[{"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-240":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},1879780,2495,"Chapter 240: 0240 Plans","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-240",240,"\u003Cp>Until leaving the headmaster's office with Sherlock, Harry still felt as if he'd had a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty years ago, Voldemort opened the Chamber and framed his friend Hagrid for it, causing him to be expelled from school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty years later, Voldemort used dark magic to control poor Professor Lockhart to open the Chamber, nearly killing his good friend Cho Chang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Cho Chang's terrified face, Harry couldn't help but clench his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Damn! Voldemort, we have another score to settle.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he couldn't help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sherlock, when you said we'd soon know where the Chamber is, was that true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that's right—I actually already have a preliminary idea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if the facts are really as I imagine, then my evaluation of our Senior Tom might have to rise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll talk about it when the time comes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock smiled and patted Harry's shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry. The Mandrakes will mature soon, and the petrified people will recover quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sherlock, how do you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do I know? My friend, you've practically written your concern for Miss Chang on your face. Not just me, even Ron could see it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry: (;´д`)ゞ\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this conversation with Dumbledore, Hogwarts began moving quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire campus underwent major construction and renovation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All corridor corners, classroom doorways, washroom walls, and other areas prone to blind spots were fitted with numerous silver mirrors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each student was also required by their houses to carry a portable small mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giant rooster statues, the kind that crow appeared at the entrances to the four house common rooms, the library, the kitchens, and other areas where people gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of roosters that would occasionally crow also appeared among the corridor portraits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the original suits of armor were also replaced with metal roosters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When necessary, Transfiguration Professor McGonagall could bring them to life. Of course, this was just a rumor, not to be taken as fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people still believed that given Professor McGonagall's character, she wouldn't deploy sculptures and armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, these changes naturally aroused the curiosity and heated discussion among the young wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dean Thomas and his good friend Seamus Finnigan had an intense discussion about this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going on? Is our school turning into a chicken farm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe some Board of Governors member has become obsessed with roosters. Look at those roosters, they are rather majestic and beautiful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is too absurd. You might as well connect chickens with basketball.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dean, what are you talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You started joking with me first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such discussions were everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lower and middle-year students were merely curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upper-year students were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because these measures were too obviously targeted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren't few creatures that roosters could restrain, but hardly any dark magical creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there were the numerous mirrors the school installed, the small mirrors distributed to students, and the petrified students, ghosts, cats...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The culprit was already obvious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The basilisk that kills whoever it stares at!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason those attacked were petrified was precisely because they hadn't looked directly into the basilisk's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides placing the basilisk's natural enemy roosters, the school also placed numerous mirrors to save lives!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are no walls that don't let wind through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the upper-year students found out, the middle and lower-year students quickly learned too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic spread rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, Dumbledore, as headmaster, bore enormous pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the Ministry of Magic, which had always opposed him, voices against him in the Board of Governors also increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the largest number came from student parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the number of Howlers Dumbledore received daily had exceeded Lockhart's fan mail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when making this decision, he had already anticipated the result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So apart from letting the first letter on the first day shout \"Old fool,\" Dumbledore used his superior magical skills to prevent the sound from spreading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, screaming and cursing only fell into his ears alone; no one else could hear it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there any possibility that he actually didn't listen either?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron, while wolfing down chicken drumsticks, watched the red Howlers flying toward Dumbledore like snowflakes, then turned to his companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ron, what nonsense are you talking about?\" Hermione said disapprovingly. \"How could Professor Dumbledore be that kind of person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The possibility is quite high,\" Sherlock said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione looked at Sherlock in surprise. \"Sherlock, how can even you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just telling the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my opinion, those harshly worded letters don't need to be regarded at all. Spending time on them is purely a waste of life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That may be so, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry about that anymore, Miss Know-It-All. I have a question I'd like to ask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione looked at Ron with obvious annoyance. \"Speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand why spiders fear basilisks but why would basilisks fear roosters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With its size, let alone one rooster, it could wipe out an entire chicken coop, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ronald, this question makes me wonder if you're actually the wizard born to a Muggle family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you say that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because you're analyzing the magical world's restraint relationships using Muggle thinking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ron's confused expression, Hermione sighed. \"Then let me ask you, why do basilisks live so long?