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Chapter 67: Coming Up Empty

Chapter 67: Coming Up Empty

Sherlock no longer dwelled on whether they would catch the murderer, but he felt there was a good chance of finding the old book. He hadn't forgotten the suspicious student he had noticed earlier, and now he at least had a target to focus on.

"Password?"

The Fat Lady portrait at the entrance to Gryffindor yawned and asked Sherlock half-heartedly. She had been informed that a professor would be searching the common room, and asking the password was just a formality.

"Dragon dregs."

After giving the correct password, the Fat Lady portrait opened the entrance to the common room, allowing Sherlock to enter.

During the orientation for new students, each house prefect boasted that their common room hadn't been entered by outsiders in centuries. Sherlock found it highly unlikely that these claims were true. While the entrances to the four houses were guarded in different ways, a determined wizard could easily bypass these simple defenses. With Dumbledore's permission, a Ravenclaw graduate like himself could walk into Gryffindor's common room without any trouble.

Sherlock didn't have a strong desire to pry into the students' private lives and had no interest in what they might be hiding in their dorm rooms. After entering, he headed straight to the boys' dormitory, while Professor Mcgonagall would search the girls' dormitory.

Even the typically rowdy Gryffindors didn't have particularly messy dorm rooms. This wasn't because the young lions were particularly tidy, but because diligent house-elves cleaned their rooms daily.

Searching the dorm rooms wasn't too complicated. Sherlock simply waved his wand and cast a Summoning Charm to gather all the books in the room. After checking that there were no issues, he would return the books to their original places.

However, when he entered a room that seemed no different from the others, Sherlock's attention suddenly became laser-focused. He saw the names on the parchments on the desk.

This was Harry and Ron's dorm room.

But his focus wasn't on Harry and Ron. After using the Summoning Charm to check all the books in the room and finding nothing amiss, he walked over to the four-poster bed marked with Neville Longbottom's name and carefully examined all of Neville's belongings.

He found nothing unusual.

Sherlock frowned and rechecked everything related to Neville in the room, but the result was the same. Ultimately, coming up empty, he left Gryffindor's common room. After checking the Ravenclaw boys' dormitory, he found nothing there either.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the four professors responsible for the search gathered in the corridor outside the Great Hall.

"I didn't find anything", Professor Sprout, who had searched the Slytherin and Hufflepuff girls' dormitories, said with a shake of her head.

The expressions on Professor Mcgonagall and Snape's faces told Sherlock that they had also come up empty. He stroked his chin and looked toward the Great Hall doors.

"Let's check on the students. The bewitched student might have the book with them."

The professors turned their attention to the Great Hall doors, as this was now the most likely scenario. They entered the Great Hall, where Professor Flitwick had just finished helping Filch count all the students.

Determined to ensure that everyone was present except for the three students who were lying in the hospital wing after the attack, the professors gathered in the Great Hall. There were five professors in total: the four heads of the houses and Sherlock, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, who held a unique position at Hogwarts.

The students were divided by their houses, and each head of house was responsible for checking their own students. They did not openly announce that they were searching for the old book but instead discreetly observed each student.

Sherlock had come into contact with the old book before, and it was not particularly thin. If someone was carrying it around constantly, it would be quite noticeable, especially since most students were still in their pajamas.

Sherlock, with a clear target in mind, made his way to the Gryffindor common room and found Neville sitting on the floor, lost in thought.

"Mr. Longbottom."

Neville jumped at the sound of Sherlock's voice and looked up, his eyes wide with panic.

"P-Professor Forrest."

Seeing Neville's reaction, Sherlock's suspicions were further confirmed. Neville was definitely hiding something!

After retracing the clues in the Headmaster's Office, Sherlock had a strong feeling that the reaction on his left arm at the bookstore was not caused by the Malfoys but by the old book.

Once at Hogwarts, the burning sensation had occurred again, this time on Neville. This only strengthened Sherlock's suspicion.

