Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 290 You can predict the future, I can deduce the past.

The requirements for using tea leaves for divination are quite complex.

Professor Trelawney had each student take their teacup to her to have it filled, and then return to their seat to drink their tea.

Once all the tea leaves are gone, a series of complex pre-shaking operations are performed before handing the remaining tea leaves to one's partner.

The final step is to interpret tea according to the chapters specified in the book "Seeing the Future Through the Fog".

Professor Trelawney himself will tour and guide them throughout the process.

Of course, if anyone encounters any difficulties during this period, they can ask her for advice at any time.

Next, everyone lined up to get their tea, just as she had instructed.

Something interesting happened during this process.

When Neville went to get tea, Professor Trelawney made another prediction, saying that Neville would break a teacup.

As it turned out, Neville actually broke a teacup shortly after she said that.

This time, the whole class began to take this seemingly eccentric professor seriously.

This is real, this is not a dream!
She really knows prophecy!

Professor Trelawney smiled with satisfaction upon seeing this.

Seeing this, Sherlock smiled with satisfaction.

However, things took a turn for the worse for Harry.

He and Ron filled their teacups, quickly drank the scalding hot tea, and then, following Professor Trelawney's instructions, shook the tea leaves three times with their left hands before turning the cups upside down on the tray.

Once the last drop of tea has seeped out, they exchange cups and begin to carefully analyze each other's tea leaves according to the requirements of the book "Seeing the Future Through the Fog".

Harry was highly suspicious that the tea Professor Trelawney provided might contain hypnotic ingredients.

As the aroma of tea spread, he felt his mind go numb and he became drowsy.

The others weren't much better off; most of the students' eyes became blurry.

"Broaden your horizons, transcend worldly boundaries, rouse your spirits, and unleash the full potential of your talents!"

With Professor Trelawney's loud encouragement, Harry forced himself to look at Ron's teacup. "Uh... there's a crooked cross in your cup..."

Harry would swear, by Merlin's famous words, that he had been very serious about interpreting tea leaves by referring to the contents of the book "Seeing the Future Through the Fog".

Unfortunately, the contents of the book were far too bizarre.

Because his interpretation of Ron was that Ron would experience hardship and pain, but would also feel immense joy.

"So...you will suffer, but feel extremely happy?"

"I'm not a pervert! Only a pervert would feel pleasure while suffering!"

Ron said somewhat speechlessly, "If you ask me, you really should go and test whether you have a third eye, little brother."

Harry himself was puzzled. He shook his head and handed over his teacup: "Your turn."

Ron was even more serious than Harry when he was interpreting the text.

The conclusions drawn were not very good either.

Harry will receive an unexpected windfall, a windfall that is often referred to as a sudden stroke of luck.

Oh no, it's unexpected wealth.

Harry almost burst out laughing, but thankfully he managed to hold it in.

However, when he saw Ron's extremely serious expression, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This immediately displeased Professor Trelawney.

She strode up to Harry and Ron, and snatched Harry's teacup directly from Ron's hand:

"let me see!"

Because he was too focused, Ron was careless and didn't dodge, allowing Professor Trelawney to snatch his teacup.

Ron: (ω`)?:

No, teacher, why don't you talk about martial ethics?
Professor Trelawney's action caused Hermione, who was looking at Sherlock's tea, to stop what she was doing.

Not only her, but the whole class quieted down and watched the scene silently.

Professor Trelawney turned the teacup counterclockwise in the standard way, and then began to speak:
“Eagle… darling, this means you have a mortal enemy.”

"It's obvious."

The whole class looked at the person who had spoken in surprise.

They assumed that the one speaking would be Sherlock, but it wasn't.

Hermione consciously turned up her voice so that everyone could hear her.

"Isn't that right? Everyone in this world knows about Harry and the Man of Darkness."

Considering the potential repercussions, Hermione ultimately refrained from revealing Voldemort's name.

However, that was enough; the whole class looked at Hermione in surprise, especially Harry and Ron.

It's one thing that Hermione speaks in the exact same tone as Sherlock, but this isn't the first or second time this has happened.

The key is the tone.

You know, she would never have treated a teacher like that before.

Professor Trelawney's eyes widened like saucers. She glared at Hermione with displeasure and continued analyzing the tea leaves:
"Big head stick... an attack, this is not a pleasant cup..."

Skeleton... Your path is fraught with danger, my dear child...

Oh, no—

As Professor Trelawney gave the cup a final turn, she suddenly let out a high-pitched scream, then plopped down in an empty armchair, clutching her chest with a shiny hand and closing her eyes.

“My dear children—my poor, dear children—no—it’s best not to say anything, don’t ask me, don’t ask me!” The whole class was stunned. They stared blankly at Professor Trelawney, not understanding why she had lost her composure.

Everyone stood up and gathered around Harry and Ron, carefully examining Harry's teacup.

