[HP] Alchemy and Love

Turn in at the third fork on the right side of Diagon Alley, and walk another 700 meters. There is an alchemy shop called "Golden Rose".Its storefront is small but not simple, and the glass windows display exquisite trinkets, which are just right and gorgeous.

Remus Lupine stood in front of the shop, hesitating for a moment.This road is not as crowded as Diagon Alley, but there are quite a few people. He stood in the way a little bit, so although he still seemed a little hesitant, he quickly opened the door and walked in.

The store is neatly and uniquely arranged, all kinds of alchemy items, ranging from cabinets to pocket watches, are all scattered around, but there is no one there.He looked around at a loss, and saw a small bell hanging by the door, so he walked over and shook it slightly.The crisp sound of jingling was not loud, but it could be heard very clearly in the silent shop. Soon, a girl came out from behind: "Do you want to buy something?"

Her hazel hair fell in long braids over her shoulders, and her emerald-green eyes had a quiet look about them, as if in no rush to attract customers.The moment she saw Remus, she seemed a little surprised, hesitated a little, but didn't say much.This made Remus also secretly heave a sigh of relief, after all he didn't come here to buy things. "Excuse me, the owner of this place is..."

"It's me," said the girl with the braids.This surprised Remus slightly - she was very young after all, and looked to be about his own age: just out of Hogwarts.But he still took out a copy of the "Daily Prophet" from the day before yesterday, "I heard that there are shop assistants here, and I'm here to apply."

"Ah...Okay, this way please." The girl said, leading him to walk back. Along the way, she turned her head and glanced at him from the corner of the eye. Remus was a little embarrassed, but even more strange.When the girl saw it for the third time, he finally couldn't help asking: "Excuse me, is there something on my face?"

"No... no, I'm sorry." The girl blushed and lowered her head, "Sorry, I'm sorry. I just think you... are very familiar, as if I've seen you before. Which college are you from?"

"Gryffindor."

"Oh... I'm Ravenclaw."

She was obviously not good at talking, after saying a few words, she fell silent again.The two walked down a corridor and came to a small room that was obviously used for storage. The girl nodded to him apologetically, and they sat down on either side of a table in the corner.The table is obviously also an alchemy item, with exquisite carved gold patterns engraved on the edge, but its purpose cannot be seen at a glance.Remus nervously handed over the "Daily Prophet" and several documents of his own.

"Because I opened the shop by myself, so I don't pay much attention to it. This is where I usually make those gadgets, please don't mind." The girl said and took the file, "Well...so, obviously you have seen it There is a job advertisement, does it meet the above requirements?"

Compared with a small shop, the requirements for advertising are not very high: excellent results in NEWTs in spells, potions, and Defense Against the Dark Arts. It is best to have taken alchemy, arithmetic and divination, and have a certain knowledge of runes. Research, but don't force it.There are a large number of Hogwarts graduates who meet this requirement every year, and with the high salary offered here, there should be many people applying for the job.However, there was an additional condition on the ad: a letter of recommendation from Headmaster Dumbledore was required.It was probably because of this that most people were kept out of the door that this position remained vacant, and he decided to muster up the courage to give it a try under the persuasion of James and Sirius.

"They all match." He said, pulling out Dumbledore's letter of recommendation and putting it on the top, "But... you can read this letter first."

The girl nodded and looked down at the letter, but after reading only two lines, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she raised her head to look at him again: "Remus Lupine! Oh, I finally remembered, I have seen you — Gryffindor, 'Marauder', no? You four are famous."

Remus smiled nervously.The girl stretched out her hand to him: "Maybe you haven't heard of me. I'm more... well, reclusive at school. My name is Lorenzia Field, and I'm two grades older than you."

Remus did a quick memory search, but he didn't really remember seeing her at school.The two shook hands, and Lorenthia lowered her head to read the letter again. Remus' heart sank slightly, and he stared at her nervously. He saw her gaze slipping all the way, and soon came to the end.She paused visibly in the last two paragraphs, but quickly resumed reading smoothly, to the end, and then carefully refolded the letter, set it aside, and began to read other documents—his NEWTs certificates and more.She read them much faster, and after she finished, she raised her head hesitantly, as if avoiding Remus' gaze: "So—please forgive my faux pas, are you a werewolf?"

Remus felt a slight bitterness in his mouth, but nodded calmly - this reaction was better than most people's reaction when they heard this, "Yes, I'm a werewolf."

"Oh." Lorenthia said, "Well... I saw in your paperwork that you took Alchemy as an elective in sixth grade. You also took Ancient Magic Studies as an elective?"

She didn't follow up with the eviction order, which was already beyond Remus' expectations, "Yes."

"Well, what can you tell about the table in front of us?"

Remus was taken aback, and his eyes moved to the table in front of him. Lorenthia added: "You can take your time. From material to function, you can talk about any aspect, but you are not allowed to use spells."

He had been so nervous about Lorenthia's reaction—most people would immediately shut him out when they learned he was a werewolf—that he hadn't even really paid attention to his surroundings.At this moment, he took a closer look and found that it was obviously a very high-end small round table: the main body was made of snow-white wood, the table top was polished brightly, and the edges and corners of the table were inlaid with beautiful patterns with coiled gold threads, and there were even shells. The little butterflies that spelled out flapped their wings and danced among the patterns.A table full of luxury, no matter how you look at it, should be placed in a noble courtyard instead of this simple small warehouse.

