Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 450 I'm a Fool

"Once he loses his Horcruxes, Voldemort is just a mortal with a broken soul."

Dumbledore stated the conclusion directly in his first sentence, but then added:

"But let's not forget that even though his soul is beyond repair, his mind and magic are still there."

Therefore, we must never underestimate the power of a wizard like Voldemort.

Moreover, the Sibyl prophesied that he would be more powerful and more terrifying than before.

Dumbledore answered Harry's last question.

With that, today's tasks are finally complete.

Dumbledore put away the Pensieve again, tidied everything up, and led Sherlock and Harry out of his private property off-campus.

Just as he stepped out of the small house, he suddenly seemed to remember something and said:
"By the way, I hope that only the three of us know about what happened today."

Harry looked a little embarrassed.

It seems that Ron's words still have an impact.

Sherlock shrugged. "I already told Hermione and Ron about the Horcruxes last time."

"...Of course, I believe Mr. Weasley and Miss Granger have proven themselves to be trustworthy."

Dumbledore looked at Sherlock and Harry, and coughed:
"So I hope you can get them to not tell anyone about these things."

If word gets out and people find out how many of Voldemort's secrets we know or are aware of, that would be disastrous.

"Ha, people who tremble at the mere mention of Voldemort's name probably don't have the guts to listen to his secrets... Alright, alright, don't look at me like that, I'll pass it on to them."

Although Sherlock seemed indifferent, Dumbledore knew that once Sherlock agreed, he would definitely keep his word, so he was relieved.

Next, Dumbledore took the two back to 12 Grimmauld Place.

Sirius Black arrived quickly.

He glanced at Dumbledore, who was smiling, and a look of surprise appeared on his handsome face:
"Looks like you had a good day?"

"To be precise, it was a very fruitful experience."

Dumbledore smiled at Sirius Black, then Apparated away.

At the invitation of Harry and Sirius, Sherlock did not return home immediately, but stayed at 12 Grimmauld Place for a few days.

Just as Sirius said, after some cleaning, the place is much cleaner and tidier than before.

This made Harry feel much better.

Of course, that's not the key point.

The key point is that Sherlock only stayed at 12 Grimmauld Place for a few days, yet he gave Harry a huge surprise.

He found a letter.

It was a letter that even Sirius himself had forgotten.

Dear Bigfoot:

First of all, thank you for the birthday gift for Harry!
This is probably his favorite toy.

He's only one year old and he can already fly around on a toy broom. He looks so happy.

I've enclosed a photo for you to see o(*￣▽￣*)o
Although the little broom you gave him could only go two feet off the ground, he got naughty and almost killed a cat.

Not only that, he also broke a terrible vase that Penny had given us for Christmas (which was no big deal).

Of course, James thought it was a lot of fun and said the kid would become a Quidditch star in the future.

But for safety reasons, we had to put all the decorations away and keep an eye on him while he flew.

On Harry's first birthday, we had a very quiet birthday tea party.

Besides us, only old Bathilda was present. She was always very kind to us and especially doted on Harry.

It's a pity you can't come, but the matters of the Order of the Phoenix are still the top priority.

Moreover, Harry was too young to realize it was his birthday.

Being isolated from the outside world made James a little lost, and although he tried to hide it, I could tell.

Dumbledore also took his invisibility cloak, making it impossible for him to go on the picnic.

I think he would be much more excited if you could come and visit.

Wormtail came by last weekend, and I thought he seemed a bit listless, probably because of the news about the McKinnons.

After hearing that unfortunate news, I cried all night.

Bathilda came almost every day and often told us stories and anecdotes about Dumbledore.

Honestly, I don't know how much to believe. After all, those things seem too unbelievable for Dumbledore. I just wonder if he would be happy to hear them...

Clearly, this letter was written by Harry's mother, Lily, specifically to Sirius.

The letter reveals that Sirius Black gave Harry a small flying broomstick for his first birthday.

Harry felt immense joy when Sherlock handed him the letter and a photograph.

In the photo, one-year-old Harry is sitting on a small broom, running in and out of the picture, laughing happily.

