Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 469 One glance is enough
Hello everyone, it's nice to meet you all!

As the three Weasley brothers approached, Bill and Charlie began to greet Sherlock and the others they were meeting for the first time.

“Sherlock, I’m Bill,” Bill said lightly, taking Sherlock’s hand. “I’ve heard about you from Ron.”

"I think he must have been saying that I can tell what you've done all day just by looking at you."

“It seems he wasn’t wrong.” Bill couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing this.

“Hello, Sherlock, I’m Charlie,” Charlie said, his grip slightly stronger than Bill’s. “Then why don’t you tell me what we did today?”

"It's obvious that you just apparated here after you got up and haven't even eaten yet."

"what!"

Bill and Charlie couldn't help but smile at each other.

Then the two greeted Harry, Hermione, and Sirius separately.

Just as the three brothers sat down, they heard Percy say loudly:
"Dad, we just Apparated—ah, great, there's something delicious!"

Bill and Charlie smiled at each other again and nodded at Sherlock.

This level of deduction is hardly a trial run for Sherlock; it's merely routine.

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with saying that boiled eggs and boiled sausages are delicious when you haven't eaten.

But just as they were enjoying their meal, Mr. Weasley suddenly jumped up.

Everyone was startled.

Just when the Weasley twins thought their father was up to something again, Mr. Weasley was already smiling and waving to the man who was striding towards him.

"Hahaha!"

He turned to everyone and said, "This is the most important person right now—Ludo!"

Clearly, the visitor was Ludo Bagman, the Director of Sports and Physical Education at the Ministry of Magic.

He was also the person Mr. Weasley had mentioned not long ago as the most suitable for this job.

Sherlock scrutinized the former Quidditch star and current Director of Sports and Physical Education at the Ministry of Magic, just as he had observed Bill and Charlie.

He wore a long Quidditch robe with wide yellow and black stripes, and a huge wasp was splattered across his chest.

However, the robe looked ill-fitting, clinging tightly to his large belly.

His nose is flat, and given his past as a Quidditch player, it's hard not to wonder if it was flattened by a running ball.

In addition, she has a pair of big, dark blue eyes and short, golden hair.

"Ah ho!"

Bagman was clearly pleased to see Mr. Weasley.

His face was flushed, and he even walked with a bouncy gait, as if he had springs in his feet.

"Arthur, my dear old friend, you've arrived very early!"

He walked closer, looked at the tent, then at the campfire, and exclaimed in surprise:

“Not bad, you’ve done a great job here. I don’t think some wizards could handle this at all.”

As if to verify his statement, a group of haggard-looking Ministry of Magic officials hurried past.

In the distance, there were signs that someone was playing with fire, and purple flames shot up more than twenty feet high.

At this moment, Percy hurriedly stepped forward and extended his hand to Bagman, clearly wanting to leave a good impression.

Although he had only recently joined the Ministry of Magic, Percy already had a deep understanding of the organization.

The Ministry of Magic is an organization formed among wizards for the self-management of the magical community.

Not only the UK, but many other countries have similar organizations, such as Norway, Greece, Germany, and Bulgaria.

However, there are exceptions. Argentina does not have a Ministry of Magic, but only a Magic Council.

The United States does not have a Ministry of Magic; instead, it has the Magical Congress.

Although they operate differently, their functions are actually similar to those of the Ministry of Magic.

The establishment of the British Ministry of Magic can be traced back to the 16th century, making it one of the earliest developed ministries in the world.

It is the main governing body of the British magical society, responsible for making laws and managing the British wizarding community.

There has always been a connection between the Ministry of Magic and the Muggle government.

The Minister of Magic would visit each prime minister upon their inauguration.

Similarly, whenever the Minister of Magic changes its highest-ranking official, the new Minister will meet with the Muggle Prime Minister.

In addition, when a major event occurs in the magical world that may affect the Muggle world, the Minister of Magic will hold an emergency meeting with the Muggle Prime Minister.

vice versa.

As the highest-ranking person in the Ministry of Magic, the Minister of Magic is also the supreme leader of the country's magical world, responsible for managing all affairs within the country's magical society.

The Minister of Magic stays informed about matters concerning the magical world by listening to reports from Ministry of Magic administrators and other department heads.

Besides the Minister of Magic, the highest-ranking official, the Ministry of Magic has seven divisions, each responsible for a specific aspect of the magical world.

