[{"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-40":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},1879680,2495,"Chapter 40: 0040 Boldness","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>\"In all my years at Hogwarts... I have never...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>McGonagall was both heartbroken and furious, her glasses were unable to hide the angry gleam flashing in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, how dare he indeed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry and Ron looked at Sherlock with eyes full of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Truly worthy of Gryffindor!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Sherlock is so brave!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bravery is the best substitute for foolishness—I've always thought so. However, Professor, you'd better make your decision after seeing Harry's performance. I believe he won't disappoint you. After all, the feeling of not daring to face Professor Snape for several weeks isn't pleasant, is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sherlock Holmes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, McGonagall seemed truly angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Harry and Ron, their gazes toward Sherlock now held nothing but worship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Experienced teenagers know that when adults call you by your full name, it means serious trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall was clearly in such a state now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although what Sherlock said was indeed correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slytherin's Quidditch team was extremely strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially last year, when Gryffindor suffered a crushing defeat to Slytherin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>McGonagall, just as Sherlock said, hadn't dared to face Snape for several weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how Sherlock knew about this matter, she no longer wanted to find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you... want to be put in detention?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facts were facts, but having Sherlock point them out so directly was undoubtedly pouring salt on Professor McGonagall's wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that point deductions wouldn't deter Sherlock much, she simply proposed a new form of punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold menace in her grim voice made Harry and Ron desperately lower their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both boys were stiff in their limbs, hands and feet ice-cold, trembling all over, wanting to say something but unable to utter a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, they both began to regret coming to find McGonagall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall had originally had a good impression of Sherlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now he was being treated this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all his fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Detention is just a means, not an end, and certainly cannot solve the problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the angry lioness, Sherlock said calmly and composedly: \"Even if you put me in detention, Professor, I still suggest letting Harry join the house team—that's the real solution to the problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been at school for over a month, Sherlock was no longer the novice who knew nothing about the wizarding world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was well aware of just how fanatical wizards were about Quidditch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the wizarding world, Quidditch held a position equivalent to football in the Muggle world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps even more so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main reason was that the Muggle world had no magic, so they could only rely on physical ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Muggles far exceeded wizards in the excitement of sports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside tracks and field events, just considering ball sports alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Football was undoubtedly the world's number one sport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World Cup, held every four years, was the premier sporting event in the Muggle world, with only the Olympics, also held every four years, able to compete with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Olympics originally included hundreds of events, including football.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No single event could match the World Cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the big three sports, basketball and volleyball also had no shortage of fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tennis, table tennis, badminton, and rugby, though regional sports, also had considerable popularity worldwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even niche sports like field hockey, ice hockey, cricket, and golf had their dedicated followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the wizarding world, the only event that could be called a major competition was Quidditch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without exaggeration, in the magical world, everyone loved Quidditch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you couldn't play Quidditch, that was fine—after all, in the Muggle world, there were people who weren't good at running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if you couldn't even participate in conversations about Quidditch when chatting with others, you'd be too embarrassed to greet people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such circumstances, Sherlock believed McGonagall would compromise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, after Sherlock once again pointed out the crux of the problem, Professor McGonagall's expression began to change constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, after noticing Sherlock's confident demeanor once more, she spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You three, come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock followed without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry and Ron exchanged glances, their legs finally seeming to regain sensation as they hurriedly joined in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the three of them, led by McGonagall, left the castle and reached the Quidditch training ground, someone was already waiting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an ordinary-looking burly man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also had a large wooden crate tucked under his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Oliver Wood, fifth year, captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall wasted no words and spoke directly to Sherlock:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Holmes, now let Potter demonstrate his talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I trust you understand that if he cannot satisfy Wood and me as you claim...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I'll voluntarily serve a month's detention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Professor McGonagall seemed about to say something more, Sherlock added: \"And I'll never again miss Defense Against the Dark Arts classes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>McGonagall looked at Sherlock with some surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This little boy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His powers of observation and analysis were truly too sharp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, he had guessed what she was about to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was now beginning to suspect whether Holmes had seen through her disguise during that first Transfiguration class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sherlock!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry nearby was already deeply moved. Just as he was about to say something, Sherlock spoke first:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dear Harry, if you don't want me to smell that awful garlic odor like you do, you'd better perform well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone knew, wherever Professor Quirrell went, the air would be filled with the smell of garlic—according to rumors, this was specifically to ward off a vampire he had encountered in Romania.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Wood have a chance to speak. He looked Harry up and down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor, is this the one you mentioned...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it's what Mr. Holmes mentioned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Quidditch was mentioned, this Gryffindor captain seemed like a different person. He circled around Harry several times, examining him carefully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The famous Harry Potter... Well, that's not important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just looking at his build, he really does seem suitable to be a Seeker—light and agile...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, Potter, I heard you were raised in a Muggle family. Have you ever watched a Quidditch match?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry honestly shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Wood was somewhat surprised, he didn't say much. He opened the wooden crate, revealing four balls of different sizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron's eyes immediately lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can read more chapters on:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FMikeyMuse\u003C\u002Fp>",1059,"2026-06-10T06:27:23.966Z",1,"novelbin.me","45d678a49a70a565a1870cea03ed2568d4217c51121dbef2ea506a73faee58b2","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-41","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-39",637,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-cover.jpg"]