[{"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-255":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},1879845,2495,"Chapter 255: 0255 Colin and Ginny","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-255",255,"\u003Cp>Not long ago, Ron had told Ginny the reason why Professor Snape had been targeting her all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Ginny realize once again that the Valentine's Day gift she had courageously given to Harry had caused him quite a bit of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, she felt she should make amends and help Harry escape from his troubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, Colin Creevey, a first-year like herself, was undoubtedly a source of trouble for Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finally pulling Colin away from the crowd, the latter said angrily to Ginny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weasley, what right do you have to keep me away from Harry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I already told you, your behavior makes Harry feel very troubled!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why can she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny whirled around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw Cho Chang, a third-year Ravenclaw student, talking to Harry with tears in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of Ginny's moment of distraction, Colin broke free from her restraint and rushed toward Harry again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny was furious and immediately chased after him. \"Stop! Stop right there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Colin being dragged away by Ginny, Harry finally breathed a long sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he even had a dark thought—if only Colin could wait until the end of this year to recover from his petrification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you having some trouble?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a pleasant voice spoke up. Harry turned to look and suddenly felt his eyes light up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, or perhaps it was the contrast after just recovering from petrification, but Harry noticed that Cho Chang was more beautiful than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's nothing serious. That's wonderful, Cho, congratulations on your recovery!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have you to thank for that, Harry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, I only did some trivial things. It was mainly thanks to Sherlock...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then please thank him for me as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry hadn't expected Cho Chang to respond this way and was momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Harry's expression, Cho Chang laughed and pointed behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luna and I came with Penelope. Penelope went to find Percy—you know about their relationship. Luna went to find Sherlock...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, a Hufflepuff boy named Ernie found me. He said he had always misunderstood you before, but the moment I was also petrified, he knew you were wrongly accused... because he knew...\" She reached out and took Harry's hand, \"he said... you would never hurt me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry noticed that when Cho Chang said this, not only her eyes but also her face turned slightly red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with his hand being held by Cho Chang, he turned red too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thought he'd had earlier was truly damnable, the petrified people should have woken up sooner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to say something, a black shadow rushed over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harry, I still have things to tell you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, if only people's constitutions could differ, one could wake up earlier, another later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop right there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Ginny chased Colin to Harry's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, Harry, I couldn't hold him back.\" Her eyes swept over Harry and Cho Chang's joined hands. \"I hope I didn't interrupt anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho Chang quickly let go of Harry's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, I'm Ginny, Ginny Weasley.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except when facing Harry, Ginny was quite outgoing at other times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she actively extended her hand toward Cho Chang and introduced herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho Chang looked at Ginny carefully for a moment, then extended her hand to shake hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ravenclaw, Cho Chang, third year. You can call me Cho.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it looked like a very friendly scene, Harry somehow felt that these two girls seemed rather strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colin, completely oblivious to the atmosphere, continued displaying his fanatical devotion to Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out his camera and first photographed Harry with Cho Chang, then Harry with Ginny, then had Harry pose for a group photo with Cho Chang and Ginny...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was busy as could be. However, his presence inadvertently eased the strange atmosphere between Cho Chang and Ginny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Harry surrounded by Cho Chang, Ginny, and Colin, Ron kept shaking his head from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being surrounded by Cho Chang and Ginny was one thing, but what was up with Colin, a boy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he felt that whether to help his friend or his sister, he should pull Colin away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing Colin's excited state, even more fanatical than the two girls Cho Chang and Ginny, Ron instinctively wanted to find Sherlock for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his help, dealing with Colin would be a piece of cake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sher—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just as he turned his head, he discovered that Sherlock had disappeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you looking for Sherlock?\" Fred asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's over there!\" George pointed in a direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron immediately turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he discovered that Sherlock was receiving the same treatment as Harry, surrounded by three people in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Harry, though, all three people surrounding Sherlock were girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who's the girl standing next to Hermione and Gemma?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You actually know Gemma Farley?\" Fred was somewhat surprised. \"She's a Slytherin prefect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know. I'm asking about the other girl, the one with the silvery-blonde hair!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's Luna Lovegood, a first-year Ravenclaw,\" George shrugged. \"She just came over with Ravenclaw's Cho Chang and Clearwater!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luna Lovegood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron had never heard this name before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, looking at Sherlock surrounded by three girls, then at Harry surrounded by two girls and one boy, he couldn't help feeling lonely and cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he suddenly felt he shouldn't be here. 'Maybe I should just go find Myrtle?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock, surrounded by three girls, was obviously much more composed than Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, before Gemma and Luna arrived, Hermione had been pulling at him and complaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sherlock, don't you think the school's decision to cancel final exams was too hasty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without final reviews, there will be gaps in knowledge continuity next year...