[{"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-292":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},1879882,2495,"Chapter 292: 0292 Contact","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-292",292,"\u003Cp>\"Psychological suggestion—a very simple little trick, but it only works on specific people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock spooned stew into his plate, speaking unhurriedly under the gaze of Harry, Hermione, and Ron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of person do you think Neville is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slow to react?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Poor memory?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Timid and fearful?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his three friends' words, Sherlock smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly right. Neville is naturally someone who gets nervous easily, and he's easily influenced, lacking his own opinions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You should remember I mentioned earlier that Professor Trelawney is good at observation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville's personality traits can be observed with just a little attention, so she deliberately said Neville would break his cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This so-called prophecy itself creates a psychological suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this prophecy, Neville's subconscious might keep thinking about it, making him inevitably more nervous when acting, actually increasing the likelihood of breaking the teacup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with Professor Trelawney's authority as a Divination teacher and Neville's personality traits I mentioned earlier, this psychological suggestion was further strengthened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You saw the result—Neville broke his teacup, and not just one, but two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When your brain keeps reinforcing 'I absolutely must not do this thing,' the final result becomes 'I'm going to do this thing myself.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Sherlock's explanation, all three friends fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well said!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a gentle voice suddenly rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, Hermione, and Ron looked up in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho Chang's pretty face came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did they realize that they'd been so absorbed in listening that they hadn't noticed when she'd arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock had naturally noticed Cho's arrival long ago and had even greeted her with his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho was also very polite, waiting until Sherlock finished speaking before opening her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled and greeted the four, then sat down beside Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After advancing to fourth year, Cho Chang became the only girl on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team as their Seeker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier on the Hogwarts Express, due to the Dementor interference, Harry hadn't paid much attention to Cho Chang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking now, he noticed she'd grown a bit taller since last year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Harry had grown even faster, so she was now about a head shorter than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for her appearance, Harry's verbal skills weren't excellent, and he didn't know how to describe it in words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beginning was forgotten, the middle was forgotten—in short, she was stunningly beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially now, when she looked at Harry with a smile, Harry felt something strange flutter in his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry was very clear that this flutter had nothing to do with his death omen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harry, I've already heard from Patil about what happened in Divination class.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho Chang gazed at Harry, saying earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, you don't need to worry at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Professor Trelawney predicts that one student will die every year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last year, we were scared by her too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But later Professor Flitwick told us that so far, no one has died.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being watched by Cho's beautiful eyes, Harry nodded repeatedly, feeling that whatever she said was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione also agreed. \"Cho is absolutely right! Ron, stop creating anxiety. Harry, just listen to us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ron objected to Hermione's statement. He turned to Harry, asking tentatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mate, you haven't seen a big black dog anywhere, have you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elbow-nudged Harry finally reacted, \"Ron, what did you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron felt somewhat helpless but repeated his question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have seen one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron's fork dropped directly, and he stared at Harry with his mouth wide open, completely shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione also frowned upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Sherlock remained calm, because he'd already heard Harry mention this before the school term started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Harry felt a soft, fleeting touch brush across the back of his hand hidden under the tablecloth, like touching a feather about to drift away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shuddered and looked at Cho Chang in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The curve of Cho's lips was even gentler than his mother's phantom in the Mirror of Erised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Harry felt healed by this smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, under the table, after feeling the warmth and softness of her skin, Harry successfully took the initiative and actively held her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho trembled slightly, but her fingers then gently curled, naturally intertwining with Harry's fingers, as if it were a long-premeditated harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry's mood, originally shrouded in the dark clouds brought by the death omen, cleared like parting clouds revealing the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the red blush on Cho's ear tips, he suddenly realized that this touch hidden under the dining table should count as his first intimate contact with Cho, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I once saw a black dog on the cover of a book at Flourish and Blotts, and also—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Encouraged by Cho, Harry hesitated for a moment, then looked at his good friend sherlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sherlock, I remember now—on the morning I left the Dursleys' to go to your house, I saw one on the roadside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock's gaze shifted from under the table to Harry's face, as if suddenly interested in this topic, \"Was it the day before your birthday?