Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 27 Harry, You Found a Blind Spot

Hermione quickly realized she was overthinking it.

There were bursts of exclamations from the table across the aisle next to her.

Following the sound, she was surprised to find that Sherlock had completely turned the match into a needle!

Professor McGonagall gave her evaluation without hesitation:
A genius of transfiguration!

The student who completely transformed the match into a needle received four points, while the student who only transformed one side into a needle received one point.

McGonagall's decision to give extra points to Gryffindor this time was justified and logical, and even her gaze towards Sherlock and Hermione became much kinder.

It was precisely because of Sherlock and Hermione's outstanding performance that the words I had prepared at the end of class, "You are the worst class I have ever taught," could not be said out loud.

However, Hermione knew in her heart that although one of the five points Gryffindor got seemed to be earned by herself, if it weren't for Sherlock, McGonagall would not have given her that point at all.

His Transfiguration was only worth a smile, and that one point was entirely thanks to Sherlock.

This instantly gave her the same feeling as Harry and Ron.

There is a big boss to lead you!
But she couldn't be happy.

Before school started, our parents asked us to take care of each other, but now it seems that it was not necessary at all?

Her emotions went unnoticed by others.

The freshmen still go to class, go home, eat and sleep as usual.

Before going to bed, Harry finally asked the question he had been holding back all day:

"Sherlock, did you really not see that the cat was Professor McGonagall?"

When the other three people in the dormitory heard what Harry said, they couldn't help but secretly prick up their ears even though they had already gone to bed early.

"Dear Harry, I thought you wouldn't be able to resist asking me earlier?"

Sherlock smiled and then asked a rhetorical question, "So... what do you think?"

Harry thought about it and felt that he should be honest with Sherlock: "I think you are lying to her."

"Harry, you've discovered the blind spot."

Sherlock gave an affirmative answer, and then calmly said in Harry's surprised eyes:
“As I’ve said to you before, we need to observe, not look.

You also noticed the lines around the cat's eyes, but didn't connect it to Professor McGonagall.

This cat's behavior habits are different from those of a normal cat, and if you are familiar with this animal, the difference is easy to spot.

Of course, the most important thing is that I know the transformation technique of Animagus.

Putting all these observations together, it is not difficult to infer this result.”

The difference between observing and seeing was nothing special. However, after hearing Sherlock bluntly admit that he had deceived McGonagall, Ron finally couldn't help but sit up.

"Oh my god! Sherlock, I thought you wouldn't lie!"

"In most cases, I really won't lie," Sherlock said calmly, "unless it's necessary."

"Then today..."

"White lies are more suitable for someone like Professor McGonagall than the truth. I don't want to be in her sights for the rest of the time."

After all, he still planned to explore Hogwarts.

Harry and Ron looked at each other.

The two of them gained a deeper understanding of Sherlock.

Sherlock originally had high hopes for the Defense Against the Dark Arts course.

After all, judging from the current courses, the teachers at Hogwarts are all very accomplished.

Even Professor Binns, the ghost teacher of History of Magic who reads from the textbook, has something to offer when you ask questions.

Unexpectedly, Professor Quirinus Quirrell was an exception.

During the first class, the whole classroom was filled with the smell of garlic.

Although he didn't explain why, rumors circulated that it was to ward off a vampire he had encountered in Romania. Garlic was known to be an effective remedy against vampires, and for someone as timid and nervous as Quirrell, who was constantly worried about being harmed by dark creatures, such an action made sense.

As for him, he explained his big scarf - it was a gift from an African prince to thank him for helping the prince get rid of the entanglement of resurrected zombies.

All the students were skeptical about this.

Harry was curious and couldn't help but lower his voice and asked, "Sherlock, is what he said true?"

Sherlock shook his head.

Quirrell was lying, but that wasn't a big deal, as long as he could do his job of teaching well.

The problem is that Quirrell can't do it.

To put it bluntly, this professor is simply a ruthless parrot.

The degree of rote memorization is even worse than that of Professor Binns in History of Magic.

When a classmate asked a question, he was even more hesitant and talked about the weather in a roundabout way.

A course that requires the most practical experience has turned out like this...

Sherlock didn't know what to say.

It seems that not all professors at Hogwarts are elites.

In contrast, Harry breathed a sigh of relief.

Because he found that even other classmates who came from wizarding families were at about the same level as him.

The best performing students among all the freshmen were Sherlock and Hermione, two students from Muggle families.

This also gave him the leisure to joke with Sherlock:
"Actually, Professor Quirrell is a good man. I met him once when I was in Diagon Alley..."

Harry told Sherlock about his experience in Diagon Alley. When he mentioned that Quirrell was from Ravenclaw and was originally very smart, Sherlock frowned.

"what happened?"

"Harry, what do you think causes a sudden change in a person's personality?"

Harry thought for a moment and said, "Hagrid said that Professor Quirrell wanted to gain first-hand experience, and ended up encountering vampires and old witches in the Black Forest, and that's how he became what he is now."

“Not a bad reason.”

Harry was a little surprised when he noticed Sherlock's nonchalant attitude. "Why, have you thought of something?"

"My friend, reasoning without sufficient evidence is always a dangerous thing."

Sherlock said, patting Harry on the shoulder, "Come on, it's time for lunch."

After finishing the third herbal medicine class of the week in the afternoon, the freshmen also had the only course of the week that needed to be studied in the evening.

astronomy.

Professor Aurora Sinistra requires all freshmen to observe the stars through a telescope.

The main content is to learn the names of different stars and the orbits of the planets.

Compared to other courses, this course is undoubtedly much simpler.

This is the only course that does not require the use of magic.

However, Sherlock, who excelled in other subjects, surprised everyone.

Because he had heard about Sherlock and Hermione's deeds before, and because of the special nature of this course, Professor Sinistra specifically sought out Sherlock and Hermione, who came from Muggle families, to ask questions.

Hermione's answer was excellent. Not only did she skillfully name the nine planets, but she also gave some basic knowledge about the ecliptic plane and the equatorial plane.

But when it was Sherlock's turn, he frankly said that he knew nothing about it.

They didn't even know that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Everyone was stunned.

(End of this chapter)