[{"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-250":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},1879790,2495,"Chapter 250: 0250 Frantic Riddle","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-250",250,"\u003Cp>Tom Riddle climbed up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Sherlock bringing invisible Harry to the Chamber surprised him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And bringing the tape recorder with rooster calls shocked him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then when he saw clearly who had struck him down, he finally felt fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Albus Dumbledore!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riddle had remained completely composed when facing Sherlock, as if everything was under control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple. with the basilisk in hand, he owned the world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a mere underage wizard be its match?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected Sherlock to pre-record rooster calls, causing the basilisk to die from the rooster's crow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was indeed beyond his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still wasn't very worried. Even without the basilisk, he remained invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because standing before him were just three people. Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger—merely three underage wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if one was the wizarding world's savior and another was an exceptionally intelligent young lioness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They simply didn't understand who was really controlling the situation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Dumbledore appeared, everything changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people believed Dumbledore was the only person Voldemort feared, and one of the few who wouldn't be intimidated by Voldemort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This view wasn't comprehensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voldemort's feelings toward Dumbledore were never simply \"fear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His emotions toward Dumbledore were very complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because his first major setback in life was caused by Dumbledore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also Dumbledore who helped him recognize his abilities and learn about magic's existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But toward this guide, Riddle's attitude was both fearful and hateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't just because Dumbledore often opposed him, but also because of Dumbledore's belief in love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What nonsense about love and affection—power was the way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as one possessed great power and immortality, nothing could stop them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he didn't know how powerful his fifty-years-later self had become, out of self-confidence, Riddle believed his peak self could definitely fight Dumbledore!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current self was merely a memory fragment from a diary—what could he use to fight him? He looked at Dumbledore with urgent anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old man had already been driven from the school by his design—why had he returned?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Children, you can open your eyes now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Dumbledore's words, Harry and Hermione opened their eyes, while Sherlock raised his head to look toward the basilisk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the basilisk's enormous body lying on the ground, eyes closed forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting Dumbledore's confirmation, Sherlock pressed the stop button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rooster's piercing call also disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holmes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riddle looked at Sherlock, his gaze full of viciousness and unwillingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As a Gryffindor, I didn't expect you to be so underhanded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You clearly said you'd come alone, but you not only brought Harry and a rooster, you even called a teacher for help...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, removing his Invisibility Cloak. \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something felt off about this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my—listen to who's talking about being underhanded?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock slowly walked toward Riddle, looking at what had once been handsome face now twisted with malice, shaking his head while saying gleefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A slug that's been moldering in a diary for fifty years dares lecture people living in sunlight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tom Riddle, you can't only invoke moral principles when facts don't favor you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you were parasitically sneaking around in the shell of Lockhart whom you consider a mudblood, why didn't you discuss moral principles then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at your great pet, it couldn't even withstand fowl calls. Hermione, next time remember to bring a cat toy; His Dark Lordship loves playing with small animals—oh sorry, I forgot he won't have a next time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, save your moral performance, you patchwork memory doll!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you practiced fake smiles in the mirror at the orphanage, did you ever imagine you'd one day be ganged up on by three children?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which, the headmaster handled disarming, the savior handled blocking exits, and this one...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock held up the tape recorder, \"handled your reptile pet's funeral.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sherlock, that's enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Tom Riddle pointing at Sherlock, too angry to speak, even Dumbledore felt Sherlock had gone too far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, in a few years, even Severus wouldn't be Sherlock's match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock shrugged. Since Dumbledore had entered the scene, he could leave the rest to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore looked at young Voldemort, his thoughts drifting to that wind-blown summer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summer 1938.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Albus Dumbledore, then Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, came to Wool's Orphanage in London.