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said slowly. \"I was already sitting in Uncle Vernon's car, talking to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I casually turned my head and saw a big black dog in the shadows at the street corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when I looked again, it had disappeared, so I couldn't remember it until now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a stray dog,\" Hermione said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a coincidence,\" Cho also agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after she said this, Harry felt his and Cho's fingers lock even tighter, as if trying to forever capture this brief moment in their palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron didn't care about the atmosphere. He looked excitedly at the two girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Harry has seen the Grim, that's terrible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have no idea—my uncle, my uncle—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ron stuttering, Sherlock shook his head. \"Your uncle isn't Guy de Maupassant's, so speak up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron's literary knowledge was obviously insufficient for him to get Sherlock's reference. He said somewhat confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My uncle indeed isn't Guy de Maupassant's—his name is Bilius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I'm trying to say is, after he saw a big black dog symbolizing bad luck, he died twenty-four hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the Grim, a death omen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock, Hermione, and Cho all frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron also realized his words were somewhat inappropriate and quickly explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I didn't mean it that way. I mean Harry must be very careful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most wizards are scared out of their wits when they see the Grim. Sherlock, Hermione, you're both Muggle-born—you wouldn't understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho shook her head, \"I don't understand either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a half-blood witch, Cho's words effectively refuted Ron to some degree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry looked at her gratefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Sherlock also spoke, saying slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My dear Ron, you're inferring the process from the result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There's no evidence that your uncle's death was related to that big dog you call the Grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, if I had been there at the time, I could have determined the real cause of death through autopsy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your way of convincing people is really refreshingly unique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly right. Harry isn't stupid enough to think he's about to die just from seeing a Grim, especially since I don't think that was a Grim at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione snorted coldly, taking out her brand-new Arithmancy textbook from her bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I now think Divination is complete rubbish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Grim in the cup wasn't rubbish at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, calling it rubbish is giving it too much credit. Compared to Arithmancy, it's simply garbage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't understand anything—do you really think you're Miss Know-It-All?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione and Ron got into a heated argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Cho, the latecomer, couldn't help trying to mediate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, seeing that no one among those present supported him, Ron simply grabbed his bag and stormed off angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho was somewhat surprised, \"Harry, is he always like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry was also embarrassed, \"He wasn't like this before. He's probably in a bad mood lately because of Scabbers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scabbers—what's that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Cho's interest, Harry briefly told her about Scabbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that's the case, it's understandable—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho showed a look of sudden realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, he'll be back soon,\" Sherlock said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" Cho asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock pointed at the plate, \"Because he hasn't finished his pumpkin pasty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho laughed lightly. \"If it's just because of that, it seems a bit too—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could finish, they saw Ron angrily stride back, grab the remaining pumpkin pasty, and turn to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of his sleeve, he left without leaving a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What's going on? Sherlock was actually right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, he'll be fine in a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho nodded lightly, and the two began chatting about their summer experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this process, Cho also gently released Harry's hand under the table, making Harry feel a sense of loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock then turned to Hermione. \"My friend, you just said that compared to Arithmancy, Divination is garbage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right!\" Hermione, still angry, answered instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we haven't taken that course yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Sherlock's words, Hermione suddenly felt a chill down her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew Sherlock's abilities better than she did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was someone who could tell what you'd done all day just by looking at you once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with full concentration and vigilance, she might not escape his eyes, let alone when she'd been completely unguarded just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I read the book.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though lacking confidence, Hermione still tried to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, because I was quite interested in this course, and since these two courses have similar content, I did some advance studying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can read more than 40 chapters on:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FMikeyMuse\u003C\u002Fp>",1597,"2026-06-10T06:27:24.274Z",1,"novelbin.me","48c937dad16c8066540fd4fc851ae51d5d737b2a1ccd9517e1de3b8ad7b2d17a","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-293","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-291",637,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-cover.jpg"]