And a pair of thighs that should belong to James were right behind him, chasing after him.

“There’s one more, Sherlock. My mother hasn’t finished speaking. There’s one more?” “Unfortunately, there isn’t one here.”

Sherlock said calmly, "Sirius may have been lost during the twelve years Sirius was in Azkaban."

The absence of the latter part of the letter inevitably left Harry feeling somewhat disappointed.

But overall, he was still just as happy as he was in the photo at one year old.

This was the first time he had ever seen his mother's handwriting.

He was both surprised and delighted to discover that his mother, Lily, wrote the letter "g" exactly the same way he did. This... must be genetics.

It doesn't matter if you can't find the second half of the letter, because Sirius himself is right here, just ask him.

"so good!"

When Harry found Sirius with the letter, he remarked with some emotion, "I had almost forgotten about it."

He looked at the letter and the photo over and over again, just like Harry did, and then told the two of them what had happened.

At that point, Dumbledore had already received a warning from Snape that Voldemort was planning to harm Harry, so he secretly protected the Potters.

James and Lily then took Harry to Godric's Hollow and lived a secluded life there.

This was naturally difficult for the free-spirited James to tolerate.

Sirius Black, as James's best friend, naturally became a target of Voldemort and the Death Eaters, and had to go into hiding.

In this situation, the two parties can only communicate through letters.

Yet he still gave Harry, who was just one year old, a miniature flying broom.

This is also Harry's favorite gift.

At just one year old, before he could even walk, he was already flying around the room on a flying broomstick, and even broke the vase that Penny had given to Lily.

It can be said that Harry had already demonstrated his talent for flying at that time.

James's prediction was spot on. Without any Quidditch training, James was exceptionally admitted to the house team, becoming the youngest Seeker in a century and the Quidditch star of the entire Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

As for Dumbledore taking James's Invisibility Cloak, Sirius didn't understand why at the time.

Now he certainly knows; they were worried that he would sneak out while wearing the invisibility cloak.

"Dumbledore's actions were completely unnecessary."

Sirius said somewhat indignantly:
"James, now with a family, is no longer as unruly as he used to be."

He is a very responsible person and would never risk his wife and children.

You must have heard the name Bathilda Bagshot; she is the author of your textbook, *The History of Magic*, and a good friend of James and Lily.

She is still alive and lives in Godric Valley...

And that cat... I think it probably left because no one was feeding it anymore.

As for the second page of the letter, it says…

Sirius paused suddenly at this point.

"What are you saying? Tell me quickly!"

Harry panicked immediately when his parents were involved.

However, Sirius remained silent.

"It's about Dumbledore. I think Dumbledore offered to be Harry's parents' secret keeper, but Harry's father probably prefers you."

Sirius is no longer surprised that Sherlock can directly recite the contents of the letter.

He nodded silently: "You're right, Sherlock, that's the matter."

"I was a fool. If I had persuaded James to accept Dumbledore's offer to be the Secret Keeper back then, they wouldn't have..."

"this is not your fault."

Although he was very emotional when he saw his mother's handwritten letter, Harry was clearly more able to face the unexpected deaths of his parents than Sirius at this moment.

“You don’t need to blame yourself too much. You did nothing wrong, and Mr. Dumbledore did nothing wrong either. The ones who were wrong were Voldemort and those Death Eaters who followed him, Peter Pettigrew, and…”

Harry ultimately did not reveal Snape's name.

It's not surprising that Harry was conflicted.

If it were anyone else in this situation, they probably wouldn't be able to get out of this problem so quickly.

Keep in mind that Snape was a Death Eater from the very beginning.

When he heard that Professor Trelawney's prophecy was related to Voldemort, he told his master about it.

From a Death Eater's perspective, this is perfectly normal.

An enemy is someone you have to destroy.

But when Snape discovered that Voldemort believed Harry was the prophesied child, he immediately regretted it.

As Dumbledore said, even though he was selfish by nature, he was initially only trying to protect Lily.

However, after being reprimanded by Dumbledore and witnessing Lily's love for her husband and children, she ultimately abandoned her own stance, resolutely defected, and became Dumbledore's spy.

(End of this chapter)