The Department of Magical Law Enforcement is the largest of all departments and the most core functional department of the Ministry of Magic. All other departments, except the Department of Mysteries, are more or less related to it.

Each department within the Ministry of Magic is divided into many smaller departments and offices.

This makes the organizational structure of the Ministry of Magic very clear.

The heads of the seven departments are all high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Magic. Ludo Bagman is the head of the Department of Sport.

Percy's father, Arthur Weasley, is the head of the Office of the Prohibition of the Abuse of Muggle Items, which is under the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

In other words, Arthur's direct superior, the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, is on the same level as Ludo Bagman, the Director of the Department of Sports.

Therefore, Arthur Weasley's rank is two levels lower than Ludo Bagman's.

In Percy's view, this was a very important matter.

However, neither Arthur Weasley nor Ludo Bagman seemed to care much about it.

It wasn't until Percy took the initiative to shake hands with Bagman that Mr. Weasley seemed to remember something and introduced him:

“This is my son Percy. He graduated this year and just started working at the Ministry of Magic.”

"Hello, Mr. Bagman, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Hello, young Weasley, I've heard about you from Batty."

You mean Mr. Crouch!

Upon hearing the name, Percy suddenly became excited. "It's unbelievable that he mentioned me to you."

"Yes, but it seems he remembered your name wrong..."

Bagman shrugged, seemingly not particularly interested in the topic, and while speaking, he glanced at the others behind him as if searching for something.

Without a doubt, he noticed the tall, handsome man at first glance.

He immediately said with a look of surprise:

"Isn't this Blake?"

"That's right, Sirius Black, a warrior who dared to stand against the mysterious man, a true hero of the wizarding world!"

Mr. Weasley laughed and said, "I forgot to tell you, it was Arnold who brought them here!"

Although Sirius Black had many grievances against the Ministry of Magic itself, he did not intentionally show malice towards some of its members.

So when Mr. Weasley introduced him, he also took the initiative to extend his hand and shake hands with Mr. Bagman.

Mr. Weasley then began to introduce the other people:

“This is Fred—no, it’s George, I’m sorry—that’s the real Fred.”

"See, Sherlock? Even Dad always mistakes us for someone else."

Fred shrugged when he heard Mr. Weasley point at George and tell Bagman that it was him.

"So I really don't understand why you can recognize us so accurately every time."

"Of course, it's observation."

"Is observation really that useful?"

At this moment, Bill and Charlie also curiously came over.

Bill couldn't help but say:
“In fact, Ron told me that you can not only tell what a person did in a day just by looking at them, but also their profession, personality, and so on.”

"That's right. For example, I know that you worked as a curse-breaker for Gringotts in Egypt. You are mature, steady, and have outstanding work abilities."

She has a tolerant and opinionated personality, as well as her own unique aesthetic sense.

As for Charlie, he studied dragons in Romania and possessed extremely high Quidditch talent, almost comparable to Harry's.

A lover of freedom, focused and dedicated, low-key and reliable, and possessing great empathy.

"Aha!"

"That's absolutely right!"

Bill and Charlie both laughed:

"But that doesn't prove anything. Even if you haven't met us, our parents, brothers and sisters might tell you these things, right?"

“You’re right, Ron did mention some things about you, but I deduced more details from my observations of you just now.”

Ron then protested, "Hey, hey, I didn't tell Sherlock about your affairs in such detail!"

"It doesn't matter."

Sherlock spoke calmly, his gaze then shifting to Ludo Bagman, who was speaking with Mr. Weasley:
"For example, through observation, I can tell right now that your father's friend will soon propose a bet."

"what?"

"what?"

This time, everyone was somewhat surprised to hear Sherlock's words.

Mr. Weasley's introductions did not stop during their conversation:
“They are my sons, Bill, Charlie, and Ron.”

This is Ginny, my youngest child and only daughter.

These are Ron's friends: Sherlock Holmes, Hermione Granger, and of course, Harry Potter.

Bagman smiled as Mr. Weasley introduced his children and even praised Ginny's beauty.

When Ron’s three friends were introduced, he didn’t react much to the names Sherlock and Hermione.

But when he heard the name Harry Potter, he immediately looked surprised.

The next moment, his eyes immediately swept over the scar on Harry's forehead.

(End of this chapter)