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Chapter 9 - 9: 009 The Wait · Oct 25, 2026

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1 Chapter 1 - 1: 001 The Letter 2026-10-25
2 Chapter 2 - 2: 002 The Visit 2026-10-25
3 Chapter 3 - 3: 003 Magic 2026-10-25
4 Chapter 4 - 4: 004 The Diagon Alley 2026-10-25
5 Chapter 5 - 5: 005 Shopping 2026-10-25
6 Chapter 6 - 6: 006 Wands 2026-10-25
7 Chapter 7 - 7: 007 Ollivander’s Wand Shop 2026-10-25
8 Chapter 8 - 8: 008 The Grangers 2026-10-25
9 Chapter 9 - 9: 009 The Wait 2026-10-25
10 Chapter 10 - 10: 0010 Harry Potter 2026-10-25
11 Chapter 11 - 11: 0011 The Deductions 2026-10-25
12 Chapter 12 - 12: 0012 The Weasley Family 2026-10-25
13 Chapter 13 - 13: 0013 Hermione 2026-10-25
14 Chapter 14 - 14: 0014 That Person 2026-10-25
15 Chapter 15 - 15: 0015 Chocolate Frogs 2026-10-25
16 Chapter 16 - 16: 0016 Important 2026-10-25
17 Chapter 17 - 17: 0017 Questions 2026-10-25
18 Chapter 18 - 18: 0018 Hogwarts 2026-10-25
19 Chapter 19 - 19: 0019 The Sorting Ceremony 2026-10-25
20 Chapter 20 - 20: 0020 The Difficult Sorting 2026-10-25
21 Chapter 21 - 21: 0021 Harry Potter 2026-10-25
22 Chapter 22 - 22: 0022 Gryffindor 2026-10-25
23 Chapter 23 - 23: 0023 Talent 2026-10-25
24 Chapter 24 - 24: 0024 The First Week 2026-10-25
25 Chapter 25 - 25: 0025 It’s Simple 2026-10-25
26 Chapter 26 - 26: 0026 Stunned 2026-10-25
27 Chapter 27 - 27: 0027 Classes 2026-10-25
28 Chapter 28 - 28: 0028 Surprise 2026-10-25
29 Chapter 29 - 29: 0029 The Potions Class 2026-10-25
30 Chapter 30 - 30: 0030 Happy 2026-10-25
31 Chapter 31 - 31: 0031 Questions 2026-10-25
32 Chapter 32 - 32: 0032 Rubeus Hagrid 2026-10-25
33 Chapter 33 - 33: 0033 Shock 2026-10-25
34 Chapter 34 - 34: 0034 Envy 2026-10-25
35 Chapter 35 - 35: 0035 Comparison 2026-10-25
36 Chapter 36 - 36: 0036 The Flying Class 2026-10-25
37 Chapter 37 - 37: 0037 Safe 2026-10-25
38 Chapter 38 - 38: 0038 Request 2026-10-25
39 Chapter 39 - 39: 0039 Meeting 2026-10-25
40 Chapter 40 - 40: 0040 Boldness 2026-10-25
41 Chapter 41 - 41: 0041 Quidditch 2026-10-25
42 Chapter 42 - 42: 0042 Busy 2026-10-25
43 Chapter 43 - 43: 0043 Problem Solving 2026-10-25
44 Chapter 44 - 44: 0044 Ordinary Morning 2026-10-25
45 Chapter 45 - 45: 0045 Defeat 2026-10-25
46 Chapter 46 - 46: 0046 Ignored 2026-10-25
47 Chapter 47 - 47: 0047 Classes 2026-10-25
48 Chapter 48 - 48: 0048 Bathroom 2026-10-25
49 Chapter 49 - 49: 0049 Trolls 2026-10-25
50 Chapter 50 - 50: 0050 Deduce 2026-10-25

You-Know-Who, the Dark Lord, Voldemort disappeared.

All that remained was Harry Potter and the lightning bolt scar on his forehead.

To this day, no one knows the reason.

Regardless, the fact that the Dark Lord who had dominated the wizarding world was defeated by an infant was undeniable.

With this, the eleven-year Wizarding War was declared over, and the wizarding world was finally free from darkness and terror.

Because of this, Harry Potter became a household name as a hero before he had even grown up, revered as ”The Boy Who Lived.”

Some even proposed making the day of Voldemort’s disappearance ”Harry Potter Day.”

Of course, this request was ultimately not realized.

But this didn’t diminish Harry Potter’s special status in the wizarding world.

According to wizarding world customs, Harry Potter, the same age as Sherlock, would also be starting school this summer of 1991.

Undoubtedly, compared to Hermione Granger, Harry Potter’s appeal was far greater for Sherlock.

So, after learning this history through books, Sherlock made a decision.

After starting school, he would quickly approach Harry Potter and use this important figure as his breakthrough point for understanding the wizarding world.

