Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 146: Peak Produces Hypocritical Support

Chapter 146: Peak Produces Hypocritical Support

128 King's Road - 2nd floor master bedroom.

Dumbledore and Sherlock were having a cordial and friendly meeting regarding the aftermath of the incident involving Dobby the Malfoy house-elf.

"As you might imagine, after Voldemort's defeat, Lucius Malfoy claimed that he had been under the Imperius Curse during the Wizarding War and was not responsible for his actions."

"This lame excuse sounds so ridiculous that I don't even feel the need to refute it."

"That certainly sounds like it, but it's how he escaped prison and returned to upper wizarding society with a flawless reputation."

"hehe."

"There's nothing we can do about it, Sherlock."

Looking at Sherlock's mocking face, Dumbledore felt helpless.

"The magical world is not about fighting and killing, but more about human relationships and social skills."

Sherlock remained noncommittal about Dumbledore's statement and continued to ask:
"So this time, old Malfoy is doing this to serve his old master? Just like Quirrell did last school year?"

"I don't think so—except for a few of us, everyone else's understanding of the matter is that Quirrell wanted the Philosopher's Stone with ulterior motives, and Lucius obviously felt the same way.

After all, it is hard to imagine that the famous Dark Lord, who is feared by the entire wizarding world, would be so unbearably stuck on the back of someone's head."

After whispering something to his former rival, Dumbledore added:

"Lucius knew nothing about Voldemort, so I think he simply wanted to get rid of this Dark artifact.

Well...if I must say, I think I still want to ruin Mr. Weasley's reputation."

Sherlock was stunned. "Bringing a dark magic item left by Voldemort to school will ruin Ron's reputation?"

What's the magical reason for this?

"No, no, the Mr. Weasley I'm talking about is not your good friend, but his father, Arthur Weasley."

Under Sherlock's inquiring gaze, Dumbledore slowly told him a piece of information that he didn't know.

Arthur Weasley, the father of Ron, Percy, and the Weasley twins, was the Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office at the Ministry of Magic.

The Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office and the Misuse of Magic Office where they had met Mafalda Hopkirk that day were both departments under the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, the largest department in the Ministry of Magic.

The two are at the same level in the organizational structure and are subject to the overall management and command principles of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

The Office for the Prevention of the Improper Use of Magic is responsible for investigating witches and wizards who use magic inappropriately.

The Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office is responsible for restricting the use of magic on Muggle-made objects.

Just by hearing their duties, one can imagine that their status in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and even in the entire Ministry of Magic, is completely different.

The former has a strong army and sufficient funds, while the latter has only a few and is stretched to the limit.

However, it was this office with only two people that recently carried out surprise inspections on some wizarding families and confiscated some dark magic items and illegal items.

Lucius Malfoy's home was also searched.

According to Dobby's confession, during this period, Lucius was processing some items that might prove his guilt in batches in order to prepare for inspection.

Other dark magic items are easy to deal with, but the dark magic items left by Voldemort are not so easy to deal with.

If he is not careful, all his careful management over the years may be ruined.

In this situation, old Malfoy came up with a vicious plan.

That is to sneak this dark magic item into Hogwarts.

This would allow him to get rid of the dark magic object and sever the connection between him and Voldemort.

Since the fall of Voldemort, Malfoy Sr. has been working to minimize the impact of his past as a Death Eater.

As time went by and his family's financial resources came into play, the project went quite smoothly.

Today, few people remember that he was once a Death Eater.

but.

As the savior of the wizarding world, Harry Potter, enters school with great fanfare, people will naturally and once again think of the man who must not be named.

Under such circumstances, old Malfoy naturally did not want to be associated with the former Dark Lord anymore.

Must cut quickly!
On the other hand, in old Malfoy's opinion, if Arthur Weasley had not carried out this surprise inspection, he would have suffered no loss.

What's wrong with me having dark magic items?
If you don't check, won't everyone be in peace?
So the key to the problem lies not in him, the person who possesses the dark magic items, but in Weasley, the person who examines the dark magic items.

So, throwing this dark magic item into the school can not only cut ties with Voldemort, but also take revenge on Arthur Weasley.

As for whether the dark magic items left by Voldemort will cause any trouble in Hogwarts...

Please, that was a backup plan left by the Dark Lord. What does it have to do with me, Malfoy?
I have already proven my innocence, okay?
He even hoped that the matter would become as big as possible.

That way he could criticize Arthur Weasley from a moral high ground.

You were conducting a search, but you ended up allowing dark magic items to enter the school. This is dereliction of duty!
If things go well, maybe Weasley can even lose his job at the Ministry of Magic.

"In addition to what you said, he has another purpose." When Dumbledore said this, Sherlock suddenly interrupted:

"If a dark magic item really causes adverse effects in school, you will be the first person responsible."

Sherlock looked at Dumbledore, his eyes piercing as he said:

"After all, you are the principal."

Dumbledore was silent for a moment after hearing this, then smiled bitterly.

