Chapter 13 The Changes That Must Be Made
Hearing Harry say this, Ron and Hermione can't associate Sherlock with ice cream with her inhumane look.
"Maybe it just happened to be standing there? He doesn't look like he likes eating something that only children like to eat," Ron guessed.
"Maybe you're right." Harry shrugged, not thinking too much about this.
Originally, Harry and his group were preparing to act separately.
But after meeting Sherlock, the Weasleys obviously wanted to find excuses to stay with him for a while, so the children of Harry Hermione and the Weasleys had to listen to their words and act together to buy books at Lihen Bookstore.
"Kingsley has been expressing his regret since you left the Auror Command. He said you are an excellent wizard. If you continue to stay in the command, you will be promoted to the Magic Law Enforcement Division within a few years, and there will be a bright future in the future."
Walking on the streets of Diagon Alley, Mr. Weasley talked endlessly about what happened after he left the Ministry of Magic.
"But Hogwarts teaches is also good. Every professor in the castle is the best in the magic world. You will become better and better when you are with them."
"Of course I will."
Compared to him, Sherlock's response seemed a bit slim, but this still did not dispel Mr. Weasley's enthusiasm for chatting.
At the same time, Mrs. Weasley has been proudly telling Sherlock's "glorious" history to the children following behind.
"When your Professor Forrest was in Hogwarts, he had the highest final exam scores in every year. Even the O.W.Ls exam also won the top scores of 12 Os. He also served as the boys president of Hogwarts in his seventh grade..."
Fred and George interrupted Mrs. Weasley's show-off with impatient expressions, then looked at Sherlock quietly from the corner of his eyes, and asked Mrs. Weasley in a low voice.
"Mom, who is Professor Forrest? Why do you and Dad like him so much?"
When the twins were asking questions, Harry Ron and Hermione also cleverly pricked up their ears, trying to eavesdrop on some inside information.
Hearing the questions of Fred and the others, Mrs. Weasley's face suddenly became dim and sad. She looked at Sherlock's back with a sad and pity, and murmured softly.
"Her mother is a very good friend of your father and I."
George and Fred looked at their mother with such a obviously story-like expression, and their eyes were lit up.
But before they could speak, Mrs. Weasley broke their fantasy of continuing to inquire in advance.
"This is my business! Don't understand these things that have nothing to do with you. Don't think I don't know what you have in your mind! I remind you that in the future, you must respect Sherlock like your own brother! Listen clearly!"
She spoke sternly, but the twins didn't care.
They elongated their tone and replied weakly.
"We'll hear it clearly~Mom."
Then he squeezed his eyes to each other and said with a smile.
"We will respect Percy as much as we respect him!"
Sherlock and Mr. Weasley were walking in the front at this time and did not hear Mrs. Weasley talking to the children behind.
The group of them walked into Lihen Bookstore, and the little wizards dispersed and searched for the books they would use in the bookstore for the new semester.
Most of the Weasley children gather in the old book area. Their financial conditions do not allow every child to use new textbooks.
"I see that the textbooks of this year's Black Magic Defense Class are all the same old tricks as before. Why didn't you let Hogwarts use your defensive magic works?"
Sherlock felt ache when he heard Mr. Weasley's words.
He naturally knew that although the original owner was not old, he had published two magic books related to black magic defense in the magic world, and the response in the academic world was still very good.
But the magic knowledge involved in these two books is too high-end and cannot be understood by Sherlock at this stage.
If he used his own book as a textbook but couldn't explain the truth clearly during class, that would be a big problem.
"What I wrote is still a bit too immature. Used as a textbook will delay students in Hogwarts."
Mr. Weasley heard his explanation and his expression was obviously surprised, and he said with some sigh.
"I haven't seen each other for nearly two years, and you have changed a lot than before. But you don't have to be modest in this regard. The two books you wrote are no less good than any book on black magic defense."
Sherlock's heart slighted, and then said with a cold face in a make-up style.
"I'm not being humble, I just have a set of high standards that belong to me."
"I know, I know."
Mr. Weasley said, knowing, but the clear smile on his face was obviously a misunderstanding.
After all, normal people understand that they are disgusted with integrity.
Seeing him like this, Sherlock did not continue to defend himself, but instead fell into a moment of thought in his heart.
Since the magic world has magic that can read other people's memories, after traveling to the original owner, he treated everyone with caution, walking on thin ice, for fear that someone would find his problem.
If something really happens, a wizard looks into his brain without him awakening, and it will be really done.
But the original owner's personality was too introverted and indifferent.
Before traveling through time, Sherlock himself was a very normal person. Now he is concerned with his life and life. He pretends to be okay for a while.
But if he is like this for a long time, or if he is always like this for the rest of his life, he will definitely not be able to stand it or persevere, and he will become less like himself.
So, he must change.
We should change our inherent impression in the eyes of acquaintances like Professor McGonagall and Weasleys, so that they will no longer regard the cold and introverted Sherlock as their own self-awareness.
Instead, he completely replaced Sherlock, so he would not have to pretend to behave every day in the future.
Of course, this change must not be sudden.
It is true that people will change, but without the passage of time or the occurrence of major changes, the sudden change of a person's personality will definitely arouse suspicion of those who are interested.
The cost of verifying this suspicion in the magic world is also very low.
So he had to slowly change his personality and change his impression in the eyes of the original owner's acquaintance.
For example, the modest words that Sherlock had just become habitual, which was obviously indescribable in Mr. Weasley's perception.
But he hasn't seen the original owner for almost two years. Sherlock's personality has changed a little differently from before, so this is naturally a normal thing.
And while Sharock was thinking, a sneer that sounded unpleasant suddenly rang out on the side.
Chapter completed!