Sherlock had no doubt that if the world he lived in were a novel, then Harry Potter, if not the protagonist, would certainly be a very important character.

As long as he stayed with him, various conflicts and contradictions would surely come to him continuously.

That would make understanding the entire wizarding world much more convenient.

Moreover, compared to adults like Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall, making a breakthrough through Harry would undoubtedly be easier.

Of course, this was relatively speaking.

After all, given Harry Potter’s household fame in the wizarding world, he would probably be a star figure at school.

There might even be a group of young admirers bustling around him, so approaching him wouldn’t be too easy.

However, the more challenging it was, the more interesting it would be.

Finally, September 1st arrived.

On this day, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes together escorted Sherlock to King’s Cross Station.

Hogwarts was in the Scottish Highlands—this was Sherlock’s deduction, which had also been confirmed by Professor McGonagall.

But to get there by train... how to put it?

Using Mr. Holmes’s joking evaluation: ”Taking a train to wizard school seems rather ridiculous. Have they used up all their magic carpets?”

What the couple found even more incomprehensible was that the train ticket showed Sherlock needed to board the eleven o’clock train departing from Platform 9¾.

As everyone knew, London’s King’s Cross Station only had Platform 9 and Platform 10—there had never been any Platform 9¾.

Fortunately, Professor McGonagall was a competent faculty member. While carefully explaining to Sherlock how to enter Diagon Alley, she had also told him how to find this seemingly nonexistent Platform 9¾.

Ten o’clock, King’s Cross Station.

One platform bore a large plastic sign with the number 9, another bore a large plastic sign with the number 10, and naturally, there was nothing between them.

But Sherlock knew that Platform 9¾ was behind the barrier wall between the two, requiring special means to enter.

The moment of parting had arrived.

Mr. Holmes smiled and waved farewell to his son continuously.

Mrs. Holmes, however, turned away, her shoulders shaking constantly, clearly not wanting to face this moment of separation.

As an emotional person, such a reaction was not surprising.

Mr. Holmes fully demonstrated the responsibility of a family head. After waving goodbye to Sherlock once more, he tightly embraced his wife’s shoulders and left.

Sherlock, watching his parents depart, was in no hurry to run at the wall.

He first curiously reached out to touch it—it felt solid, not a false illusion.

He knocked on the bricks, and the ”thud thud thud” sounds proved it wasn’t hollow either.

Looking down, obvious footprints and cart tracks led straight into the wall’s other side. From the stride length, these people had been forceful and hurried.

A slight smile appeared at the corner of Sherlock’s mouth.

Now it seemed that even without McGonagall’s instructions, he would know what to do.

Sherlock guessed that wizards had specifically added this setting of requiring a fast collision to enter to prevent non-wizards from accidentally entering through light contact.

There was nothing more to say.

Face the wall, quicken pace, charge!

Sherlock didn’t close his eyes, yet still felt darkness approaching.

But this lasted only an instant.

Soon, his view opened up.

Directly ahead were empty railway tracks and a platform crowded with passengers.

Looking back, what had been the barrier wall was now a wrought iron archway with large letters reading ”Platform 9¾.”

Interesting.

Sherlock showed a genuine smile.

He had originally thought the owl mail delivery was a prank.

He never imagined it would be the key to opening the door to a new world for him.

Sherlock was certain that starting from this Platform 9¾, he wouldn’t feel bored for a very long time to come.

Since he had arrived a bit early, the Hogwarts train hadn’t yet arrived.

Sherlock could only wait on this long platform.

While waiting, he wasn’t idle but observed these wizards who would soon become his schoolmates, analyzing their histories and backgrounds.

This way, the long wait wasn’t entirely boring.

[New student, mother is a witch, father is an ordinary person in the demolition industry who only learned of his wife’s identity after marriage]

[Returning student, rich in desire for performance, outgoing personality, strong expressive ability, often serves as a host]

[New student, parents absent for unknown reasons, raised by grandmother, forgetful, timid, lacking confidence]

...

Just as Sherlock’s gaze moved away from a round-faced boy and his grandmother and began searching for the next target.

A deep red steam locomotive came roaring in, with a sign reading: Hogwarts Express, 11 o’clock.

The moment the train arrived, everyone surged forward.

The steam locomotive, now stationed at the platform, sent out thick smoke that swirled above the crowd. Soon the first car was packed with students, then the second, the third...

Students boarding the train either leaned out windows to talk with family, or played around in their seats, or sat in place looking around curiously. The atmosphere was filled with joy.

Sherlock was in no hurry to board.

His target hadn’t yet appeared. Until then, he would continue waiting.

Even if the wait was very long.

Finally.

When he saw a thin, frail boy pushing a heavy trunk alone onto the platform, Sherlock’s eyes showed satisfaction.

Finally, I’ve been waiting for you!

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