Just a Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor

After Christmas, the entire magical world became a little quiet.

The Death Eaters no longer took action as frequently as before, and they began to shrink their power. Although they occasionally committed some atrocities, they rarely had direct conflicts with Aurors.

This situation naturally led Scrimgeour to take the opportunity to publicize it, claiming that this was a strong proof that the Ministry of Magic had won a partial victory. Even if the mysterious man came back, his power would not be as powerful as before, and the stability that the people longed for would be very low. It will come soon.

As for how many people believe his words, this is unknown.

At least within Hogwarts, both Sherlock and Dumbledore knew that the Death Eaters' actions were just an extension of Voldemort's consciousness. The strength or weakness of this force actually depended entirely on the extent of Voldemort's own personal strength.

As for the so-called stability, this kind of stability will not come if Voldemort does not die for a day.

But so far, the Ministry of Magic has not even found a wizard who can confront him head-on, let alone know how to kill him.

In the castle, Sherlock never gave up on this work.

Pushing open the door of the Room of Requirement, he walked out of it a little disappointed after finding nothing again.

After "digesting" the locket, Sherlock's overall strength has also increased a lot. The most significant part of this is that in the area of ​​control, the effective distance has doubled from the previous 10-meter radius to reach It reached 20 meters, and the control strength and the direct use of control magic to cast spells were also visibly strengthened.

Without using a wand, he can already use more than 80% of the magic with bare hands. The remaining magic is just too demanding. Overall, it is still a great enhancement for Sherlock.

But even under such circumstances, Sherlock still had not found the Horcrux he had sensed before from the Room of Requirement, which was most likely the Ravenclaw Diadem.

And just as he was staring at the wall in front of him, wondering if he had missed any room, a curious voice sounded behind him.

"Professor Forrester, what are you doing here?"

Sherlock turned to look at the owner of that familiar voice. Harry was standing at the corner of the stairs, breathing heavily, looking at him doubtfully.

Seeing Harry, Sherlock couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Oh, you just came back from a run, Harry?"

"No, it's Quidditch training." Harry sat directly on the stairs and said while trying his best to make his breathing even. "The team's previous captain Wood graduated, and Angelina took over this semester. She is as strict as Wood and wants to lead us to the Academy Cup this year, so her usual training is also very hard."

Sherlock nodded, he had no problem with Harry having some extracurricular hobbies.

There are not many sports that wizards can play outside, and Quidditch is one of the most popular.

At this time, Sherlock stared at Harry, seemingly thinking for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Harry, maybe you could do me a favor."

Harry, who was rubbing his shoulder after being hit by the Quaffle today, raised his head in confusion.

"What's the deal?"

Sherlock grabbed his arm and led him to the wall of the Room of Requirement.

"There's a door here."

Harry certainly didn't think that Sherlock was trying to make a joke on him by using the empty wall, so he just blinked and asked.

"Is this door hidden by magic?"

"The meaning is almost the same. There is a magical room behind this door called the Room of Requirement. As long as you stand in front of the wall and think about the room you need and take three steps back and forth, the door will appear, and behind the door is what you need. that room."

Harry looked surprised. This was the first time he heard that there was such a place in Hogwarts.

The Room of Requirement has always been circulated in the form of legends in various school history secrets, but Harry usually doesn't pay much attention to these books. If it were Hermione, she would definitely know about the Room of Requirement.

"I'm looking for something, Harry. That thing is hidden in the Room of Requirement, but no one knows what kind of room it is in. But if I'm alone and my time is limited, I can't keep it there all the time. Screening here, so I want to ask for your help. When you have free time, help me find a crown in this room."

"A crown? In the form of a crown?" Harry asked.

"Yes, it is a crown with a gem inlaid in the middle and the overall shape of an eagle."

Sherlock described to Harry what the Ravenclaw Diadem looked like, and Dumbledore had obtained this information from Lady Grey.

"There is also a motto engraved on the bottom edge of the crown - 'wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure.' ('wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure.')"

This semester has been a bit too ordinary for Harry. Except for the dementor attack he suffered during the summer vacation, everything from the beginning to now seems to have returned to ordinary campus life, but the people in the Order of the Phoenix As well as Sherlock and Dumbledore, they seem to be busy with a lot of things again.

This made Harry feel that he wanted to help but was powerless. Now that Sherlock could assign him a task, he was naturally very happy to accept it.

"Don't worry, leave it to me, Professor Forrester. I will definitely be able to help you find it."

Harry patted his chest in assurance, and Sherlock smiled and patted his shoulder, officially handing him the task.

Back in the office, Sherlock had not sat down for two minutes when there was a knock on the door.

The visitor is Draco.

Since he came to ask for advice on Christmas, Draco has visited several times. During this period, he did not make any other moves or actions, as if he just asked for advice on Defense Against the Dark Arts.

However, it was not his own initiative to come here this time, but Sherlock specially found someone to call him here from Slytherin House.

"Professor Forrester, you are looking for me."

Even when facing Sherlock at this time, Draco still looked very pushy and in need of a beating, but at least he called him professor.

After Sherlock saw him walking in, he stood up again, took a coat from the hanger nearby and put it on himself.

Only then did Draco realize that Sherlock was not wearing a traditional wizard robe, but jeans and a thick windbreaker over a dark green sweater. Compared to a wizard, this outfit looked more like muggles.

