Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 179 He is not fighting alone

"'They are playful little vandals, and they make great training grounds.'"

Sherlock stopped Ron from crawling under the table and repeated what Professor Lockhart had said before opening the cage.

Ron was stunned for a moment, but after looking at the elves flying all over the sky and then at the other little wizards hiding under the table, he finally understood what Sherlock meant.

His eyes were serious, he swallowed, and slowly drew out his wand.

"Then let me... try?"

He hesitated for a moment, then became determined:
"Just try it!"

At the same time, Professor Lockhart in the lecture hall was shouting: "Quick, hurry and drive them together!"

No one paid any attention to him.

Seamus, who had just laughed the happiest, was now swinging the chandelier above the classroom - it was lifted up and hung there by two elves.

As for the other students, half of them hid under the tables, while the other half were desperately trying to protect their stationery, clothes, and themselves in the chaos.

Noticing that the Lockhart series of books on the young wizard's desk had been torn to pieces by the elf, Professor Lockhart let out a barely noticeable smile.

But he quickly stopped smiling and cried out in grief:
"They are just a bunch of elves. Weren't you laughing happily just now? Hurry up and catch them back to the cage!"

Amidst the chaos, a student in the front row yelled, "If you can do it, go ahead!"

When Professor Lockhart heard this, he immediately looked unhappy.

He immediately rolled up his sleeves, waved his wand and shouted:

"Peskypixie—pestynomie!"

However, this is of no use.

The elves are still wreaking havoc.

At this moment, the chandelier on which Seamus was hanging couldn't hold the weight and finally fell down.

At the same moment, an elf screamed and rushed towards Lockhart, aiming directly at the wand in his hand.

At this moment, a hint of hesitation flashed across Professor Lockhart's face.

But this expression only lasted for a moment.

He concentrated his mind for a moment, and his face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

While dodging Seamus who was throwing himself at him, Professor Lockhart waved his wand again and chanted the second spell.

This time the spell is much simpler.

"The ground is frozen and the sky is cold!"

This time, his spell worked.

The elf flying towards Lockhart fell straight down from the air as if a scene from a movie was frozen.

Having successfully stopped the elf, Professor Lockhart was in high spirits and without saying a word, he used three buttons in a row:
"The ground is frozen and the sky is cold!"

"The ground is frozen and the sky is freezing!!"

“The ground is frozen and the sky is cold!!!”

Several elves within his attack range fell from the sky one after another.

Professor Lockhart's actions also woke up the other young wizards, and they began to cast magic to deal with the elves.

Next, the little wizards in the classroom used their own skills to choose the track for the horses, and finally began to stand up.

There is no doubt that the last row has the highest output efficiency.

Sherlock was originally planning to take action, but just as he raised his wand, Hermione grabbed his hand and pressed it down.

"Sherlock, you can't spoil them like this anymore."

Hermione stared into Sherlock's gray eyes and said seriously, "Leave it to us this time."

Hermione volunteered, so Sherlock naturally wouldn't refuse.

If you want to pursue excitement, then just go for it to the end.

Harry initially used the same Freezing Spell as Professor Lockhart.

Although the Charms class had not yet been taught, he had seen it in the textbook.

Seeing that Professor Lockhart used it to good effect, he used it as well.

Unfortunately, he is not Sherlock or Hermione after all, and because of his lack of proficiency, the effect is not good.

So he decisively switched to using the more skilled full-body binding spell.

As several shots of "Petrify All" were fired, the elves' wings and legs immediately stuck tightly together, their bodies tilted back, and they fell from the air.

His spellcasting success rate and hit rate were both good, and he quickly cleared out several of the unscrupulous elves in the last row.

Hermione didn't have that problem.

After a few shots of "Freezing the Earth and Chilling the Sky", the elves fell from the sky one after another.

Ron also used spells at the beginning, but his success rate was obviously not as good as Harry and Hermione.

Not only did he cast several spells in vain, but he also nearly had his wand snatched away by a thieving elf.

"Damn it! My wand!"

Ron treasures the Christmas gift Sherlock gave him very much.

Now that he saw that his beloved weapon was about to be taken away, he was filled with rage and was filled with evil.

"Thunderbolt explosion!"

Without saying a word, he threw an explosive spell into the air.

When casting the spell, he even added psychological hints to himself.

"I'm Seamus, I'm Seamus, I'm Seamus!"

I don't know if it was the suggestion that worked, or if the Explosion Spell was more effective in this kind of environment.

After an explosive spell was cast, the rebound effect caused two or three elves to fall directly from the air, and the effect was even better than that of Harry and Hermione.

Ron was greatly encouraged by this.

However, the next moment, someone shouted anxiously:
"Weasley, they're friendly forces! Stop it!" Several Hufflepuff students in the second to last row were very close to Ron, and their faces turned pale at this moment.

