Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 143 You Can’t Check Everything
While waiting for Hogwarts' reply, Ms. Hopkirk from the Ministry of Magic was not idle.

But he didn't ask about what had just happened - the school's explanation was obviously much more credible than the three little wizards in front of him.

She was curious about the specific process by which Sherlock solved the case of the theft of Hannah Abbott's father's documents.

Sherlock looked at Hermione.

Hermione didn't know why she instantly understood what Sherlock meant when Sherlock looked at her.

But she just understood.

So she sighed and then began to speak.

"Dear Ms. Hopkirk, here's what happened:
Before the Christmas holidays, our classmate Miss Hannah Abbott approached Sherlock and consulted him about the case..."

When Hermione finished describing the case in as much detail as possible, Hopkirk couldn't help but applaud:
“It’s really wonderful!

Mr. Holmes, I have to say that your judgment is very accurate!

The look on Wright Black's face when we went to arrest him was truly remarkable!
He even refused to admit it at first until we put the evidence in front of him.

It’s a pity that he finally escaped, which is a bit of a flaw…”

"Wait, you said Light Black escaped...what do you mean?"

“That’s what it means literally!

We had arrested Wright Black, but before the formal trial, he injured our colleagues and escaped."

"..."

After hearing what Ms. Hopkirk said, Sherlock was silent for a while, then he asked:
"When did this happen?"

"It's been a long time, probably around Easter."

"Can you tell me the details of his escape?"

"Of course, but I hope Mr. Holmes and you two won't tell anyone about this."

Hopkirk looked at Sherlock and his two companions:

"You know, it's not very glorious for a former member of the Ministry of Magic to falsely accuse a colleague, then injure him and run away after being discovered.

If you hadn't solved the case in the first place, and Abbott and Peasegood hadn't praised you highly, I wouldn't have said anything about it."

"Thank you for your trust. I'm all ears."

"Don't worry, we won't tell anyone!"

"Me too!"

After receiving the three people's assurance, Ms. Hopkirk took a deep breath and then spoke:
“Actually, what happened is not complicated.

The main reason was that no one expected that Wright Black would escape - after all, he had already pleaded guilty at that time.

But the day before he was confirmed to be interrogated, he took advantage of the lax guard at night and used magic to blow open the door of the interrogation room and ran away.

By the time we found him, he had already disappeared."

Hermione suddenly interrupted, her eyes filled with confusion and confusion, and even her accent changed:

"I don't know."

"what?"

"Even if no one expected this, but... wasn't Blacklight's escape from the Ministry of Magic a little too smooth?"

Before Hopkirk could answer, Sherlock said quietly:
"Dear Hermione, this is actually quite normal and nothing to be surprised about."

"Normal?"

"I think you should still remember my comments on the Christmas case last time."

"As I recall, you meant..."

"As I said last time, the Ministry of Magic already has many security loopholes.

Besides, Blacklight already knew the internal structure of the Ministry of Magic's security system very well.

It's not difficult to do this when the defenders are off guard, but..."

Sherlock looked at Hopkirk, his eyes suddenly sharp as he spoke: "Darklight escaped from the Ministry of Magic. Didn't you organize people to hunt him down?"

If this is true, then my evaluation of the Ministry of Magic will drop again.

"Of course we went."

At this point, Hopkirk couldn't help but sigh.

"Unfortunately, perhaps Black Light's disguise is too successful.

So it wasn't until this time that we discovered that he was far more cunning and insidious than we had imagined.

Several excellent Aurors worked together but still failed to catch him.

But we haven’t gained nothing.”

"What's the catch?"

"We kept his right hand."

"Right hand?"

"Two fingers on his right hand, to be exact—he was wounded in battle."

"What an excellent Auror, what a huge gain!"

Hopkirk was not angry when he heard Sherlock's words which were obviously sarcastic.

The main reason was that she was depressed about this matter for a long time.

After this incident, most people in the Ministry of Magic recalled Blacklight's usual behavior and said that he was just a guy who was a little clever.

Even after the incident of framing Ai Bo, no one took it too seriously.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you should have conducted another careful inspection of the black light at that time.

The Auror Office did make such a request, but it was rejected by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

"We can't check everything, right? Maybe we'll find something."

Under this guiding ideology, Hei Guang's case was quickly defined, which gave him an opportunity to take advantage of.

