[{"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-281":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},1879871,2495,"Chapter 281: 0281 Books","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-281",281,"\u003Cp>\"While I was providing the book list to the bookstore manager, you were having a wonderful time playing with those monster books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Ron mentioned he also needed a Divination textbook, your gaze remained fixed on a small table nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing we needed there, so I deduced you must have seen something interesting that sparked your imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, there were several books on divination placed there: Unfogging the Future: A Guide to Protecting Yourself from Shock, Broken Balls: When Misfortune Comes, Death Omens: What to Do When You Know Misfortune is About to Strike — so which one was it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Sherlock finished this rapid-fire deduction, Harry looked at him in amazement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You actually memorized all the book titles! My God, that's absolutely incredible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had long known his friend's capabilities, Sherlock still managed to surprise him from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Harry's genuine shock, Sherlock's smile grew even brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harry, these are merely trivial tricks — as for the book titles, remember what I told you about my memory palace? I simply tossed them inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I didn't even remember the titles clearly, but now that you mention it, I do recall constantly looking at that book about 'Death Omens.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Death Omens: What to Do When You Know Misfortune is About to Strike? The one with the black dog on the cover?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! That's the one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said excitedly. He truly hadn't expected Sherlock to observe so carefully, sparing him any need for further explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That black dog was as large as a bear. When I saw it, I always felt it looked familiar, as if I'd seen it somewhere before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A sense of déjà vu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock clasped his hands together under his chin, falling into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry didn't disturb him, simply watching quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, Sherlock suddenly turned and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you remember? Last year, when you first heard the basilisk's voice in Lockhart's office, I asked if you'd ever heard a similar sound before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry thought for a while, then said. \"I remember. Your deduction at the time was that the voice came from some strange creature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct. Later, facts proved my deduction right — you had indeed heard a similar sound before, from that Brazilian boa constrictor at the zoo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock paused here. \"This time, my deduction is the same as before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean I really have seen that big dog somewhere?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not necessarily that large a dog.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock waved his hand. \"It could also be a vague impression, or some dog-like symbol— it doesn't matter, you'll remember eventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't try to recall it deliberately; that would be counterproductive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, you'll remember it without even trying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But death omens—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Harry's nervous expression, Sherlock smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what Harry truly cared about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly looked up. \"London's fog isn't affecting us much today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry looked at Sherlock in confusion, not understanding why he suddenly mentioned this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock took out his hip flask and sipped some brandy, the aroma mingling with moonlight between his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harry, please look up at this starry sky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you see the stars at the tail of Ursa Major?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Sherlock had said, tonight's sky was relatively brilliant, with a full moon hanging in the sky and countless stars scattered like pearls across a jade plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Sherlock's guidance, he easily spotted the Big Dipper at the tail of Ursa Major, and the specific star Sherlock had indicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry lowered his gaze, looking at Sherlock with confusion, still not understanding his meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is your death star shining in the sky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry: (;￣Д￣)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is new knowledge from the planetary motion model I bought today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Harry's shocked gaze, Sherlock took another sip of wine:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The so-called death star is merely a divination game woven from fear by fools, yet wizards read different metaphors from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I'm trying to say is: don't believe in so-called death omens. I prefer to call them: psychological suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black hound you saw, like the lens of the Astronomy Tower telescope, merely reflects overlapping images of memory fragments and psychological suggestion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry knew Sherlock was trying to reassure him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to put it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This method was quite unique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>September 1st, 1993.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the morning, the Ministry of Magic once again sent a car to King's Road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this time Peasegood wasn't driving; he sat in the passenger seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver was a stern-faced wizard wearing a bright green velvet suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sherlock could tell this seemingly proper fellow had just left his bed, strawberry-like marks on his neck weren't completely hidden by his collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't Uncle and Aunt coming to the station?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lived at Sherlock's house for so long, Harry felt somewhat reluctant to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Having Ministry people is sufficient,\" Sherlock said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to her reluctance when first sending Sherlock to the station in his first year, Mrs. Holmes had grown accustomed to seeing her child only twice a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lovingly stroked Harry's head: \"Dear, come back during winter and spring break!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Easter probably won't work,\" Sherlock shook his head. \"Christmas would be possible though.