Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 14 The Person Whose Name Must Not Be Mentioned

The last carriage of the Hogwarts direct train.

Listening to Sherlock, Harry and Hermione loudly discussing taboo topics, Neville Longbottom even forgot about finding a pet.

He wanted to speak several times, but when the words came to his lips, he stopped trembling.

Ron watched the three people's normal conversation and hesitated several times.

Until I couldn't listen any longer, I finally mustered up the courage to interrupt them:

"Wait, wait a minute... You, you actually said the mysterious man's name directly!"

"if not?"

Sherlock looked at Ron, who was almost out of breath, and Neville, who was really out of breath, and asked curiously:

"Are you scared?"

He knew that the wizarding world was very taboo about the name Voldemort, otherwise the book would not use "He who must not be named" instead.

But I didn’t expect that more than ten years have passed and his influence is still there.

Just by mentioning this name to Harry and Hermione, they couldn't bear it anymore.

Seeing Ron and Neville nodding repeatedly, Hermione couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why are you afraid?"

"Of course because..."

Ron wanted to answer, but suddenly found that he couldn't explain the question clearly.

After thinking for a moment, he murmured, “My parents have been using this to scare me since I was a child… All children from wizarding families are told by their parents that this person’s name is taboo.

Unless absolutely necessary, I don’t want to mention his name. Or rather… no one wants to mention it.”

Neville on the side nodded repeatedly, indicating that he felt the same way.

Ron looked at Harry with admiration: "But think about it, it's you after all..."

Harry hesitated for a moment, but explained:
"I'm telling you his name not because I'm brave or anything, but because I never knew that name couldn't be said. Do you understand what I mean?"

Hermione nodded in seconding the motion.

This is certainly true for those born into non-wizarding families.

What Voldemort? He's not even as scary as my mother when she calls me by my full name, okay?
"You can say anything. There's nothing you can't say."

Amidst the surprised gazes of several people, Sherlock said calmly, "Fear comes from the unknown. The best way to eliminate fear is to face it."

Seeing that Ron and Neville were scared as quails, Sherlock gave a direct solution.

Harry and Hermione nodded repeatedly.

Ron and Neville looked at Sherlock with admiration.

amazing!
But that's about it.

Even if they think Sherlock is right, the education they received since childhood does not allow them to do so.

Hermione and Neville stayed in the carriage for a while until a smiling woman pushed open the door of the compartment and asked everyone if they wanted to buy snacks. Then the two got up and left to continue looking for Neville's toad.

Before leaving, Hermione reminded Ron that it would be better to get a new wand, because using an old wand would likely result in spell failure.

Ron: (ˇˇ)
Oddly enough, Ron could accept the same words when Sherlock said them.

But when Hermione said it, Ron felt very unhappy.

"No matter which college I'm assigned to, I don't want to be assigned to the same college as her."

As soon as Hermione left, Ron spoke directly to his heart.

Harry nodded absently, his attention still on Sherlock.

This good friend I just met is so amazing!
At this time, Sherlock was already standing in front of the snack salesman.

He looked at these snacks that he had never seen before with curiosity.

Just by looking at the appearance, these little snacks are full of magic.

It seemed like an insignificant little thing, but it was exactly why he had plunged into the magical world in the first place.

"Did you bring food?"

Sherlock looked at Harry and Ron. Harry shook his head.

To be honest, apart from the punishment, the Dursleys did not let Harry starve.

But he was never really allowed to eat to his heart's content—his cousin Dudley would always snatch away whatever he wanted.

In this case, the other party naturally would not prepare lunch for him.

Ron murmured that he had brought sandwiches.

Looking at his red ears, Sherlock immediately understood.

I want to eat, but I have no money.

Sherlock didn't say much. He asked the price and bought some of each.

In the end, I paid less than twelve silver Sickles.

It’s not expensive to say it’s expensive, it’s not cheap to say it’s cheap.

"I'm treating everyone, but these are just snacks, so Ron, give me your sandwich to fill my stomach first."

When Ron heard Sherlock say this, he nodded in agreement.

His mother always forgot that he didn't like corned beef, so Shylock's suggestion was just what he wanted.

Besides, snacks were much more appealing to him than a corned beef sandwich.

Harry nodded without hesitation. This was the first time that someone his age shared food with him. The feeling was wonderful.

After this period of communication, Sherlock has already understood the personalities of both of them clearly.

Although Harry seems to be aloof and introvert, he is subconsciously a strong and brave person, so he is confident and can accept his kindness calmly.

On the contrary, Ron, who seems carefree, has always lived in the shadow of his five outstanding brothers, and is actually a little inferior in his heart.

If you directly ask him to eat something, he will definitely find it difficult to accept.

But if you put it another way - for example, if we exchange it like we are doing now, then he will feel at ease.

Besides, Sherlock was not lying. He really thought that he should have some staple food to fill his stomach before eating snacks.

To his delight, Mrs. Weasley's cooking skills were good and the beef was delicious.

Then the three of them began to feast on the food, and the aroma of delicious food soon filled the carriage.

Ron also began to use his expertise to introduce various snacks with magical characteristics to Sherlock and Harry.

For example, the Chocolate Frog is not a real frog, but essentially a chocolate in the shape of a frog.

However, since it is under a spell, be careful when opening the package to prevent it from jumping away.

As for the taste, it is naturally very good and the little wizards like it very much.

However, Sherlock and Harry's attention was more focused on the picture card that came with the snack.

Each pack of chocolate frogs comes with a picture card with portraits of some famous people in the wizarding world on the front and a brief biography on the back.

Harry got a picture of Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts.

Photos in the magical world are different from those in the non-magical world. People will move after being photographed.

So when Harry finished reading Dumbledore's biography and turned the picture to the front, he was shocked to find that Dumbledore's face was gone.

"You certainly can't expect him to be there all the time."

Ron saw the surprised Harry and explained casually.

When Harry told Ron that people in the non-magical world would never change once they were photographed, it was Ron's turn to be surprised. "So they wouldn't move at all? That's amazing!"

As he spoke, Dumbledore slipped back into the picture.

Harry couldn't help but praise, "It's amazing, Sherlock, aren't you surprised?"

Sherlock took a bite of the chocolate frog and it tasted really good.

He took the picture from Harry, looked at the old man with white beard who disappeared and reappeared, smiled and said:

"This kind of thing... can actually be done without magic."

(End of this chapter)