Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 181 You are very talented, come and fence with me

When Ron heard Professor Sinistra ask Sherlock to answer the question, he suddenly became anxious:

"Hermione, why don't you tell Sherlock the answer? Otherwise he'll say this knowledge is useless!"

Harry and Hermione looked at each other, both showing helpless expressions.

Do you think this is just children playing house?
If it was before the question was asked, it would be possible, but now the teacher and the whole class are watching, how can this be done!
not to mention……

There was a hint of anticipation in Hermione's eyes.

Thinking back to the gift she brought for Sherlock this summer vacation, she didn't think this question could stump Sherlock.

Under the gaze of Professor Sinistra and the entire class, Sherlock slowly stood up.

"Among the nine planets, Mercury is the closest to the sun, followed by Venus, and then... the farthest is Pluto."

As Professor Sinistra requested, Sherlock recited the names of the nine planets in the solar system in order from closest to farthest from the sun.

After he finished speaking, the whole class was stunned.

Professor Sinistra was also stunned.

She never expected that Sherlock could answer this question so fluently.

After being stunned for a moment, she took a deep breath and decided to continue asking:

"Which is the largest planet in the solar system?"

"Jupiter."

"What about the second one?"

"Saturn."

"What about the third one?"

"..."

"The ninth one?"

"Pluto."

Before he knew it, Professor Sinistra had asked questions about all nine planets.

Seeing Sherlock easily give the correct answer again, the little wizards in the class were even more surprised.

Professor Sinistra goes without saying.

She looked at Sherlock in surprise, stunned to find that this little wizard really seemed different from last year.

After thinking for a moment, she simply asked a really difficult question:
"What do Mars, Jupiter, and Venus represent in divination?"

Hermione couldn't help but frown at this question.

Strictly speaking, this question can no longer be considered within the scope of astronomy.

It is closer to an elective course that will be offered in the future - divination.

It was already strange that Professor Sinistra asked Sherlock questions out of character, and now he suddenly brought up these out-of-scope topics, which really made her confused.

What are you doing? Are you looking for trouble?
But there is no reason!

She couldn't help but look at Sherlock with some worry.

Although Sherlock no longer thinks astronomy is a useless course, he may not be able to answer this question.

Even if she were asked to ask this question in one breath now, she would have to recall it before she could answer it.

Sure enough, Sherlock, who had just answered the question fluently, fell silent.

Professor Sinistra, who saw this scene, suddenly came to his senses and couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

What are you doing?
Sherlock has obviously done a good job, so why do we still need to ask him these questions?

I am a professor, how can I argue with a child?

Well, I can't really blame myself, it's mainly because Sherlock's actions are so infuriating...

She secretly made up her mind that even if Sherlock couldn't answer, she would still give Gryffindor points.

Unexpectedly, Sherlock was silent for only a few seconds, and then gave a direct answer:

“Mars, representing violence, conflict, and war, rules Aries.

Venus, representing friendship, love, and harmony, rules Taurus and Libra.

Jupiter, representing wisdom, protection, and luck, rules Sagittarius."

Everyone in the class was stunned, looking at Sherlock as if he were an alien.

After a brief silence, Professor Sinistra spoke loudly:

"Absolutely right, thirty points to Gryffindor!"

In order to make up for her previous difficulties with Sherlock, she generously added 30 points to Sherlock.

When Sherlock sat down, Professor Sinistra glanced at the whole class, then said slowly:
"Today is your first astronomy class as second graders, so I think there are some things I should tell you in advance.

Although astronomy is a course that does not require the use of any magic, Hogwarts makes it a compulsory course because it has extraordinary significance.

I already said this in the first class last year, and Mr. Holmes's answer just now illustrates this point."

Having said that, she looked at Sherlock again, her eyes full of kindness.

“…It can not only cultivate your thinking ability, but also assist other magical disciplines such as divination.

I think you all know by now that everyone takes the OWL exam in fifth year, so here's what I'm saying...

Only students who achieve an 'E' (Exceeds Expectations) grade or above in the exam will be able to continue studying this course in grades 6 and 7."

After saying these words, she looked at Sherlock again and then began today's formal teaching content.

"Sherlock, why are you suddenly interested in astronomy? Don't you think this course is useless?"

Taking advantage of a break in the professor's lecture, Ron asked quietly.

“Now it works.”

"why?"

