[{"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-429":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},1879919,2495,"Chapter 429: 0429 The Rumors","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-429",429,"\u003Cp>The topic of \"Professor Lupin is a woman\" diluted the tense atmosphere of the approaching exam week, but the exams wouldn't be delayed because of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When exam week arrived as scheduled, Hogwarts Castle entered the quietest period of the year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, most people thought this was the quietest the castle had been in years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was that the Weasley twins would be taking their Ordinary Wizarding Level exams this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to previous years' exams, the O.W.L.s clearly exerted much stronger pressure on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By lunchtime, the third-year students all looked listless and pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Professor McGonagall had said in first year hadn't been an exaggeration at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transfiguration was indeed the most difficult and dangerous magic course young wizards could encounter at school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming out of the Transfiguration exam room, the young wizards compared their results while complaining about how difficult the questions were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One question actually required them to turn a teapot into a tortoise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That difficulty was clearly beyond the syllabus, wasn't it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, amid all these wails, Hermione severely drew hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she cried out. \"Oh no, the tortoise I transfigured looked like a sea turtle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This naturally infuriated everyone. Even Harry and Ron, her friends, found it a bit much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of thing wasn't even worth worrying about!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione didn't realize this and continued chattering to Sherlock, since at times like these, only Sherlock would listen to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As far as I know, a tortoise's head can rotate flexibly and completely retract into its shell, while a sea turtle's head is larger and can't retract into its shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And furthermore, a tortoise's limbs are elliptical and cylindrical with claws, but what I transfigured looked more like flippers...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others hearing her talk like this would just want to stay far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the conversations among them were actually quite absurd too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My tortoise's tail still looked like a spout. How terrible...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My tortoise's shell still had willow patterns on it. Do you think they'll deduct points?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think—should tortoises blow steam or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damned if they did well and damned if they did poorly, the most difficult of all courses, the Transfiguration exam was finally over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining exams would be relatively easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After lunch, the Charms exam was in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be said, Hermione really had skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Flitwick really did test the Cheering Charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of trust in Hermione, Harry and Ron had both practiced well, so they performed perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock and Hermione didn't need to be mentioned—they were at a level where they could pass with full marks without even revising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville and Dean, who shared a dormitory with Harry, were more unlucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although both trusted Hermione very much and had worried about revising the Cheering Charm, Neville was too nervous and his movements were a bit excessive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was that his partner Dean burst into hysterical laughter and couldn't stop at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Dean had to be taken to a quiet room and stayed there for an hour before he could complete his own spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, Neville apologized to Dean repeatedly, and Dean naturally didn't mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner ended, the students rushed back to the common room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tuesday would have three courses: Care of Magical Creatures, Potions, and Astronomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was naturally to be expected—Astronomy naturally had to wait until evening to be tested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, the young wizards first came outside the castle to take Hagrid's Care of Magical Creatures exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the exam, Hagrid's popularity soared again, once more rivaling Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor Lupin as a strong contender for \"Hogwarts Most Popular Professor of the Year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had prepared a large barrel of fresh Flobberworms for the students, saying that to pass the exam, they must ensure their Flobberworms were still alive an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was practically a free points question!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Flobberworms lived best when left completely alone, this could be said to be the easiest exam they'd taken since first year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would refuse such exam content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Slytherin students cheered, looking at Hagrid with particularly friendly gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, have you heard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid deliberately walked over to Sherlock and the others, bending down low, pretending to check whether Harry's Flobberworm was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor Lupin is actually a woman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione glared fiercely at Harry and Ron because these two looked like they were about to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock said calmly. \"I've heard, Professor Hagrid. What do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my, I can't really say about such things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid said mysteriously. \"But I do know that Professor Lupin has a secret, and Dumbledore and the other staff seem to know about it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strange thing is, they didn't tell me about it. Why is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why didn't they tell you? Don't you have any idea?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three friends besides Sherlock all looked at Hagrid speechlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Sherlock said seriously. \"Because you're too upright, Hagrid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you knew about this, you'd definitely go question Professor Lupin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he's concealing the truth, he must have some unspeakable difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for both your sake and Professor Lupin's, Headmaster Dumbledore didn't tell you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well said, Sherlock!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid was overjoyed. He slapped Ron on the shoulder, nearly knocking him into the barrel full of Flobberworms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Sherlock and Harry were prepared and stopped him in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron, who had nearly had an intimate encounter with fresh Flobberworms, looked at Hagrid resentfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hey, you were praising Sherlock, so why hit me!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they took the Potions exam in the afternoon, all the good mood from Care of Magical Creatures was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Harry, this seemed like an utter disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what he did, he couldn't get his Confusing Concoction to thicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape watched from the side with obvious satisfaction, and before walking away, he wrote something in his notebook that Sherlock thought looked very much like a zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course it's not a zero.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Harry's worry, Sherlock shook his head. \"Compared to others, you've already done very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people's Confusing Concoctions were the wrong color, which clearly means they don't have normal potion properties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people couldn't even brew the potion at all. Compared to them, at least your potion has normal effects, just slightly weaker.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Sherlock. You're really good at comforting people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sherlock, you still had time to observe other people's exam situations?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione said in surprise. \"I was so afraid of running out of time, I was too nervous to look at others. Even after brewing it, I checked it over and over again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fact is we had plenty of time left. After all, this is just an ordinary final exam, not O.W.L.s.