[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes":3,"chapter-hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-17":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","HP: I AM SHERLOCK HOLMES",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1879657,2495,"Chapter 17: 0017 Questions","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>\"What questions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that Sherlock actually wanted to consult him, Ron couldn't help but perk up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question gave him the feeling of \"the big shot needs me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, what are the characteristics of each of the four houses?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, don't you know that... the term 'Muggle' also carries discriminatory undertones?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock pressed his palms together under his chin, looking intently at Ron as he waited for his explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wh-what?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron was shocked. \"Muggle... how could that be a discriminatory term?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He answered the second question first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, compared to the first question, the second one was quite a shock to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Merlin's beard, I had absolutely no discriminatory intent when calling people Muggles since childhood.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father was even more interested in the Muggle world and treated them very kindly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because of this that pure-blood families like the Malfoys looked down on them, considering them a disgrace to the Sacred Twenty-Eight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now Sherlock was saying that Muggle was also a derogatory term?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Impossible, absolutely impossible!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry beside him also helped Ron explain, \"Sherlock, you're wrong this time. Hagrid calls them that too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock shook his head. Instead of directly explaining, he continued questioning:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you spell Muggle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-u-g-g-l-e.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Ron was still thinking, Harry had already given the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock frowned: \"Don't you notice anything wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron still looked completely confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry initially didn't think anything was wrong either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Sherlock had given such a hint, after thinking for a while, he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean... the root word?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock nodded, looking at Ron's still bewildered expression with some surprise:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... don't wizarding families study vocabulary?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron coughed twice, his ears turning red again. \"Of course we do! We certainly study! But but I didn't notice anything wrong with this word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock looked at Harry. Though he didn't know why, Harry did understand Sherlock's look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he took the initiative to explain to Ron: \"The root of Muggle is Mug...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that a cup?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron quickly asked back, trying to show he wasn't completely ignorant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry sighed, \"Besides cup, it has another meaning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Sherlock's indication, Harry carefully explained to Ron that the root \"Mug\" in \"Muggle,\" besides meaning cup, also meant fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron opened his mouth in surprise, not knowing what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was indeed the first time he'd learned this knowledge point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock was right—people from wizarding families really don't study vocabulary properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ron's expression, Harry thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he was increasingly impressed by Sherlock's abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had grown up in a non-wizarding family like himself, Sherlock not only understood the non-magical world so well and was proficient in various knowledge, could box and fence, but even knew how to use magic skillfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was truly amazing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing Ron's low spirits, Sherlock patted his shoulder:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry too much about it. After all, fool is 'Mug,' not 'Muggle.' There's no problem continuing to use this term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think whoever originally coined this term didn't have a friendly attitude toward people who couldn't do magic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ron's conflicted expression, Sherlock simply explained a bit more:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Language and writing naturally change and develop with the times. Some words start as neutral terms but later become derogatory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, 'Negro' originally carried no derogatory meaning. It comes from Latin, meaning black, and was widely used in America before the 1960s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truly derogatory term is 'Ni**er,' but today, 'Negro' is considered as discriminatory as 'Ni**er.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a few more decades, I'm afraid even 'Black people' will become too sensitive to use.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry was stunned. \"Then how should they be addressed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows? Maybe 'African American'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock said with a cold smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Muggle' is the same—originally containing derogatory meaning, but today it has been weakened to an acceptable level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry and Ron looked at Sherlock with awe—he really knew so much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the compartment door was pushed open yet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione appeared in front of them once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione looked at the candy scattered all over the floor and asked somewhat puzzledly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry and Ron looked at Sherlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter shrugged: \"Miss Granger, someone wanted to rob our snacks, but eventually they were persuaded and left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione was somewhat skeptical. She had just personally witnessed Malfoy's trio leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their appearance didn't look like they had been \"persuaded\" at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn't fight, did you? Don't tell me you've caused trouble before even arriving!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still maintained that proud tone. Ron's face stiffened, he was about to retort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sherlock spoke at this moment: \"Ron, there's still the first question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, uh, uh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Ron remember that Sherlock had asked two questions earlier, and he had only answered the second one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help feeling frustrated—in front of Sherlock, he always seemed so slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, being from the Weasley family, he really knew the four Hogwarts houses well, so he began introducing them eloquently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Ron talk about this, Harry and Hermione became interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like before, Hermione sat beside Sherlock and listened attentively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock didn't mind, but the more he listened, the more he felt Ron's introduction was too subjective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Ron's mouth, Gryffindor was righteous and brave warriors, with the reason being that Hogwarts' current headmaster and deputy headmaster both came from this house, as did his parents and several brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, he himself would most likely be sorted into this house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw were bookworms who only knew how to study—students there had strange personalities and were self-righteous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hufflepuff were a bunch of insignificant good-for-nothings with no presence, whose only specialty was liking food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this was acceptable, because Slytherin was full of despicable, shameless, sinister, and cunning villains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combining his knowledge from books with Ron's personality, Sherlock immediately made a deduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other people's eyes, Gryffindor was probably just a bunch of troublemaking hotheads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Harry also interjected, \"Hagrid also said he'd rather go to Hufflepuff than Slytherin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because Voldemort came from that house?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Sherlock mentioned this name, Ron couldn't help shuddering again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Sherlock with a resentful gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I know you're not afraid, but could you consider the feelings of the rest of us?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock wouldn't care about others' opinions. After getting Harry's affirmative answer, he turned to Ron again: \"Among the four houses, does Hufflepuff have the most students?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron was somewhat surprised. \"Oh, Merlin's beard, you're really amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Ron's response, Sherlock nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, all those with problematic personalities went to other houses, so naturally the remaining kind and obedient ones ended up in Hufflepuff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a voice began echoing throughout the train:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The train will reach Hogwarts in five minutes. Please leave your luggage on the train—we will take it to the school for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock immediately sprang into action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can you just...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Hermione's face turned red and she quickly retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>",1148,"2026-06-10T06:27:23.966Z",1,"novelbin.me","d0a2919033463fa8d18b118ccbad63385295f3d820859a896e5eb5fa4889c3a8","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-18","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-16",637,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-cover.jpg"]