Being rcilessly scolded by Snape, Dobby couldn't help but burst into tears.
He didn't understand why, when he was clearly doing this for Harry's good, no one believed him.
Large tears rolled down from his light bulb-sized eyes as he said pitifully.
"What Dobby says is true! Dobby absolutely cannot watch Harry Potter go into danger!
This year at school, there's a great conspiracy targeting Harry Potter!"
"Then close your eyes."
"What conspiracy exactly? Speak!"
"Dobby cannot say! Bad Dobby, bad Dobby!"
Saying this, Dobby imdiately jumped up, about to bang his head against the wall again.
But with Snape here, how could he succeed?
He waved his wand and cast a spell, and Dobby imdiately froze in mid-air as before.
This ti, he couldn't even speak.
Snape was very familiar with house-elf behavior.
Precisely because of this, he knew that under existing contract conditions, using normal thods wouldn't likely get answers from the creature.
Now he needed to consider which thod to use to solve this problem.
Legilincy? Veritaserum? Or... try them one by one?
Thinking of this, Snape couldn't help but lick his lips, actually becoming sowhat excited.
Hermione nearby didn't notice this detail. Seeing Snape's silence, she couldn't help but ask.
"Sir, should we send it to Headmaster Dumbledore?"
She asked this because just a short while ago, Sherlock had asked her to seek Professor Snape's help.
First, to explain the whole situation clearly, and second, to request his assistance in solving the problem.
She had found this sowhat surprising at the ti.
Before coming to Privet Drive, she had made suggestions about this problem. Dumbledore was the first choice, followed by McGonagall and Flitwick.
She had even considered Sprout.
Only Snape hadn't appeared on her candidate list at all.
The reason goes without saying.
But Sherlock specifically asked her to seek Snape's help.
Though puzzled, she still did as Sherlock requested.
The result was that Professor Snape, upon receiving the ssage, ca to Harry's current residence with lightning speed.
His speed was so fast it made Hermione gasp.
This showed how seriously he took this matter.
What surprised Hermione sowhat was that Professor Snape had even greeted Harry's Aunt Petunia.
Clearly, these two had known each other for so ti.
However, Snape's attention wasn't on Aunt Petunia.
After greeting her, he imdiately rushed to Harry's bedroom and easily resolved the troubleso house-elf.
Although the entire process took less than a minute, Hermione was clear that without Professor Snape, they would have had no way to deal with Dobby.
"Miss Granger, I'm not so incompetent as to be stumped by a re house-elf." Snape said coldly.
Only then did Hermione realize she had misspoken and quickly tried to explain.
"Professor, I didn't an that..."
However, Snape didn't listen to her explanation at all, turning directly to Sherlock.
"Mr. Hols, you were... sowhat useful this ti.
Though your thods were crude and lacked any technique, at least you didn't cause a disaster and managed to bumble through this trouble."
Sherlock smiled slightly. "Professor, your words are as sharp and unique as always, which bears so resemblance to my persistence in pursuing truth."
Snape seed not to have expected Sherlock to respond this way. He was silent for a mont, then said coldly.
"Enough with the chatter.
Your performance this ti was barely adequate, but don't expect to praise you lavishly.
In the wizarding world, the practicality of your thods remains questionable."
After saying this, he looked at Harry again.
Harry imdiately tensed up.
"Pot—ter, I hope that brain of yours, stuffed with mud, can occasionally produce sothing useful."
Noticing Harry's green eyes, his cold gaze softened slightly.
"Compared to your previous ridiculous actions, this ti you've finally made so progress, knowing to seek help from others imdiately.
However,... don't expect to forget your past stupidity."
After saying this, he waved his wand and disappeared with Dobby before the three of them.
He had actually used Apparition to leave directly.
"What a convenient ability."
Seeing this scene, Hermione couldn't help but praise it, her eyes showing a hint of envy.
Compared to using flying broomsticks, this magic was truly convenient!
Unfortunately, they couldn't learn this magic until they were 17.
They'd have to wait another four years...
Harry looked completely surprised. "Just now... did Professor Snape praise ?"
Seeing his incredulous expression, Sherlock laughed.
"Harry, I've told you before that Professor Snape is a good person with petty kindness—though sotis he's indeed not very straightforward."
Harry imdiately gave Sherlock a sideways look, thinking. 'Aren't you the sa?'
'The pot calling the kettle black!'
Of course, he wouldn't say this aloud, instead saying sowhat regretfully.
