Mycroft Holmes (Claflin)

Mycroft Holmes is a consulting detective and the older brother of both Enola Holmes and Sherlock Holmes in the novel series by Nancy Springer and its 2020 film adaptation. In the film, he is portrayed by Sam Claflin.
== History ==
Mycroft and Sherlock went to a train station to meet Enola when she sent them a telegram. Upon arriving at the train station, both Sherlock and Mycroft failed to recognize their sister. Mycroft was confused as to why Enola had not brought the carriage he had sent, only to find he had sent it to the wrong place. They went to Enola's home, where Sherlock concluded her mother had not left due to foul play, and with her full wits about her.
Mycroft stated they had two objectives: to find Enola a boarding school with the help of his friend Miss Harrison and to find their mother. He considered his goal to be the former while assigning the latter to Sherlock. Mycroft believed his mother, wild and dangerous, had raised a wild child. Sherlock, however, found her to be intelligent.
While Enola was measured and dressed, Miss Harrison commented she had too much to say about the situation, and that the new clothes would allow her to fit into society. Miss Harrison said Enola would be making many friends, but Enola found them unnecessary, naming her school ridiculous, which won her a slap across the face from the older woman. Enola begged her brothers not to send her to the school, but Mycroft found it was necessary, as she would never find a husband in her current state, which Enola mentioned she did not want. Sherlock stated it was not his responsibility to educate her, but was left astonished when Enola said he had allowed Mycroft to be cruel to their mother.
After Enola escaped, Mycroft went to get a shave, where he met Lestrade, who told him about his encounter with Enola to find her. He offered Lestrade a reward if he could see her again. Soon after, Lestrade found Enola and brought her to him. After this, Mycroft took Enola to Ms. Harrison's school, from which Enola escaped.
Afterwards, Sherlock set a puzzle on the newspaper, which instructed Enola to meet him at the Royal Academy. While at the Royal Academy, Sherlock and Mycroft waited. There, Sherlock asked to let Enola be his ward, offering to take care of her, which Mycroft accepted. They discussed Tewkesbury, who turned out to be the decisive vote, and Sherlock suspected had a thing for Enola. Mycroft approved of this, and as they left to get a drink, Sherlock found Dash on the statue in the middle and placed it back.
Category:British characters
Category:Characters: The Enola Holmes Mysteries
Claflin