Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 158 The Hidden Person

"You mean the cause of death?"

Hearing Sherlock's question, Mr. Weasley shook his head and said:

"They've got dragon pox—a deadly disease that only affects wizards.

In addition to Harry's grandparents, the Goldstein sisters' parents were also infected with the disease.

Well... you may not know them, but the elder sister, Tina Goldstein, once helped capture the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, and later became the wife of the magical biologist Newt Scamander.

By the way, your classmate’s grandfather, Abraxas Malfoy, also died of this disease.”

“What are the characteristics of this disease?”

As a doctor, Mr. Granger was quite interested in this topic.

"As well as scarring, the disease can also leave patients with a persistent bluish discoloration of the skin.

In some milder cases, patients may also develop a green and purple rash between their toes and experience sparks coming out of their nostrils when they sneeze.

Mr. Granger couldn't help but look surprised when he heard this. "That sounds incredible. How did it spread?"

"The first case of dragon pox was a shaman who worked in close contact with a Peruvian viper-toothed dragon.

Jonze Aldrich, who died in 1379, was the first known wizard to die from the disease.

According to the book Quidditch As If, Gunhilda Neen, a 12th-century scrambler, was forced to abandon a Quidditch match after contracting a mild case of dragon pox.

Gunhilda of Gothmoor invented a cure for dragon pox, but the disease remains elusive."

This time it was not Mr. Weasley who answered, but Hermione.

Mr. Weasley was very surprised to hear Hermione talking.

This year's Gryffindor class is amazing!
Some of the knowledge points that Hermione just mentioned were not even known to her.

Noticing everyone's admiring gazes, Hermione held her head high and puffed out her chest.

This is the strength of Miss Know-It-All.

"Never mind the dragon pox."

Ron couldn't help but whisper, "It would be more interesting to guess what Harry's grandfather would say to him."

Everyone chatted idly like this until the door of the Potter family's old house was pushed open again.

Seeing Harry peeking in, everyone couldn't help but smile at each other and walked into the room again.

Surprisingly, in addition to Harry's grandfather, there was another portrait on the wall.

That was a female.

Unlike Flemont, who left a portrait in his middle age, the portrait of Harry's grandmother Euphemia Porter shows an elderly person with a kind face and gentle eyes.

"Hey, Arthur, Harry just told me that it was you who brought him here this time!"

Frémont grinned and said, “I didn’t expect you and Molly had seven children!

Hey, you're a fucking genius!"

Having said that, he couldn't help but glance downwards.

Mr. Weasley's face flushed immediately.

"The children are here, what are you talking about!"

Euphemia complained, then turned to Mr. Weasley and said:
"Thank you, Arthur, for allowing us to meet Harry again, and you..."

Her eyes swept over the others one by one.

He stayed on Sherlock for a moment, then showed a kind smile, "Thank you for giving Harry a happy school life."

Just by looking at her eyes, Sherlock knew that Harry had said a lot of good things about himself to the two old people.

What they said next indeed proved this point.

The two elders expressed their sincere gratitude to the group for coming here, and they paid special attention to Sherlock in their words.

Especially Harry's grandfather, he even suggested that Sherlock be the godfather of Harry's child in the future.

I can only say that this old man is thinking too far ahead.

After all, the group did not stay in Godric's Hollow for too long.

Although this is Harry's hometown, under the current circumstances, it is obviously impossible for him to continue living here.

Harry promised his grandparents that he would come back here to accompany them when he had time.

On the way back, Mr. Holmes was driving and Mr. Granger sat in the passenger seat.

The two have already agreed that they will take turns driving the Need for Speed ​​car on the way back.

The Weasleys sat in the back row.

Under Ron's constant questioning, Harry also shared with his friends what his grandparents told him.

The thing that Harry's grandfather Frémont was most proud of was that he created a magical hair growth formula.

This move quadrupled the wealth of the entire Potter family.

Horror!
After retirement, he sold the company at a substantial profit.

Unfortunately, even his enormous wealth could not compensate for the fact that he and his wife had no children.

However, just when they had completely given up hope of having children, Harry's grandmother Euphemia became pregnant.

Harry's father, James Potter, was born.

Frémont was ecstatic.

The couple, who had a son in middle age, naturally doted on James Potter very much.

The two watched James grow from a baby to an adult, watched him enter Hogwarts, and met, got to know, and fell in love with a Muggle-born girl named Lily Evans.

Unfortunately, although they saw their children and daughters-in-law get married, they did not see the birth of their grandchildren.

When he heard Harry mention that the families in the wizarding world had not paid Harry the due compensation for a full ten years, Fleamont flew into a rage.

"What's that old bee Dumbledore for? Is this how he takes care of you?"

If Flemont had not turned into a portrait, he would definitely jump out of the portrait and fight with Dumbledore.

"Dumbledore himself has problems with his understanding."