"Dear Ron, I think you may have forgotten something.

In the case of the Greek translator, it was thanks to my knowledge of astronomy that I was able to quickly locate the criminal's hiding place in Knockturn Alley."

Ron had indeed forgotten, but after being reminded by Sherlock, he remembered it.

"So that's it!" He showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, then his body trembled and he said excitedly:
"Great, I can copy your homework in this class from now on!"

Ron had been suffering for Hermione for a long time.

Because Hermione never let him and Harry copy their homework.

Although she always gets the correct answer after checking it, she always has to be lectured in the process.

In this case, it would be easier to just copy Sherlock's homework.

But Sherlock's attitude towards astronomy class last semester meant that Ron couldn't cheat.

So in the end he had to beg Hermione humbly.

Now that Sherlock has said that he wants to study astronomy well, doesn't that mean that he has to stand up too?

Thinking of this, Ron straightened his chest, and his red hair seemed to become even brighter.

Sherlock: (_)
After the astronomy class, the little wizards were exhausted and yawned as they headed straight to their common rooms.

Sherlock is no exception.

This scene surprised several of the roommates.

"Sherlock, I thought you would always be in that energetic state!"

"I'm not Superman, my dear Ron.

I've told you before that human energy is limited, and I will only do this when I need to stay alert."

"Alright, alright. Anyway, you're right... I'm going to bed first. I'm so sleepy."

While no one else was paying attention, Harry found an opportunity and asked Sherlock in a low voice, "Are we going to the Forbidden Forest again tonight?"

Sherlock shook his head.

The new semester has officially begun, and just like last school year, he still needs to allocate his time reasonably.

Judging from today's lessons, going to the Forbidden Forest every night is not beneficial in the long run.

In addition to the normal course content, he also needs time to continue learning about the magical world.

After all, there is no such convenient condition as the Hogwarts Library at home.

In order to maintain sufficient physical strength, you still need to proceed step by step.

In short, the first day of the new semester was perfect for Sherlock in every way.

So the latest instruction is - get some sleep!

Silent all night.

The next morning, Harry, out of loyalty and brotherhood, once again began to call Ron.

"Ron, wake up!"

"Ouch, what are you doing?"

"Get up, go do some morning exercise!"

"I had astronomy class last night and stayed up so late, so let me get some sleep—I don't have class until ten o'clock today anyway..."

"But didn't you say yesterday that you would go to morning exercise with us?"

"Have it?"

"Of course!"

"Okay, forget it today. Next time, next time for sure!"

"..."

Harry looked at Ron, who had pulled the quilt over his head, and couldn't help but sigh.

I shouldn't have believed his lies at all!

Turning his head to look at Sherlock who was already ready, Harry touched his nose awkwardly and said, "Let's go!"

The content of the morning exercise on the second day was similar to usual, still basic training, boxing, and fencing.

It's just that Sherlock compressed the time for basic training and allocated more time to boxing and fencing.

"Watch my movements, Harry."

Sherlock held the natural straight wooden stick he found yesterday and started teaching from the most basic sword-holding posture.

"The correct posture allows you to attack more efficiently while also reducing the consumption of physical energy.

When beginners are fencing, they often unconsciously grip the hilt tightly, which is actually a waste.

Look, you too, your knuckles are all white."

Harry nodded repeatedly and quickly relaxed as Sherlock had instructed.

To Sherlock's relief, as he had observed last year, Harry did have a talent for fencing.

After doing it a few times, I quickly got the hang of it.

I believe it won’t be long before he can get started.

After breakfast, the Gryffindor students went to the Herbology class with the Hufflepuff students again.

The course content is still to repot the mandrake.

According to Professor Sprout, this will be the main content of the Herbal Medicine course for a long time to come.

After all, there are quite a lot of mandrakes, and it will take at least a month to complete this big task.

The little wizards are still divided into groups of four and can start operating directly.

With the experience from last time, most of the little wizards completed this task successfully by the end of the get out of class.

There was a lot of progress compared to the previous class, which made Professor Sprague very happy.

Bonus points were also given to Neville and Hannah for their outstanding performance in the practical exercises.

The transformation class in the afternoon was still about beetles turning into buttons, which was nothing new.

But this time, in addition to Sherlock and Hermione, other little wizards finally successfully completed the transformation.

Professor McGonagall also showed a rare smile on her face.

(End of this chapter)