Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 272 Harry Holmes
“Harry, I don’t think you’ve forgotten what happened in Godric’s Hollow last summer, have you?”

Sherlock looked at Harry and said slowly, "You met your grandparents at Potter's old house."

Upon hearing this, Harry's body stiffened instinctively, and the image of the old house in Godric's Hollow instantly flashed into his mind, its old yet familiar aura seeming to rush towards him.

He steadied himself, his voice carrying a hint of ethereal recollection, "Yes, I remember."

"I told you back then that they were consciously avoiding the presence of one person."

This person may be a close friend of your parents, and played a disgraceful role in the aftermath of your parents' misfortune.

Sherlock paused for a moment, then said, "Based on all the clues, this person is him, Sirius Black."

With a "boom," Harry felt something explode in his mind.

He suddenly stood up, his movement so swift that the chair scraped against the ground with a sharp, piercing sound.

His gaze, sharp as a sword, instantly locked onto Mr. Weasley, his eyes filled with shock, disbelief, and a hint of impending rage.
"Mr. Weasley, is that so?"

Arthur Weasley was speechless.

He has known Harry for three years.

Especially last summer, Harry stayed at their house for more than a month.

He considered himself to know Harry quite well.

This is a kind, generous, intelligent, and brave child.

If he could, he would even prefer to use more positive words to describe Harry, but doing so would seem somewhat superfluous.

After Black escaped, the Ministry of Magic rushed to Privet Drive to protect Harry.

It turned out that he had been driven to Sherlock by Vernon Dursley.

Because of his special relationship with Harry, Arthur deliberately took some time to learn that Harry had reconciled with the Dursleys.

This gave him a deeper understanding of Harry's kindness and generosity.

Given how badly the Dursleys treated Harry, Harry was still able to forgive him, and he almost thought Harry wouldn't be angry anymore.

But this moment.

He saw anger in Harry's eyes.

Deep anger.

He bet Harry didn't even have that expression on his face when he saw Vader.

“Harry…”

"Is it him, Sirius Black? Is he a friend of my parents?"

"Yes……"

"Good, I understand."

"Harry, are you alright?"

Arthur was somewhat worried about Harry's mental state.

"I'm very good."

Harry smiled at Arthur and said softly:
“Don’t worry about me, Mr. Weasley. I know Black is strong, so I won’t go after him, because that would be suicide.”

Arthur breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Harry continued, "From now on, I will strive to become stronger, strong enough to defeat him, and then I will go find him."

"Harry—!"

Arthur was immediately shocked. "He was able to escape Azkaban, making him the second most powerful person after the Man of Void. Even Flitwick and Snape wouldn't dare say they could definitely defeat him!"

“I know, so I will wait until I am able to beat Professor Snape before I go to him.”

"..."

"I really hope he won't be caught by the Ministry of Magic so quickly... But if he were caught by the Ministry of Magic so quickly, he wouldn't have escaped from Azkaban in the first place."

"..."

At this point, Mr. Weasley began to wonder if he should listen to Minister of Magic Fudge and his wife Molly and not tell Harry about it.

However, he thought about it again and shook his head.

In fact, he didn't say anything; the whole truth was deduced by Sherlock.

His arrival only helped Sherlock confirm his deduction.

That's enough!

No wonder Snape always avoided getting too involved with Sherlock; now I know why!
Fortunately, it will probably take Harry a long time to reach Snape's level of strength.

By then, Sirius might actually have been captured.

Even if he hadn't been caught, once Harry had Snape's strength, his thoughts would definitely have changed compared to now.

However, just as Arthur was about to Apparate away, Harry suddenly looked up at the top of his head and asked:
"Uncle Weasley, is the Potter family's shampoo any good?"

"what?!"

Arthur was taken aback; he hadn't expected Harry to ask that question.

Last Christmas, Harry gave him a gift: Potter's hair growth tonic.

With its help, my baldness has shown a clear trend of improvement.

"It works great, thank you, Harry."

"Then this will still be my Christmas present this year."

"..."

What is this!

And so, Arthur Weasley left King's Road, his mind heavy with worry.

On the other hand, Harry wasn't too nervous knowing that Sirius Black, who had escaped from Azkaban, was after him.

But Harry was furious when he found out that he was the parent's good friend.

Betrayal by friends and family is more infuriating than murder by enemies.

However, after spending two years with Sherlock, Harry had matured considerably. Just as he had told Arthur Weasley, he wouldn't do anything that would lead him to his death.

But he had never felt such an urgent desire to become stronger.

As a result, the originally leisurely summer vacation seems to have changed its nature.

Unfortunately, due to the restriction that he could not cast magic outside of school, Harry could only focus on improving his physical fitness.

