Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 166 New Semester Arrives

1992 9 Month 1 Day.

For all the new students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the arrival of this day means the beginning of a new semester.

Sherlock and Hermione waited for a long time at Platform 9 and 3/4 before they saw the Weasley family hurrying over.

"Sorry, Sherlock, Hermione, I kept you waiting."

Both Mr. and Mrs. Weasley looked a little embarrassed.

In fact, they didn't go out too late today.

But I encountered trouble again and again on the way.

First, George forgot about the Filibuster fireworks he had bought in Diagon Alley before school started.

Once Mr. Weasley had driven the car out of the yard again, Fred ran back into the room to get his broom.

As they were approaching the highway, Ginny screamed again, saying she had forgotten her diary.

By the time she climbed back into the car, it was already late.

Even someone as good-tempered as Harry couldn't help but feel very angry when encountering such situations one after another.

Ginny blushed with embarrassment, but she didn't know how to help Harry calm down.

Instead, Mr. Weasley suggested using the flying function of their magic car to travel to London - that would save a lot of time.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Weasley firmly stopped her.

By the time they arrived at King's Cross Station, it was already a quarter to eleven.

"Don't apologize. If you're really late, we won't wait for you."

Sherlock said calmly.

As expected of you!

Harry, Hermione, and the Weasleys all said in their hearts after hearing Sherlock's words.

Due to time constraints, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had to hold back even though they had a lot to say.

However, Mrs. Weasley did not forget to remind Ginny's brothers:

"You guys, make sure to take good care of Ginny!"

The brothers agreed verbally, but as soon as they got in the car, they immediately went about their own business.

Percy immediately ran to the carriage specially prepared for prefects to exchange experiences with his fellow prefects.

The Weasley twins were not much better off. As soon as they got on the car, they were pulled away by their good friend Lee Jordan.

Only Ron was responsible enough to pull Ginny to their compartment.

But after Ginny took one look at Harry standing next to Ron, her face turned red. She lowered her head and refused her brother, saying that she wanted to go find a friend.

Ron had no good solution for this.

He was now filled with rage:
"First George, then Fred, then Ginny... We were just about to miss the train.

But then again, I think Mom is overthinking it. Ginny doesn't need us to take care of her at all.

Look, she's already sitting with the first-year students and she's taking good care of herself.

That's only if Harry isn't around, of course."

As Harry wrote to Sherlock, Ginny lost her composure whenever Harry was around.

Her admiration for Harry was no less than Hermione's admiration for Lockhart, and was even more exaggerated than that.

At the Burrow, Ginny would blush for a long time if Harry said anything to her.

This made Harry very embarrassed, so he had to avoid contact with Ginny as much as possible.

Hearing his good brother Ron say this, Harry smiled bitterly and said nothing.

As a guest living in the Weasley family's home, there were some things he really couldn't say.

Relatively speaking, he is a relatively self-disciplined person.

This is mainly related to the environment in which he grew up.

Being with the Dursleys, if you have enough self-discipline, you will get scolded less often.

Because of this, in his opinion, the Weasley family's trip today was indeed a bit hasty.

Take himself for example, he had already packed all the luggage he needed to take with him last night.

Ron, who lived in the same room with him, also benefited from this and became one of the good kids who didn't forget anything today, along with Percy.

In his opinion, this approach was, as Sherlock often said, common sense.

But that's clearly not the case with the Weasleys.

This incident also reflects a fact from the side.

That is, compared to the other children in the Weasley family, Percy is indeed a model student.

But Ron's bad mood came and went quickly.

Soon, he was gossiping with Sherlock and Hermione.

"I've always felt like there was something wrong with Percy. Every time we asked him to play Quidditch, he refused – even though he'd always wanted to feel Harry's aura.

Also, we only see him when we are eating. The rest of the time he is in his room and no one knows what he is doing.

Also, the day before you came to my house, he got twelve certificates in the OWL exam.

If it were in the past, he would definitely show off everywhere, but he was unusually low-key during those two days..."

After saying this, Ron winked at Sherlock:
"Sherlock, I think you can deduce what happened to Percy?"

"Well, he got a girlfriend."

"Ha, I knew it. Even Sherlock would find it difficult to deduce this from this information... Wait, what did you say?"

Ron was halfway through his speech when he suddenly looked at Sherlock in disbelief.

"I said, he got a girlfriend."

Sherlock said calmly. "Oh my god!"

Ron was shocked by Sherlock's words.

He had just finished describing Percy's various strange behaviors, and at the end he deliberately added a sentence asking Sherlock to infer the truth, but he was actually just joking.

In fact, he didn't think Sherlock could infer anything from this information.

After all, Sherlock only stayed in the cave for one day.