"Didn't I say before that I wanted to ask you to do me a little favor? Today happens to be Saturday, and it's time for me to need your help, Draco. Now come with me."

Draco looked at Sherlock looking like he was about to go out. He was stunned for a moment, but then he quickly came to his senses. His first reaction was to resist.

"I do not want to go out!"

Sherlock stopped and looked at him, shrugging.

"Are you worried that I'm going to harm you? Don't think of me so dirty. If I really had such thoughts, I would have already taken action on the first day you came to me. Why wait until now."

Although what he said, Draco also felt in his heart that the possibility that Sherlock would do something evil to him was very low, but he was still wary.

"If I insist not to go, will you not let me come to you for advice in the future?"

"Of course not. I told you from the beginning that I will not force you to do anything. Answering your doubts about learning is my responsibility as a teacher, not a deal between you and me."

Draco could tell that Sherlock wasn't lying to him.

He was a little entangled at this time, and he didn't dare to look directly at Sherlock, so he struggled for a long time with his head down.

Sherlock didn't say anything to urge him, just waiting for him to make a decision.

"I can go with you," Draco said reluctantly, "but you have to keep me safe!"

"Even if you don't tell me, I will do this. I will take you out, and of course I will be responsible for your safety."

As Sherlock spoke, he walked out of the office, and Draco followed him nervously and coldly.

Today is the third Saturday after the Christmas holiday, and students have already returned to the normal class schedule.

And Sherlock took Draco all the way from the third floor to the first floor without any cover-up. Many students saw this scene, including those who had just come out of the library and were preparing to hold a stack of books in their arms. Hermione returning to the Gryffindor common room.

Seeing the two of them together, Hermione was as surprised as seeing Snape inviting Harry to join him for a butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks.

She temporarily changed her target and followed Sherlock and Draco until she saw them walking out of the gate of Hogwarts, then she returned to the Gryffindor lounge with her shocked face on.

In the lounge, Ron was playing wizard chess with Seamus. Harry hadn't come back yet, so Hermione could only share the news with Ron alone.

Ron also looked in disbelief.

"The last time we saw Malfoy take the initiative to find Professor Forrester, it was enough that we couldn't believe it. Today, the professor actually took that bastard Malfoy out of school?"

"I also think it's hard to believe your eyes." Hermione murmured, "I remember at the beginning of this semester, we overheard Malfoy saying bad things about Professor Forrester behind his back. Now they But we went out together."

The scene they had seen on Christmas Day had already made them feel weird enough, and the current relationship between Sherlock and Draco would only make them feel even more unusual.

Harry waited until close to noon before returning.

He was very attentive to the task that Sherlock gave him. He searched for the room that answered all requests for a whole morning, but he didn't find much yet.

"Didn't we finish training early in the morning? Why did you come back so late?" Ron asked with some confusion at first.

When Harry was about to pull them to the corner of the lounge and tell them about the Room of Requirement in a low voice, Ron continued to eagerly tell him what Hermione had discovered today.

Harry was also stunned immediately.

"You are saying that Professor Forrester took Malfoy out today?" He had just asked Ron's words in a question, and then asked himself, "How is it possible? If you say that Snape invited Foley Maybe I can still believe Professor Ste when he goes out for a drink, after all, they have a pretty good relationship."

Seeing that Harry didn't believe it, Ron turned his gaze to Hermione, who said seriously.

"I saw this with my own eyes. It was not just me. There were many people in the corridor and foyer at that time. Some of them even greeted Professor Forrest. He was indeed the one who took Malfoy out of the school. "

She was so sure that Harry couldn't believe it.

"The professor just handed me the task this morning, and then he went out with Malfoy? Why would Professor Forrest go out with him?"

Ron and Hermione shook their heads.

"If we had known, we wouldn't have discussed it with you."

Harry felt a little weird in his heart. Although he was already 16 years old this year, the sudden feeling that the teacher and friend he had always respected had a good relationship with his mortal enemy gave him a subconscious feeling. Frustration.

However, he still found an explanation.

"Perhaps Professor Forrester wants to get information about the Death Eaters from Malfoy. We all know that his father is a close associate of the mysterious man."

After listening to what Harry said, Ron also felt that this was a high possibility.

"We have all seen before that it was Malfoy who went to Professor Forrester first. Even we can see that his actions are wrong, and the professor must have thought of it, so he must have taken advantage of Hogg's plan. It's not convenient to use Veritaserum and the like in Watts, but that's not necessarily the case outside."

Both Harry and Ron felt that this was the most likely possibility. They had even begun to talk about it. Maybe Malfoy would have all his memories taken away now, and he would be expelled from school when the matter was over. bright future.

But Hermione obviously had different ideas.

According to their character who has been with Sherlock for so many years, anyone who is familiar with him knows that he will not use such despicable means to deal with his students.

Harry and the others must have thought of this, but they were caught up in another beautiful fantasy and were unwilling to admit it.

While Harry and the others were talking in the Gryffindor lounge, Sherlock took Draco out of the gate of Hogwarts.

"Since you followed me out, no matter what happens in the future, you must listen to me, Draco, otherwise I will not rule out the use of coercive measures against you. Do you understand? Draco."

Draco seemed to be unconvinced by this commanding tone, but he still instinctively showed some awe to Sherlock. He didn't dare to look at Sherlock and just said "Hmm" in a voice that was not much louder than a mosquito's cry. There was a sound.