"Mr. Longbottom, could you tell me where you were when Malfoy was attacked?"

Sherlock asked casually, but his eyes were not meeting Neville's. Instead, he was carefully examining Neville's belongings.

Neville, clearly nervous, stammered, "I, I was with Seamus and the others, in the, in the dormitory, working on our Potions homework."

Before Sherlock could ask another question, Seamus spoke up, "Yes, Professor, I can vouch for Neville!"

The location of Neville during the attack on Malfoy was not crucial. The basilisk did not necessarily need its master to be present to attack. Sherlock's question was merely a pretext to engage Neville in conversation. However, it only led to another disappointment.

Neville was now in his pajamas, and there was no place to hide anything, let alone a conspicuous old book.

Sherlock did not press further, fearing that he might alert the book. If the book was provoked, it might cause a major incident at Hogwarts and then escape, making the situation much more difficult.

The inspection of the students was quickly completed, and the five professors regrouped. They had found nothing.

Professor Mcgonagall looked grim as she turned to leave the Great Hall.

"I'll go see Albus and see if he has any other ideas."

Professor Sprout sighed and shook her head. "I'll go get the students to bed."

Professors Flitwick and Sprout left, leaving Snape and Sherlock standing on the raised platform, watching the students below as they followed the professors' instructions and climbed into their sleeping bags to rest.

"The results were not as you predicted", Snape said coldly.

Sherlock was frustrated and retorted, "If everything always went as I predicted, I wouldn't be a wizard but a muggle's idea of a god."

