Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 17 Sherlock's Two Questions
"what is the problem?"

Ron couldn't help but cheer up when he heard that Sherlock actually wanted to ask him for advice.

Because this sentence made him feel that "the boss needs me".

“First, what are the characteristics of each of the four colleges?

Secondly, don't you know... that the word 'Muggle' is also discriminatory?"

Sherlock supported his chin with his palms together and looked at Ron with sharp eyes, waiting for his explanation.

"W-what?!"

Ron was horrified. "Muggle...how can it be a discriminatory term?"

He answered the second question first.

After all, compared to the first question, the second question had a greater impact on him.

Running Gorgon, I have never meant to discriminate when calling Muggles since I was a child.

My father was particularly interested in the Muggle world and was extremely friendly to them.

It is precisely because of this that they are looked down upon by pure-blood families like the Malfoys, who believe that they have tarnished the honor of the Sacred Twenty-Eight Clans.

But now Sherlock says Muggle is also a derogatory term?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Harry on the side also helped Ron explain, "Sherlock, you are wrong this time. Hagrid also called him that."

Sherlock shook his head and continued to ask questions without explaining directly:

"How do you spell Muggle?"

"Muggle."

Ron was still thinking when Harry gave the answer.

Sherlock frowned. "Didn't you notice anything wrong?"

Ron still looked confused.

Harry didn't think there was anything wrong.

But since Sherlock reminded him, he finally understood after thinking about it for a while.

"You mean...root?"

Sherlock nodded, looking at Ron's still confused expression, a little surprised:
"So… wizarding families don't learn words?"

Ron coughed twice, and his ears turned red again. "Learn! Of course we will learn! But, but I don't see any problem with this word."

Sherlock looked at Harry.

Although he didn't know why, Harry did understand Sherlock's eyes.

So he took the initiative to explain to Ron: "The root of Muggle is Mug..."

"Isn't that a cup?"

Ron quickly asked back, trying to appear less ignorant.

Harry sighed, "Besides the cup, it has another meaning."

At Sherlock's suggestion, Harry carefully explained to Ron that the root word "Mug" not only means cup, but also means fool.

Ron opened his mouth in surprise, not knowing what to say for a moment.

This was indeed the first time he knew this piece of knowledge.

Sherlock was right. People from wizarding families really don't study words well.

Seeing Ron like this, Harry said secretly in his heart.

At the same time, I also feel that Sherlock is more and more powerful.

He grew up in a non-wizard family just like himself, but he not only knows a lot about the non-magical world and is proficient in all kinds of knowledge, but he can also do boxing and fencing, and he is even proficient in magic.

It's really amazing!

Noticing Ron's downcast mood, Sherlock patted his shoulder:

"Don't take it too seriously. After all, the fool is a Mug, not a Muggle. There's nothing wrong with continuing to use this name.

I imagine whoever came up with that name wasn't very kind to non-magical people."

"But……"

Seeing Ron's tangled expression, Sherlock simply explained a few more words:

“Language and writing are constantly changing with the times. Some words are neutral at first, but later become derogatory.

For example, Negro did not originally have a derogatory connotation. It comes from Latin and means black. It was widely used in the United States before the 60s.

The word that truly carries a derogatory connotation is Nigger, but today, the name Negro is considered discriminatory just like Nigger.

In a few decades, I'm afraid the term "Black people" will no longer be used due to sensitivity. Harry was stunned. "Then what should we call them?"

"Who knows, maybe African American?"

Sherlock sneered.

"It's the same with Muggle. It originally had a derogatory meaning, but today, it has weakened to the point where it is widely accepted."

Harry and Ron looked at Sherlock with admiration. He was so understanding!

At this moment, the door of the box was pushed open again.

Hermione reappeared before them.

"What happened?"

Hermione asked confusedly as she looked at the candies scattered all over the floor.

Harry and Ron looked at Sherlock.

The latter shrugged and said, "Miss Granger, someone tried to steal our snacks, but was eventually persuaded and left."

"is it?"

Hermione was a little bit unconvinced, as she had just seen with her own eyes what happened when Malfoy and the other two left.

He didn't look like he was "persuaded" at all.

"You didn't fight, did you? Don't get into trouble before you even get there!"

She still spoke in a proud tone, and Ron frowned, ready to retort.

But Sherlock said at this time: "Ron, there is the first question."

"What, uh, uh..."

Ron then realized that Sherlock had asked two questions and he had only answered the second one.

He couldn't help feeling a little annoyed. In front of Sherlock, he always seemed slow.

Fortunately, as he was born into the Weasley family, he was very familiar with the four colleges of Hogwarts, so he began to introduce them in a torrent of words.

When Ron mentioned this, both Harry and Hermione became interested.

Hermione, just like before, sat next to Sherlock and listened attentively.

Sherlock didn't care, but the more he listened, the more he felt that Ron's introduction was too subjective.

In Ron's words, Gryffindor is a righteous and brave warrior because the current headmaster and vice-headmaster of Hogwarts are from this house, as are his parents and several brothers.

Similarly, there is a high probability that he himself will be assigned to this college.

Ravenclaw is a school of nerds who only know how to study. The students there are weird and self-righteous.

Hufflepuffs are a group of insignificant gluttons who have no special talents except their love for food.

But this is acceptable because Slytherins are full of despicable, shameless, insidious and cunning villains.

Combining the knowledge he gained from books with Ron's personality, Sherlock immediately made an inference.

In the eyes of others, Gryffindor might just be a group of reckless people who only know how to cause trouble.

Harry interjected, "Hagrid also said that I'd rather be in Hufflepuff than Slytherin."

"Because Voldemort is from this house?"

When Sherlock mentioned the name, Ron couldn't help but shudder again.

He looked at Sherlock with resentment.

I know you are not afraid, but you may not be able to consider the feelings of people like us!

Sherlock didn't care about other people's opinions. After getting Harry's affirmative answer, he turned to Ron and asked, "Among the four houses, does Hufflepuff have the largest number of students?"

"how do you know?"

Ron was a little surprised, "Oh, Merlin's beard, you are amazing!"

Hearing Ron's answer, Sherlock nodded.

Sure enough, all those with personality problems went to other colleges, so the remaining kind and obedient ones naturally went to Hufflepuff.

At this moment, a voice began to echo on the train:
"The train will arrive at Hogwarts in five minutes. Please leave your luggage on the train and we will take you to school."

Sherlock sprang into action.

"Why are you so direct..."

Hermione blushed at the sight and quickly backed out.

(End of this chapter)