Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts

Chapter 1 Admission Notice

[Kensington-Chelsea District-128 King's Road-Master Bedroom on the 2nd Floor]

[Collected by Mr. Sherlock Holmes]

Sherlock received a strange letter.

It’s strange because as a rule, no one would specify the recipient’s address as “Master bedroom on the second floor” when sending a letter.

You can’t expect the postman to deliver the letter directly to your bedroom, right?

But this letter happened to be delivered to Sherlock’s bedroom.

This is also the second reason why this is strange.

The postman of the letter is an owl.

Yes, owl.

Sherlock looked at the top of the clothes rack aside.

There stood a black and white eagle owl.

Just now, it was this eagle owl that flew in from the second floor window with an envelope in its mouth. After circling around the room, it accurately dropped the letter into his hand.

It’s just perfect.

Sherlock was naturally surprised at first.

——No one will be calm when encountering this kind of thing.

But unlike ordinary people, the excitement this incident brought to Sherlock quickly overcame his surprise.

Turn the envelope over to the back. There is a dark red wax seal and a shield emblem, which look quite eye-catching.

However, what is more eye-catching than them is a capital "h" letter, surrounded by a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake.

The patterns of the four animals are not distorted by the small space of the envelope itself. Instead, they are all lifelike, as if they are about to jump out of the paper.

Sherlock took out a magnifying glass from the drawer and observed it skillfully and carefully.

A pair of gray eyes were shining, and his slightly trembling hands showed that his heart was not as peaceful as it appeared.

In the end, Sherlock laughed happily:

"Finally something that can cheer people up! The local criminals have been too inactive during this period..."

In 1991, as the EU integration process continued to accelerate, the EU member states invariably accelerated the pace.

There are rumors that the European Community will adopt the formal treaties of the European Economic and Monetary Union and the European Political Union at the end of this year.

As one of the core members, the United Kingdom, in order to show its former imperial style, suppressed France and Germany, its two main enemies, and also increased its efforts to maintain public security and stability in the country.

In fact, in the UK at the end of the 20th century, large-scale criminal organizations were almost extinct.

Only the street gangs remain who are still asserting their presence.

Under this current background, London, as the capital, is the first to bear the brunt.

Faced with such a high-pressure situation, criminals have ceased their activities and temporarily suspended business.

In addition, he had just recovered from a serious illness not long ago, and his parents arranged for him to attend a preparatory school.

For Sherlock, who likes to pursue excitement and is tired of a quiet life, this kind of time where he can only stay at home and wait for the start of school naturally becomes more and more boring.

Until today.

Of course, although he was very excited, Sherlock still looked at the envelope carefully before opening it.

This is also a habit he has developed all along.

"No stamps, emerald ink, parchment, overly thick paper...interesting."

I have reached a preliminary conclusion by observing Sherlock.

However, further confirmation needs to be made through the text of the letter.

Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Albus Dumbledore

(President of the International Confederation of Wizards, Grand Wizard of the Order of Merlin, Chief Wizard of the Wizengamot)

Dear Mr. Holmes:

We are pleased to inform you that you have been admitted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Attached is a list of required books and equipment. The semester is scheduled to start on September 1st.

We will be waiting for your owl to bring your reply before July 31st.

Sincerely, Vice Principal Minerva McGonagall

"..."

Before reading the letter, Sherlock thought of many possibilities, but he did not think of this one.

Hogwarts?

Magic school?

The great magician?

So... this is an admission notice?

The content of the letter was so outrageous that Sherlock, who had always been rational, couldn't help but fall into deep contemplation.

As mentioned in the letter, there is a second page of stationery attached after the main text, which is a list of essential supplies for school.

Sherlock glanced around and found things such as wands, magic books, magic robes, etc. that only appeared in magical literature and film and television works.

Books such as "Standard Spells" and "History of Magic" even all have their authors identified.

Make it look like the real thing.

After a moment of silence, Sherlock raised the letter toward the light.

"Ha!"

His eyes brightened even more.

If it were any other child, I am afraid that at this time, he would have already believed everything in excitement.

However, 11-year-old Sherlock Holmes is no ordinary person.

He is much more mature than his peers.

He is still a young man who firmly believes in science.

Magic?

How can something that only exists in legend really exist?

So this must be a prank.

Make beautiful envelopes?

Can be forged.

The content of the letter?

You can make it up with a little effort.

Your own address?

This is the simplest, and even takes less effort than making up the content of the letter. The only doubt is the owl that can deliver letters.

Before this, Sherlock had never heard of them doing such a thing. Those who took on this job were often their kind - homing pigeons.

But just because you haven’t heard of it doesn’t mean you don’t have it.

As long as he is willing to put in the effort, Sherlock feels that this is not impossible.

The question is, would anyone really put a lot of effort into doing such a boring thing?