Sherlock commented bluntly, "As I've said before, he even thought you were doing well in Privet Drive."

Mr. Weasley felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing Sherlock's comment.

He was just about to open his mouth to explain a few words on behalf of the old headmaster. After all, Dumbledore was born in the last century, and coupled with his own experiences, he had such an opinion.

Unexpectedly, Sherlock said something that caught his attention: "But from what you just described, your grandparents must be hiding something from you."

Harry looked at Sherlock in surprise: "Sherlock, you mean..."

"It's not difficult to infer this from your description just now, it's mainly because you were too deliberate.

They mentioned your parents' lives and their friends, but they consciously avoided mentioning the existence of one person.

Sherlock chuckled, "Perhaps because they've become portraits, their concealment isn't sufficient."

When Sherlock mentioned that Harry's grandparents were hiding something from Harry, Mr. Weasley was merely curious.

But when Sherlock pointed out directly that they were hiding the existence of a person, Mr. Weasley almost jumped out of his seat.

Merlin's beard!

The Gorgon is running wildly!
The greedy monster gargoyle!
Although I have heard Ron, Percy, and the Weasley twins talk about Sherlock's abilities more than once.

I just witnessed Sherlock's performance again at the Potter family's old house.

But it was not until this moment that he truly appreciated the little boy's keenness.

Just relying on a third party's description to be able to infer this, it really is...

Mr. Weasley no longer knew how to use words to describe his current thoughts.

He's like a young Dumbledore!

However, what surprised him even more was yet to come.

"This person should be your father's close friend. The reason they concealed his existence might be because he was unable to provide timely assistance after receiving the news, or because he knew about the incident but stood by and watched, or perhaps..."

Having said that, Sherlock paused slightly and uttered two words:

"betray."

silence.

A long silence.

Even Mr. Holmes and Mr. Granger, who were chatting and laughing in the front row, fell silent.

The atmosphere in the car suddenly became heavy.

"Because of limited information, I can only infer this.

For more details, I'm afraid you'll have to ask them later.

But I don't think they would tell you - as elders, they would deliberately conceal such information and would definitely not say it easily."

At this moment, Mr. Weasley didn't know what to say.

What does "this is all we can infer" mean?

This is already exaggerated!

Fortunately, Sherlock didn't stay with Harry in the Potter family's old house, otherwise...

Thinking of this, Mr. Weasley couldn't help but feel a little scared.

He couldn't help but glance at Mr. Holmes who was driving.

Do you know that your son is so capable?

As he was thinking, he saw Sherlock turn his head and look at him past Ron with a real gaze:

"Mr. Weasley, you should know about this, right?"

Arthur Weasley: (⊙口⊙)!!!
Obviously, the other party was just a young wizard who was about to enter the second grade, but at this moment, Mr. Weasley had only one sentence in his mind.

Don't come over here!

He took a deep breath and tried his best to look surprised.
"Sherlock, I don't understand what you're talking about."

"I understand."

Sherlock nodded and said no more.

Wait, I don’t understand myself, what do you understand? You understand?!
Mr. Weasley's mood at the moment could be described as that of a scratching kitten, but having seen Sherlock's abilities, he didn't dare to say anything more.

I was afraid that if I said one more word, he would infer more information.

Fortunately, Sherlock took the initiative to change the subject the next moment:

"My dear Harry, you don't have to worry too much, I think they will tell you about this sooner or later.

The reason I’m hiding this from you now is because I feel you’re still young and don’t deserve to know this.

When you grow up, I will tell you naturally."

Mr. Weasley's mouth twitched.

Sherlock was telling the truth, but the wording was really...

What does it mean to be “unworthy” to know this?
However, what Sherlock said was in line with his thoughts, so he also smiled and advised:

"Sherlock is right, Harry, when the time is right they will..."

Oops!

As soon as the words left his mouth, Mr. Weasley realized something was wrong.

Sure enough, even though he stopped talking in time, Sherlock, Harry, Hermione, Ron, and even Mr. Granger in the front passenger seat all turned around and looked at him.

Mr. Holmes did not look back as he was about to drive off, but he still glanced at Mr. Weasley in the rearview mirror.

At this moment, Mr. Weasley felt extremely embarrassed.

"Haha, hahaha, hahahahaha...

I mean, if they were really hiding something from you, they would have waited until you were older, like Sherlock said."

"Please, Dad, we are not Mom, we will not be fooled by you so easily."

Ron looked at Mr. Weasley with his eyes half closed, and complained, "Your expression is so fake!"

"But I'm not Hagrid!"

Mr. Weasley, who was usually good-tempered, seemed a little annoyed at this moment.

After he said this, he realized that this was not very polite, and then he quickly explained:
"Harry, believe me, there are still doubts about this matter.

When you are older, or when we have definite results, we will tell you."

Hermione: "Mr. Weasley, you do know about this."

Arthur Weasley: (︵`)
(End of this chapter)