Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 184 Is it so difficult to admit that others are excellent?

"of course I remember."

Although she didn't understand why Sherlock suddenly brought up this matter, Hermione still nodded.

"Very good. Edgar Allan Poe once said in a short essay that the protagonist inferred the other person's unspoken thoughts through his companion's actions such as tripping over a stone and looking up at the stars.

In fact, this is exactly the same as my reasoning for inferring that Professor Snape did not inform the Slytherin students of the problem in advance.

I noticed the subtle expressions and hesitations of the Slytherin students when they answered questions, just like the man in the article caught the clues of his companions' behavior.

Hermione was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly: "Indeed, the logic is very similar.

They all start with seemingly insignificant details, observing behaviors and analyzing the thought processes behind them.”

When she said this, she couldn't help but think of Sherlock's disdain and contempt when she mentioned Edgar Allan Poe.

After a year of getting along, she realized that Sherlock was not bragging at all.

Whether compared with the characters created by Edgar Allan Poe or Agatha Christie, Sherlock really is like a detective who walked out of a novel.

More importantly, he is only 12 years old now.

The young detective still has a lot of room to grow.

The conversation between the two made the young wizards look confused.

After all, people like Hermione who have a wide range of interests are only a minority.

Even if they come from a Muggle family, few of them know detective novels and the name Edgar Allan Poe at this age, not to mention wizarding families who have almost no knowledge of Muggles.

Ron frowned and said:

“Although I don’t know the person you are talking about, it sounds like this is just a stunt made up by the author.

Just like Lockhart, it's all about attention."

"Dear Ron, I didn't intend to tell you originally, but since you mentioned it, I'll tell you my reasoning process."

Under the strong watch of the little lions, Sherlock directly stated his reasoning process:
"Whether it was Malfoy or other Slytherin students, most of them showed a brief look of surprise on their faces when they heard the question, and then fell into thought.

For example, Malfoy's eyebrows were slightly raised, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, which showed that he had not known he would be asked this question in advance.

If they knew the problem in advance, they would have had a more confident and calm expression instead of this surprise and momentary confusion.

Also, they were not very fluent in answering questions, but had some pauses and hesitations.

For example, when the lady answered the question about the ingredients of the potion, she paused for a few seconds before slowly speaking the answer, and there was some slight stuttering during the answer.

If they knew the questions in advance and had prepared their answers, they should be able to answer them more fluently and quickly.

Also, I guess you didn't notice that the Slytherin students made eye contact with each other before answering questions.

This shows that they are not very sure about the answers to the questions and need some hints or support from their peers.

Based on the above facts, it is not difficult to infer the conclusion I just stated.

As for the point you mentioned, in fact, it is not difficult to do this, as long as you read the book in advance. "

The little wizards looked at each other, some believed it, some were confused, and some simply didn't understand.

Harry naturally believed in Sherlock, but Ron frowned:
"Just read the book beforehand—it's easy to say, but how many people can actually do it..."

"Is it so difficult to admit that others are good?"

Hermione decisively stood on Sherlock's side, "Student Ronald, just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't do it."

"B-but you raised your hand, but the old bat refused to let you answer the question."

"Ron, it's the teacher's freedom to choose which student to answer questions in class."

Ron couldn't win the argument with Sherlock alone, not to mention Hermione was there to support him.

Although he still didn't believe Sherlock's statement, he couldn't say anything more at this time and could only change the subject.

He patted Seamus's shoulder and said soothingly:

"Hey! Don't worry, my old friend, Hermione will get the points we lost back from other classes!"

Sherlock raised his eyebrows when he saw this.

Ron's thoughts naturally could not be hidden from him.

Seeing that Ron didn't say anything but was still dissatisfied in his heart, Sherlock secretly decided to find an opportunity to teach him a lesson.

On the other hand, Seamus was crying when he heard Sherlock's comfort:
"That's true, but it makes no sense.

Professor Snape will take points back from Harry!"

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

What you said makes so much sense that I am speechless.

"Actually, I don't think there's any need to care too much about scores."

At this moment, Neville, who had finally managed to catch Leif, also came over.

He listened silently to everyone's discussion until everyone fell silent. Then he raised his hand and said weakly:
"We were so far behind last semester, but we still managed to make up the points in the end, didn't we?"

After a brief silence, everyone couldn't help laughing.

