Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts

Professor McGonagall was stunned.

She had been transforming into a tabby cat to teach the first Transfiguration class to new students for many years.

Because this little trick, like the Sorting Ceremony, was required to be kept strictly confidential, she had been able to observe generations of new students from a cat's perspective for so many years.

It was quite amusing.

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The vast majority of new students couldn't see the mystery of this cat, assuming that the teacher hadn't arrived, and made loud noises without any restraint, not stopping even when class time arrived.

This year was no exception.

Perhaps because of Harry Potter's enrollment, the little lions this year were particularly excited, glancing in Harry's direction every few sentences.

Watching their performance, McGonagall had even already thought of her concluding remarks at the end of this class:

"You are the worst class I have ever taught!"

But she never expected that one day, she would be picked up by a student by the scruff of her neck.

Unbelievable!

Friends who often pet cats know that felines have a fatal weakness:

As long as you pinch the back of their necks, no matter how fierce and unruly they usually are, they will become docile and obedient, allowing you to manipulate them.

Cats in the magical world are no exception.

Furthermore, any wizard who transforms into an animal through Animagus will possess the characteristics of that animal.

This tabby cat was precisely Professor McGonagall transformed through Animagus.

So, she was caught off guard and ambushed by Sherlock.

She wanted to resist, but because of the feline's nature, she couldn't break free.

After finally waiting for human nature to overcome animal instincts and gain the upper hand, Sherlock had already released the scruff of her neck, put her in his arms, and began to pet her.

Sherlock's cat-petting skills were quite skilled, gently stroking and kneading, quickly making Professor McGonagall sink into it, unable to extricate herself.

"Sherlock, don't you think the patterns around this cat's eyes look a lot like Professor McGonagall's glasses?"

After Sherlock explained the difference between seeing and observing, Harry had been constantly learning.

So, when he discovered this, he was very excited.

He had long heard that if you keep a pet for a long time, the owner and the pet will become more and more alike.

Sherlock had just said that this wasn't Professor McGonagall's pet.

Now it seemed that he was finally wrong this time!

Harry was slightly smug, but he didn't say this explicitly.

After all, Sherlock was so smart, he must have understood what he meant.

Unexpectedly, before Sherlock could answer, the cat seemed to understand his words and suddenly struggled to fall from Sherlock's hands to the ground.

The next moment, the tabby cat disappeared, and a serious-looking woman appeared in everyone's sight.

She wore an emerald green robe, and her black hair was tied into a tight bun.

The square glasses she wore looked exactly like the patterns around the cat's eyes.

It was Minerva McGonagall, the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, the Head of Gryffindor House, and the Transfiguration professor.

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The new students who saw this scene were stunned.

Harry and Ron, who had been watching Sherlock pet the cat, opened their mouths wide, wide enough to stuff a dungbomb in.

Ron even had difficulty speaking: "Mc...Mc...McGonagall...Professor!"

McGonagall first looked at Harry gratefully, then looked intently at Sherlock:

"Mr. Holmes, did you recognize me long ago?"

Meeting for the first time, Sherlock was able to deduce that Hogwarts was in Scotland through the texture of the acceptance letter and his analysis of her.

Facing a young wizard with such magical abilities, she had no reason not to be suspicious.

Looking at Professor McGonagall's serious expression, Harry and Ron suddenly realized what Sherlock had just done.

Both of them were immediately covered in sweat.

They looked at Sherlock with both admiration and worry, secretly sweating for Sherlock.

"Not at all," Sherlock said calmly, "but I have never seen a cat sit so stiffly."

Seeing that Sherlock's eyes were clear and didn't seem to be lying, Professor McGonagall's expression softened slightly.

He was just a young wizard who yearned for the magical world and had just enrolled, how could he have any bad intentions?

"You would be stiff too if you saw your students acting like that."

McGonagall's sudden transformation had already attracted the attention of the new students, but this sentence made everyone silent.

"The professor's Transfiguration is almost flawless, and you can't feel the magical aura at all, it's amazing!"

Only Sherlock still praised Professor McGonagall's wonderful performance, as if he wasn't the one who had been playing with Professor McGonagall just now.

"Mr. Holmes, this transformation is called Animagus, which allows people to truly become animals. It is a very difficult form of Transfiguration.

During practice, you may even be unable to transform back into a normal human being due to confusion of thought, which is too dangerous for you now!

Alright, now everyone get back to your seats - I'm going to start transforming!"

Hearing that Sherlock hadn't noticed her abnormality, McGonagall secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Mainly because her performance just now was really a bit... embarrassing.

Actually, she refused when Sherlock started petting her.

But in the Animagus transformation state, she unconsciously obeyed the cat's nature.

In addition, Sherlock's skilled technique quickly made her whole cat Duang~Duang~Duang.

Fortunately, Harry suddenly pointed out the characteristics of the patterns around her eyes, which allowed her to wake up from her comfort zone and struggle to transform back to her original form, without embarrassing herself too much.

But being petted by a student had already become a fact.

At this time, she could only use other methods to divert attention.

Fortunately, this was not difficult for her.

She first turned her desk into a pig, and then turned it back.

The students were indeed attracted and couldn't wait to start learning immediately.

However, she poured a bucket of cold water on everyone as soon as she opened her mouth:

"Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous spell in your Hogwarts courses."

Her eyes swept over everyone, paused briefly on Sherlock and Harry, and continued slowly:

"Anyone who is naughty in my class, I will ask him to leave and never allow him to come back - I have already warned you."

Seeing the students sitting upright one by one, McGonagall was satisfied and began to lecture.

It was this lecture that made everyone understand that it would take a long time to turn furniture into animals.

You have to start with the basics first.

For example, the content of this class is to turn a match into a needle.

But this seemingly simple lesson has stumped almost everyone.

By the time class was over, only Hermione's match had changed, although one end was still a match head, the other end had become very sharp.

McGonagall smiled at her.

Seeing McGonagall, who had been serious throughout the class, show a rare smile, Hermione raised her head high, like a proud swan.

This is the real Gryffindor, you must have a talent for Transfiguration!

Then...

"Gryffindor gains five points!"

Hermione was immediately surprised.

That shouldn't be!

I heard that Professor McGonagall has always been stingy with points. Although she performed very well, being able to make Professor McGonagall show a smile was already a victory. It shouldn't be enough to add points, right?