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron looked matter-of-fact. \"Because they're special magical creatures! The magical world has plenty of long-lived fantastic beasts, and even wizards...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wrong. Although wizards generally live longer than Muggles, few live beyond 200 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flamel couple could live for several centuries purely because of the Philosopher's Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for fantastic beasts, very few have thousand-year lifespans like basilisks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I find you're becoming more and more like Sherlock, stop questioning me and just tell me why!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ron, solving puzzles and exploring knowledge is actually quite interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's exactly why I say you two are alike!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron looked helplessly at Sherlock. \"Please, someone just tell me the answer directly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked why basilisks fear roosters, not why they have such long lifespans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is so troublesome...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ron's grumbling, Hermione said irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I'm mentioning it because it's related! For basilisks, their time always remains at the day of their birth. That is, they always live in the past, this is why they're long-lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a rooster's crow represents the arrival of a new day, so once a basilisk hears a rooster's sound, it shudders and dies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's how it is!\" Ron immediately showed light of understanding. \"It's truly amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione: (￣︿￣)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, meanwhile, looked thoughtful. \"So, basilisks don't fear roosters themselves, but their crowing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You could say that. Anyway, as long as there are roosters in the school, basilisks can no longer harm anyone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione showed a happy smile while secretly glancing at Sherlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered when Sherlock had borrowed money from her earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a secret between them that would prove useful when they actually encountered the basilisk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was like the silver streams of light in a Pensieve that couldn't be grasped, quietly slipping through fingers when people weren't paying attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly four months had passed since the third attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Hogwarts' defensive measures truly worked, or the Chamber's heir was intimidated by the wide-ranging defensive measures of the rooster brigade, was unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, since then, Harry had never heard the basilisk's voice again, and no more attacks occurred at school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, almost everyone believed the attacker had permanently retired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peeves had finally tired of his song \"Oh, Potter, you rotter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day during Herbology class, Professor Sprout happily announced good news to everyone, just this March, several Mandrakes had held a lively, noisy dance party in the third greenhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This means they're getting bigger. When they want to move to other people's pots, we'll know they're fully mature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Sprout announced loudly to all the young wizards in class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can soon bring all those poor people in the hospital wing back to life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone cheered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near the end of class, Ernie even politely asked Harry to pass him a small bucket of jumping toadstools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's trying to make up with you,\" Ron said with obvious displeasure. \"He and Peeves were the most active during this period. If I were you, I wouldn't give him a good face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be like that, Ron. He's also someone who doesn't know the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not knowing the truth makes it okay to randomly accuse others?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry sighed and looked aside. \"Sherlock, isn't Dumbledore planning to leave yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's still not at ease, saying he needs to arrange some more things to ensure nothing goes wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock put down the Chomping Cabbage in his hands and shook his head lightly, somewhat disapproving of Dumbledore's approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He increasingly felt that Hogwarts was like a prison for Dumbledore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locking himself in here, serving as both prisoner and his own jailer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We've clearly found the Chamber, but we can't go in to look. It's really...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron couldn't help complaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Hermione heard Ron mention the word \"Chamber,\" she quickly reminded him to lower his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, she had shown the same persistence she once used to question Professor Binns, relentlessly questioning Myrtle until she finally learned the cause of her death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myrtle was born around 1930. Like Hermione, she was a Muggle-born witch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering Hogwarts School, she was sorted into Ravenclaw House.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she didn't have Hermione's learning talent. As a result, not only could she not make friends like early Hermione, but she was often mocked and bullied for her glasses and teenage acne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the last day of her life, Myrtle was mocked by a classmate who said her glasses looked ridiculous, which made her very sad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she ran to cry in a bathroom stall. At that moment, she heard a boy's voice speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myrtle, already very sad, was naturally very angry to hear a boy had entered the girls' bathroom, so she opened the stall door, intending to scold the speaking boy to return to the boys' bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, she saw a pair of terrifyingly large yellow eyes and felt as if her entire body was being seized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, she had looked directly at the basilisk without any protection, so she died instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, you just said Myrtle wore glasses... then why did she still die directly instead of being petrified?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can read more than 40 chapters on:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FMikeyMuse\u003C\u002Fp>",1721,"2026-06-10T06:27:24.273Z",1,"novelbin.me","b5bc74c874be692ecb947b73b1dd0e925cd00d318e8d51956c172eb95ac2b8a8","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-241","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-239",637,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-cover.jpg"]