"Silver basswood—I think it should be. There are magic marks on the gold thread. I can't tell what it is without a spell, but it should be more peaceful, and it is not purely decorative. There are magic marks on the wood..."

He stroked the tabletop with his hands in confusion, but the tabletop was as smooth as a mirror, pure white and flawless, and there were no traces or lines left by magic at all.Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration, and he stretched out his hand to touch the back of the table, and sure enough, there were shallow lines on the tentacles: "Alchemy circle? Carved on the back of the table? It's really clever-this should be related to food preservation, right?"

"Well, so far." Lorenthia said, and Remus looked up and found her smiling: she smiled a little shyly, but very sweetly, "Tip, there is another place that can be used as a bonus item .”

Remus lowered his head in doubt: Lorenthia's calm and natural attitude unknowingly made him relax, for a moment he almost forgot that he was in an interview, and returned to the time when he was discussing difficult problems with his classmates at school .He looked at the table carefully back and forth again: "Does the pattern around it...extend to the back? Is it intertwined with the magic circle at the bottom of the table? I'm not sure, but if there is a magic channel that can If these lines are connected to the center, they seem to be able to form amplified lines in an alchemy circle."

"Oh! I didn't expect you to see this!" Lorenthia said pleasantly, "Yes, this is the edge expansion of an augmentation circle - look at the arc here, this is a modified rune The basic texture of the text. Because you know, most of the alchemy circles are round, and there will be a blank area at the four corners of the table where the power of the magic circle is not so strong. It is necessary to use this basic texture to extend the magic effect—sorry, I Is it too much talk? I always talk too much when it comes to alchemy... In short, if you want...a two-month trial period, is it okay? Is it convenient for you to start working tomorrow?"

"I—yes, of course," said Remus. "The hours are advertised: eight a.m. to six p.m., six days a week, aren't they?"

"That's right, you have Tuesdays off, and you're paid on a weekly basis—ah, by the day, right?" Lorenzia said, "so you can choose when you want to take your vacation... However, the time you want to take your vacation every month is determined at the beginning of the month." Say hello to me, will you?"

"Of course...thank you." Remus said, feeling his cheeks warm. Since graduating, he had hit the wall countless times when looking for a job, and this was the first one that didn't turn him away because of his werewolf status. In addition, he was not used to the employer who changed the settlement method for his convenience.

"Then it's settled." Lorenthia said, and she smiled slightly again. "I'm afraid I've left the contract on the front counter. Mr. Lupine, please follow me."

She stood up, and Remus blurted out, "I wonder..."

"What?" Lorenthia asked.

—I wonder why you decided to hire me?Aren't you afraid of werewolves?Remus had intended to ask that.However, he changed his mind before he finished speaking: his luck was good enough today, what if this question made Lorenthia change her mind?So the second half of the sentence was deflected abruptly by him: "The bonus item you mentioned earlier, can you tell me what it is?"

"Well, you could tell that it was silver basswood at a glance earlier, and you could also see that the gold thread has magic attached to it, which means that you have learned the magic material part very well." Lorencia said, "Have you noticed What kind of material is the butterfly?"

It was only then that Remus noticed those little butterflies fluttering around, glittering with pearls.This kind of material is made of shells, alchemy... shells... He suddenly realized: "African luminous shells! Excellent magic transmission material-are they used to gather magic power?"

"That's right." Lorenzia said, she pressed her finger on the table, and immediately a few butterflies no bigger than the size of a small fingernail flew over, flapping their wings around her finger, "This is a high-end small Tea table - put food on it, it can keep warm and fresh for a long time, even if it is left for several days and nights, the hot food will not become cold, and the cold drink will not melt. When the food is put on it, the butterflies will gather Around the dinner plate, it acts as a guide for magical energy-it also glows at night. This table sells for a lot of money, and of course, few people will buy such utensils."

She turned around briskly, and walked forward again. Remus followed behind her, and couldn't help saying: "But, put the afternoon tea snacks on the table for a few days and nights...?"

"No one would do this, right?" Lorenzia sneered slightly, "That's right. People who can afford this kind of table, would they care about a plate of dim sum? African luminous shells are also flashy For embellishment, it is enough to put together a Sekna white shell at each of the four corners, and even the gold thread can be omitted. The magic circle is also a gimmick. This table uses a very complicated triple alchemy circle, but in fact only needs one. Several slightly complicated spells can achieve this effect—as a magical alchemy item, this table is flashy, and I don't like it."

"However, I think some families who think they are superior are only fond of pomp," said Remus.

"That's right, so the price I sell for this kind of alchemy item is also very expensive." Lorenzia said.

The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing. "I think we'll have a good time working together, Miss Field," said Remus.

"Oh, please call me Lorenthia, or Loren," Lorenthia said.

The author has something to say: In fact, I originally planned to write one of the three copywriting in the column, but the cuteness came too fast like a tornado, and I have nothing to do|||||||||||||||| ||||||

This is a modified refill of an earlier idea.As before, it will be updated every other day until the end, and any changes in the update frequency will be explained in the author's words at any time.Not pit.

If you don't wash or blacken the original characters, Tonks is still young at this time and probably won't appear on the stage.

And, questions about setting and textual research.There will definitely be a lot of private settings in the alchemy part, and the author can guarantee that there will be no descriptions that conflict with the settings of the original novel. For example, there will definitely be no settings such as the snake courtyard full of nobles||||||||| |||However, it is really impossible for Pottermore to read through this level of textual research.If you find any conflicts with Rowling's official design, please point it out, and please bear with me for other parts.