Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 410 Gemma Hermione Holmes
In some ways, the Farley family is very similar to the Porter family.

Although both are pure-blood families with long histories, neither was included in the Twenty-Eight Sacred Pure-Blood Families.

Even the reasons for not including the author in the Holy Pureblood families are strikingly similar—many members of both families have openly expressed positive views towards Muggles.

Similarly, the Weasley family also has a very positive view of Muggles—despite being listed among the Twenty-Eight Holy Pure-Blood Families, they are very dissatisfied with being on such a list.

Gemma Farley grew up in this kind of family environment.

Her father, Sebastian Augustus Farley, was a pure-blood wizard from Slytherin.

Her mother, Madam Farley, was also a pure-blood wizard and a graduate of Ravenclaw.

The couple appears to be low-key, but in reality, they have a wide circle of friends.

When Lucius Malfoy attempted to join forces with other school board members to expel Dumbledore from the school, he was outmaneuvered by Sherlock and Dumbledore, and was originally planning to use his wealth to turn the tables.

But at that moment, Sebastian suddenly struck, shattering all his hopes.

Even Draco Malfoy eventually had to obediently bow his head and admit his mistake to Harry and Colin.

Malfoy was initially reluctant to apologize, but after apologizing to Harry, he found it surprisingly pleasant.

Once he stopped actively causing trouble for Harry, the other boy actually stopped paying attention to him altogether.

Furthermore, Pansy's initiative made Malfoy somewhat infatuated with her and unable to extricate himself.

Let's get back to Gemma Farley herself.

After following in her parents' footsteps to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Sorting Hat hesitated for a while between Slytherin and Ravenclaw, but ultimately sorted her into Slytherin.

Before long, Gemma Farley, who had just entered Slytherin, demonstrated her magical talent and quickly attracted the attention of her teachers.

Their graduating class was exceptionally talented, boasting three top students at the same time:
Besides Gemma Farley, there's also Percy Weasley of Gryffindor and Penelope Clearwater of Ravenclaw.

When these three students reached the fifth grade, they were all elected as class leaders.

In seventh grade, Gemma and Percy once again became student council presidents.

Penelope was originally a strong rival of Gemma, but Hogwarts would not allow a couple in the throes of new love to both serve as student council president.

Therefore, Gemma Farley won.

Compared to Percy Weasley, who was also a student council president, Gemma might be less academically gifted, but she was superior in every other aspect.

For this reason, when dealing with many routine matters, professors, including Dumbledore, preferred to entrust them to Gemma rather than Percy.

For Gemma herself, her life at Hogwarts was nothing more than routine and lacked novelty.

Originally, he was just waiting to enter the Ministry of Magic after graduation, or even further, to expand the family business in other countries.

However, everything changed the year she entered fifth grade.

The famous savior of the wizarding world, the boy who survived countless calamities, and the nemesis of the Dark Lord, Harry Potter has finally reached school age and entered Hogwarts.

This event caused a sensation throughout the entire magical world.

Although the Farley family is not one of the twenty-eight holy pure-blood families, her parents, like many pure-blood families, still warned her to be careful of the boy who had miraculously survived.

This is consistent with Slytherin's usual style.

Gemma did initially focus her attention on Harry.

But soon, a little boy who was getting close to Harry also caught her attention.

Sherlock Holmes, a wizard born a Muggle.

At the Sorting Ceremony, he became another once-in-fifty-years embarrassment, following in the footsteps of Professor Minerva McGonagall.

From that moment on, Gemma began to take notice of Sherlock.

To her surprise, Harry Potter, the savior she had expected to be a sensation, did not do anything remarkable in the rest of her school life.

On the contrary, it was Sherlock Holmes who became the Lion King of Gryffindor first.

Even the savior and Hermione, another academic genius who was very similar to him, were willing to follow him as his followers.

As time went on, Sherlock led the savior through one difficult task after another.

In this situation, Gemma began to actively befriend Sherlock and extend goodwill to him.

To this day, the two have become true friends.

For Gemma, her last Easter at school was also quite busy.

Her main focus was on the Ultimate Wizarding Exam (NEWT), and the rest of her time was occupied by the daily affairs of the student council president.

That's why she hasn't been able to meet with Sherlock during this time.

However, his correspondence with Sherlock never ceased.

Even though they were in the same school and the same castle, the fact that they had to use owls to communicate gave her a strange and novel feeling.

Every few days, she would share what she had seen and heard with Sherlock.

She also knew about Sherlock's search for Horcruxes and Professor Slughorn's affairs.

Knowing the importance and secrecy of this matter, she also provided some assistance through her family, enriching Sherlock's knowledge base.

But she never expected that Sherlock would ask her for help to persuade Hermione today.

Even Sherlock was unaware that Gemma knew Hermione Granger, the witch, just as much as Sherlock himself did.

Having only recently entered the school, he had already distinguished himself and become the subject of conversation among professors from various disciplines.

By the end of his freshman year, he had won the scoring title for the new season and has held that title ever since.

Most importantly, she was Sherlock's first female friend.

Gemma couldn't help but care.

As Gemma's friend Penelope put it, this was Gemma's final year at school.

If she really doesn't make a move, it's tantamount to handing the opportunity over to Hermione.

It is often said that age is not a barrier. Once you leave school and enter society, a three-year age difference between men and women is really not a problem at all.

However, there are still some problems at school.

Even Penelope and Percy didn't reveal their relationship when they were in sixth grade, and only went public with their relationship in their final year.

Moreover, even now, Gemma still hasn't been able to confirm her feelings for Sherlock.

