[{"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-459":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},1879949,2495,"Chapter 459: 0459 The Birthday Cake","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-459",459,"\u003Cp>Although the Dursley family didn't come to attend Harry's birthday party, they did send a birthday present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An exquisite porcelain tea set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing had good ornamental value and practicality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Harry, their greatest advantage was that they were quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the teacups at 12 Grimmauld Place, which, once the tea or beverage in the cup sat for a while without being drunk, would remind Harry and Sirius by jumping up and down and banging against their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if it were in the past, the Dursley family would definitely not have been so generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lily's own sister, Petunia had only given Lily a strange vase back then which was smashed by one-year-old Harry riding a flying broomstick—fortunately, Muggle objects that had just been broken could be restored with a Repairing Charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with Sherlock's help, the Dursley family's relationship with Harry had been repaired, so naturally there was no need for that anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, the birthday present Harry gave Dudley had satisfied them greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incidentally, Dudley's birthday was June 23rd, a month earlier than Harry's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his birthday, Harry was still living on Privet Drive and was invited to attend his birthday party which was something unimaginable in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry had quite a good time that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, his birthday gift was new candy from Honeydukes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dudley was naturally happy, but it was confiscated by Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon and given to Dudley's other little friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Dudley was currently on a diet plan—this was required by the school, because the school's wardrobe could no longer find pants that would fit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Dudley's diet plan wasn't going very successfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day before Dudley's birthday, Aunt Petunia had discovered doughnuts he'd hidden in his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They warned him that if he continued to be incorrigible, they wouldn't give him pocket money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Dudley threw his game console out the window in a fit of anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry thought he was being a bit impulsive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because when he found himself feeling depressed, he couldn't play \"Wreck-It Ralph\" to pass the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Dudley turned to Harry for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with his cousin asking him for help for the first time in his life, Harry was also magnanimous and directly wrote a letter to Sirius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius didn't say a word and readily sent the weight-loss potion that Dudley had tried before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technically, using magical items in Muggle households was illegal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office was in charge of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the current director of this office was Rufus Fudge, nephew of Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very clear about the insider details of the deal between his uncle Fudge and Sirius, so naturally he wouldn't meddle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, the result could be said to be satisfactory to all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weight-loss potion was effective, and Dudley could finally fit into the pants in the school's wardrobe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also no longer had to control his diet like the diet plan sent by the Smeltings School nurse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the weight-loss potion wasn't a panacea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had certain negative side effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius also pointed this out in his reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at the Dursley family's attitude, they wouldn't care about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Harry finished explaining what happened, Lupin also shook his head secretly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having grown up in the Dursley family's environment, for Harry to still have his current character could truly be described as emerging unstained from the mud like a lotus plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came the grand celebration program.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dean and Luna collaborated to perform an impromptu song for everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna's ethereal singing voice, combined with Dean's singing plus dance, was highly praised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Weasley twins created indoor fireworks with excellent show effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius, as host, made a brief speech, thanking everyone for taking time out of their busy schedules to attend Harry's fourteenth birthday party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finished speaking, Kreacher emerged shakily from the depths of the kitchen carrying a huge chocolate cake decorated with burning golden candles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Harry's command, the Black family's house-elf could be said to have used his culinary skills that had been suppressed for many years to the fullest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cake itself emitted a rich sweet aroma, the design was unexpectedly exquisite, even the piping details were done meticulously, drawing exclamations of admiration from everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Kreacher's cloudy eyes weren't looking at the cake—he stared straight at the people in the room, his gaze unfocused, muttering some fragmented, disconnected words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nasty old wastrel, bringing her little brats to ruin my mistress's house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, my poor mistress, if she knew, if she knew what kind of scum they've brought into her home,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would she say to old Kreacher?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, the shame of it, Mudbloods, werewolves, foreigners—poor old Kreacher, what can he do—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kreacher, shut up and put the cake on the table!