Including the previous shopping trip to Diagon Alley and the encounter at the station today, he had only seen Percy three times throughout the summer vacation.

In this case, how could Sherlock figure out what happened to Percy just based on his own description as a third party?
Even if Sherlock has extraordinary observation and reasoning abilities, it won't work!
If it had been Sherlock, not Harry, who had been living in the cave all this time, then that would have been possible.

but……

Unexpectedly, Sherlock revealed bombshell news as soon as he opened his mouth.

Harry and Hermione also looked at Sherlock in surprise.

"Sherlock, you said Percy has a girlfriend. Who is it?"

"I think you all should know her. She's the Ravenclaw female prefect who once consulted me on a case."

"Oh my god, you mean Penelope Clearwater?"

Hermione covered her mouth with her hand in surprise.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Ron shook his head repeatedly. "How could a guy like Percy find a girlfriend, especially one as outstanding as the Clearwater prefect?"

Penelope Clearwater, fifth year Ravenclaw, oh, now sixth year.

In terms of appearance alone, she is comparable to Gemma Farley from Slytherin.

There is only a difference in temperament.

Comparatively speaking, Penelope has a stronger scholarly air, which is also in line with the characteristics of Ravenclaw.

But how could such an outstanding girl fall in love with Percy, who ran to Diagon Alley to read books like "How Prefects Get Power"?
Compared to the shocked Ron, Hermione didn't waste time and asked directly for the answer: "Sherlock, how did you deduce that?"

Sherlock chuckled and leaned back slightly.
"There are so many clues. Just from Ron's description:

He repeatedly refused to participate in Quidditch activities, which not only showed that he did not have enough time, but also contradicted the sense of collective honor he usually displayed as a prefect.

Locking yourself in a room for a long time, this sudden increase in alone time often means a need for private social interaction.

If you observe carefully enough, I think you should be able to find that he is communicating frequently with someone.

After all, the owl in your house is very old, and it is impossible for it to carry out such frequent communications.

After obtaining twelve OWL certificates, he was uncharacteristically low-key, which suggests that there are emotional sustenance more important than academic achievement.

"But relying on just these is too..."

"Of course it's more than that."

Sherlock interrupted Hermione rudely and looked at Harry:
"My friend, do you remember when Prefect Penelope and Miss Qiu Zhang came to visit you in the hospital?"

"I-I remember."

Harry felt a sudden warmth in his heart when he heard Sherlock mention Qiu Zhang.

During his time in the cave, Harry continued to communicate with Qiu Zhang, with a frequency second only to Sherlock.

"Then you should also remember that when Prefect Penelope visited you, she clearly stated that she already had a boyfriend.

As a fellow prefect, her and Percy had a joint patrol of the castle three times a week, which also provided them with some time alone.

It's worth noting that when another prefect comes to visit you and tries to smooth over the conflict in the house, she becomes extremely territorial.

These mood swings usually stem from a wariness of potential competitors, which was also evident at the graduation ceremony at the end of last semester - but I guess you didn't notice.

Finally, my dear Ron, if you want to verify it, you might as well go to the first carriage and take a look.

I believe you will gain something from it.”

As soon as Sherlock finished speaking, Ron jumped up and ran towards the first carriage of the train, which was reserved for prefects, without saying a word.

"Oh, Sherlock, your reasoning is still as brilliant as ever!
Miss Penelope said that to me, but I almost forgot it!"

"Sometimes I really want to open your head and see what's different inside from us."

Hermione sighed, "I can already imagine Ron's surprise when he comes back."

A noticeable smile played on Sherlock's lips at the compliments of his two friends.

He always accepts sincere compliments.

Just then a food trolley appeared, and Harry jumped up like Ron had just done.

He bought some of each snack and even more chocolate frogs.

That's because the Chocolate Frog not only tastes delicious, but also comes with wizard cards.

Since last year, he has also started collecting wizard cards like Ron.

"Sherlock! You're absolutely amazing!"

At this moment, Ron rushed in with an excited look on his face, "Merlin's bloody mother! Is there a telescope installed in your head?

Guess what I saw? Percy and Penelope were sitting very close to each other, and even though they pretended to be nonchalant, I still saw through their trick!
Oh, I really should tell Fred and George about this, they'll die laughing."

"Mr. Ronald, I don't think you should do this."

Hermione said with a straight face, "Since Percy didn't tell you about this, then as his brother, even if you knew about it, it is your responsibility to keep it a secret for him."

"Really Hermione, this kind of thing needs to be kept secret? Shouldn't the whole school know about it?"

"What nonsense are you talking about! If they can make it public, why would they hide it from others?"

"But……"

"Don't forget, this is Sherlock's deduction!
"Ronald! You don't want Prefects Percy and Penelope to hold a grudge against Sherlock for this, do you?"

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(End of this chapter)