Just a Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor

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The last remaining coldness of winter is still hovering over Hogwarts Castle.

Sherlock put on the thick windbreaker again, thinking that this time he would probably wear it for the last time in the first half of the year.

Draco has now become very self-conscious. From the beginning when he resisted buying him that set of Muggle clothes, now he has taken the initiative to take off his wizard robes on the day he goes out, change his clothes, and go to the castle. Sherlock was waiting at the door.

After all, he was still a thin-skinned person, and he was embarrassed to show up in the castle dressed like this in public, because it would easily be regarded as an alien by his fellow Slytherin classmates, and he would definitely be laughed at by Harry and Ron.

"Have you brought all your things?"

Sherlock asked, looking down at Draco.

Draco still had that shitty expression on his face and didn't say anything, just nodded.

"Then let's set off."

He used Disapparation directly outside the castle and took Draco to the small city that was already very familiar to them.

They found a fruit shop on the side of the street, and Draco took out a few pound notes from his pocket.

These were all earned by Sherlock himself when they went out last time. (Draco is not yet 16 years old this year, so Sherlock used a little confusion spell.)

Originally, Young Master Malfoy was extremely resistant to this, but when Sherlock himself took matters into his own hands and helped the vulgar Muggle farmer clean the cowshed on the farm without using any magic, Draco had no choice but to continue like this. Standing beside him, he was stunned and could only say with a sullen face, "I'm not working for Muggles, but helping the professors at the magic school to share the labor." while cleaning up the cow dung.

In the end, after working for a day, they received a fairly generous reward.

Sherlock asked Draco to save the money and then put it to use today.

In the fruit shop, he spent all the pounds to buy seasonal fruits, and then he and Sherlock got into a taxi carrying large and small bags and came to the familiar orphanage.

This morning, the children in the orphanage were roaming freely in the yard. From a distance, the children saw Sherlock and Draco walking over.

The little girl with gaping teeth and a loose tongue ran to the wooden fence and shouted excitedly.

"Boss!"

Of course, the boss wasn't calling Sherlock.

Draco, who was holding two bags of fruit in his hands, looked disdainful on his face, but it could be seen from the soothing corners of his eyebrows that he actually took advantage of this title.

This is not the second time they have come to this orphanage to volunteer. After the volunteer experience that ended last Christmas, every week after Harry's Occlumency teaching ended, Sherlock would take Draco out with him to continue. Come to this orphanage and spend time with these children.

Draco was naturally very reluctant at first, but as time went by and he came every week, he had already formed a habit.

And when he came here for the third time, he got to know Tracy, who had tricked him into getting her around.

It wasn’t that Draco became smarter and showed off his domineering spirit, but after being tricked several times by a little girl half his age, he finally couldn’t help but use it privately. Tracey was shocked by this little trick that wasn't even a magic spell.

Sherlock turned a blind eye to this. After all, it was just some small spells that could be explained by magic, and they had no power to hurt people at all. Draco didn't want to scare the little girl, he just wanted to get rid of it. She received adoring looks.

Sure enough, this trick was very effective. Although her mind was much more mature than other children of the same age, Tracy was still a person who had not seen much of the world and had grown up in an orphanage.

She immediately regarded Draco as a master of magic, worshiped him directly, regarded Draco as the boss, and called himself her younger brother.

The other older children, including Haley and Mrs. Chris, only thought Draco could do a little magic and didn't pay much attention to it, but Draco himself was very much benefited from it.

Even though he was just a little girl, this shout of "big boss" made him feel very happy.

Draco did lack education in other aspects, but when it came to treating his little brother, he was very nice and had nothing to say.

The week after Tracey became the boss, when he and Sherlock came back, they brought some candies with less obvious magical effects from Hogwarts and gave them to Beatrice for the little girl to enjoy in the orphanage. Countless envious looks.

This clever little girl is not stupid at all. It seems that she has surrendered and become his younger brother, allowing Draco to take him under his command, but in fact she is still being taken care of.

However, she never ate alone. The candies Draco gave her were shared equally with the children who were younger or about the same age as herself. Sometimes the amount of candies was not enough, so she would not keep any for herself and give them all to herself. She has a child younger than her, and she has the demeanor of a young lady in an orphanage.

Draco also saw this and didn't say anything at the time, but the next time, he brought enough.

The same goes for the fruit this time. He bought enough for an entire orphanage (only a dozen children in total).

Mrs. Chris had already become familiar with them. After seeing them, she opened the door with a smile and let them in.

Sherlock and Draco handed all the fruits they bought to her and Haley, and then took over their duties and were responsible for watching the children in the yard move around freely, while they went to clean the clothes that Sherlock and the two of them brought. The fruit is coming.

"Boss, you are so generous, you actually brought so much fruit here again this time!"

Tracey's eyes seemed to have shining stars as she expressed her admiration for Draco.

Draco folded his arms in front of his chest as if he didn't care, but the corners of his mouth that unconsciously raised revealed his true mood at the moment.

"Humph, these are all trivial matters."

He said this easily, as if he had completely forgotten the pain of being banned from using magic by Sherlock in the cowshed and hating the stinky cow dung so much.

"Of course, boss, you are a great magician!"

Draco stole a glance at Sherlock and saw that he was helping a little boy who had just fallen to the ground and got up to dust himself off. After not noticing them, he said very reservedly. .