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock, however, didn't care about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hermione, don't worry about exams at a celebration feast...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The basilisk's body has already been taken away by Professor Sprout and Professor Snape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was just planning to discuss with them—after all, the tool used to kill the basilisk was bought with your money and brought into the Chamber by me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The basilisk's body is full of treasures. They can't give us no compensation at all, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That sort of thing doesn't matter! The professors will handle it properly. I still think about the exams—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hermione, forgive me for being direct, but exams are merely a means, not an end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Taking exams for the sake of exams is meaningless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, but speaking of the tape recorder, there's something I've been wanting to ask you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you wondering what would happen if the rooster's crow played by the tape recorder didn't work on the basilisk?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, yes! That's exactly what I wanted to ask!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't matter. Professor Dumbledore actually brought two roosters as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That's so like you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two chatted for a few more moments, just as Hermione was getting into the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations on winning the House Cup again, Mr. Sherlock, Miss Granger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this voice, Gemma Farley appeared before them and greeted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock wasn't surprised by Gemma's sudden appearance. \"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione was also very friendly. \"Just call me Hermione, Miss Farley.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, and please call me Gemma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Gemma, congratulating others on winning the House Cup doesn't sound like something a Slytherin who values honor would say,\" Hermione looked toward the Slytherin section, \"they look quite unhappy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As I've said before, when you're outmatched, there's no need to be ashamed to admit it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gemma withdrew her contemptuous gaze and smiled gracefully at the two, raising her glass elegantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, I contributed to Sherlock's solving of the Chamber mystery. What do you say, won't you have a drink with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione was momentarily stunned by these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Sherlock, who had already raised his glass, she decisively followed suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cheers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crisp sound of clinking glasses rang through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the three clinked glasses, both Hermione's and Gemma's hair gently swayed with the movement, and the joyful atmosphere spread like the fragrance of butterbeer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gemma put down her glass, her blue eyes, full of curiosity, curved into crescents with a mischievous gleam, her hair sliding over her shoulder as she tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest, I don't believe the whole thing was as simple as the headmaster described.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock, compared to last year's Philosopher's Stone incident, this year's battle with the basilisk was probably more dangerous, wasn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, this year's battle was really easier than last year's.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock's fingers still maintained their glass-holding position, his gray eyes showing a composure beyond his years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finding the Philosopher's Stone required solving several puzzles, while the basilisk, though seemingly powerful, had its weakness clearly written in textbooks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it heard the rooster's crow, its fate was sealed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That may be so, but making various preparations targeting its weakness wasn't a simple matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gemma suddenly leaned forward, resting her chin on her hand, her eyes sparkling with mischief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hermione, as the object of heroic rescue, I imagine you must have been very excited when you saw Sherlock in the Chamber, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than excited?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, Hermione hadn't told Sherlock how she felt in that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Hermione Granger, now fourteen years old, after this Chamber incident, Sherlock Holmes had become a special existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only she knew how fear had engulfed her like a tide when the shadow of the Chamber enveloped her entire being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two years ago, on Halloween when encountering the troll, she was just a panicked new student, huddled in a corner awaiting fate's judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That time, Sherlock's appearance was like a ray of light cutting through darkness, illuminating her world of despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only at that time, she was still young and didn't even realize the significance of this event for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They say plans can't keep up with changes, but Hermione never imagined that when the school was protected by the rooster guard, Voldemort would pull such a drastic move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of attacking students, he directly kidnapped her to the Chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Hermione, that smiling face disguised as her idol Lockhart was more terrifying than the basilisk or even Voldemort himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why she seized the opportunity to strike decisively, only to be countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, she thought she would meet a more horrible fate than those petrified classmates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without exaggeration, she had almost felt the breath of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this crucial moment, Sherlock appeared once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two rescues, and Sherlock always appeared so composed, always spoke in that calm, almost arrogant tone, yet became her only light in her most desperate moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock had said more than once not to turn people into heroes, and even if they existed, he wasn't among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hermione no longer thought so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some heroes don't need to wear cloaks—as long as their weapons always point toward darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Hermione now, Sherlock had become the hero in her heart who would come to save her whenever she cried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can read more than 40 chapters on:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FMikeyMuse\u003C\u002Fp>",1854,"2026-06-10T06:27:24.274Z",1,"novelbin.me","156e3268f5369280cb3987b59db286b531f20642e8495d707215b5656752e776","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-256","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-254",637,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-cover.jpg"]