Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 427 Sherlock, You're Invincible!
Sherlock's gaze swept over Dean's shining eyes, Neville's confused expression, and Seamus's barely suppressed smile.

A distinct smile slowly curved the corners of his lips, carrying a hint of knowing understanding.
“You’re absolutely right, dear Dean.”

You met up with Hufflepuff's best friend, and then encountered Peeves on your way here, barely managing to get rid of him.

Aside from these points, I really can't see anything else.

Neville gasped in shock: "Sherlock, how could you—"

However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Simo, who laughed smugly:

"Haha, Sherlock, there are times when you can't see through things!"

Clearly, he wasn't interested in how Sherlock knew Dean's recent itinerary.

What he cared more about was that Sherlock had failed to see through that earth-shattering secret this time.

According to traditional understanding, Sherlock Holmes has always been perceived as an omniscient and omnipotent figure.

“Even Sherlock Holmes couldn’t be omniscient and omnipotent,” Sherlock said calmly, as if he could read Seamus’s mind.

At this point, Ron couldn't stand it anymore and immediately said, "Stop beating around the bush—Dean, just say what you have to say!"

"What I want to talk about is... Professor Lupin's true identity!"

The moment he said those words, Harry, Hermione, and Ron's expressions changed immediately.

Oh no, has Professor Lupin been exposed?
No!
Thinking of this, the three of them looked towards Sherlock.

Despite the tense and helpless looks on his three friends' faces, Sherlock remained calm and composed.

He picked up his glass, took a sip of water, and then calmly said:
Remus John Lupin, born in March 1960, is a pure-blood wizard. He entered Hogwarts at the age of 11 and was sorted into Gryffindor House.

He excelled academically and demonstrated outstanding performance in all aspects during his time at school, and served as a prefect of Gryffindor from 1975 until his graduation in 1978.

In 1993, which was last year, he returned to school as a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

Since taking office, it has been highly praised, and Defense Against the Dark Arts is by far the most popular course.

As for him, he is hailed as the best Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in recent years.

The three friends all looked at Sherlock in surprise.

Dean, Neville, and Seamus also looked at Sherlock with admiration.

amazing!
They recounted Professor Lu Ping's past in great detail.

However, after a moment of stunned silence, Dean was the first to react:

"No, not this!"

"Why, am I wrong?"

“I don’t know if you’re right or not—after all, not many people besides you know these things—but Sherlock, that’s not what I’m talking about.”

Sherlock raised an eyebrow. "Oh, what's that?"

"Haha, Ximo is right, it seems you didn't know about this either."

Dean said with great enthusiasm:
"Our beloved Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Remus Lupin, is actually not..."

Harry, Harry, and the others immediately tensed up again, fearing that Dean's next words would be, "He's not actually human."

Unexpectedly, Dean changed the subject, "...He's not actually a man! Professor Lupin was a woman in disguise!"

"What did you say?!"

The three friends were completely stunned on the spot.

Harry's glasses nearly fell onto the table.

Ron let out a hissing sound like a rooster being choked.

Hermione covered her mouth in shock and instinctively looked at Sherlock.

Seeing that he remained calm, a bold idea immediately came to mind.

"woman?!"

After a long pause, Ron finally reacted and couldn't help but exclaim:
"Holy crap, Dean, where did you hear this nonsense?"

"This is no lie!"

Dean explained eagerly, speaking rapidly like a machine gun:
"My sources are absolutely reliable—and I don't just tell them to ordinary people!"
It is said that Lupin has unspeakable reasons, perhaps to avoid some terrible curse, or perhaps to protect a huge family secret!

and……"

At this point, Dean suddenly lowered his voice and looked around mysteriously, as if afraid of being overheard.

"Most importantly—this perfectly explains why she has a few days every month when she's in terrible shape and has to hide away and not see anyone at all!"

Hasn't everyone been discussing this lately?

Such an excellent Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, yet there are always a few days each month when the old bat has to substitute for him.

Even after returning, she was pale and looked anemic!

Harry, Hermione, Ron: "..."

The three of them looked at Sherlock simultaneously.

"Why are you all watching Sherlock?"

Dean looked puzzled. "Does that mean Sherlock already knows about this?"

“No, Dean, I really didn’t know that Professor Lupin was a woman.”

Whether it was her imagination or not, Hermione noticed that Sherlock was trying hard to suppress a smile when he spoke.

"Yes, it's said that it's because of her special physical condition, coupled with the long-term use of some kind of complex transformation technique to maintain a male appearance, which has put a huge burden on her body."

So every month she has those few days... sorry Granger, anyway, her reaction is much stronger than that of the average woman!
So, the facts are clear!

Dean, mimicking Sherlock, stated his conclusion directly:
"So she would become extremely distressed at that time!"

So Professor Snape would come and teach in her place every month!
That's why she always looked so pale when she returned after her break!
Thinking about it now, it all makes sense; these are definitely symptoms of excessive blood loss!

Harry, Hermione, and Ron were all speechless.

“You are truly a genius, Dean,” Sherlock said with a smile. “Although it is quite bizarre, upon closer analysis, it seems to make a lot of sense.”

"Really, Sherlock, you think so too?" Dean became even more excited upon hearing this.

Clearly, receiving the approval of the great detective Sherlock Holmes was as delightful to him as eating a watermelon.

"Yes, once all the impossible scenarios are ruled out, the remaining one, however unbelievable, must be the truth."

"Great!"

"However, we should not tell anyone about this for now, since we have no evidence and it is just speculation."

"Of course, of course!"
I'm telling you this because we're good friends!
I was just about to tell you not to tell anyone else about this!

Dean and Simon rubbed their hands together excitedly as they left.

