Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts

Sherlock's skipping of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class made Harry and Ron very envious—they wanted to as well, but didn't dare.

After all, skipping class would result in warnings, deductions of points, and even detention.

Even the mischievous Weasley twins didn't dare to do such a thing openly.

Faced with his two friends' worries, Sherlock didn't care at all.

Anyway, it was only one class a week, and he had already fooled his way through the first class with a leave of absence.

If Quirrell wanted to deduct points next time, he could get them back from other professors.

When it really came to the point of being given detention, he would still have ways to deal with it.

Compared to the subject-selective Sherlock, Hermione Granger was undoubtedly a model student in the eyes of all the teachers.

Never late, and even less likely to be absent.

She would preview every class in advance, listen attentively in class, actively answer questions, and diligently complete her homework.

Even the boring History of Magic and Defense Against the Dark Arts were no exception.

This was her difference from Sherlock.

However, the two also had something in common, which was that they would both immerse themselves in the library every weekend.

Sherlock consulted materials in order to better understand the magical world.

The books in Diagon Alley were too expensive, and now that he had a free channel, he naturally wouldn't let it go.

Hermione was there for her class assignments.

The two had known each other before the start of school, and now that they had such an opportunity, their relationship naturally became more and more familiar.

Sherlock even discovered in the process of getting along that Hermione was surprisingly useful.

In addition to discussing coursework itself, Hermione could also help him find information.

During the Sorting, Sherlock had learned from the Sorting Hat that Ravenclaw had many "knowledge base" type talents, but after the start of school, he had been addicted to magic and had no time to pay attention to them.

He never expected that the "knowledge base" would be right beside him.

The most typical example was that he finally knew why Voldemort wanted to deal with Harry.

Hermione found a piece of inside information.

At that time, Voldemort had heard a prophecy.

Despite being asked to keep it a secret, the content of the prophecy still spread after Voldemort's death.

The person who could end the Dark Lord's rule would be born at the end of July in a wizarding family.

Harry, was precisely the person who met the conditions.

Although it was inside information, judging from the results, this prophecy was very accurate.

There were other things as well that made Sherlock feel that Hermione was becoming more and more useful.

I won't go into details here.

In short, the behavior of the two of them formed a stark contrast with the other little lions who were immersed in adventure.

This also made people wonder if the Sorting Hat had made a mistake, and that people like them should have gone to Ravenclaw.

One day, Hermione woke Sherlock, who was immersed in the ocean of knowledge, as usual:

"Holmes, we have to go, the library is closing."

"Thank you, Miss Granger."

Hermione originally thought she was a serious person, but since getting to know Holmes, she had begun to feel inferior.

The other party could hold a book and read it all day long, not to mention eating and going to the bathroom, he didn't even need to change his posture.

The two of them walked out of the library side by side.

As they walked, Sherlock suddenly turned to Hermione and said, "Okay."

Hermione was startled: "What are you talking about? What's okay?"

"Didn't you have something to ask me? I said it's okay."

"How did you know..."

Hermione was taken aback, she did indeed have something she wanted to say to Sherlock.

But she hadn't even opened her mouth!

"Miss Granger, you may not believe it, but such things are very obvious to me.

Explanation is just a waste of time, so I suggest you just ask your question directly."

Looking at Sherlock's somewhat impatient look, Hermione couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

But Sherlock was indeed right, so she took a deep breath and asked the question that had been bothering her for a long time.

"Back then... in the Leaky Cauldron, how did you know my parents were dentists?"

"That's it?"

Seeing Hermione gnashing her teeth, Sherlock smiled:

"Okay, let's just take it as a thank you for reminding me every time that the library is about to close.

You already know that I have always developed the habit of inferring through observation, or rather, it is an ability to analyze things using intuition, so when I come to a conclusion, I am not aware of the steps to reach the conclusion.

But when you asked, I realized that there were certain steps involved."

Hermione looked at Sherlock intently, waiting for him to continue:

"First of all, from the way your family dressed, I could infer that you had a good income.

Secondly, your parents' posture was very special when they were discussing that Hogwarts letter, which shows that they have the demeanor of medical workers. High income plus this characteristic obviously indicates that they are both doctors.

Also, when they were talking to my parents, they unconsciously observed my parents' mouths more than once. This professional habit is difficult to hide, so I deduced that they should be dentists.

This series of thoughts took less than a second, so I blurted it out. I remember your parents were very surprised at the time."

After saying this, Hermione's small mouth was slightly open, and she looked at Sherlock in surprise, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Every weekend since the start of school, she had been soaking in the library with Sherlock, and the long time spent together had given her a certain understanding of Sherlock's reasoning ability.

But when she heard Sherlock say in one breath the process of judging her parents' identities, Hermione was still stunned.

After a long while, she came back to her senses and said to Sherlock admiringly:

"Listening to your explanation, things seem to become particularly simple.

I didn't believe it when Potter and the Weasleys mentioned it before, but I didn't expect that there would really be someone in the world like Dupin in Edgar Allan Poe's novels."

Sherlock turned his head when he heard this and stared at Hermione with intriguing eyes.

The little girl obviously couldn't stand this sharp gaze and asked a little uncomfortably, "What's wrong?"

"You must think that comparing me to Dupin is a compliment to me."

Sherlock sneered, "But in my opinion, he is not worthy of praise—every time he has to be silent for a quarter of an hour before suddenly revealing his friend's thoughts, this trick is really superficial.

Of course, he does have some analytical talent, but he is by no means the extraordinary character that Edgar Allan Poe imagined."

Hermione: Σ(｀д′*ノ)ノ

Sherlock was right, she had indeed thought that comparing this first detective in detective novel history to Sherlock was elevating the other party, but she didn't expect that she would be despised.

Hermione was unconvinced and couldn't help but ask again: "You must have read Agatha's works, right? What do you think of Poirot?"