"Didn't I tell you that I have to hide my identity? I can't say these words to others."

"I was wrong, boss." Tracy admitted her mistake immediately, "I will pay attention to it in the future."

Draco waved his hand magnanimously.

"It's okay. You're not too smart. Just call me boss and I'll take care of you."

After brushing the dust off the little boy's body and seemingly not paying any attention to Draco, Sherlock had a smile on his face.

Obviously, he actually heard clearly the conversation between the boss and the younger brother.

In fact, Draco himself didn't realize that his mentality at this time had changed a lot compared to when he first came to this orphanage just after Christmas.

If in the past, let alone Tracey calling him boss, he would get paid for his own labor to buy fruit for a child in an orphanage, and if a little Muggle girl stood in front of him, he would probably back away in disgust. Two steps, fearing that she would pollute the air around him.

The lunch at the orphanage today was more generous than usual, and every child received a fresh apple after the meal.

Draco and Tracey were eating at the same table, with disdain on their faces. In fact, they were enjoying listening to the little girl's compliments. After finishing the last bite of food on the plate, Sherlock looked at Mrs. Chris said.

"I'll go out and walk around."

Then he walked out of the orphanage alone. The location here was very remote. After all, when Mrs. Chris founded the orphanage, she didn't have much money to buy a large yard in a good location.

Therefore, the air in Meizushaoyuan is fresh and clear. It can also be said that this is a place where birds don't poop.

Sherlock didn't really want to wander around here leisurely. He walked straight out of the courtyard of the orphanage, then turned to the path on the right, and after walking a few steps, he came to an old house that seemed to be abandoned.

He didn't reach out to knock on the door, the old wooden door opened by itself, and behind the door was Moody's old but upright figure.

"Sherlock, are you here today?"

Sherlock nodded and walked into the room.

"I still brought Lucius's son with me. How is it? Have you discovered anything during this time?"

Not only was Moody alone in the room, but Lupin and Sirius were also here.

The three of them had been squatting nearby since Sherlock brought Draco to this orphanage for the first time.

After Draco took the initiative to contact him at Hogwarts, Sherlock did not give up on letting the child change his ways and take the right path, nor did he put down his guard against him.

After all, no one is sure that such words and deeds can really change this young master who has been pampered and received a pure-blood education since he was a child.

Just in case Draco had any evil intentions, and to ensure the safety of the children in the orphanage, Sherlock asked Moody and others to stay here early in the morning.

Now the Death Eaters have significantly shrunk their power compared to before. There are no large-scale conflicts between Aurors and Death Eaters in the wizarding world. There are only some small-scale frictions. This has led to the retirement of the Auror Command. Moody, as well as Lupine and Sirius who had nothing to do, became completely idle.

However, anyone with a little bit of vision can see that the current calm in the magical world does not represent peace, but a moment of tranquility before the next storm.

No one knows what Voldemort is secretly planning now. Whether it is the Order of the Phoenix or the Ministry of Magic, they can only prepare early.

"Everything is still normal here. I also followed what you said last time and asked Kingsley, who is working in the ministry, to use his privileges to designate this area as a key surveillance point for Apparition and Floo Network. If anything happens here that shouldn't be done, If there is any change, they will inform us as soon as possible.”

Sirius looked a little irritable.

"If you ask me, I should just tie up that little kid from the Malfoy family, and then feed him Veritaserum or use Legilimency to get all the information about his father and Death Eaters out of his mind. If the information is not good enough, why do we have to make it so troublesome now?”

Before Sherlock could speak, Lupine said calmly.

"He is just a child who has not been well educated, Sirius. Apart from other things, using truth serum and Legilimency on an underage child is illegal in itself."

"Now is a special period, it is normal to use some special means." Sirius said.

"Using such means on a child is despicable no matter what period it is." Lupin said, "Moreover, do you think that if the mysterious man really wants the boy from the Malfoy family to do something, he will not think of this? Since he is relieved to let the boy help him, and he is not afraid of us snooping into his memory, he must have his own support."

Lupin's words have already made Sirius speechless.

Although they are both members of the small group of Harry's father James, Lupin and Sirius have completely different personalities. In comparison, Sherlock appreciates Lupin more. Sirius cannot be said to be bad, but he can only be said to be a more extreme Gryffindor.

"From the current situation, it's not that Draco can't turn things around." Sherlock said softly, "He can get along well with the children in the orphanage now, which means that he hasn't completely accepted Lucius's pure-blood theory. uu Reading books " Sirius shrugged. "Well, since you all said so, I certainly won't have any other opinions." According to his personality, he is naturally not so honest under normal circumstances, but Sherlock has now completely established his leadership position in the Order of the Phoenix, second only to Dumbledore, and this position is also won by his own hands, which makes everyone convinced, even Sirius, who can be called a thorn in any place. Sherlock nodded. With Moody guarding here, he doesn't have to worry about anything. This trip is just a stop by. After talking to the three of them for a few words and understanding the current situation of No. 12 Grimmauld Place, Sherlock was about to leave. In the old house, the dusty fireplace suddenly rose with a burst of green flames. Tonks' head appeared in the fireplace. She didn't say anything extra, but spoke quickly.

"Kingsley asked me to report the news. He said that he detected six consecutive Apparition waves near your place, and the location is behind the orphanage!"