Neville, however, did not leave with them.

Having practiced swordsmanship with Sherlock for so long, his brain has gradually grown.

So he felt something was off. He looked at Sherlock with a puzzled expression, about to ask another question, when Dean and Simona returned and left.

"Navie, what are you still doing here?"

"I want to ask..."

"Oh, stop asking. Didn't Sherlock say this was a secret?"

"But..." "No buts! Come with us! Dean has composed a new song!"

"Uh, okay..."

"Dean, does anyone else know about this?"

"Don't worry, Hermione, not many people know. I only told you guys—and you must keep it a secret too!"

"Of course, don't worry about putting it away."

Hermione had recovered from her shock and smiled at Dean.

After Dean left, Hermione's expression became extremely subtle and complex.

Once Dean, Seamus, and Neville had completely disappeared from their sight, Hermione leaned closer to Sherlock and whispered:

"Sherlock, is that you?"

From the moment Dean said, "Professor Lupin is actually a woman," she had keenly sensed something was amiss.

Intelligent as she is, she naturally and quickly pieced together the cause and effect.

This sudden rumor, which borders on slander, is actually a shield protecting Professor Lupin!

The purpose, of course, was to protect that secret that, if exposed, would lead to utter ruin—Professor Lupin was a werewolf.

This seemingly absurd reason, along with the act of not announcing it publicly but secretly revealing it, is exactly in line with Sherlock's style.

Sure enough, Sherlock nodded and admitted, "It was me."

Hermione paused for a moment, then laughed and lightly punched Sherlock:
"Although it's to protect Professor Lupin, how can you use such an absurd reason?"

Don't be fooled by their lively discussion now; once this period passes and you think about it carefully, you'll realize it's simply impossible!

"The reason doesn't need to be too specific, just enough to distract you."

Sherlock calmly said, "Judging from the current effect, it's not bad, but it's still a bit lacking."

But that's alright, time will tell.

Harry and Ron stared blankly at Sherlock and Hermione's conversation, completely at a loss for words.

In the following period of time, the news that "Professor Lu Ping was dressed as a man" spread like wildfire, and even the tense atmosphere of exam week was somewhat relieved.

"I have a secret to tell you, but you must never tell anyone else!"

"Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped!"

"Hey, have you heard about what happened with Professor Lupin?"

"Shh, this is a secret, you can't just tell anyone."

"Oh right, right, right, I'm only telling you this, you're my best friend!"

"That's more like it. I heard it from Professor Hagrid after a class on protecting magical creatures. What about you?"

"What a coincidence, me too!"

"hey-hey……"

"hey-hey……"

As the rumors spread, the details became increasingly detailed.

There are several theories about why Professor Lu Ping dressed as a man:
For example, Professor Lu Ping's father raised her like a son from childhood, which is why she developed behavioral habits that were no different from those of men.

For example, Lupin's family possesses a magical legacy that can only be inherited by men, so he has to pretend to be a man.

For example, she might hide her gender and protect herself to avoid an ancient family curse that only applies to women.

Even a famous Ravenclaw scholar, known for his erudition and wisdom, claimed that he had indeed found this bloodline curse in ancient books.

Due to the curse, although appearance can be altered, there is no way to completely eliminate female physiological characteristics.

Moreover, due to her special physical condition, her discomfort reaction was much greater and extremely intense than that of ordinary women.

Ultimately, this led to Lupin having to completely avoid crowds during his period each month.

This makes this reason the most credible of the various explanations.

This immediately provided a reasonable explanation for his monthly leave requests and gained the approval of the majority of students.

The core of this rumor lies in the fact that Professor Lu Ping feels unwell for a few days every month.

Once or twice could be considered a coincidence, but once a month, Emmmmm...

In fact, students from first to seventh grade had already discovered this issue at the beginning of the school year.

The little wizard, who disliked thinking, was not interested in this.

But as time goes on, you can't help but start to have doubts.

After all, it's really... how should I put it, that such an interesting course is taught by Professor Snape every month.

Objectively speaking, Professor Snape was actually quite good at teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts.

He's at least much better than Quirrell and Lockhart.

But who can blame us when there's an even more outstanding Professor Lupin here?

Therefore, everything is afraid of comparison.

When there's no other choice, Professor Snape is quite appealing.

Given a choice, the young wizard would naturally prefer that Professor Lupin not take leave and that Professor Snape get lost.

"If Hagrid knows about this, it's the same as the whole school knowing."

Sherlock calmly said to his three friends:
“I gave Professor Hagrid a little hint earlier, making him think that this was true—just like I did with Dean Thomas now.”

As you may have noticed, Professor Snape was also happy about this.

I've already spoken with Professor Lupin, and he won't be responding to this—he should thank me, though.

Now that all the details have been filled in, apart from a few people who know the truth, no one will doubt this matter anymore.

After all, compared to Professor Lupin, who is a werewolf, it's easier to accept that she's a woman.

"I feel like it's about the same..."

Harry said with a hint of helplessness.

"Sherlock, you're invincible!"

Ron, on the other hand, exclaimed excitedly, "As expected of you!"

Only Hermione was somewhat worried: "But Sherlock, this is not a long-term solution."

Even next year, Professor Luping will still face the risk of being exposed.

"It's alright, this temporary fix was originally just something I came up with to buy time."

"Then you still..."

Hermione was taken aback at first, then realized, "Do you have a better idea?"

Upon hearing this, Harry and Ron looked over in surprise.

"Yes, I have found a way to completely solve Professor Lupin's problem."

Sherlock smiled and said, "If all goes well, we can deal with him next school year."

This time, the three friends were completely stunned.

(End of this chapter)