[text][the adventure of the initial advertisement]

[lostwithoutmyblogger]

Consulting detective services available.

Specialties include solving the apparently unsolveable, chemistry, criminal subcultures & serial killers.

Fees negotiated on sliding scale, will work pro bono

[It takes a second, but he adds]

or for tea & soup.

-SH.

Comments

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[purebloodmight.livejournal.com]

[Excellent. He lives up to expectations.]

If you would indulge the simplicity?

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[lostwoutmyblogr.livejournal.com]

You're from a world where magic exists. It is common enough that you attend a school that specializes in it.

[This is from stalking his entrance video, for the most part.]

You attend the school, but not in modern times, if your uniform is anything to go by. Although your clothes are antiquated, even for the year you come from. I would also suggest that you did not respect the institution itself. You value status, you talk about blood and names, but don't brag about your own.

You're also a liar, but a good one. Your magic makes you dangerous enough that I am locking this feed.

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[purebloodmight.livejournal.com]

[The slightest eyebrow arch. He's hit the nail on every single head, right down to his lack of respect for the damned institution that Hogwarts has fallen itself into.

The man pays attention. It makes him dangerous, but a suitable ally, if Tom plays his cards correctly. And the fact that he locked the feed means something.]

... everyone lies from time to time, Sherlock Holmes. Surely a man of your intellect and profession knows that.

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[lostwoutmyblogr.livejournal.com]

No one lies all the time, Tom, except sociopaths and people with secrets larger than them.

But I won't stop you.

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[purebloodmight.livejournal.com]

You have nothing to stop, I assure you.

Exactly how much food does it cost in order to do a job?

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[lostwoutmyblogr.livejournal.com]

It depends.

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[purebloodmight.livejournal.com]

On?

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[lostwoutmyblogr.livejournal.com]

Whether or not the problem is interesting.

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[purebloodmight.livejournal.com]

Does the price go up or down if the problem is interesting?

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[lostwoutmyblogr.livejournal.com]

Down, of course.

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[purebloodmight.livejournal.com]

So you truly are only in it for the mental stimulation. Interesting.

I'll be sure to keep you in mind should I need someone to solve a pressing problem.

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[lostwoutmyblogr.livejournal.com]

Please, do so.

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[purebloodmight.livejournal.com]

Certainly. I bid you a good evening, Mister Holmes.

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[lostwoutmyblogr.livejournal.com]

Good luck settling in, Mister Riddle.