Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 297 How could they be so similar?
"Muggle research".

When Harry asked which course to choose between arithmetic and Muggle studies, Sherlock replied without looking up.

Harry then turned to Hermione: "And you? Are you coming with us?"

“I, of course I’m all… oh, I’m going with you to study Muggle.”

"I'm sure this course will be very interesting for you. See you in Herbalism class!"

"Okay... but Lao Luo, what are you planning to do when we go to class?"

"Isn't it obvious? Of course I'm going to go back to my dorm for a nap."

"If that's the case, you wouldn't have needed to get up!"

"Stop messing around, bro. Do you want me to miss breakfast?"

"Uh... okay, Sherlock, we... wait, where's Sherlock?"

"It's over there!"

Following Hermione's gaze, Harry and Ron saw Sherlock blocking Professor Lupin's path and speaking to him.

"What does he want with Professor Lupin?" Ron asked, puzzled.

"That's a good question, because I'd like to know the answer to that too."

"Hey kid, I've noticed you're getting more and more..."

"Stop fooling around, Sherlock is back."

Hermione stopped the two of them, then asked curiously, "Sherlock, what are you going to see Professor Lupin for?"

"I discussed the teaching plan for this course with Professor Lu Ping."

Hearing Sherlock's answer, Hermione became even more curious.

"You just discussed this topic with Hagrid yesterday, and today you're going to talk to Professor Lupin about the same thing again?"

"I just told him that the school's Defense Against the Dark Arts course was seriously behind schedule."

Sherlock shrugged. "Ever since we started school, our progress in Defense Against the Dark Arts has fallen behind to varying degrees each semester because of our teachers."

Quirrell, a first-year student, only taught theory without practice, while Lockhart, a second-year student, taught practice, but only one-fifth of each lesson was actually effective teaching time.

In this respect, Professor Snape, who taught in their place, was actually more effective.

Unfortunately, Professor Snape's teaching theories differed greatly from those of others.

It would be fine if he had taught the course from the beginning, but joining halfway through always clashes with the teaching styles of the others.

"Sherlock, it seems you really think highly of Professor Lupin!"

"Our first Defense Against the Dark Arts class isn't until Thursday, so I asked around among the students in other grades."

Gemma told me that Professor Lupin taught the Unforgivable Curse in his seventh-grade course.

Diggory told me that Professor Lupin brought a vampire and gave them a practical lesson.

Incidentally, he has now become the Quidditch captain of Hufflepuff and has rebuilt a new team, which will be a formidable opponent in this tournament.

All the students who took his class agreed that Professor Lupin was the best Defense Against the Dark Arts professor they had ever encountered.

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, Harry and Hermione were naturally convinced.

Harry, in particular, couldn't wait to see it on Thursday.

As for the upcoming Muggle studies course, he didn't care at all.

After all, although his parents were both wizards, he was essentially no different from Sherlock and Hermione; they were all Muggle-born.

So taking this course as a Muggle is like trying to catch a snail with three fingers—it's practically a sure thing.

In his opinion, this was the only course where he could reliably obtain a certificate by the time he was in fifth grade.

But he never expected that he would realize he was wrong after taking this course.

Not only was it wrong, it was terribly wrong.

Incidentally, their Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in their first year, Quirinus Quirrell, taught this course to Muggles before 1991.

At that time, he had not yet been possessed by Voldemort.

According to upperclassmen who had taken his class, Quirrell's teaching of the course was rather unsatisfactory.

After all, this was originally a theory-oriented course, which was well-suited to Quirrell's teaching style.

Of course, that goes without saying once he becomes the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

This caused a huge uproar at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with Voldemort coming to give the Lion King and the Savior practical lessons at the end of two consecutive semesters.

Professor Kerridy Bubbaje took over teaching the Muggle Studies course from Quirrell.

This respected witch dedicated her life to eliminating racial discrimination, viewed Muggles positively, and opposed limiting magic to pure-blood wizards.

That's why she accepted Dumbledore's invitation to become a professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts.

The purpose is to educate wizards about Muggle knowledge, to make them understand the sole purpose of Muggle ways of doing things, and to ensure that they can integrate into it when needed.

Upon seeing the students attending the Muggle Studies course, Professor Bubbaji frowned and sighed.

"As I expected, there are still no Slytherin students this year."

In fact, it wasn't just that there were no Slytherin students.

Not many students from the other three colleges also chose this course.

