Just a Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor

Sherlock apparated directly to Diagon Alley.

A week ago, he already knew that Harry lived in the room of the Leaky Cauldron. Harry wrote a letter and asked Hedwig to send it to him before he knew what happened.

After getting the wand from Ollivander, Sherlock came to the Leaky Cauldron to visit Harry, who had been living here for almost a month.

"...I really thought I was going to be expelled, but Mr. Minister actually said, "We will not expel the student because he used magic to blow up his aunt into a balloon." ""

When Harry talked about this with Sherlock, his face was still full of disbelief.

"I thought he was a very talkative person, and then I asked him to help me sign the consent form for leaving school during Hogsmeade Week, but he didn't agree, saying that I would be safest only in school."

Sherlock has never seen the true face of the Minister of Magic Fudge since he came to this world.

But it didn't hurt that he already knew from all aspects that Fudge was a very cautious person in politics.

Everything he does, he seems to have to consider before starting, whether this matter will have any impact on his position as minister.

Just like he didn't hold Harry accountable for casting spells outside of school, and the targets were Muggles.

Now everyone in the wizarding world knows that Black has escaped from Azkaban, and they are all concerned about Harry Potter's safety.

If anything unexpected happens to Harry in the current situation, Fudge will face strong public pressure.

"The night you ran out was really unlucky." Sherlock recalled, "I went out because of some things and didn't stay at home."

He didn't teach Harry anything about it.

At that point, he must have reached the end of his endurance.

Otherwise, he should have exploded long ago, so Sherlock didn't say anything. He shouldn't have run out alone and made such nonsense.

"It's okay, Professor." Harry shook his head and said, "I feel pretty good during the two weeks of living in the Leaky Cauldron. Now Ron's family is also living here, and Hermione. We will go to Nine together tomorrow. Get on the train to school three-quarters of the way to the station.”

After Sherlock and Harry chatted for a while, Mr. Weasley called him to a corner of the lobby of the Leaky Cauldron alone, intending to talk to him about something privately.

"I heard from Kingsley that you have changed a lot after being the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts for one year."

There was nothing else to talk about. As soon as Mr. Weasley saw Sherlock, he looked at him in surprise.

"I heard the children talk about what happened at Hogwarts at the end of last semester. Molly and I were both sweating for you, Sherlock."

Sherlock said with a smile.

"Although the process was a bit thrilling, I think it is a good thing to have such a result. At least I can think about some things more clearly."

"Yes, we are very happy if you think so, or we have all been waiting for this day for a long time." Mr. Weasley said with relief.

They exchanged a few simple words of small talk on the matter before Mr. Weasley changed the topic to the main topic.

"You should already know about Black's escape from Azkaban." He said in a heavy voice.

Sherlock nodded.

"In July, I was traveling in France with Harry, and then I received a letter from the Ministry of Magic, asking me to take Harry back to his aunt's house as soon as possible. At that time, I already knew that this matter was closely related to Harry. Now, Black escaped from Azkaban to find Harry and avenge his master."

Mr. Weasley deliberately lowered his voice.

"Things are far from that simple, Sherlock. You must keep an eye on Harry in Hogwarts, and you must not let him take the initiative to find Black on his own!"

Sherlock's expression suddenly became very surprised.

He looked around and made sure that no one was paying attention to the chat between him and Mr. Weasley. He knew that what he said next must be a secret that few people knew.

Mr. Weasley's face turned dark and pained.

"Sirius Black, before anything happened to the Potters, was actually the best friend of Harry's father, James. When Harry was born, he was even invited to be Harry's godfather."

Sherlock held his breath and continued to listen to Mr. Weasley.

"At that time, the prophecy that there would be a savior who defeated the mysterious man had been spread everywhere in the wizarding world. Harry's birth perfectly met all the conditions in the prophecy, so everyone advised the James family to hide as soon as possible."

"They did indeed do this. James and his good brothers used a powerful spell - the Loyalty Charm. They told only one person the address they hid. If the secret keeper never reveals the address, , then even if the James family is hiding under the nose of the mysterious man, he will not discover their existence. "

"But anyone close to James can guess who he will choose to be his secret keeper, only his best friend - Sirius Black!"

"Then what followed was that the mysterious man found the James family, and in the end such a tragedy happened. As for why the mysterious man found the James family, it was only James' most trusted secret keeper who leaked the secret. This is the only reason why the mysterious man found the James family. A possibility."

"On that day, another friend of James, Peter Pettigrew, went to find Black specifically to ask him why he betrayed James. Then Black used an extremely powerful explosion spell to blow up Peter. Only one finger was left, and a dozen Muggles died because of it!"

"In the end, Black was caught. He did not deny all his crimes. He was not even tried in the Wizengamot. The crime was established and he was directly sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban."

Sherlock heard the complete story of that year from Mr. Weasley.

He also finally understood why he wanted to keep an eye on Harry and couldn't let him go find Black in private.

If Harry knew the whole story, he would probably do such a thing based on his character.

To find Blake and avenge his parents!

Mr. Weasley looked solemn.

"So, if you can, you must keep an eye on Harry in school. Black will most likely take the initiative to let him know about this, and then stimulate Harry to find him on his own."

Sherlock also promised with a serious face.

"I understand. I will try my best to take good care of Harry in Hogwarts and prevent him from making any risky moves."

"That's the best thing to do with you watching." Mr. Weasley nodded.