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Chapter 422: On the Right Path
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Chapter 420: He at Hogwarts
Chapter 419: Master
Chapter 418: Retirement
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Chapter 416: Voldemort's Death
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Chapter 414: Wizard War
Chapter 413: Can I Go with You to Find Sherlock?
Chapter 412: The Choice
Chapter 411: Bait
Chapter 410: The Boss and the Sidekick
Chapter 409: Grawp
Chapter 408: Harry's Transformation
Chapter 407: You're Playing Me
Chapter 406: Two Elders in the Tower
Chapter 405: Regret and Hatred
Chapter 404: Peverell Crest
Chapter 403: Poor Draco, Manipulated in the Palm of Their Hands
Chapter 402: Wizards and Muggles
Chapter 401: Do You Think This Is an Insult? (4k)
Chapter 400: Outing
Chapter 399: The Old Prideful Monster
Chapter 398: Seeking Advice
Chapter 397: "Seven"
Chapter 396: The Spell to Cease War
Chapter 395: Ambush
Chapter 394: Resolving Troubles
Chapter 393: Memory Bottle
Chapter 392: Fear
Chapter 391: Fat Walrus
Chapter 390: Tony the Barber
Chapter 389: Slughorn's Hiding Place
Chapter 388: Occlumency Lessons
Chapter 387: Snape's Notes
Chapter 386: Snape's Credibility
Chapter 385: Period of Turmoil
Chapter 384: Dream
Chapter 383: An Unusual Path
Chapter 382: The Rebellious Regulus
Chapter 381: "The Flying Fish"
Chapter 380: A Visitor from the Past
Chapter 379: Affinity
Chapter 378: Necrowalker
Chapter 377: By the Sea, on the Cliff
Chapter 376: Memorial Pendant Box
Chapter 375: Four Horcruxes
Chapter 374: The Investiture Ceremony
Chapter 373: Adoptive Father?
Chapter 372: Unrelated
Chapter 371: Scrimgeour's Invitation
Chapter 370: Scarface Warlock
Chapter 369: Mrs. Matthews
Chapter 368: Time Shavings
Chapter 367: William's Temporal Form
Chapter 366: Merrill Bloom
Chapter 365: What Makes Me a Jerk?
Chapter 364: The Dark Lord Living Off Others
Chapter 363: Borgin & Burkes' Memory
Chapter 362: Memory Cabinet
Chapter 361: Tom Riddle's Two Nephews
Chapter 360: The Working Man Riddle
Chapter 359: Percy's Departure
Chapter 358: Order of the Phoenix Meeting
Chapter 357: Water Margin in the Wizarding World
Chapter 356: Number 12, Grimmauld Place
Chapter 355: Two Letters
Chapter 354: An Unexpected Turn
Chapter 353: Harry's Sorrow
Chapter 352: Can You Give Her a Hug?
Chapter 351: The Ministerial Candidate
Chapter 350: Inside Information and the Third Wheel
Chapter 349: The News Spreads
Chapter 348: Voldemort! You Damn Fool!
Chapter 347: The Last Thunder Before the Storm Subsides
Chapter 346: Compliance and Legality
Chapter 345: Stalemate and Injury
Chapter 344: The Eyes That See Through the Past
Chapter 343: Cedric is a Jinxed Mouth
Chapter 342: The Chase
Chapter 341: Sudden Accident
Chapter 340: The Madagascar Cat
Chapter 339: The Backup
Chapter 338: Tom Riddle, Voldemort, the Dark Lord
Chapter 337: The Triwizard Cup
Chapter 336: Pretending to Be Weak to Gain the Upper Hand
Chapter 335: Harry and Harry
Chapter 334: Visiting Relatives
Chapter 333: Conspiracy in the Headmaster's Office
Chapter 332: A Father's Love and a Son's Respect
Chapter 331: Two Memories
Chapter 330: Harry's Nightmare
Chapter 329: Ruined Reputation
Chapter 328: Reversal
Chapter 327: Embrace
Chapter 326: Routine Divination
Chapter 325: Dumbledore's Response
Chapter 324: Two News Reports
Chapter 323: Stance
Chapter 322: The Past
Chapter 321: Crouch Awakens
Chapter 320: Purpose
Chapter 319: Competition Results
Chapter 318: Facing the Unexpected