Seeing Hopkirk's annoyed look, Sherlock said no more.

But this incident made him further realize the incompetence of the Ministry of Magic.

At first I thought that since the wizarding world had the Ministry of Magic, it would not be worse than Scotland Yard.

After the Christmas case and the Greek translator case, he deeply felt that the wizarding world also had its own Scotland Yard.

But now, the incident of misjudging Harry's use of magic and letting Black Light escape has further refreshed his understanding.

This Ministry of Magic...is not even as good as Scotland Yard!

As if feeling a little guilty, Hopkirk quickly tried to make amends:
"But don't worry, Black Light is now on the Ministry of Magic's wanted list - one day, we will send him to Azkaban!"

Harry and Hermione nodded.

Sherlock remained silent.

Judging from their current performance, can we expect the Ministry of Magic to catch Blacklight?

It would be more realistic to hope that Scotland Yard can catch the murderer of the beheading and dismemberment case in London a few years ago.

At this moment, a sharp "pa pa" sound suddenly came from the room.

The next moment, Professor Snape appeared in everyone's sight with a poker face.

"Professor Snape!"

Hopkirk couldn't help but look surprised, obviously not expecting the professor to come in person.

But just as she called out the other person's name, Snape threw a letter at her with an impatient look on his face:

"Dumbledore gave it to you!"

After saying this, he took out a thick stack of letters from his arms.

Harry recognized them immediately as the ones Dobby had held in his hand.

"professor……"

Harry looked at Snape in surprise.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't come all the way here to give you this useless waste paper!"

Snape said coldly, then turned to Hopkirk, "It's just that Dumbledore asked me to come here specially."

After saying this, he looked at Harry again, tsk- ...

"It's just by the way!"

Then he waved his wand again and left as before.

Scoring twice belongs to yes.

Everyone looked at each other.

What's going on?

“It is true.”

As an outsider, Hopkirk naturally couldn't understand the twists and turns.

After reading the reply letter brought by Professor Snape, he seemed calm on the surface, but in fact he was overwhelmed with emotion.

According to the Ministry of Magic's practice, if an underage wizard performs magic outside of school, on the first offense, he or she will usually only receive a warning letter.

But this time the situation is special, as it concerns Harry Potter, the famous savior of the wizarding world.

And the magic had been cast more than once, so she came to deal with it personally.

However, she didn't expect that the gains from this trip would far exceed her expectations.

Not only did he meet Harry Potter, but he also unexpectedly met Sherlock Holmes, who solved the Abbott case and the Greek translator case last year.

From Sherlock, she was able to learn the whole story, which greatly satisfied her curiosity.

On the other hand, since this matter involves Professor Snape, the professor and dean of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

So she decided to give it a try and wrote directly to Hogwarts to verify it.

Unexpectedly, Dumbledore actually wrote her back.

Not only that, in the reply letter that Snape brought specially, Dumbledore's attitude was very friendly.

Not only did he highly praise her sense of responsibility, but he also expressed his gratitude for her trust in her students.

Finally, he guaranteed as the headmaster that Harry did not perform magic outside of school.

All this was done by a professor named Snape.

Hopkirk was flattered.

With slightly trembling hands, she carefully folded the note with the reply on it and put it away carefully.

You know, this is Dumbledore's original work!
President of the International Confederation of Magic, President of the Wizarding Association, First-Class Magician of the Order of Merlin, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...

This long list of titles is more than just intimidating.

That was won by Old Deng with his own strength!
Otherwise, why would the current Minister of Magic always worry that Dumbledore would take his position?
It’s because Dumbledore really has this ability!

In any case, he was just an insignificant assistant in the Ministry of Magic's Improper Use of Magic Office, so he had to treasure the original work of such a big boss.

She took two deep breaths, trying to calm her excitement. After regaining her professional expression, she turned to Harry and said,
"Mr. Potter, although our investigation has confirmed that you did not cast a spell outside of school, I still have to solemnly remind you out of my duty:
Underage wizards are strictly prohibited from using magic outside of school. If they violate this rule, they are likely to be expelled from school."

After saying these symbolic words, she frowned slightly, a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes, and she asked again:
"By the way, Mr. Potter, do you need me to communicate with your guardians and inform them of this matter?"

(End of this chapter)