"Sherlock, you're quite right - I didn't even get to tell you that Lucius Malfoy is a member of the Hogwarts Board of Trustees."

"Great! This school truly teaches everyone without discrimination."

Listening to Sherlock's slightly sarcastic tone, Dumbledore felt a little helpless.

"Sherlock, you are still young. When you grow up, you will understand that people sometimes have to make compromises."

"You don't have to wait until you grow up. I've seen this before I even knew about the wizarding world."

After hearing Sherlock's words, Dumbledore fell silent again.

After a moment, he slowly opened his mouth and said:

"In fact, Lucius Malfoy's plan has a high success rate..."

This is by no means alarmist.

There aren't many ways a school director could have accidentally or deliberately introduced Dark magic items into a school.

However, Lucius Malfoy never expected that before his plan could be carried out, an unexpected variable would arise.

Dobby the house-elf.

Generally speaking, they are only found in very old wizarding families.

The Malfoy family is one of them.

This species has a remarkable trait: they are extremely loyal to their owners, often spending their entire lives serving a single house or family. They maintain the old, luxurious homes and diligently complete household chores.

Not only is he proficient in daily household magic, he also possesses magical abilities that many powerful wizards cannot achieve.

The most typical one is Apparition.

All house-elves are masters of Apparition.

They can even perform this amazing magic in places where wizards cannot perform the Apparition.

Apart from that, their combat capabilities are not bad either.

Even an adult wizard might not be a match for a house-elf.

But even so, they will still be bound by their masters under the influence of the contract.

Even if one hates his master very much, he cannot resist his master's orders.

Once you disobey, you must punish yourself.

Only after being given clothes by their owners can they gain freedom.

It is worth mentioning that in the minds of most house-elves, gaining freedom is considered a shame.

Because that means being kicked out of the house by the owner.

If something like this happens, you have to apologize to all the house-elves.

Because of this, Lucius Malfoy never considered the possibility that Dobby would betray him.

It is no exaggeration to say that he trusts the house-elf more than his wife and son.

But now it seems that Dobby from the Malfoy family is exactly the outlier among the house-elves.

"Sherlock, thanks to this little elf, we were able to learn of Lucius's plan."

Sherlock raised an eyebrow, "So, what are you going to do with it?"

To be fair, Dobby's starting point was good.

In order to protect Harry, it did not hesitate to run to warn Harry without telling its owner.

I even punish myself again and again for this.

but.

What it has done is truly unacceptable.

This guy refuses to communicate.

It will only deal with problems in the way it thinks is "for your own good."

He also likes to put pressure on others by means of self-abuse.

This is exactly what Sherlock hates the most.

Maybe Harry would fall for it.

But Sherlock won't tolerate it.

Judging from what Dobby did, if he hadn't arrived in time that day, he would definitely have used various means to prevent Harry from going to school.

Even if Harry really arrived at school, he would find other ways to prevent Harry from staying in school.

During the whole process, it doesn't matter even if Harry is seriously injured.

Anyway, as long as he can save his life in the end, it's fine.

That was how it protected Harry.

Because of this, Shylock has no sympathy for it at all.

Even if it really provides important information.

Looking at Sherlock's expression, Dumbledore already knew his attitude towards Dobby. He smiled wryly and said:

"I've locked it up for now."

Sherlock shrugged.

Now that things have come to this, the most important thing is to prevent old Malfoy from succeeding.

House elves and whatnot, let them do whatever they want.

The solution Dumbledore came up with was to have the deans of the four colleges conduct inspections before school started to prevent dark magic items from being brought in.

Sherlock was puzzled by this.

This idea doesn't sound very smart.

"Why not just take down old Malfoy? Harry doesn't need him to prove the power of love anyway."

He thought Dumbledore should solve the problem at its root.

"Dear Sherlock, I regret to inform you once again that Lucius is one of the twelve members of the Hogwarts Board of Trustees.

Without solid evidence, even as the headmaster of Hogwarts, I can't do anything to him.

Obviously, a house-elf's confession couldn't be considered 'conclusive evidence'.

Even if our Professor Severus used Veritaserum on this - the Ministry of Magic wouldn't admit it."

Noticing Dumbledore's choice of words, Sherlock understood immediately.

"You have a problem with someone in power at the Ministry?

The Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement?

No, his position doesn't affect you... so it should be the Minister, right?"

Dumbledore was startled, then he laughed and shook his head: "Sherlock, you are very perceptive - but you should not focus on these useless things."

"I'm just a little surprised. I didn't expect that after coming to the magical world, I would still have to deal with these annoying bureaucrats..."

Sherlock let out a long sigh.

Faced with this situation, he was powerless.

At this point, we can only do it according to Dumbledore's method.

Although it is a stupid method, it is safer.

"But does he really just want to complete the cut with Voldemort?"

Dumbledore looked at Sherlock. "You might as well make your words more clear."

Sherlock met Dumbledore's gaze without hesitation and said slowly:
"The peak produces false supporters, while the dusk bears witness to devout believers."

(End of this chapter)

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