Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 55 Dumbledore: Gale, there is a genius here who can surpass you

Sherlock has always been a bit sharp-tongued.

But since entering Hogwarts, everyone he met was very polite.

Even Snape, who has always been targeting the Lion Court, is a despicable and kind person in Sherlock's eyes, so this attribute of his has never been shown.

This time, when Dumbledore was about to use his friend, he finally broke out.

In fact, Shylock is not opposed to being exploited.

He often took advantage of Harry and Hermione.

If Harry and Hermione were willing to use him, he wouldn't refuse either.

But Dumbledore's behavior was obviously different from his own.

Allowing Quirrell to enter Hogwarts knowing that he might be Voldemort's minion was putting Harry on the brink of life and death.

The purpose of his words was very clear.

If Dumbledore couldn't explain the reason today, he would never let Dumbledore continue to do whatever he wanted.

Faced with the angry Sherlock, Dumbledore was stunned again.

He lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he slowly opened his mouth and said:
"To say that Voldemort fears me most is flattering me. He possesses powers I will never possess.

As for my guess...if anyone can kill Voldemort once and for all, it's Harry."

As soon as Dumbledore said this, it was like a flash of lightning across the sky, dispelling all the doubts in Sherlock's mind.

After two months at school, Sherlock has gradually become disenchanted with magic.

In an instant, all the clues were connected.

"Only Harry can? The difference between him and the others is... he's the only one who survived Voldemort's Killing Curse.

It was his parents who protected him when he was still a baby, so your confidence is that scar?
Or... a spell that still provides protection?"

This series of thoughts came to Sherlock's mind in an instant, and as Sherlock blurted them out, the expression on Dumbledore's face became more complicated.

The feeling of déjà vu just now became even stronger.

Dumbledore's thoughts returned to that summer in Godric's Hollow.

At this moment, he even felt that Sherlock was more perceptive than that old friend.

"It seems my inference is correct?"

Sherlock only needed to look at Dumbledore's expression to know that his suspicions had been confirmed once again.

"Yes, my child, you are absolutely right."

Dumbledore looked at Sherlock and said slowly: "I think you should know the prophecy about the savior of the wizarding world."

After hearing Dumbledore talk about the prophecy of the savior, Sherlock blurted out without hesitation:

"The person who can end the Dark Lord's reign will be born into a wizarding family at the end of July."

Hermione had looked this up in the library.

Although the source is hearsay, it should be true judging by the results.

"The content is correct, but it's not accurate."

Dumbledore sighed.

"To be precise, the prophecy reads 'A boy born into a family that has thrice defied the Dark Lord, born at the end of the seventh month, marked by the Dark Lord himself as a formidable rival, will appear and defeat Voldemort.'"

Sherlock immediately extracted the key information from Dumbledore's words.

"'Personally mark him as a rival?'"

"good."

Dumbledore smiled. "You certainly noticed that."

"Neville Longbottom's birthday is only one day earlier than Harry's," Sherlock said straight to the point, "so who will be the savior is actually decided by Voldemort himself?"

"Yes, there were two children of prophecy who met the requirements, but Voldemort ultimately chose Harry."

Dumbledore said with a complicated expression, "On that day, Harry's mother, in order to protect him, sacrificed her life to cast an ancient spell. That spell possessed the greatest emotion in the world - love. The Killing Curse that Voldemort cast on Harry was rebounded and disappeared from then on.

As for Harry, he became the only lucky person who survived the Killing Curse.

This protective spell still protects Harry to this day."

"Is this your confidence?"

Although he already knew the whole story, Sherlock was still not satisfied.

"I think you should know that in this world, the older something is, the more powerful it is."

"Don't worry, this spell will eventually wear off, but it's too early now..."

"It should be that the power of blood relatives is needed to maintain it, right?"

Without waiting for Dumbledore to explain, Sherlock said, "That's why you insisted on letting Harry live with the Dursleys - after all, they are Harry's only relatives in this world."

Dumbledore stared at Sherlock blankly.

He had nothing to say.

Sherlock's performance today has completely exceeded his imagination.

Looking at Sherlock in front of him, at this moment, the white-haired man couldn't help but have such a thought in his mind:
"See? Gale... there's a genius here who can surpass you!"

Thinking about Harry who survived Voldemort's killing curse, and the incident when McGonagall came to him and asked him to make an exception and join the school team, his thoughts diverged further.

"And... there are two of them at the same time! Gale..."

No matter how powerful Sherlock's reasoning ability is, he can't guess what Dumbledore is thinking without enough information.

Seeing that the other party was a little dazed, Sherlock couldn't help but frown.

"Besides this reason, is letting Harry face Voldemort also because you can't completely kill him?"

Sherlock's words immediately brought Dumbledore back from that distant summer.

He looked at Sherlock deeply, his expression becoming serious. "I now suspect that even if Voldemort is killed, he will be resurrected in other ways, and may even become more powerful."

"So not giving up on students who have already graduated is just one of the reasons?"

Sherlock pondered, "The key is that you need Harry to face Voldemort himself in order to determine whether the spell is effective and to what extent it can be used against Voldemort."

"Sherlock, as you said, the others are also my students, aren't they?"

Dumbledore finally smiled again, "Don't worry, Harry will be fine. I'm not the only one protecting him."

"Like Professor Snape?"

"Oh, I'm glad we see eye to eye on that."

"No, I feel like Professor Snape is more pragmatic than you in this regard."

"It would be nice if Harry could think the same way as you."

"I think we can change the subject."

"...Would you like some cockroach candy?"

"No, thank you."

"Well... I'm glad that Harry has a friend like you. It's up to you to decide whether to tell Harry about Quirrell, but I hope you won't tell him about our agreement."

"Great, so what exactly did you put on the fourth floor?"

"The Philosopher's Stone is the ingredient for making the Elixir of Life. I think you understand why Quirrell is interested in it... So you really don't want a cockroach candy?"

"Next topic."

"Well, Petunia... Harry's aunt. She originally wanted to be a wizard like Harry's mother, and she wrote to me."

"Obviously, you turned her down."

"Sherlock, you should know that this kind of thing depends on talent... You don't like cockroach candy, how about a glass of honey water?"

"Let's change the subject."

(End of this chapter)