"Hahahahaha!"

"Well said, Neville!"

"So you want to hand over this difficult task to the Lion King and the Savior again?" "I didn't, I didn't, don't talk nonsense..."

Neville and the other man moved around, as if they were afraid of being misunderstood.

"Come on, Neville!"

Ron put his arm around Neville's shoulders affectionately and said, "You know, last semester, Headmaster Dumbledore gave us so many extra points because we protected the Philosopher's Stone!
Do you really think that this semester will be like last semester, with another dangerous situation that we need to deal with?"

Even Seamus, who had just felt a little guilty about being deducted points, laughed at this moment:
"Yeah Neville, if that were the case, Hogwarts would become Azkaban!"

"But……"

"Don't worry, if this happens again this semester, I won't be able to find a girlfriend before I'm twenty... uh, fifteen!"

Ron was about to blurt out something when he suddenly remembered that Sherlock had stabbed Quirrell in the kidney last term.

Although I feel that it is unlikely that something similar will happen again this semester, I still want to be safe, so I have lowered the age limit this time to be cautious.

Highlight stability!
The afternoon's History of Magic class remained the same as last semester.

The ghost lectures and tells nonsense.

Professor Binns is a teacher who even Hermione, the scoring champion, feels a little helpless because he never asks questions proactively.

Unfortunately, his lectures were dull and tedious, and his ghostly tone made people sleepy.

Therefore, most young wizards regard History of Magic as a hypnosis class.

Sherlock was the only one in the class who listened with gusto.

"Sherlock, I really admire you!"

Harry turned his head and looked at Sherlock with admiration. "It's such a boring class, but you can actually listen so attentively?"

He said, glancing at Hermione imperceptibly.

Being able to stay awake and not fall asleep is her greatest stubbornness as a top student.

Hearing Harry's sincere praise, Sherlock smiled happily:

"Dear Harry, I have solved countless mysteries with the help of clues, relying on my familiarity with past cases.

The same is true of history to the magical world. It is like a silent but powerful mentor, teaching us to understand the development of the magical world.

This is especially true for wizards like us who have never had any contact with magic before and come from Muggle families.”

Harry nodded thoughtfully.

Ron was no longer sleepy when he heard Sherlock and Harry chatting.

He looked at Sherlock and said curiously, "Old Sherlock, last year's exam in History of Magic you only got an A, just like me. Does that mean you have to study History of Magic as hard as you did Astronomy?"

"Ron, times have changed."

Shylock said quietly, "I did say that I would only learn what was useful to me, but I changed my mind after the case of the Greek translator.

In the magical world, there is a lot of knowledge that you don’t know its purpose until you use it. If you don’t understand a subject at all, you won’t even know what it can do.”

"So are you going to give up the idea that your brain is an attic?"

"Dear Hermione, until now, I still think that the brain is an empty attic that needs to be cleaned out of useless garbage regularly.

For example, after reading Professor Lockhart's work, I will remember his adventures, but not his favorite color."

Hermione: (｀⌒メ)
Harry and Ron saw Hermione's frustrated look, looked at each other, and couldn't help laughing secretly.

Sure enough, only Sherlock can restrain Hermione.

After class, seeing Ron laughing non-stop, Harry couldn't help but give him an elbow:
"Lao Luo, what are you laughing at?"

"I remember happy things."

"What a happy thing."

"Besides astronomy class, I can also copy Sherlock's homework in History of Magic from now on! Hahahahaha!"

Harry: (_)
Ron: ヾ(o)ヾ
On the third night of school, Sherlock went to the Forbidden Forest alone for the second time.

Unfortunately, this time he did not meet the grateful unicorn.

Fortunately, the process was still smooth and the harvest was fruitful.

Not only did he see some new magical animals and plants, but his ability to use theory to guide practice was also further improved.

On the other hand, the mystery of the Forbidden Forest map was also revealed a lot with his second exploration.

However, without the unicorn's help, he returned to the dormitory even later than last time.

Back in the dormitory, Sherlock fell asleep.

This was also within his expectations.

After all, the Forbidden Forest is so big that it is impossible to encounter a unicorn by chance every time.

Even if he encountered a unicorn, it would most likely be the one he had saved.

Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the frequency of going to the Forbidden Forest to once every three days.

Even the greatest detective needs adequate rest to maintain sufficient physical strength.

(End of this chapter)