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For children who knew nothing of magic but had been confirmed as Hogwarts students, Hogwarts staff would visit to explain the situation to them and their guardians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Professor McGonagall had for Sherlock, Dumbledore was the one sent to find Tom Riddle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally this should have been an ordinary meeting, but Dumbledore learned much more from the matron, Mrs. Cole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First was the new student's origins. on New Year's Eve 1926, during a snowy night, Tom Riddle's young mother came to the orphanage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was in very poor condition, dying in childbirth shortly after delivering the child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before her death, she named her son Tom after his father, gave him the middle name Marvolo after her own father, and told Mrs. Cole his surname was Riddle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her final hope was that the child would grow to look like his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tom Marvolo Riddle grew up, his mother's hope became reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grew to be very handsome. However, beneath this excellent appearance was a record of misdeeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanging another child's rabbit, taking others' belongings as his own, luring two children into seaside caves...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More frustratingly, the orphanage couldn't find evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it dramatically, this was a demon with an angel's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Dumbledore, this wasn't a problem. After meeting 11-year-old Tom Riddle in person, he easily confirmed these acts were indeed his doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, Dumbledore harbored the greatest goodwill, hoping to lead Tom back to the right path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used a burning wardrobe to force Tom to confess and told him he could attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, Riddle declined Dumbledore's accompaniment, choosing to go to Diagon Alley and Platform 9¾ alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Tom first entered the wizarding world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The images from memory slowly merged with the Tom before his eyes. This boy was still as handsome, still as... evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tom,\" Dumbledore said softly, \"don't you have anything to say to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call me Voldemort!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever others call you, in my eyes, you'll always be Tom—Tom Riddle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore's gaze grew complex. \"Honestly, I didn't expect we'd meet under these circumstances.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neither did I,\" Riddle looked coldly at Dumbledore. \"Why are you here? I already drove you from the school!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock watched the confrontation between Dumbledore and Tom with great interest. With his observational skills, he naturally saw much more in both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because that was fake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to restrain himself, Harry strode forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with Sherlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sherlock and Dumbledore saw through you long ago. If not for completely catching you, they would have already...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So? How exactly did you escape death back then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riddle looked at the agitated Harry, his voice carrying a hint of temptation. \"Was it like just now, always hiding behind your friend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! No one knows why you suddenly lost your powers when you tried to kill me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at this young Voldemort who was completely different from last year, Harry said stiffly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know either, but I know why you couldn't kill me, because...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why should we tell you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Harry could finish, Sherlock interrupted, looking coldly at Riddle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take this question with you and go back where you belong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry looked at Sherlock in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had intended to tell about his mother dying to save him. But hearing Sherlock's words, he knew there must be a reason for the interruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he simply remained silent. This made Riddle frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't last year's fool. Seeing Harry's silence, he knew he wouldn't get the truth from him, so he changed tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riddle suddenly turned to Harry, eyes glittering with vicious intent, not at all like a 16-year-old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you want me dead, Harry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked toward Harry step by step, tempting as he went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, kill me. I killed your parents. As long as you kill me, you can avenge them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You're only 13 this year—three years earlier than my first kill. What promising material!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Harry couldn't help but freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Harry's reaction, Riddle grew more pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, kill me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spread his arms toward Harry, then turned to Dumbledore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you, Dumbledore. You wouldn't want your most prized student doing such cruel things, would you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We all know there are other ways to destroy a person, Tom,\" Dumbledore said calmly. \"I admit, merely taking your life wouldn't satisfy me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing is worse than death, Dumbledore!\" Riddle said viciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are many things worse than death, Tom. Unfortunately, even years later, you still fail to recognize this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? But until now, I haven't completely died, have I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riddle looked contemptuously at Dumbledore, then turned his gaze to the three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are the successors you've trained? Nothing special!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, what are you waiting for? Act! Face me directly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think of your parents—how they begged before me, hoping I would...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock interrupted Riddle's roar once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a fragment of memory, yet you dare bark here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without giving Riddle a chance to retort, he pointed his wand toward the Slytherin statue. \"Accio diary!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long-ignored diary flew into Sherlock's hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can read more than 40 chapters on:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FMikeyMuse\u003C\u002Fp>",1572,"2026-06-10T06:27:24.273Z",1,"novelbin.me","2ecf4e5ad3fde904a49cc36be13ebea442dd405e459db1963f3744d310efe8b1","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-101","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-249",637,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-cover.jpg"]