Apart from students like Sherlock who wanted to experience every course and Hermione who wanted to get all 12 certificates, the other students just followed the crowd.

After all, in the magical world, wizards like the Weasleys who actively learn about Muggles are ultimately a minority.

As for Muggle-born wizards and half-blood wizards, since they grew up in Muggle families, not many choose this course. Even if they do, it's for the three reasons mentioned above.

This became the only course in the third-year curriculum where students from all colleges attended together.

"In any case, I am still very happy that you chose this course."

Professor Bubbaji's brow relaxed, and a kind smile appeared on his face:

"Well then, let me see your level first."

As she spoke, she waved her wand, and more than thirty exam papers flew onto everyone's desks.

"Don't worry, it's just a small test. Even if you don't get a single point, your college points won't be deducted. I will give you thirty minutes."

Harry was taken aback by Professor Bubbaji's words.

This scene was so similar to the first Defense Against the Dark Arts quiz taught by Professor Lockhart in his second year that Harry couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia for '92.

Then and now, just as now and now.

How can they be so similar?

However, after looking down at the exam paper, Harry realized that there were still differences between the two.

Professor Lockhart's exam paper, apart from the last few questions which were relatively normal, was mostly indescribable and best left unmentioned.

The exam papers prepared by Professor Bubbaji look much more normal:
1. What is a Muggle?

2. Muggle technology is developing very quickly. Compared to the Hogwarts Express, what is the power source for most Muggle trains nowadays?
3. When you walk from a cold outdoor environment into a warm indoor environment, your glasses will fog up. Please explain this phenomenon.

……

15. In the Muggle world, how long did the Hundred Years' War between England and France last?
16. Who invented Arabic numerals?

17. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?

18. What is the black box on an airplane, and what color is it?
19. How many Industrial Revolutions have there been in Muggle history, and what were their contents?
20. Briefly describe the content of the Pythagorean theorem.

There are a total of twenty questions, ranging from simple to difficult and from simple to complex, covering almost every aspect of Muggle life.

The last few questions, in particular, were quite similar to exam questions for Muggle schools for students of the same age.

Of course, in Sherlock and Hermione's eyes, this kind of question was still a bit too easy.

After all, the question is about the Pythagorean theorem, not Fermat's Last Theorem, which has not yet been proven.

Most students started off smoothly, but slowed down halfway through.

When it came to the last few questions, I started to rack my brains.

of course there are exceptions.

Sherlock and Hermione spoke in one breath from beginning to end, without the slightest hesitation.

After they finished the test, they smiled at each other.

Hermione, in particular, had eyes brimming with confidence.

This time, she'll definitely be able to keep Sherlock in check!
After all, she knew very well that Sherlock's learning philosophy was to learn only what was useful and not what was useless.

Although some things happened in the past two years, he abandoned his initial approach of completely refusing to learn and deciding not to study.

But Hermione remains very confident about it.

The content of this exam paper is really extensive.

In Hermione's view, some knowledge is of the kind that is "meaningless" to Sherlock, and he may not necessarily understand it.

Moreover, some of the questions were clearly misleading, and even Hermione herself almost fell into them. Fortunately, she discovered the traps in time and successfully escaped them.

But Sherlock might not be so lucky.

He never pays attention to these things.

Thirty minutes passed quickly.

When the time was up, Professor Bubbaje waved her wand, and all the scrolls flew back into her hand.

Then she began grading papers on the spot, just like Professor Lockhart.

"Professor Lockhart is her idol."

Sherlock suddenly spoke up.

"Ah, why?"

Harry asked, confused.

"It must be a shared ideal..."

Sherlock gently shook his head.

The only commendable thing about Gilderoy Lockhart's character is his positive attitude towards Muggles.

His wish that all wizards could live in peace with Muggles was even affirmed by a younger version of Voldemort who had already taken control of his soul.

The professor in front of me was clearly the same.

As for her current method of assessing students' basic abilities through testing, only Lockhart has ever used it.

It could be considered a kind of mutual appreciation.

Professor Bubbaji graded the papers very quickly, commenting on them as he went.
"As I expected, most of the students who chose this course had some understanding of Muggles and the world they lived in."

Of these twenty questions, the ratio of basic, medium, and difficult questions is 7:2:1, so most students can answer the first ten questions correctly.

However, why do some people still believe that Muggle trains are also powered by coal?

(End of this chapter)