Chapter 317: A Ray of Hope
Chapter 316: Underwater Mutation
Chapter 315: Dark Wizard Gagson
Chapter 314: Muffled Strike
Chapter 313: Crouch's Trail
Chapter 312: Former Death Eaters
Chapter 311: Attempting the Room of Requirement
Chapter 310: A Little Help
Chapter 309: Breaking Ties!
Chapter 308: Legilimens
Chapter 307: The Captured Female Journalist
Chapter 306: The Resolute Old Barty
Chapter 305: The Crouch Family
Chapter 304: I'll Reluctantly Agree, Then
Chapter 303: The Ball
Chapter 302: Two Rejected Souls
Chapter 301: Plans After the Holiday
Chapter 300: Imperius Curse
Chapter 299: No Joy Allowed!
Chapter 298: A Public Invitation
Chapter 297: The Immature Harry
Chapter 296: Hermione's Resignation
Chapter 295: An Exception Among House-Elves
Chapter 294: Crouch's Continued Observations
Chapter 293: Buying Dragon Hide
Chapter 292: The First Task
Chapter 291: The Straw Golem in Dragon Skin
Chapter 290: An Unexpected Conversation
Chapter 289: Probing
Chapter 288: Clues
Chapter 287: Dragon Egg Mixture
Chapter 286: Dragon Slaying
Chapter 285: Dragon Assault
Chapter 284: The Enraged Mother Dragon
Chapter 283: Strange Actions
Chapter 282: Night in the Forbidden Forest
Chapter 281: Tip
Chapter 280: Mad-Eye Moody's Discovery
Chapter 279: Hogsmeade Weekend
Chapter 278: It Must Be Flawless!
Chapter 277: Silke's Efforts
Chapter 276: Interview
Chapter 275: Rita Skeeter
Chapter 274: Those Who Believe in Harry
Chapter 273: Hermione's Book
Chapter 272: Suspect
Chapter 271: The Fourth Champion
Chapter 270: Harry Potter
Chapter 269: Fleur and Silke
Chapter 268: Recognition
Chapter 267: "Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare"
Chapter 266: Debate
Chapter 265: Registration
Chapter 264: Servitude Pact
Chapter 263: Goblet of Fire
Chapter 262: A Remarkable Event
Chapter 261: The Three Schools
Chapter 260: Beauxbatons Students
Chapter 259: Karkaroff
Chapter 258: Remember to Go to Bed Early
Chapter 257: Fierce Fire
Chapter 256: Patronus
Chapter 255: A Man of Responsibility
Chapter 254: You're Too Full of Yourself, Sherlock
Chapter 253: If It Weren't for Me
Chapter 252: The Trio's Self-Rescue
Chapter 251: Depressed Sherlock
Chapter 250: The Headmaster of Hogwarts Beats Up a Professor!
Chapter 249: May You Live a Happy Life!
Chapter 248: The Worn Crown
Chapter 247: What Sherlock Feared
Chapter 246: Room of Requirement
Chapter 245: Solving the Puzzle
Chapter 244: The Free House-Elf
Chapter 243: Straw
Chapter 242: The Spreading Fear
Chapter 241: Nightmare
Chapter 240: Mad-Eye Moody Integrates into the Castle
Chapter 239: Each Person Is a Unique Star
Chapter 238: Mad-Eye Moody's Memory
Chapter 237: Unforgivable Curses
Chapter 236: Unforgivable Sins
Chapter 235: Why Is He Insulting Me?
Chapter 234: Courage First!
Chapter 233: Triwizard Tournament
Chapter 232: Why Can You and Not Me?
Chapter 231: School Begins
Chapter 230: Stubborn Pride
Chapter 229: Conspiracy and Breakfast
Chapter 228: I Am Also Waiting for That Day
Chapter 227: Three Worlds
Chapter 226: Sally Forrest
Chapter 225: I Regret It
Chapter 224: The Burned Contract
Chapter 223: What Did You Bring Back?
Chapter 222: You Should Die
Chapter 221: Failed Killing Curse
Chapter 220: Familiar Face
Chapter 219: Chaos
Chapter 218: Always a Child
Chapter 217: Barty Jr.
Chapter 216: None Can Compare to Your Beauty
Chapter 215: Unlucky in Gambling
Chapter 214: The Past is the Past, the Present is the Present
Chapter 213: Do You Want to Be My Sister?
Chapter 212: The Bustle
Chapter 211: Sherlock's Sister
Chapter 210: The Snake Shedding Its Skin
