[{"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-41":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},1879681,2495,"Chapter 41: 0041 Quidditch","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>Wood, hearing that Harry had no experience with Quidditch, opened the box to show the game balls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me explain the rules first...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need for such trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock interrupted Wood. \"Just get two broomsticks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wood looked to McGonagall, and seeing her nod, he promptly fetched two broomsticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock handed one to Harry, then jumped onto the other and flew directly into the air, gesturing for Harry to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wood's eyes immediately brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they say, when an expert makes a move, you immediately know if they have skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the house team captain, just that one takeoff was enough for him to see many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, both young wizards had considerable talent in flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maintaining parallel flight with Sherlock in mid-air, Harry asked nervously: \"Sherlock, what do we do now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock directly pulled something from his pocket and held it up before Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a spherical object that glittered in the sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neville's Remembrall? How did you get it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry recognized it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I picked it from him before we went to find Professor McGonagall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry looked shocked: \"But we were together the whole time. When did you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harry, that's not important,\" Sherlock interrupted. \"Your task now is to not let it hit the ground.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry couldn't understand. The Remembrall was in Sherlock's hand—why would it fall to the ground?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock didn't explain, just smiled slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dear Harry, you wouldn't want Neville to be heartbroken over his broken Remembrall, would you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry: w(ﾟДﾟ)w\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Sherlock said this, Harry immediately had an ominous premonition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock directly threw Neville's Remembrall out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave Harry no time to prepare—or rather, that previous sentence had already been his warning to Harry to get ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry hadn't expected Sherlock to do this at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, his body reacted faster than his brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost without thinking, he pointed his broomstick downward and accelerated into a dive toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the combined force of gravity and magic, his speed grew faster and faster, until it seemed he would crash heavily into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry could even hear Ron's screams mixed with the howling wind, yet he felt no tension at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was he not tense, but he was unusually calm, even somewhat excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he caught the glass ball at a height of one foot from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled the broomstick up just in time, letting it settle gently on the grass, the Remembrall held securely in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then discovered that Sherlock had somehow returned to the ground as well. Just as he was about to speak, angry shouts came from behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Potter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>McGonagall strode over, the wand in her hand not yet put away, her right palm holding the wand slick with sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been just moments away from using magic to save him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In all my years at Hogwarts... I have never...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar words made Sherlock raise an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you... you could have broken your neck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry was speechless. He truly didn't know what he should say at such a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt that anything he said would be wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, there was Sherlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor, I think this performance is sufficient to prove Harry's talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The calm voice formed a sharp contrast with McGonagall's agitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sherlock Holmes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Sherlock spoke, he drew all the fire away from Harry, allowing the latter to breathe a quiet sigh of relief while his gratitude toward Sherlock rose once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Making a fellow student do such a thing—you're absolutely reckless! If something had happened to Potter, you would bear full responsibility!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing would happen to him. I believe in him, and even more in you, Professor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>McGonagall was left speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brilliant! A real natural!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Wood spoke at the perfect moment, interrupting McGonagall's building emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A fifty-foot dive to catch that thing cleanly, and he didn't even get a scratch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Charlie Weasley couldn't have done that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He practically leaped to Harry's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gripping firmly the hand with which Harry held the Remembrall, the obsession and fanaticism in his gaze made McGonagall's mouth twitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor, listen to me—we must get him a proper broomstick!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I say, let's get a Nimbus 2000 or a Cleansweep Seven—no, it has to be a Nimbus 2000...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His appearance forced McGonagall to stop being angry at Sherlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wood, Potter is still a first-year student...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not a problem!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wood waved his hand domineeringly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor, you must go to Professor Dumbledore and get us permission to use a first-year student!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don't go, I'll go myself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know we desperately need a Quidditch team better than last year's!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, I welcome you to the Gryffindor house team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As captain, I'm officially notifying you that training starts next week!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>McGonagall: (⊙﹏⊙)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Wood's self-directed monologue, McGonagall suddenly felt somewhat superfluous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver Wood was indeed an excellent student with good character and academics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whenever Quidditch was mentioned, he seemed to become a different person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she had to admit that Wood was absolutely right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry Potter—he really was a natural talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Potter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry immediately turned to McGonagall, adopting an attentive listening posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to hear that you're training hard, or I'll change my mind and punish you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Harry could hardly believe what he was hearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had actually been promoted exceptionally?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must be kept secret—after all, this is the youngest house team player in a century. You'll be our secret weapon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just looking at Wood's expression, it was as if he had already won the House Cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hopefully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock was noncommittal about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't optimistic about keeping this matter secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for you, Mr. Holmes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall turned to Sherlock. \"Harry's performance saved you from losing points and being put in detention, but that doesn't prove your reckless behavior was correct!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock sighed. He had already guessed what she was going to say next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Professor McGonagall seized the opportunity to make her demand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, I don't want to hear anyone tell me again that you're missing Professor Quirrell's Defense Against the Dark Arts classes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, Professor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock's straightforward agreement somewhat surprised McGonagall, and also disappointed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally thought this unconventional little fellow would resist a bit more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can read more chapters on:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FMikeyMuse\u003C\u002Fp>",1054,"2026-06-10T06:27:23.966Z",1,"novelbin.me","03f9eed614a454f49be5d39fdc38cdc38a7694918b72401e33dcbfee8ea7a02e","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-42","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-40",637,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-cover.jpg"]