Faced with Shilk's questioning, Sherlock just smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He sat up from the sofa, and did not look at the girl who was standing in front of him, who was blindfolded with black ribbons, but looked out the window of the office.

"There are many things that I can't tell you." He said softly, "It's not because I don't trust you enough, nor is it because I'm worried about anything, but because it's a secret that is destined to be hidden in my heart for the rest of my life."

"I'm not such a righteous person. I'm not as good as your father. He can do a lot of selflessly for the magic world, and he doesn't even care about his family. Although I often call him stupid, I actually admire him very much because I can't do what he can do."

"But I can't be so selfless, but I also have my own standards and bottom line. When I encounter some things, if I can help, I will do my best to help, but if it helps, it may put me or the people around me in danger, then I will never do it."

"But if something happens entirely because of me, I pat my butt and leave as if I have nothing to do with me, I can't do this."

Sherlock turned his gaze to Shilk and looked at her eyes blindfolded by black ribbons.

"What I do now is actually wiping my butt for the changes I have made. I want to make sure that even with my interference, those who should be alive should live, not die because of some influence that should not have happened. Even they themselves do not know why this is happening."

Shilk seemed to bite her teeth, she pursed her lips and then asked.

"What if you even fight for your own life and there are still people in this castle who die?"

Sherlock blinked and said with a smile.

"I will blame myself and be ashamed, but it will be like this. After all, I will continue my own life. After all, people like me don't even care about their lives. To do this, even if someone dies because of this, I have a clear conscience."

"At least, I don't even dare to face the mess I have brought, and be an ostrich that will only bury my head in the sand. But a responsible man, right?"

Outside the window, the autumn sun has risen to the highest sky, and the brilliant sunlight reflects colorful light through the glass, shining into this small office.

Shilk stood in this cluster of sunlight, staring at Sherlock with anger as if staring at him indignation.

Sherlock's face, which was still a little melancholy, showed a warm smile.

Looking at the smile, all the expressions on Shilk's face slowly restrained. Then, under Sherlock's shocked gaze, she bent down and hugged him tightly.

"It is more important than any responsibility to be able to do well."

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Halloween is still one week before the start of the Trio Championship.

The last weekend before the festival also came quietly.

Three days have passed since the last time that the entire Hogwarts students had nightmares together. Every night of these three days, no student continued to repeat that dream.

This made the students in the castle quickly forget about this.

After all, the Three Thousands Championship is getting closer and closer, and the little wizards who have been looking forward to it for two months have become even more impatient.

But it was the first night of the weekend.

The four deans of Hogwarts, plus Sherlock and Shilk, had a total of six people. At midnight, they gathered in front of the tapestry of "The Twist Stick to Beat Barnabas" on the eighth floor of the castle.

The small silver crow, who had been guarding the tapestry for three days, flew lightly to Sherlock's arm. It was always guarding the entrance of the house of Responsible Requests, ensuring that Federtic did not leave it during this period.

On the way here, Professor McGonagall and his friends had discovered the weirdness between Shilk and Sherlock.

Shilk seemed to be angry about why things happened and had no communication with Sherlock along the way.

Sherlock just laughed awkwardly at this and did not explain much.

In fact, he originally wanted to explain a few words so that Professor McGonagall and the others didn't have to care. Hilk is just playing with a childish temper now.

But he was also very self-aware, and saying this would undoubtedly make Shilk's mood worse.

The reason why Shilk was angry was simple.

It’s just that day after she gave Sherlock a tight hug without any preparation, Sherlock nagged her for two hours, “You are the older child”, “You said yourself, let me treat you as Vera instead of Amy”, “How can girls get intimate contact with boys so easily”, similar to such words.

This made Shilk, who had already felt relieved, regained his anger and didn't even eat lunch, so he shook Sherlock's face, and he still hadn't calmed down.

Sherlock is not a straight man. After so long, he could naturally see the unusual feelings Shilk had towards him.

But the same thing happened. He couldn't get out of that hurdle in his heart, and could not do anything that even a former villain like Snape would despise him.

Back to the topic, their purpose of this action tonight is also very clear, which is to completely solve Federtic who is hidden in the house of all requests.

Before coming, Sherlock had already told Professor McGonagall and others about the complete plan, and the whole process was actually not complicated.

In fact, before getting angry with Sherlock, Shilk also suggested that since he already knew Federtic's location, he might as well notify the German Ministry of Magic directly and ask them to send someone to find a way to capture the straw man hiding here.

But after Sherlock thought about it for a while, he decided to hide the news.

In addition to worrying that people from the German Ministry of Magic would launch a arrest operation in Hogwarts, which might have an impact on students, Sherlock did not trust those German wizards.

It was because there was something wrong with one of them that Federtic ran out of it. Who can guarantee if the people who came to Hogwarts this time would still have problems?

So after confirming from Shilk that as long as the straw man is completely subdued, she herself has the ability to control it, and Sherlock decided that the matter would be resolved internally by Hogwarts.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with the four deans, and each of them is not worse than the top Aurors in the Ministry of Magic.
Chapter completed!