Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 43 You've lowered the IQ of the entire academy

Just as Sherlock had expected before school started, the name Harry Potter meant that he would always be at the center of events.

Even if you do nothing, trouble will find you.

Nearly two months into the school term, he has already encountered many incidents:

Including but not limited to being aggressively surrounded by students whose enthusiasm had not yet dissipated; Peeves showing up to harass him; getting lost in the small dark room that Dumbledore had forbidden him to go into and being grabbed by Filch; the movable staircase inexplicably starting to move... and Malfoy taking the initiative to come and provoke him, etc.

The previous situations were not so bad, as long as Sherlock was there, they could all be solved smoothly.

But Sherlock couldn't be with Harry all the time.

The result was that once he was gone, Harry would have to face these problems alone, and as for Ron... it made no difference whether he was there or not.

As for the last item, it is purely trouble that comes to your door.

After being scolded by Sherlock on the train, Malfoy was indeed quiet for a while.

But the collective life in Slytherin obviously gave him confidence.

A month into the term, he started provoking Harry again.

However, out of fear of Sherlock - he knew that Crabbe and Goyle combined were no match for Sherlock, Malfoy was naturally unwilling and dared not confront Harry head-on.

So he wisely chose to change his approach and fight in a roundabout way.

One morning, Malfoy found Harry and challenged him to a duel.

If it's just an invitation to a fight, there's no need to worry about Sherlock taking action.

Sherlock didn't do anything.

Not only did he not take action, but he became quite interested in the so-called duel.

Because this touched upon his blind spot in knowledge.

Wizards duel?

It sounds like it's very interesting.

At this critical moment, Ron jumped out.

He said that he would serve as an assistant in this duel.

Not only that, he also made an appointment with Malfoy to meet in the trophy display room at midnight in front of a confused Harry.

Harry still hadn't recovered after Malfoy left.

Then, Sherlock learned the rules of wizard duels through Ron's long and lengthy description.

He quickly drew conclusions.

"A wizard duel is a formal contest with a sense of ritual that has been formed in wizard culture over a long period of time."

Ron thought about it and said in surprise, "It seems to be true... You came to a conclusion so quickly!"

"It's just a tradition. It's just imitating the medieval knight duel, except that both sides are restricted to using magic."

Sherlock waved his hand, "It's a pity that true chivalry has almost ceased to exist in modern times - putting that aside, are you serious about being Harry's assistant?

After all, according to the rules of dueling, if one duelist dies, the assistant must take over."

"Ron..."

Harry was startled when he heard this, and was about to speak when Ron noticed his pale face and quickly added:

"That's what you mean...but you and Malfoy know too little magic to really hurt each other. At best, you can only send sparks flying at each other."

Harry finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then looked at Sherlock with some distress: "But what if I wave my wand and there is no reaction at all?"

"Then drop your wand and punch him in the nose."

Ron spoke before Sherlock could even speak.

"..."

Harry was stunned for a moment, then looked at Sherlock for help.

"Good advice."

Sherlock said seriously, "In order to achieve the goal, sometimes we really shouldn't stick to the formalities."

Getting Sherlock's support for the first time, Ron suddenly felt confident and justified.

"But if it were me, I wouldn't go today." "Why?"

Ron, who had just gotten hard, asked in surprise, "Refusing a duel is a cowardly act!"

This is so un-Gryffindor!

"Brave is the best alternative to stupidity."

Sherlock said calmly, "Because Malfoy has no intention of going there at all. My dear Harry, I bet you a Galleon that if you go there, it will most likely be Filch waiting for you."

As soon as he said this, Harry's face, which had returned to normal, turned pale again.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Ron immediately retorted, "Although Malfoy is indeed a bastard, he is a pure-blood from the Twenty-Eight clan after all..."

"Shut up, Ron. You've lowered the IQ of the entire academy."

Ron: (°ー°〃)
"Just now, when you were talking about assistants, Malfoy chose between Crabbe and Goyle.

If he really wanted to duel, he wouldn't be so hasty and wait until you brought it up before making a decision.

This is obviously just a perfunctory excuse to trick you into going to the place he had already booked.

Although he tried his best to hide it, if you were careful enough, you could still notice that his right leg was slightly lame, probably because he was injured while practicing flying.

I guess you didn't notice during yesterday's flying lesson that he didn't stay on his broomstick as long as he usually does."

Harry and Ron looked at each other; they really hadn't noticed.

Damn, is that the difference between looking and observing again?
"Also, he reacted too calmly to Harry choosing Ron as his assistant.

If I were Malfoy, I would certainly be relieved, if not ecstatic, when Harry chose Ron over Sherlock as his assistant."

Ron: _〆(Д｀)
"But he didn't."

Once again ignoring Ron's resentful face, Sherlock directly concluded, "He doesn't care who goes with Harry, because he has no intention of dueling at all.

As for the so-called Twenty-Eight Sacred Pure-Blooded Families...it's nothing more than a self-entertaining joke."

Sherlock looked disdainful.

What era is it now? Are you still talking about bloodline theory?
I have to say that in some respects, the wizarding world is really out of date.

Sherlock still has a great influence on Harry.

He was eventually persuaded not to fight.

Later it turned out that Sherlock was right.

Because Malfoy didn't mention the duel at all the next day.

On the contrary, he looked surprised to see that Harry and Ron were safe and sound.

Seeing this, Ron couldn't help but be glad that Harry listened to Sherlock - he was still urging Harry to take action last night, but was rejected by the latter.

But he naturally wouldn't say such things.

He seized the opportunity and mocked Malfoy mercilessly.

With the help of the twin brothers, the fact that Malfoy took the initiative to invite Harry to a duel but did not accept the challenge soon became known to the whole school.

This made Malfoy unable to raise his head for a long time.

It also deepened the little lions' understanding of Sherlock.

Gradually, people began to consult him about some difficult problems they encountered in daily life.

Sherlock basically accepts everyone who comes to him, and these things can help him further understand the magical world.

The one who came most frequently was Neville, who lived in the same dormitory with him.

His pet toad, named Leifu, was constantly missing.

Malfoy naturally did not want to be humiliated like this.

As the saying goes, if one plan fails, try another.

He kept an eye on Harry, hoping to get back at him.

The opportunity came soon.

(End of this chapter)