes:

"...there were two people, Harry Potter and Stonecup, who were more suitable for Slytherin, but one chose Gryffindor and the other chose Ravenclaw... ..."

Dumbledore listened expressionlessly, not knowing what he was thinking.

... ...

On the morning of the first day of the new term, Ravenclaw had two Charms classes, together with Gryffindor.

The bell rang, and Professor Flitwick stood on the podium:

"Today we are learning the fire-making spell, now let's start the roll call..."

The fire-making spell Stone learned at home can be cast and ignited, but I don't know why it is different from the one described in the book, and the intensity of the flame is also much different.

After the roll call was completed, Flitwick took out his wand:

"I believe you have all learned it at home. Some people may have succeeded, but the greater chance is not. Because for novices, in addition to spells, another key point is the casting action.

"Now, say it after me, and turn in circles - the flames are blazing."

When he heard the 'casting action', Stone was already staring at Professor Flitwick's wand. The tip of his wand turned in an arc - an unclosed circle, and then paused.

"So that's it," Stone muttered.

After accurately reproducing it in his mind, he took out his wand.

——Turn around, pause, "The flames are blazing."

"call out--"

Sparks hit the desk in front of him and burst into flames instantly.

"crab!"

Stone quickly took back his textbook, took off his robe and started patting it.

"Very good, two points for Ravenclaw." Professor Flitwick shouted excitedly.

After the flames were completely extinguished, the students reacted, gave their own applause and silently changed the direction of the spell.

"Awesome Stone, how did you do it?" Anthony came over.

"I won't tell you." Stone refused ruthlessly, "You were the fastest one when the fire broke out."

After Stone, Hermione was the second to succeed. Near the end of class, several more Ravenclaws completed casting spells, and Hermione became the only one in Gryffindor.

After class, Stone walked towards Professor Flitwick, and Hermione and Anthony followed him.

"What's the matter?" Flitwick asked with a smile.

"Professor, I would like to ask about alchemy." Stone said.

"Hmm - Penello told me, you want to ask about the spell on the suitcase?"

"No, it's...uh, yes, it's the suitcase."

He was about to deny it, but suddenly remembered the bill Anthony had said. He looked at Anthony without any trace, and Anthony nodded slightly.

There's nothing wrong with the suitcase, it's something he's interested in in the first place, and if you can get a glimpse of it, you might be able to step into the door of alchemy from here.

"No problem, I can teach you." Flitwick said.

"Can I learn?" Hermione asked from the side.

"can."

"I want to learn too!" Anthony shouted.

"Well - what you said..." Flitwick thought for a while, "I suggest you learn the fire spell first."

"Oh...I know." Anthony lowered his head.

So, Stone and Hermione followed Professor Flitwick out of the classroom.

The Invisible Stretch Charm is a spell that can only be learned in fifth grade, but Flitwick doesn't mind teaching some spells in advance to some talented children. This is the prerogative of smart people.

After obtaining the spell and the corresponding spell-casting action in the office, the two walked out.

"How about we compete?" Hermione challenged, "How about who learns this spell first?"

"Whatever, I'm hungry."

It's meaningless than these. There is a class in the afternoon, a Transfiguration class with Hufflepuff students. The professor, Ms. McGonagall, looks very unpleasant, so you can't be late.

Thinking of this, he quickly walked towards the auditorium, leaving Hermione alone, stamping her feet angrily.

In class, Professor McGonagall turned her desk into a pig, successfully attracting the attention of all students.

After turning the pig back, she said:

"Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous magic among all Hogwarts courses. Anyone who dares to cause trouble in my class will be permanently disqualified from studying this course! I have warned you!"

Transfiguration is fun, but for Stone, the unknown alchemy has taken over his heart, so...

Sorry, I can only favor you next time.

Of course, he would still listen carefully in class. After listening to a lot of theories, Stone successfully turned a match into a silver needle.

"One point for Ravenclaw."

There was still a long time before get out of class ended, so Stone began to think about the use of the Traceless Stretching Charm.

... ...

In one day, his story spread among the first-year students:

There is a weird and handsome top student in Ravenclaw, who carries a baseball bat on his back, walks very fast, and likes to be in a daze.

Stone himself did not know all this. After having an early dinner, he left the auditorium.

As Stone's roommate, Anthony became a small focus.

"Is he really weird?" asked a Hufflepuff student.

"Does he hit people with a baseball bat?" asked a Gryffindor student.

"Is he pure blood or half blood?" - Slytherin.

"Uh..." Anthony scratched his hair, not knowing how to answer.

"Go, go, go back to your college!" Penello stood up and coaxed away the students who were watching the excitement. Then she looked at Anthony and asked worriedly: "Is Stone okay?"

"He's fine."

"Go back and take a look." Penello was still worried.

"......All right."

After quickly finishing the food on his plate, Anthony returned to the dormitory.

Stone was sitting cross-legged on the bed, with an open suitcase in front of him that was three meters deep.