Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 305 The Popular Professor Hagrid
The giant spider rolled to Harry's feet, and just as he was about to approach C, Professor Lupin rushed forward before him.

Under Harry's puzzled gaze, Professor Lupin shouted:
Hey, look here!

Boggart was immediately captivated by Professor Lupin.

Sherlock was also captivated by Professor Lupin.

After three seconds of deep thought, he deduced why Professor Lupin didn't want Harry to face the Boggart.

Soon, a crisp "snap" was heard.

The giant legless spider disappeared.

Everyone is looking for Boggart's whereabouts.

Sherlock was still the first to spot its traces.

A silvery-white spherical object floated in front of Lu's plane.

It ran from the ground to mid-air; no wonder everyone couldn't find it for a while.

"Funny!"

Professor Lupin used the same spell.

However, his voice was languid, which contrasted sharply with the excited students.

The effect was immediate; the silver-white ball immediately flew away as if it had deflated.

Harry frowned upon seeing this, and was about to step forward to continue what he had just done when a strong hand pressed down on his shoulder.

"Sherlock?"

He turned back to look at Sherlock, puzzled, not understanding why Professor Lupin and Sherlock were both trying to stop him.

Do they all think they can't handle Boggart?
Because of this delay, Professor Lupin called out Neville's name for the second time:

"Nawi, the final blow is up to you. Finish it off!"

Now fully confident, Neville strode forward.

At this moment, Boggart, who had transformed into a deflated balloon, fell to the ground and turned back into a half-dead praying mantis.

When Neville stepped forward, the cold, sarcastic, and gloomy Professor Snape was back.

However, Neville was no longer the same Neville he had been before. He confidently raised his wand and loudly recited the spell.

"Funny!"

The next moment, the cross-dressing Snape reappeared before everyone.

Without waiting for the other students to finish their laughter, Neville burst into a loud, heartfelt laugh.

With a smile, Boggart exploded, turning into countless wisps of smoke that vanished.

"It's a pity."

Sherlock shook his head upon seeing this.

What great experimental material! And it's the kind that can be reused.

What a waste.

“Very good, very good, today’s lesson was a great success.”

Upon hearing Professor Lu Ping's words, the whole class applauded enthusiastically.

“Let me see, I’m giving Gryffindor five points because all the students who participated in the practical class successfully subdued Boggart.”

Give Neville a separate 10 points because he completed it twice.

Five points for Sherlock, because today's practical lesson started at his suggestion...

Oh, right, Hermione and Lavender, five points each.

The whole class immediately looked enlightened, and their eyes were filled with gratitude as they looked at Sherlock.

Without a doubt, this was a successful and interesting practical lesson.

But I didn't do anything!

Only Hermione was somewhat puzzled and annoyed.

Like Sherlock, she never knew what she was afraid of.

She had originally planned to use this opportunity to test herself, but Professor Lu Ping never expected that he would not give her the chance at all.

“When class started, you and Lavender successfully answered my question.”

Hermione wasn't entirely satisfied with this answer, but Professor Lupin didn't give her a chance, continuing:

"Everyone did very well in class today. I have to thank your first and second grade teachers for giving you a very good foundation..."

Homework: Read the chapter about the Boggarts, then give a brief summary. It's due next Monday. That's all, get out of class dismissed!

There is no doubt that Professor Lupin's Defense Against the Dark Arts course was a huge success compared to other courses in the first week of school.

The young wizards left the faculty lounge, chattering excitedly as they went:

"Did you see how I killed that female ghost?"

“Very exciting, Seamus, but I still think the ghost hand caught in the mousetrap is more interesting.”

"What's a ghost hand? If you ask me, Snape in women's clothing is the most powerful!"

"Neville is the MVP today!"

"Yes, yes, I agree!"

"Me too!"

"..."

The four Gryffindor students, walking together, were also discussing today's lesson.

"This is truly the best Defense Against the Dark Arts class we've ever had! It's miles ahead of Lockhart and Quirrell."

“Professor Lupin is indeed a very good teacher, Sherlock is absolutely right, but I also hope that I will have the opportunity to deal with that Boggart…” “Not everyone has the opportunity to take action in the practical class, but what are you most afraid of?”

"Could it be a test paper that only lost one point? Hahaha... Harry, what's wrong?"

Ron was joking when he suddenly noticed that his good friend seemed sullen, so he quickly asked him what was wrong.

"No, it's nothing."