Chapter 209: Past Events
Chapter 208: The Chamber of Secrets in Knockturn Alley
Chapter 207: Emptying the Vault
Chapter 206: The Burning Scar
Chapter 205: Riddle Manor
Chapter 204: Amy and John, Vera and Sherlock
Chapter 203: The Founder's Relic
Chapter 202: I Come Second Only to Heaven
Chapter 201: The Lestrange Family's Vault
Chapter 200: Job Hunting
Chapter 199: Mother and Son Reunite
Chapter 198: Your Mother's Voice
Chapter 197: The Best
Chapter 196: Amy, How Many Times Have I Told You to Smile More
Chapter 195: We're Back?
Chapter 194: Lily's Forgiveness
Chapter 193: John Likes Amy, and Amy Likes John
Chapter 192: The Way Home
Chapter 191: The Big Bang
Chapter 190: The Maze in the Dark
Chapter 189: The Battle in the Hall of Time
Chapter 188: The Thing That Changes Everything
Chapter 187: The Distant Door
Chapter 186: Memory Hall
Chapter 185: Theoretical Possibility
Chapter 184: The Horcrux in the Vault
Chapter 183: Dignity Trampled
Chapter 182: Outrageous to the Extreme
Chapter 181: Do You Also Enjoy Midnight Strolls?
Chapter 180: The Trial
Chapter 179: Advanced Dark Magic: Unveiled
Chapter 178: Time and Prophecy
Chapter 177: Ministry of Magic
Chapter 176: The Inhumanity of Veritaserum
Chapter 175: Amy's Mother
Chapter 174: The Prince
Chapter 173: Amy and Snape
Chapter 172: Fighting and Killing Isn't Much Fun
Chapter 171: The Traitor
Chapter 170: Department of Mysteries
Chapter 169: Chaos
Chapter 168: Eddie·Butler
Chapter 167: The Black-Haired Youth
Chapter 166: Auror Outpost
Chapter 165: The Next Moves of the Death Eaters and Aurors
Chapter 164: Remember to Smile More
Chapter 163: My Love for You Has Never Changed
Chapter 162: Amy
Chapter 161: Blue Eyes
Chapter 160: I Can Eat Two by Myself
Chapter 159: Watson and Prince
Chapter 158: A Two-Year Promise
Chapter 157: A Desperate Man in the Dark
Chapter 156: Turbulent Times
Chapter 155: Disagreement
Chapter 154: Reversing Time
Chapter 153: Live Well, Harry
Chapter 152: The Opened Pendant Box
Chapter 151: Peter·Peter
Chapter 150: Professor, How Could You...
Chapter 149: The Only Family
Chapter 148: Black Captures Black
Chapter 147: The True Traitor
Chapter 146: The Great Detective Sherlock
Chapter 145: Lupin's Friends
Chapter 144: Hermione's Sadness
Chapter 143: Harry's Efforts
Chapter 142: Christmas
Chapter 141: Treating Someone to a Meal
Chapter 140: Snape's Grudge and Resentment
Chapter 139: Before Christmas
Chapter 138: That Werewolf Is Me
Chapter 137: Hey, Big Black!
Chapter 136: Gift of Gratitude
Chapter 135: Sherlock's Sorrow
Chapter 134: The Pendant Box That Won't Come Off
Chapter 133: Let's Dance
Chapter 132: The Fear Deep Within
Chapter 131: The Wooden Door with a Hanging Straw
Chapter 130: Goblin's Underground Command Post
Chapter 129: Reserving a Room
Chapter 128: Nonsense
Chapter 127: Am I a Toxic Blessing?
Chapter 126: Duel Demonstration
Chapter 125: The Captured Sirius Black
Chapter 124: Your Divination Is Truly Accurate
Chapter 123: The Seventh-Year Classroom
Chapter 122: The Start of a New Semester
Chapter 121: The Watcher
Chapter 120: A Chaotic Situation
Chapter 119: Harry Runs Away from Home
Chapter 118: Silencer
Chapter 117: Main Dishes and Seasonings
Chapter 116: Happy Birthday, Harry
Chapter 115: The Floating Wand Casting System
Chapter 114: Are You Selling or Not?
Chapter 113: The Script Has Changed!
Chapter 112: The Brazen Con Artist
Chapter 111: Greater Interests
Chapter 110: Ambush
Chapter 109: The Strange Nicolas Flamel
Chapter 108: Nicolas Flamel's Visitors
Chapter 107: A Cold Reception