"Too bad he didn't leave behind the letters that the elf intercepted. I really want to know what everyone wrote to ."
"There will be opportunities."
"I say, you two..."
Hearing Sherlock and Harry discussing Professor Snape, Hermione couldn't help but cough.
Both turned to look at her.
"Gentlen, though I hate to interrupt, now is not the ti to discuss this matter."
Hearing Hermione's sowhat annoyed statent, Sherlock and Harry looked at each other and smiled.
Harry even said sincerely. "Hermione, actually, if you hadn't said that, Professor Snape would definitely have praised you too."
Hermione said angrily. "Who cares!"
Harry shrugged. 'Great, another person who wasn't straightforward.
Why am I surrounded by such people?'
Before he could voice this thought, an owl whirled in through the bedroom window.
After dropping a letter on him, it whirled away again.
Harry couldn't help but be stunned.
'Such perfect timing?'
'Dobby's matter had just been resolved, and soone was sending him mail?'
But when he opened the letter, his face imdiately darkened.
[
Mr. Potter.
We have received intelligence that at twelve minutes past eight this evening, you used the Hover Charm and Freezing Charm at your place of residence.
As you know, underage wizards are not permitted to use magic outside of school.
Further offenses may result in expulsion from school (Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery, 1875, Paragraph C).
Please also rember that according to Section 13 of the International Confederation of Wizards' Statute of Secrecy, any magical activity that risks notice by mbers of the non-magical community (Muggles) is a serious offense.
Have a pleasant sumr!
Mafalda Hopkirk Ministry of Magic Improper Use of Magic Office
]
Harry: (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
After a mont of silence, Harry's temples throbbed with bulging veins, and rebellious flas burned in his green eyes.
'What did the Ministry of Magic an?
It was clearly Snape who used the magic—what does this have to do with ?!'
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Harry's face as black as the bottom of a pot, Hermione couldn't help but ask.
Sherlock raised an eyebrow, recognizing the envelope—it bore the Ministry of Magic's seal.
So, he imdiately deduced what had happened.
Before Harry could answer, just like when Snape had disappeared earlier, the bedroom suddenly filled with harsh "pop-pop" sounds.
Then a small witch with fluffy gray hair appeared in their view.
"Mr. Harry Potter... oh?"
When she saw that Harry wasn't the only person in the room, the witch looked surprised.
However, she quickly adjusted and said politely to the three.
"Hello, I'm Mafalda Hopkirk, Assistant in the Ministry of Magic's Improper Use of Magic Office.
So can soone tell what exactly happened here?"
After saying this, she added another sentence.
"I assu you must be Gryffindors?"
Upon seeing Mafalda Hopkirk, Sherlock looked her up and down and imdiately deduced her personality.
[A woman serious and responsible about her work, kind and gentle in nature, highly curious, age... hard to determine]
The subsequent developnts completely matched his deduction.
When Hopkirk asked what exactly had happened, Hermione was the first to answer.
"Respected Ms. Hopkirk, I'm Hermione Granger, Harry's friend.
Though we are indeed Gryffindors, this is a misunderstanding.
The one who cast the spells earlier was Professor Snape from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, not Harry."
"Miss Granger, you're referring to Professor Severus Snape?"
"Yes, he just left using Apparition."
"Very well, Mr. Potter, Miss Granger, and this..."
Hopkirk looked at Sherlock.
"Sherlock Hols."
"Very well, Mr. Hols... wait, Hols? You're saying you're Hols?"
At this point, Hopkirk suddenly stopped.
She looked at Sherlock with a surprised expression.
Seeing her reaction, Sherlock imdiately understood.
"Do you know Mr. Abbott or Mr. Peasegood?"
"I know both of them you ntioned."
Hearing Sherlock's words, Hopkirk smiled. "In fact, we have quite a good relationship."
"It seems those two cases caused quite a stir at the Ministry of Magic."
Hopkirk sighed. "Exactly so."
When she heard that Sherlock was Hols, Hopkirk's attitude subtly changed again.
"Mr. Hols, both you and Mr. Potter agree with Miss Granger's account, correct?"
"I personally suggest you could use the Prior Incantato charm to verify."
"That might cause the Ministry of Magic to make a second misjudgnt."
When she said the word "misjudgnt," both Harry and Hermione breathed sighs of relief.
This was clearly a biased attitude.
"I'll verify with Hogwarts imdiately."
Hopkirk looked sowhat excited.
As she spoke, she took out a quill and began writing furiously.
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