The original plan was to go to the boxing ring in the back alley of St. Bartholomew's Hospital to find Coach Moran, just like when I stayed at Sherlock's house for Christmas in first grade.

However, on the very afternoon that Arthur Weasley arrived at the Sherlock household, Minister of Magic Fudge visited the Sherlock household again.

Unfortunately, just as Mr. Weasley said to Sherlock and Harry, Fudge treated Sherlock and Harry like children.

He simply told the two that Blake was a very dangerous man, and said nothing more.

In addition, he demanded that Sherlock and Harry stay at home during this period and not go anywhere.

It is "cannot", not "should not".

He even met with Sherlock's parents for this purpose.

However, even when facing Sherlock's guardian, he still did not tell the truth.

The entire passage makes no mention of Black's relationship with Harry's parents, nor does it say that Black left Azkaban to find Harry. It only mentions that a dangerous person has escaped from the wizarding world, and hopes that Sherlock's parents can fulfill their parental responsibilities and keep an eye on Sherlock and Harry.

Until the two went to Hogwarts.

As he left King's Road, he also pointed out that there were people from the Ministry of Magic patrolling the area, and that Sherlock and Harry would be warned if they broke the rules.

"He's teaching me how to do things."

After Fudge left, Mr. Holmes frowned. "I could sense that he wasn't telling us the truth."

Harry looked at Mr. Holmes in surprise.

However, what surprised him even more was yet to come.

Sherlock calmly said, "It is obvious that this Minister of Magic is a weak-willed, cowardly, power-hungry and money-grubbing man whose deep-seated inferiority complex is outwardly manifested as arrogance and haughtiness."

"Um, Sherlock, isn't that a bit too much of a compliment..." Harry thought Sherlock's words were a bit harsh.

"I'm just telling the truth."

Sherlock said without reservation, "Despite his best efforts to hide it, I can still tell that he is always worried about losing his position."

The source of this fear came from our beloved headmaster—Albus Dumbledore.

Harry was even more surprised when he heard this.

Because he sensed Sherlock's dissatisfaction with Dumbledore.

"To be honest, having someone like that as Minister of Magic wouldn't be a big problem during peacetime, but what if an emergency occurs..."

At this point, Sherlock shook his head and said no more.

Harry fell silent as well.

They've banned the use of magic, and now even outdoor sports are prohibited.

In that case, we might as well return to Hogwarts sooner rather than later.

Fortunately, Sherlock quickly came up with a way to exercise without leaving home.

Push-ups and sit-ups are a combination that can be done indoors.

With the start of school drawing ever closer, on the morning of the day with only three days left until school started, the Sherlock family's telephone rang:
Harry, who happened to be near the phone, answered it.

"Hey?"

"Hello, Mr. Holmes, I'm Hermione. Could you help me find Sherlock?"

"..."

Dead memories begin to attack Harry.

He finally understood how Gemma felt when he called her Mrs. Holmes.

It's so embarrassing!
However, he wasn't Gemma after all. Unlike her, he wouldn't casually joke, saying something like, "Please call me Harry Holmes." Instead, he coughed and revealed his identity:

“Um… Hermione, I’m Harry.”

What? You're Harry!

Why are you at Sherlock's house?
And why didn't you identify yourself immediately!

Even though he couldn't see her, Harry could already imagine Hermione's furious expression.

He said somewhat helplessly, "I didn't know it would be you on the other end! I haven't even said anything yet, and you've already started greeting me..."

"When I heard that it wasn't Sherlock who answered the phone, but a man, I naturally assumed that it was Uncle Holmes!"

Yes, yes, that's what I was thinking when I called Sherlock.

Harry thought to himself.

The problem is, you can tell that it's not Sherlock speaking, so why can't you tell it's me?

However, Harry wisely refrained from arguing with Hermione about this issue. He decisively changed the subject and asked instead:
"Sherlock is upstairs. Should I call him for you?"

"No need, it's the same as telling you - I'm back from France, how about we go to Diagon Alley together the day after tomorrow?"
My parents will drop me off at King's Cross Station every morning; we're planning to stay there this time!

The day after tomorrow is the last day of summer vacation.

"I have no problem, it's just..."

Harry was a little unsure how to broach the subject. He hadn't yet told Hermione and Ron about his restricted movements, so he really didn't know if he could go to Diagon Alley before school started.

Who knows, they might just go straight to Diagon Alley and buy everything they need.

"Just what?"

Just as Harry was letting his thoughts wander, Hermione on the other end of the phone noticed that Harry had been silent for a long time, which made her a little curious.

Although Harry didn't explain why he was at Sherlock's house, it wasn't surprising to Hermione.

After all, I've played Sherlock more than once during every holiday.

(End of this chapter)