Chapter 106: Delacour Manor
Chapter 105: The Proud Girl
Chapter 104: Pitiful Miss Delacour
Chapter 103: Beauxbatons Magic School
Chapter 102: At Mont-Saint-Michel
Chapter 101: Wizard's Road Trip
Chapter 100: A Change of Scenery
Chapter 99: Duke of Devonshire
Chapter 98: The Tomb in the Forbidden Forest
Chapter 97: Aftermath
Chapter 96: A Decision Without Regret
Chapter 95: Goodnight
Chapter 94: Soul Stitching
Chapter 93: Not Just Voldemort's Memories
Chapter 92: Now We're Safe!
Chapter 91: Tom Riddle and Voldemort
Chapter 90
Chapter 89: Tom Riddle's Plot
Chapter 88: The Entrance to the Chamber of Secrets
Chapter 87: Harry's Discovery
Chapter 86: Burning the Forbidden Forest
Chapter 85: Seeking Their Fortune
Chapter 84: Aragog
Chapter 83: Hogwarts Closing
Chapter 82: Dumbledore's Decision
Chapter 81: Giving Him This Chance
Chapter 80: No More Attacks
Chapter 79: The True Heir of Slytherin
Chapter 78: Even If This Result Is Wrong
Chapter 77: Dumbledore's Memory
Chapter 76: The Chamber of Secrets Opened Fifty Years Ago
Chapter 75: Andrew Cavill
Chapter 74: Apparition Tutoring Class
Chapter 73: Owl Post Office and Floo Powder
Chapter 72: The Heir of Slytherin
Chapter 71: Parselmouth
Chapter 70: The One Who Once Opened the Chamber of Secrets
Chapter 69: Riddle's Diary
Chapter 68: Picking Up Coins
Chapter 67: Coming Up Empty
Chapter 66: Disappointment and Despair
Chapter 65: The Missing Old Book
Chapter 64: Who's to Blame
Chapter 63: Lucius Malfoy
Chapter 62: You Suspect Me, I Suspect You
Chapter 61: The Third Attack
Chapter 60: A Less Pleasant Christmas
Chapter 59: This Must Be a Curse!
Chapter 58: Interrupting a Spell
Chapter 57: The Holiday Begins
Chapter 56: Nonsense
Chapter 55: The World Where Only Hermione Is Injured
Chapter 54: The Third Test
Chapter 53: Human or God
Chapter 52: The Second Test
Chapter 51: The Weather Should Be Nice Today
Chapter 50: Neville's Unusual Behavior
Chapter 49: The Jinx Test
Chapter 48: Could Professor Forrest Be a Jinx?
Chapter 47: Basilisk
Chapter 46: The Second Generation Phoenix
Chapter 45: Aurors
Chapter 44: Phoenix Order Gathering
Chapter 43: The Second Attack
Chapter 42: Won't Do Bad Things
Chapter 41: Torn Soul
Chapter 40: Soul Stitching
Chapter 39: The Restricted Section
Chapter 38: A Suspicious Coincidence
Chapter 37: Halloween Was No Fun
Chapter 36: Happy Halloween
Chapter 35: Wishing You a Fun Day Tomorrow
Chapter 34: Unlucky Harry
Chapter 33: Private Conversation
Chapter 32: The Gathering at the Bar
Chapter 31: Sherlock's Blessing
Chapter 30: Faculty Gathering
Chapter 29: Living Up to the Title of Professor
Chapter 28: Educational Plan
Chapter 27: Challenging Tom
Chapter 26: Practical Combat Class
Chapter 25: The First Lesson
Chapter 24: Defensive Magic
Chapter 23: Unexpected Gain
Chapter 22: Are You Looking for Me?
Chapter 21: Reckless Neville
Chapter 20: The Donkey of Hogwarts
Chapter 19: The Unfortunate Harry and Ron
Chapter 18: Dumbledore
Chapter 17: Entering Hogwarts
Chapter 16: The Hogwarts Express
Chapter 15: Crescent Mark
Chapter 14: An Unexpected Bodily Reaction
Chapter 13: Necessary Changes
Chapter 12: Complex Relationships
Chapter 11: Goodbye, My Tomato and Egg Flavor Ice Cream
Chapter 10: Helpful Family
Chapter 9: Muscle Memory
Chapter 8: The Only Option
Chapter 7: The Appointment Letter for the Dark Magic Defense Professor
Chapter 6: Professor Mcgonagall's Visit
Chapter 5: The Original Owner's Diary
Chapter 4: Wand and Magic
Chapter 3: Wizard's Secret Study
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