Just a Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor

"People will always experience these, so I have always opposed Kingsley's request to educate you about protection. Some things are just said, there is no way for people to have any experience, only if you experience it yourself, it belongs to himself."

Dumbledore knocked on the table, and a cup of steaming black tea appeared in front of him and Sherlock.

"How do you feel about your change this time around?"

Sherlock had never been so relaxed in front of Dumbledore, drinking the warm black tea from the cup in one sip.

"I feel so good, I've never felt so comfortable."

Dumbledore smiled at him.

"I want to hear the details of what happened."

Afterwards, Sherlock told all of their experiences this morning, but concealed the matter of finding the book "Soul Stitching" created by the original owner's mother, but took the initiative to ask about the mark on his left arm.

He lifted his sleeves, allowing Dumbledore to see the crescent mark on his arm.

"That's it. The first time I encountered Riddle's diary in the bookstore, it had a strong burning sensation, and then I met Neville who was bewitched by Riddle, so what exactly is this mark?"

Dumbledore was not surprised by what Sherlock said. He saw the crescent mark on Sherlock's arm, and his eyes were full of memories and nostalgia.

"This is the protection your mother left you."

"My mother?" Sherlock repeated.

Dumbledore looked solemn.

"It's like the reason Harry survived Riddle's death curse was not because he had anything special, but because his mother used a protective spell with her own life to protect him. The same. You are also a protection left by your mother."

"Love is the most powerful magic, and this mark is your mother's love for you."

Sherlock silently looked at the crescent mark on his left arm. He didn't expect it to be similar to the lightning scar on Harry's body.

"So even now, you still don't want to tell me what happened to my parents back then, right?"

Dumbledore nodded slightly.

"It's not that I don't want Sherlock, it's that we don't want to recall those things, and we don't want you to know about them. Of course, if one day you have to know about it, someone will tell you."

There was a brief silence in the office, and Dumbledore spoke softly.

"You mean, in the end it was Neville who drew the sword from the Sorting Hat?"

Sherlock nodded.

"You originally planned to have Harry pulled out?"

Dumbledore had a very happy-looking smile on his face.

"No, I just wanted to try it out. I think it's possible for any of you to pull it out, but I'm most looking forward to you pulling it out."

"Me?" Sherlock pointed at himself in surprise, "Why?"

"Do you know the origin of this hat?"

He looked at the sorting hat that was placed in the headmaster's room again.

Sherlock thought for a while.

"I have seen records that this hat turned out to be Gryffindor's hat."

"Yes, so that sword is the same."

Sherlock looked at it in surprise, the sword that had been placed in the cupboard at this time.

"It was once the sword of Gryffindor."

Dumbledore said softly.

"Only someone with true Gryffindor quality can pull it out of the Sorting Hat,"

"But I'm a Ravenclaw?" Sherlock asked in confusion.

Dumbledore smiled.

"The choice of the academy can't limit the development of a person's quality. I really hope to see the unique quality of Gryffindor in you. But now it's not bad. I finally decided to recruit you this year. It's my years. Made the best decision."

Sherlock listened to Dumbledore's words and thought for a moment.

"Is that rumor that Riddle is cursing the defense professor seat, true?"

Dumbledore didn't hide it from him.

"It's true, Riddle did spell the job."

Sherlock stared at him closely.

"So you didn't think about me in the first place, but when you hired Lockhart, you already knew he was a liar?"

Dumbledore did not answer his question directly.

"During the summer vacation last year, he went to visit a friend of mine, and when I met him, I found out that part of his memory was missing. After that, I did some research and found a star wizard who was famous in the magic world for a while— — Gilderoy Lockhart, who found out that he was actually a deceitful liar who stole all his experiences from other people’s minds through the Oblivion Charm.”

"At that time, I couldn't recruit a suitable professor for this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, so I tried to contact him. Because I think that a liar like him, coming to Hogwarts to become a professor will definitely reveal his true identity. It may be more meaningful for the education of the students.”

"Lockhart is not a fool either. I offered him an invitation at first, but he didn't accept it. It wasn't until I borrowed a little of Harry's name and seduced him with the title of Teacher of the Savior that he finally failed to resist. Huge fame and fortune, agreed."

"But then, other than me, other people discovered his problem. They also had substantial evidence and brought him to the wizarding court. This forced me to change my plan for the year and choose You, Sherlock."

Dumbledore blinked.

"I even suspected at the time that you reported Lockhart behind his back in order to remove him from the defense professorship."

Sherlock was stunned when he heard his words.

He didn't know if Lockhart's matter had anything to do with the original owner, but after hearing Dumbledore's words, it seemed possible.

"No matter what happened in the past, the decision to get more to Hogwarts did not disappoint me," Dumbledore praised.

"Your probationary period has ended prematurely, and you will be the first Defence Against the Dark Arts professor to be re-elected at Hogwarts in decades."

Sherlock didn't ask too much about the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor's curse. As Slughorn said, the curse wasn't really that terrible. As long as the person in the defense professor position didn't have any crooked thoughts, it wouldn't be. affected by the curse.

He took a deep breath and asked Dumbledore what he was most concerned about after getting rid of Riddle's diary.

"Riddle's diary, it is not simple, although it has been destroyed, but there is definitely more than one thing like this!"