Sherlock sat in the Leaky Cauldron for a while, chatting with Mr. Weasley about the somewhat chaotic situation in the British wizarding world, and then left the place and returned to his home.

Sherlock did not completely believe the old stories Mr. Weasley told him.

He always felt that this story would not be so simple, and there would definitely be some twists and turns in the middle, just like he was still not sure whether it was Blake who turned into a mouse and ran away in the end.

But no matter where the story ends, it is definitely not a wrong thing to continuously improve your own strength.

While getting fifty wands from Ollivander, Sherlock went through legal channels and bought a bag that was casted with a reinforced seamless stretching spell, which was used as a container for storing wands.

It was also that night that he once again came to the place where he had previously experimented with the explosive spell, and completely spread out the fifty-one wands, and each wand floated in mid-air under the control of magic.

It is certainly impossible to control such a number of wands to a proficient level in one go. Sherlock must practice diligently in order to accurately control every wand.

Like now, if he wanted to simply mobilize one of the fifty-one wands, it would be very stiff, and he would always control four or five wands to move together.

There is no shortcut for this kind of thing, only by practicing more can you become proficient.

After that, he successively tried the petrification spell, the coma spell, and other spells, and they were all as he expected, without any problems.

But when it comes to releasing magic spells, fifty-one wands can only release one type of magic at the same time.

The key to the release of magic lies in the wizard's thoughts about the spell. He cannot disarm the enemy while confirming the petrification effect of the petrification spell. After all, Sherlock only has one head.

If you try to do this forcefully, the final result will be that neither curse is released.

Sherlock just made an attempt. If he can really do it and release different magics at the same time, then he can really walk sideways in the magic world. How many wands can one person control? , which is equivalent to a wizard army composed of some number of people.

Sherlock didn't dare to try spells like the Patronus Curse and the Explosion Curse here.

Such a curse, fifty-one magic wands were released together, and the movement created was really too great.

After trying it, it is estimated that someone nearby will call the police and report that a supernatural phenomenon has occurred here, or that there is a war between two armies.

As long as he is sure to use control magic to control a wand and successfully use the spell, there will be no problem with fifty-one wands.

After the experiment, Sherlock returned home and spent his last night at home during the holiday.

Then the next morning, after packing some common daily necessities and clothes, Sherlock directly used Apparition to come to Hogsmeade Town.

The landing point he chose was the alley where he had returned from the Apparition cram school.

After walking out of here, Sherlock felt something was wrong.

The streets of Hogsmeade are a little too quiet.

As far as I could see, there wasn't even a pedestrian.

As the only wizarding town in the UK, even if there are no Hogwarts students here, there are still many tourists who come here to relax every day.

But now, looking from the main road of Hogsmeade, it seems that it has become an empty town, with no one left.

Just as Sherlock frowned at the strange situation in front of him, a three-person Auror patrol team happened to appear from around the corner, and they also spotted Sherlock.

"Sorry, sir, please don't move around casually, stand still and cooperate with our inspection."

The three Aurors immediately walked up to Sherlock, each holding a wand in their hands and on alert at all times.

Sherlock did not make any dissatisfied move, but cooperated with their investigation.

"We want to know your name and the reason for coming to Hogsmeade."

"Sherlock Forrest, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, is preparing to travel from Hogsmeade to Hogwarts."

One of the Aurors was obviously the leader of the team. He raised his head and took a serious look at Sherlock's face.

"Yes, I have seen your picture in the newspaper, Mr. Forrester. Well, you can go to Hogwarts as soon as possible, and try not to stay in Hogsmeade for too long."

Sherlock asked, frowning at them.

"What happened?"

The Auror squad leader had no intention of hiding anything from him.

"There was an attack here last night. Johnson, the owner of the Literary Quill Shop, was attacked. The matter is very serious. Coupled with the recent incident with Black, Hogsmeade is now under martial law, and the Dementors will soon be stationed. Here, they want to catch Blake. A lot of trouble has appeared in this town. If it is not necessary, try not to come here again until the matter is resolved. "

He said with a headache, and then prepared to leave with the other two Aurors to continue patrolling in other places.

Sherlock suddenly asked them again.

"Did the boss who was attacked look like he was kissed by a dementor?"

The three Aurors stopped immediately, and the Auror team leader who had just communicated with him turned his head and stared at him with a serious face.

"That's how you know?"

"Don't be nervous. Kingsley Shacklebolt from your department is my friend. When similar cases happened in the front-end time, I helped him in the past."

After hearing what he said, the Auror team leader relaxed a little.

"But didn't it say that the Aurors from Germany took over the matter? Why do attacks continue to happen?" Sherlock asked.

After learning that he knew some inside information, the Auror team leader shook his head helplessly and complained.

"This case has been handed over to the three wizards from Germany. They are indeed somewhat capable. They predicted in advance that the murderer's next attack would be near Hogwarts. But the attack still happened. We must To deal with the follow-up, Director Scrimgeour also gave the three German wizards an ultimatum to catch the murderer before the next attack occurred, otherwise they would lodge a protest with the German Ministry of Magic."

File a protest…

Sherlock could hear Scrimgeour's helplessness from these words.

They have no clue about the murderer who committed the crime in the UK, and they have to devote most of their manpower to Blake's arrest.

Even if another attack occurred later, he would not dare to drive those three German Aurors out, because no one would be able to take over the case later.

The British Aurors are now facing a very embarrassing situation, and Scrimgeour is under tremendous pressure.