Their current relationship can be described as more than friends, but less than lovers.

The most crucial point is that Sherlock is an eccentric who has absolutely no concept of love.

Gemma has heard him say more than once that he doesn't need love.

This is what frustrates Gemma the most.

However, upon receiving the letter from Watson, Gemma rushed to the Room of Requirement. The reason was simple—she wouldn't refuse Sherlock.

Gemma was only slightly conflicted, but Hermione was even more conflicted.

Hermione thought that if Sherlock really wanted to alarm Professor McGonagall, it could be said that he was worried about her.

But what would it mean to tell Gemma Farley about this?

At that moment, she seemed to hear a voice inside her urging her to leave immediately.

They had clearly agreed that the time controller was a secret that belonged only to the two of them!
How could Sherlock share with others?
Or with Gemma?
Even if he's doing it for his own good, it's still unacceptable...

However, just as she was about to leave, she suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Reason and her trust in Sherlock forced her to suppress the thought of leaving.

Sherlock is arrogant, rude, and obsessive, and sometimes his words can be infuriating.

But he always keeps his promises to others.

Furthermore, although he lacks understanding of those around him and disregards interpersonal relationships, he always gives people a cold and ruthless feeling.

But once someone is considered a friend by him, his sincerity is absolutely impeccable.

Once her intelligence took over, Hermione came to her senses.

At best, Sherlock would tell Gemma that he was in poor mental condition because he was exhausted from dealing with his classes.

I will absolutely not tell Gemma about the time converter.

This is a hero who has saved himself more than once!
How could I possibly doubt him?
Furthermore, watching Gemma stroll silently down the corridor, a thought began to stir within Hermione's heart:
If I leave now, I will definitely regret it later.

So she took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed her negative emotions, and directly voiced her question—what exactly is going on?

Communication is still necessary.

Sherlock was completely unaware of the two girls' inner thoughts; when Hermione asked him, he simply replied:
“Gemma started taking all courses in third grade and earned twelve certificates in fifth grade.”

She has extensive experience in balancing different courses; you even asked her for advice on the train last time.

I sensed you weren't doing well lately, which is why I asked her for help.

Hermione forced a smile. "President Gemma did give me a lot of inspiration, but... Sherlock, you should know that my situation is different now."

I don't know how Hogwarts arranged it, but the students in previous years, when they first started taking elective courses in their third year, didn't have this kind of arrangement as they did this year.

Even though there were some repeated courses, none of them were as intense as this year.

This year's course arrangement seems to be intentionally designed to prevent students from selecting all courses.

Of course, like Sherlock and Harry, choosing all the courses but not attending them, and relying on textbooks and self-study is also a method.

But Hermione always believed that the best approach was to have the original professors teach the courses themselves.

Moreover, as Harry analyzed, her standards for herself are different from others.

She has to get an "O" on any final exam she takes.

She believed that Professor McGonagall must have thought the same thing, otherwise she wouldn't have gone to such lengths to get the time-tamper for her.

This is also why she emphasizes that she is different from Gemma.

However, Sherlock shook his head: "No, it's essentially the same thing."

Hermione was about to say something more when Gemma stopped and turned to the two of them, saying, "That's enough."

As she finished speaking, a smooth door immediately appeared on the wall opposite the tapestry.

Hermione stared at the door that had appeared out of nowhere, a deep look of shock in her eyes.

"W-what on earth is going on?"

Hermione naturally understood that the sudden appearance of the door was related to Gemma's strange behavior just now.

However, this event is not recorded at all in "Hogwarts: A History of the School".

Aside from the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin, this was the first time she had encountered something like this.

In addition to the existence of the door itself, there was something else that made her even more uneasy.

That is, only Sherlock and Gemma know about this mysterious place.

It seems that not only do Gemma and Sherlock share a secret, but Gemma does too.

"Let's go in first."

Sherlock succinctly interrupted her question and pushed open the door to go inside first.

Just as Sherlock deduced, the Room of Requirement was furnished the same as when he and Gemma had last visited.

It was still a warm, quiet, and spacious room, with flames leaping in the stone hearth in the center, just like last time.

The difference is that there is an extra sofa surrounding the coffee table in the room.

"Let's go, Miss Hermione."

Seeing Hermione still standing there hesitating, Gemma stepped forward and gestured for her to go in first.

Hermione gave Gemma a deep look, then followed Sherlock into the house.

She froze as soon as she entered the room.

The stone hearth in the center of the room, the walls covered with red velvet curtains, the bookshelves filled with various books, the wine cabinet displaying all kinds of wine bottles, the large sandalwood desk, and the three high-backed velvet sofa chairs facing the hearth, all combine to form a spacious, bright, and warm room.

After a long while, Hermione finally came to her senses. "Sherlock, where is this?"

"The House That Always Grants Requests".

Sherlock succinctly stated, “One may enter only when one truly needs it, and the method of entry is to visualize the room one needs and walk back and forth along that path three times.”

Hermione suddenly realized the significance of Gemma's actions.

She raised an eyebrow: "President Gemma, you told Sherlock this too, didn't you?"

“Yes, this is my Christmas present for Sherlock.” Gemma smiled and nodded, then recounted in detail how she discovered the Room of Requirement.

At that moment, Hermione felt a strange, inexplicable feeling.

"sit."

Before she could even sort out her thoughts, Sherlock pointed to the sofa, indicating that she should sit down first.

"Now we can talk about your problem properly, my dear Hermione."

Hermione's face flushed red upon hearing Sherlock's words.

She recalled her conversation with Sherlock in the common room not long ago.

(End of this chapter)