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry quickly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he have forgotten about this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some time had passed since Sherlock gave that suggestion, and now Kreacher could be said to obey his every command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, once given a clear order, no matter how unwilling the heart, no matter how much the mouth says no, the body must honestly execute it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Sherlock had pointed out earlier, compared to Sirius, Harry's attitude was really much more gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no prejudice against creatures like house-elves to begin with, nor did he feel the instinctive disgust that Sirius felt when seeing Kreacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, Harry had fairly good communication skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although like Sirius he looked down on the various practices of the Black family, in front of Kreacher he showed recognition of the Black family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't Kreacher devote his life to serving the Black family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well then, I, Harry Potter, am Sirius's godson and also a member of the Black family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, this trick really worked on Kreacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, after a period of adjustment, Kreacher no longer resisted Harry's commands as much as at the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the usual nonsense that would come at any moment had decreased considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was another reason—in Kreacher's view, Harry was a pure-blood wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As both his father James and mother Lily were wizards so technically Harry was pureblood for him .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Sirius had made Kreacher obey an obvious half-blood wizard or a Muggle-born wizard, the situation would be different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This point was fully demonstrated today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were too many people here today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mixed-blood wizards (one parent wizard another muggle) like Dean and Cho Chang were already considered inferior in Kreacher's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muggle-born wizards like Sherlock and Hermione were even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, Muggles like the Holmes couple and the Grangers were directly ignored by him, not even having the qualification to be insulted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry hadn't thought of this before, and as a result, in a moment of carelessness, Kreacher said these strange words in front of all the guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with Harry's command, Kreacher immediately shut up and very reluctantly placed the cake on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kreacher made this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing this exquisitely designed cake, Hermione said in surprise, \"Kreacher, your culinary skills are amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Hermione's words, Ginny quickly said, \"Hermione, don't—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Mudblood is actually talking to Kreacher, as if she were my friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kreacher showed a look of surprise, muttering, \"If Kreacher's mistress saw him with such people, oh, what would she say—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kreacher, I forbid you to call anyone a Mudblood again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry reacted quickly and immediately gave Kreacher an order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kreacher shut up at once, then retreated backward, looking at Hermione with obvious disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Talking to Kreacher, this is something Kreacher doesn't allow, what would Mistress say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Kreacher, go back to your room and rest for now. We don't need you here for the moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry rubbed his temples somewhat painfully and said so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The house-elf bowed low to Harry, then Disapparated with the familiar crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harry, what's going on here?\" Everyone watching this scene felt quite surprised, because they all knew Kreacher was the Black family's house-elf and should theoretically only obey Sirius alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from what just happened, the words Harry spoke actually had the same effect on him as Sirius's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a master's task, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the three people who knew the truth—Sherlock, Harry, and Sirius—the quickest to react was actually Chang Dali.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at Harry and Sirius. \"I think Mr. Black must have granted Harry equal authority.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, Ms. Chang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, Sirius was particularly enthusiastic toward the Chang couple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, hearing Chang Dali speak, he immediately explained proactively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I made Kreacher unconditionally obey all of Harry's commands. Well, from his performance during this time, he's indeed more suitable than me to be that fellow's master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius shrugged as he spoke: \"Before this, that fellow never cooked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a really good idea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione said while looking at Sherlock, her gaze was full of gratitude and admiration. \"This must have been your idea, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dear Hermione, I only made a suggestion. The actual execution still depends on Harry—but from the current situation, he's obviously doing quite well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright, can we please stop talking about house-elves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron complained dissatisfiedly, \"My stomach's about to starve flat. Harry, hurry up and make a wish and blow out the candles!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Weasley glared fiercely at her prodigal foodie son, but unfortunately Ron, whose entire attention was on the cake, didn't notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry made a wish in his heart, then made an effort to blow out his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can read more than 40 chapters on:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FMikeyMuse\u003C\u002Fp>",1587,"2026-06-10T06:27:24.274Z",1,"novelbin.me","d3a699bb89a757c8751c566f2207e0abc051a8a6058e243321c57a97d347d044","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-460","hp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-chapter-458",637,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhp-i-am-sherlock-holmes-cover.jpg"]