Chunchun was accidentally injured by Ron.

Ron, who had just been cheered up, suddenly felt a little depressed: "Sorry, I didn't mean to..."

As soon as the words fell, the Hufflepuffs screamed again:
"No, let go of my book!"

"my money!"

"Weasley, give them another shot!"

Encouraged by his classmates, Ron was once again in high spirits:
"Alright! Thunderbolt explosion!"

As violent explosions continued to sound, Ron cast explosive spells specifically at the areas where the monsters were concentrated. One elf after another was hit by this area-of-effect magic and fell from the sky screaming.

This instantly allowed him to surpass Harry and Hermione in terms of performance.

Ron has done a great job!
He didn't give the Cornish elf any chance!
As a member of the twenty-eight sacred pure-blood families, Ron inherited the glorious tradition of the Weasley family. Bill, Charlie, and Percy were possessed by his souls at this moment!
At this moment, he is not fighting alone!
If someone takes the lead and sets an example, the rest of the things will be much easier.

The little wizards helped each other and worked together. After great efforts, they finally stuffed all the elves back into the cage.

Of course, there is nothing we can do about the elves that have already flown out of the classroom.

"Very good, you did a great job..."

Looking at the panting little wizards, Professor Lockhart once again showed his signature smile.

But this time no one laughed at him.

Especially the little witches standing behind him.

Because just now, after Professor Lockhart successfully used the Freezing Spell to deal with several elves, the little witches closest to him immediately ran to his side with the mentality of giving it a try.

Professor Lockhart did not disappoint them.

He firmly guarded the area several feet around himself, preventing the elves from invading.

Seeing that Professor Lockhart was really useful, even some boys ran over and were also saved by Professor Lockhart.

So at this moment, the little witches looked at Professor Lockhart with stars in their eyes, and some of them even had their eyes turned into heart shapes.

Professor Lockhart also regained the elegance he had at the beginning of the class.

He swept his eyes over everyone in the classroom and said slowly:
"I've just said that they're great for practice... Unfortunately, some students don't seem to agree."

Seamus couldn't help but blush when he heard this.

Because he was the one who disagreed with Professor Lockhart.

To make matters even more awkward, he had just landed near Professor Lockhart when he fell from the chandelier.

It was because of Professor Lockhart's protection that he was not picked up and thrown out by the elf for the second time.

"Fortunately, you didn't let me down in the end and successfully completed the assigned mission, but..."

Looking at the messy classroom, Lockhart sighed deeply and said as if he was disappointed with his teacher:

"Look what you've done?
Let these little guys run wild in front of you, some students even hid under the table!
I know you didn't learn any real skills last semester, but I didn't expect you to fall to this level!
Of course...it's not all your fault.

How can we teach well with a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor like this?

If this continues, Hogwarts will become the laughing stock of the wizarding world!"

The little wizards were silent.

Their performance was indeed very bad.

What was most difficult for them to accept was that they were made into this state by the elves they looked down upon.

"but……"

Professor Lockhart said this, then suddenly changed the subject: "I am still very happy. Several students have performed very well!"

As he spoke, he looked towards the last row.

"Mr. Harry Potter, Miss Hermione Granger, and this red-haired..."

"Weasley, Ron Weasley!"

Although he was still unhappy with Professor Lockhart, Ron had already realized what was going to happen next and quickly shouted out his name.

"Very good! These three students performed exceptionally well. Not only did they protect their belongings, they also subdued the largest number of elves. Each of you earned fifteen points for Gryffindor!"

Thunderous applause suddenly broke out in the classroom.

Everyone was convinced by Lockhart's bonus points.

This was the first time they had encountered such a practical lesson in Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Although the story of the Lion King, the Savior, and Miss Know-It-All's adventure in stopping the evil Professor Quirrell was widely spread last year, no one had ever seen it.

It was not until today that the young wizards witnessed for the first time the power of the Savior and Miss Know-It-All.

And Ron from the Weasley family is unexpectedly good at fighting.

As for the Lion King who didn't take action...

Well, he must have felt that these elves were not worthy of his attack!
As the bell rang, Professor Lockhart left the classroom surrounded by a group of little witches.

Ron was still immersed in the joy of Gryffindor winning fifteen points.

He rarely gets a chance to perform like this.

For him, not losing points is the best result.

After finally coming back to his senses from his joy, Ron quickly asked:
"Sherlock, do you think... we can trust him?

Lockhart...er, I mean Professor Lockhart—although he failed to control the situation, he doesn't seem to be a complete fool."

"Ron, what are you talking about?"

Hearing this, Hermione said dissatisfiedly:

“The professor just wanted to give us some practice!

It’s a pity that no one was able to seize the opportunity!”

(End of this chapter)