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The midnight Astronomy exam's difficulty was somewhere between Care of Magical Creatures and Potions, and the location was on top of the highest tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Sherlock had only attended a few classes this semester, relying on the model he and Hermione had bought in Diagon Alley before school started, he still easily got a high score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione didn't need to be mentioned—having the Time-Turner was like having wings added to a tiger for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other young wizards' performances were mixed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wednesday morning tested History of Magic, which didn't require practical work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn't much to say about this. As long as you listened carefully in class, everyone could get full marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, there were really few people who could do this in Professor Binns's class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even someone as strong as Hermione sometimes couldn't help but feel drowsy under Professor Binns's uniquely hypnotic droning attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this wouldn't affect her performance in the exam room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Sherlock, it was even less of a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always been interested in how the wizarding world had developed to its current state, so he easily solved the exam paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for others, they did their best to fill the paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people, when they really didn't know how to answer questions, simply copied the questions themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they filled the paper, they'd at least get points for effort, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it was the last day of exam week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The penultimate exam in the morning was Defense Against the Dark Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wildly popular Professor Lupin did something creative and came up with an outdoor exam similar to an obstacle course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could be called the most unusual exam yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They first had to wade through a deep-water tank with Grindylows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grindylows were pale-green water demons distributed in Britain and Ireland, with horns on their heads, green teeth, and very long fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked fierce, but in the British Ministry of Magic's classification system they were only \"XX.\" Those long fingers, although quite powerful when grabbing things, broke easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Sherlock faced them, he didn't even use magic, relying solely on his boxing skills to let them experience the power of the great fighter Holmes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the deep-water tank came a series of pits full of Red Caps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These gnome-like magical creatures were commonly distributed in Northern Europe and looked rather like goblins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They often lived in the trenches of old battlefields, castle dungeons, or places stained with human blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, wherever there was bloodshed, there would be traces of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Caps were classified as \"XXX\" by the British Ministry of Magic, slightly higher than Grindylows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were very dangerous to solitary Muggles, ambushing lost people, and in the dark of night, there were even precedents of them clubbing people to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that their numbers were up, they were also quite troublesome for wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Sherlock, with a sword in one hand and a shield made of rock cakes in the other, seemed to cut through them like vegetables as he crossed the pits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These short creatures only managed to slightly slow Sherlock's forward progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the pits came a marsh, where Professor Lupin had placed a Hinkypunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This monster had only one leg and would lurk in remote areas at night, emitting misleading light to lure travelers astray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once misled by it, one would fall into the marsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The correct way to pass was to ignore the Hinkypunk's misleading light and cross quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Professor Lupin was shocked to discover that when the Hinkypunk emitted its misleading light, Sherlock actually charged straight at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No way?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin was greatly surprised. Sherlock shouldn't be unable to see through even this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, his previous performance against the Grindylows and Red Caps had been perfect—though he hadn't used magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was an open-minded professor. After all, Gryffindor back in the day also used a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he discovered that Sherlock directly grabbed the Hinkypunk's one and only leg and lifted it from the marsh onto solid ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he raised his sword again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin's expression changed, and he quickly rushed over to stop Sherlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop, stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock raised an eyebrow. \"Professor, I don't recall you saying we couldn't eliminate this thing during the exam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Lupin suddenly felt he was still too young. How could someone like Sherlock possibly be misled by a Hinkypunk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the Hinkypunk trembling, small and helpless in Sherlock's hands, Professor Lupin even got the feeling that Sherlock was the boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you eliminate it, how will the remaining students take the exam?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you prepare several? I saw quite a few Grindylows and Red Caps!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are more, but this exam is meant to train your stealth ability, to cross the marsh quickly without being discovered and misled!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I eliminate it directly, then no one will discover me. Doesn't that count as stealth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin was rendered speechless. After a moment, he said. \"Fine, I'll give you full marks for Defense Against the Dark Arts. Come out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let's leave this Hinkypunk for the other students!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No fighting the Boggart?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock asked this because the final obstacle after crossing the marsh was to climb into an old trunk and fight a Boggart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Lupin said with a wry smile. \"I've seen your Boggart more than once and know you have the ability to deal with it. There's no need for you to face it again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a pity. I was hoping to catch up with my other self.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he said this, Sherlock still cooperatively left with Professor Lupin, staying to watch the others take their exams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this process, Professor Lupin hesitated for a moment, then spoke. \"Thank you, Sherlock.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to thank me. Your excellence won you this opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not everyone will believe you're a woman. The reason people who know the truth are helping spread this is because you're our best Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, and everyone doesn't want to lose you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for the compliment, Sherlock.\" Professor Lupin smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I did only bought some time. It's far from enough to truly solve your problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know. Once my identity is exposed, owls will arrive like snowflakes. No parent wants a werewolf teaching their children.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, this matter must be completely resolved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't bother, Sherlock. It's impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who says so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherlock smiled slightly. \"I've already discussed it with Dumbledore—next year, we may be able to truly solve this problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin's eyes widened again, even more surprised than when he'd just seen Sherlock bullying the small Hinkypunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please forgive me, I can't tell you the specific details yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin was about to ask more when an excited Harry had already climbed out of the trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can read more than 40 chapters on:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FMikeyMuse\u003C\u002Fp>",2251,"2026-06-10T06:27:24.274Z",1,"novelbin.me","6a2ba7ed9cba4f949181a80bb9ebf86379a4a9f6502ce69b124479a8522fab7d","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-430","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-428",637,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-cover.jpg"]