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry didn't immediately agree. Mainly because he felt embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, spending Christmas at Hogwarts was indeed quite interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way to King's Cross Station, the Ministry car displayed the same magical properties as yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It effortlessly passed through narrow gaps, completely unaffected by traffic jams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was that they arrived at King's Cross Station with a full hour before departure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver and Peasegood helped Sherlock and Harry retrieve their luggage from the car, then drove away. Harry was amazed to see the car somehow slip from the back of a line of cars waiting at a red light to the very front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the familiar route to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, Peasegood finally breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Peasegood, I don't think you need to be so nervous,\" Harry said, having spent two days with this former student of Professor Flitwick, whom he found quite pleasant to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Potter, you might not know how much pressure we're under,\" Peasegood said with a bitter smile. \"The Ministry has practically stopped all other work just to capture Black. None of us want anything to happen to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you get to Hogwarts though, it'll be fine. It'll be absolutely safe there — provided you stay in the castle and don't go anywhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Peasegood's words, Harry couldn't help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the second time he'd heard the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogsmeade...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already beginning to worry that even if he had a Hogsmeade permission form, Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall wouldn't let him go there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Hermione's family arrived. They lived nearby, so they came early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, when calling Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Granger had already learned that the Holmes couple wouldn't be coming to the station, so she wasn't surprised to see only Sherlock and Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two little ones have grown taller again,\" she said, hugging Sherlock and Harry, then looking at her husband with a mischievous glint in her eyes: \"They'll definitely grow to six feet, both taller than you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Granger: (￣ー￣)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why bring this up out of nowhere?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A while later, the Weasley family arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Peasegood feel comfortable leaving, having truly fulfilled his duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Granger and Mr. Weasley somehow started discussing fishing, both claiming they'd never returned empty-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Granger chatted with Mrs. Weasley about cooking, showing great interest in Mrs. Weasley's stories of managing seven children's daily needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the young wizards, they all gathered around, curiously examining the planetary motion model Sherlock and Hermione had bought yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is indeed a good thing,\" Percy voluntarily offered guidance as a senior: \"As long as you're good at self-study, with this you won't need to attend Astronomy class. But before that, you should tell Professor Sinistra, oh, Penelope!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Percy, who had been talking to Sherlock and Harry, suddenly blushed, smoothed his hair, and strode toward someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deliberately puffed out his chest to display his gleaming Head Boy badge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a shame, we wanted to modify it yesterday,\" Fred Weasley couldn't help saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But somehow, he was prepared in advance,\" George Weasley added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Caught us red-handed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And got us a severe scolding from Mum.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock smiled without speaking, hiding his contributions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the scarlet steam engine arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Weasley began kissing each of her children goodbye, followed by Sherlock, Harry, and Hermione.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take care of yourself, you hear, Harry?\" She straightened up, then turned to Sherlock. \"Good boy, I heard from Arthur. You and Hermione must watch over Harry, don't let him wander around, understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing both Sherlock and Hermione nod, she seemed relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mum, there's me too! I can also watch Harry!\" Ron immediately said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You?\" Mrs. Weasley frowned. \"Not encouraging Harry would already be a great help!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not— I didn't—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I made sandwiches for everyone, take them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't want corned beef.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, it's not corned beef this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's fine then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before boarding the train, Mr. Weasley found Harry once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted Harry to promise that no matter what happened, he would stay obediently in the castle and not go looking for Black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like his wife, he also instructed Sherlock and Hermione to keep a close eye on Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the couple had made Sherlock and Hermione Harry's guardians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the whistle sounded and guards walked along the train closing doors one by one, and the engine began puffing steam and slowly moving, \"Dad and Mum really are something. I feel like they're treating Sherlock and Hermione as if they're your parents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ron, what are you saying?!\" Hermione said indignantly, though for some reason, she felt secretly pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's find seats first,\" Harry said, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Having Sherlock as an older brother was perfectly fine, but as a father seemed rather exaggerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Hermione as a mother was even more ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If possible, he'd rather have Mr. and Mrs. Holmes as his parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can read more than 40 chapters on:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FMikeyMuse\u003C\u002Fp>",1685,"2026-06-10T06:27:24.274Z",1,"novelbin.me","3959bda01a88a52383229a038723f77f0b965285dcdf86ec5f5ff355b249fbc5","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-282","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-280",637,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-cover.jpg"]