Of course, they couldn't see anything.

Sherlock and Hermione exchanged a glance, both somewhat displeased with Professor Trelawney's overreaction.

"What exactly is a professor?"

"Yes, yes, Professor, what exactly did you see?"

"Just say it already!"

Lavender Brown and the Petit twins seemed to be completely captivated by Professor Trelawney, and they asked questions incessantly.

"Ominous! You are facing great misfortune!"

Seeing that Harry didn't seem to understand, she explained further:
"That eerie big dog that haunts the cemetery, my dear child, it's a bad omen, the worst kind of bad omen, a sign of death!"

Harry felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered the cover of that book in Flourish and Blotts.

The night before school started, he had mentioned this to Sherlock.

Besides that, he also saw a large black dog elsewhere.

But he couldn't remember exactly where it was.

At that moment, everyone in the class stared at Harry with wide eyes in horror, and many girls covered their mouths with their hands.

With a sharp crack, Neville shattered the second cup.

Even Ron, who was standing next to Harry, became uneasy.

Except for Sherlock and Hermione.

Hermione has a very bad temper.

But just as she was about to stand up, she felt a weight on her shoulder.

Sherlock placed one hand on her left shoulder.

Hermione looked at Sherlock with some surprise, but when she saw the look in his gray eyes, she immediately felt relieved and gave up her plan to confront her teacher head-on.

Sherlock slowly stood up and looked at the table where Harry and Ron were:
"Professor, I disagree with your point of view."

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, all the students in the class immediately turned their attention to him.

As expected of the Lion King, once he makes a move, it is extraordinary.

Professor Trelawney stared at Sherlock for a long time before slowly speaking:
"Please forgive me for saying this, darling, but I see that the aura around you is very small, which means you don't have much perception of the future."

Upon hearing Professor Trelawney's assessment of him, Sherlock couldn't help but chuckle.
"Excuse me for speaking frankly, Professor, but my view of the future differs from yours."

"What do you think?"

"Time will answer all your questions."

"You don't understand the future."

"Perhaps you are right, but my ability to observe the past is much stronger than you think—if you think you can predict the future, then I can deduce the past."

Professor Trelawney scrutinized Sherlock repeatedly, and as he saw Sherlock standing before him maintaining a calm and composed demeanor, his dislike for this student who had dared to talk back to him grew.

However, seeing that all the students' eyes were focused on Sherlock and herself, she hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"Darling, so what exactly do you want to tell me?"

"Professor, you might not believe it, but I can indeed know many things through observation, such as..."

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, the whole class's eyes lit up immediately.

Those familiar with Sherlock know very well that once he utters this opening line, it signifies one thing.

Stand back, I'm about to start showing off!

Sure enough, Sherlock began his statement at an extremely fast pace:
"You had a previous marriage, but unfortunately you still didn't have any children until the marriage ended."

You always prefer to stay alone in your stuffy and crowded tower office and rarely go down to the auditorium to dine with everyone.

"You have excellent observation skills, but in recent years you have become overly dependent on alcohol..."

"enough!"

Professor Trelawney suddenly began to tremble violently. She interrupted Sherlock, looking at him with a horrified expression: "What...what nonsense are you spouting?"

“I’m not talking nonsense, Professor—everything I just said was deduced from your performance.”

Sherlock stared at Professor Trelawney, his tone calm, and once again began his long speech at double speed:
"There is a light-colored indentation around your right ring finger, which is a mark from wearing a ring for a long time."

There are 23 tables in total, but none of them are spaced according to standard social distancing guidelines.

The enclosed environment isolates students from the outside world, and the classroom's decoration is full of personality, showcasing a unique style that reflects individuality.

When blackout fabric imprisons light, creating a theatrical gloom, you're not escaping natural light, but rather the reflection in the mirror that should be paired with your own.

The high temperature has soaked your wool shawl with sweat, yet you stubbornly maintain the sweltering atmosphere of this classroom, which is enough to prove your usual living environment.

The three dusty forks on the shelf still had pumpkin pie crumbs stuck in their tines. We've been at the school for three years, but we've never seen you eat in the auditorium, which further suggests that you rely on house-elves to deliver your meals.

When you bent down to pick up the teacup, the shape of the mark on your collarbone that was revealed by the shawl perfectly matched the shape of the empty wine bottle on the third shelf, which was covered by a deck of cards, indicating that you had recently injured yourself by accidentally dropping the bottle while trying to anesthetize yourself.

The candles were discarded when they burned down to just two inches because the drunkenness prevented him from precisely controlling the force with which he trimmed the wicks.

besides--"

"Shut up!"

When Sherlock got to this point, Professor Trelawney could no longer contain himself and interrupted Sherlock without regard for his image.

As a diviner with a third eye, Professor Trelawney lost his composure.

(End of this chapter)