Harry realized he had caught Ron's attention and quickly said, "I was just wondering why Professor Lupin would be afraid of a crystal ball?"

“Who knows?” Ron shrugged. “Maybe he’s also afraid of seeing ominous signs of death? You know, crystal balls are used for divination.”

Hermione snorted and didn't bother arguing with Ron about the divination issue.

She turned to Sherlock and asked curiously, "And you, Sherlock, what are you most afraid of?"

"Just like you, my friend."

"same as me?"

Hermione was about to blush again when she heard Sherlock say:
"Like you, I also hope to have the opportunity to deal with that Boggart, because I also want to know what I'm afraid of."

Hermione: (╬◣д◢)

Why do I always overthink things?
Sherlock's attention wasn't on Hermione, but on Harry.

From the moment he left the classroom, he noticed Harry's odd behavior and deduced why he was acting this way.

But Harry didn't mention it, and neither did he.

He wanted to see how long Harry could hold out.

Friday's classes were the same elective courses again.

Harry and Hermione went with Sherlock to learn ancient runes, while Ron finished breakfast and went back to his dormitory for a long nap.

In Harry's opinion, this course was even more boring than the history of magic.

Because the full name of this course is Ancient Runic Studies.

As the name suggests, this course is mainly theoretical, with Professor Bassheda Bablin leading everyone in studying ancient runic magical texts.

Although the textbook is titled "A Simple Introduction to Ancient Runes," most students in the class felt that it was anything but simple.

It's no exaggeration to say that only Sherlock and Hermione could keep up with the pace.

Having already missed two classes, Harry felt utterly overwhelmed.

He spent an entire class period studying just the Demiguise character, which symbolizes the number "0".

"too difficult!"

When get out of class ended, Harry couldn't help but complain, "I feel like this is the hardest class of the semester."

“My grandma said that arithmetic divination is more difficult than this.”

Neville Longbottom, who also took the course, said with a mournful face:
"She said I definitely wouldn't be able to remember those complicated charts and numbers, so I chose this one, but I can't remember this one either!"

"This course is indeed different from other courses."

"What, Sherlock, even you think that way? That's terrible! I should have just chosen Divination and Fantastic Beasts Conservation!"

"No, what I mean is that this course is a language course, which is the most fundamental difference from other courses."

Although almost no one uses ancient runes to communicate now, its role remains undeniable.

"Sherlock, are you referring to the case of the Greek interpreter?"

“I’m glad you remember it, my dear Hermione. It was through the runes on that ornament that our translator friend helped me confirm John Smith’s identity and background.”

"Sherlock, what about our elective courses next week? Will they be the same as this week?"

"No, dear Harry, that's far too mechanical."

My suggestion is that next week we can take different elective courses according to our own preferences.

This way, we can exchange progress information after class, and this can continue for about a month. I think everyone will then know which course they truly enjoy.

"If that's the case, I'll go with Ron to take divination and magical creature protection classes first, and then take other classes in my free time, okay?"

"Of course, no problem. And you, Hermione, which course are you planning to drop?"

When Hermione heard that Sherlock and Harry would be attending classes separately, she broke out in a cold sweat.

When Sherlock called on her again, Hermione hesitated for a moment before saying, "I... I'll see later."

Sherlock gave her a meaningful look. "Fine."

Over time, Defense Against the Dark Arts quickly became a popular course for most people.

Professor Lu Ping is truly an excellent teacher.

Or rather, because the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was so terrible before, Professor Lupin was made to look exceptionally good in comparison.

During his time teaching, Defense Against the Dark Arts finally regained its rightful place.

It has truly become a practice-oriented course, rather than just dryly listening to the professor read or playing role-playing games with the professor.

Besides the first lesson on Boggarts, they also learned about other creatures such as Red Hats and Kaba.

Red hats are ugly, goblin-like creatures that often lurk in places where blood has been spilled, waiting to attack lost people with their big clubs.

As for Kaba, they had actually already learned it in the second grade.

This thing is actually the kappa that Professor Lockhart once brought to class.

This is a reptile that lives in the water. It looks like a scaly monkey, like the one in the red hat. It lies in wait, ready to strangle anyone who enters the pond.

However, compared to Professor Lockhart's less than ten-minute lectures, Professor Lupin was able to give half the class a chance to experience what it's like to fight monsters firsthand.

Not to mention that his classes get straight to the point, without any lengthy preamble.

Surprisingly, aside from Defense Against the Dark Arts, the most popular course was Hagrid's Magical Creatures Protection course.

(End of this chapter)