The answer is yes.

Because this has not happened before.

Sherlock once dreamed of being a pirate.

Although this dream may be called weird, it is not difficult to accept.

——After all, this is also the traditional culture of our country.

It was also during that time that Sherlock received a letter.

It is similar to the "Admission Notice" this time, but that time the letter was delivered by a formal postman.

The letter writer called himself Captain Jack. He said in the letter that he was once a robber who led many minions across the sea, robbing the rich and giving to the poor. He was also a powerful being in a period.

Unfortunately, he accidentally fell into the trap of another bad guy captain and was robbed of his beloved pirate ship.

In the end he became disheartened and ended up living on the streets.

The reason he wrote to Sherlock was because he discovered that Sherlock had the potential to become an excellent pirate, so he made a decision that went against his ancestors: to train Sherlock as his successor.

The purpose is to defeat the bastard who stole his captain and take back everything he once owned.

In fact, Sherlock refused at first.

But as time passed, Captain Jack finally proved himself to Sherlock in various ways.

You must know that Sherlock is no ordinary child.

It is not easy to gain his trust.

Because of this, Sherlock tried and verified many times during the whole process, but found no flaws and everything was fine.

However, just when Sherlock finally believed the other party and made up his mind to follow Captain Jack on the adventure, he was told that this was a scam.

This incident was like a bolt from the blue to him.

Sherlock took a deep breath.

No need to mention the past.

But one cannot fall twice in the same place.

Now Sherlock's reasoning and analytical abilities are stronger than when he was young and ignorant. With lessons learned from past mistakes, he will not be easily fooled this time.

So even if common sense tells me that owls cannot deliver letters, judging from the experience of being deceived last time, as long as you are willing to put in a lot of energy - it is not impossible for owls to learn to deliver letters.

That person never tires of playing with his own feelings.

Recalling this experience, Sherlock paced back and forth in the room.

Finally, he made a decision that was not difficult, took out paper and wrote quickly.

Dear Professor McGonagall:

I am honored to receive the admission notice from your school. I am also happy to study at your school.

It's just that my family and I have never heard about "magic" matters before, and we don't know much about preparations for admission. I would be very grateful if your school could arrange for staff to come to answer questions - Sherlock Holmes.

A smile appeared on the corner of Sherlock's mouth.

Since you want to pursue excitement, then follow through to the end.

The other party has already made a move, so play with him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Sherlock finished writing his reply, the owl that was still on top of the clothes rack hooted and came to him with fluttering wings.

So proactive?

Sherlock tried to reach out his hand, and it immediately took the letter in its mouth and flew out of the window with a flutter of wings.

Observing its flying posture and flying speed, Sherlock couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Judging from the results of training this owl, a lot of effort has been put into it.

This alone is worth taking seriously.

Based on my understanding of that person, the other person will definitely not give up like this.

How will he respond to himself?

Do you slowly gain your trust through replying to letters?

Or arrange for someone to pretend to be a teacher at a magic school?

Or should we just jump out and simply declare that this is a scam?

Well, this is the only one that is unlikely - after all, both sides want to continue this contest.

No matter what, Sherlock is looking forward to what will happen next.

At least...this summer won't be boring anymore.

It’s just that Sherlock didn’t expect that the other party’s response would come so quickly.

On the third day after receiving the admission notice, Sherlock was having breakfast with his parents.

Mrs. Holmes picked up the newspaper and glanced at it, then exclaimed to her husband, "Tannan, the burglary case has been detected - Sherlock was right, the murderer was really the one-armed man!"

Mr. Holmes smiled and looked at his son, "I remember this was three months ago. The previous case."

Sherlock put a piece of bread into his mouth and said calmly, "Scotland Yard has always been so efficient and turned a blind eye to the obvious facts."

"Scotland Yard" is not a place name, but a representative name for the Metropolitan Police Department.

It is neither based in Scotland nor responsible for Scotland's security.

The Metropolitan Police Department is responsible for maintaining public security and traffic order in the entire Greater London area except London City. Its former location is at 4 Whitehall Street.

Because there is a back door facing Scotland Yard, which is the public entrance to the Metropolitan Police Department. Over time, Scotland Yard has become the name of the Metropolitan Police Department.

It is not uncommon to refer to institutions by place names, such as Fleet Street or No. 10 Downing Street.

Not only the UK, but other countries also have this habit.

For example, Sherlock, who is very interested in investigation, knows locations such as "Lubyanka", "Six Doors", and "West Ice Library Hotel".

Mr. Holmes heard Sherlock's evaluation of Scotland Yard and couldn't help but suggest, "Sherlock, you might as well become a detective in the future!"

Sherlock raised his eyebrows but did not answer.

At this moment, an eagle owl flew in from the open window.

New book, new book, cute and new to collect (_)

(End of this chapter)