The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

Apart from Dolly and her two companions who had just arrived.

Hermione's Silencer Spell and Cho Chang's Freezing Spell both hit Malfoy at the same time.

Seeing that something was wrong, Goyle and Crabbe, who were holding Ron and Neville down, quickly stood up to help. A figure in the darkness moved like lightning, delivering a series of punches and kicks to their stomachs, sending them rolling on the ground until they finally rolled to Malfoy's side.

Then, Dolly emerged from the shadows, her face showing displeasure.

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"Dolly, what do we do next?"

Hermione rushed over, her face pale with nervousness and her chest heaving rapidly.

Actually, she didn't do anything special; she just cast a spell on Malfoy. But doing something so exciting for the first-year Ravenclaw wizard was undoubtedly a challenge.

Even Qiu Zhang wasn't much better off.

On the field, one can surpass one's limits and deliver a performance that excites and makes hundreds or thousands of people scream, but at this moment, the tip of the wand is also trembling slightly, just because Dolly is still pointing firmly at Malfoy.

In contrast, Malfoy's face was deathly pale, his eyes filled with despair, and he didn't even dare to look at Dolly, for fear that she would see the anger and hatred in his eyes.

Dolly glanced at the three of them and said casually, "We're here to rescue Ron and Neville. His actions in hurting Professor Quirrell have nothing to do with us."

Malfoy's eyes instinctively turned to Dolly, as if he couldn't believe that Dolly would frame him.

However, Dolly was just saying it casually, because she knew very well that today's matter would probably be swept under the rug, since no one would search the entire Hogwarts for the murderer over such a trivial matter.

After all, the matter of her being attacked by the troll was left unresolved, wasn't it?

Compared to that incident, Quirrell and Malfoy were only slightly embarrassed; this is nothing.

Dolly is now beginning to understand why Hogwarts was teeming with all sorts of small groups and organizations, even dark wizarding groups that leaned towards the Death Eaters.

In essence, Hogwarts only maintains a superficial level of management over conflicts between students. Deeper or more covert forms of violence are almost always overlooked, unless someone dies or suffers irreversible magical damage, in which case no one will be punished.

This isn't hard to understand. The professors at Hogwarts are already too busy teaching every day, so expecting them to handle all the conflicts between students is completely unrealistic.

Given Dumbledore's advanced age of over a hundred, it's really not surprising that Hogwarts exudes a rather lax management style.

Understanding is one thing, but truly agreeing with it is quite another.

The school's lack of management and system construction naturally created a space for student groups to survive; otherwise, facing such a situation alone, Dolly would have inevitably been engaged in another battle of body and magic.

With Hermione and Cho Chang's help, the three of them quickly took control of the situation and were even able to calmly plan for what would happen next.

Small groups are not explicitly prohibited, yet they can genuinely reap the benefits, so it's inevitable that they will form and become increasingly rampant—or rather, active.

Didn't Harry also go down this path in the original story? Although the organization he led was Dumbledore's Army, which was on the side of justice, the outcome was similar.

Dolly has no other choice but to take this path now.

However, this was not the reason why Dolly was somewhat disheartened, but rather because she had truly embarrassed Quirrell today, which could be considered a form of revenge.

But Quirrell revealed his bald head, free of Voldemort's parasite, which meant that Voldemort, Dolly's true target of revenge, had disappeared, and Quirrell had obviously moved him away long ago.

It's likely that after Dolly killed the troll, Voldemort, sensing something was wrong, made his escape, or was temporarily hidden in a safe place by Quirrell, to be retrieved after Quirrell had dealt with the Hogwarts inspection.

Quirrell and Voldemort probably didn't expect that Hogwarts would let them go so easily.

So the nature of Quirrell's actions against Harry today has changed; it has transformed from Voldemort's assassination attempt on Harry into Quirrell's deliberate provocation.

Perhaps all of this was part of Voldemort's plan, using this method to clear Quirrell of suspicion—compared to the fact that Quirrell has Voldemort on his head, Quirrell is actually quite easy to fool when it comes to Harry's spellcasting.

If Quirrell simply says he was also helping Harry and didn't know who attacked him, then everything will be over.

When Dolly was so badly injured, Hogwarts didn't use Veritaserum or Legilimency on her, so they certainly won't now.

If that were true, Dolly would definitely rush over to mock Dumbledore for his double standards.

Dolly waved and then told Hermione and Cho Chang to follow her.

On the other side, Ron and Neville had already stood up, both with bruises and swelling on their faces. It was indeed too difficult for the two of them to fight against the Malfoy trio at the same time.

Dolly raised her wand; her magic, which had been depleted by the Transfiguration spell, had recovered somewhat, so she cast a healing charm on each of them.

In an instant, the two of them felt the pain on their faces disappear, leaving only dust.

"This is truly amazing. How come I didn't know healing magic was so powerful?"

Ron touched his recovered face, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Hermione said proudly, "Dolly's wand is made of willow wood, the most suitable material for healing spells. Even Madam Pomfrey thinks Dolly is a good candidate to become a doctor in the wizarding world."

"You are very lucky to be able to receive treatment from Dolly."

Ron's lips twitched; he wanted to argue, but he chose to remain silent for Dolly's sake.

While Malfoy's assessment of Ron was overly subjective, Ron's concern for his image was an undeniable fact.

It's only because Dolly is there that Ron is listening to Hermione; otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have listened to her.

"Thank you, Dolly."

Neville thanked Dolly honestly and then said, "Ron and I were here because we saw Snape hurting Harry with a spell, but it seems it's all over now."

Ron nodded quickly and said, "Let's get out of here quickly, Harry might win."

The cheers from the stadium outside grew louder and louder, clearly indicating that the match had entered a crucial stage.

Dolly wasted no time and said, "Ron, Neville, you only need to remember one thing."

“You came here because you saw Malfoy acting suspiciously, and then you fought with them. You did nothing else.”

Ron's eyes lit up, and he immediately realized what was going on.

Neville hesitated and said, "That's not a good idea, and Professor Snape wasn't at fault... But we were indeed beaten by Malfoy and his gang."

Ron was getting impatient. What was wrong with them telling a lie just to frame Malfoy?

He was just about to say something to Neville when Dolly looked at him intently and said, "Neville, I know you're an honest and upright person, but this is a special case."

"Actually, from our perspective it's clearer that Snape and Quirrell were both casting spells at the same time—and perhaps even more people were casting spells."

"We can't tell who is hurting Harry and who is protecting him."

“You are entitled to your own judgment, but judgment cannot be evidence. Yet you broke Professor Snape’s nose.”

"So, it's best to pretend this never happened, understand?"

Neville nodded. He wasn't completely inflexible; he just needed a strong and just reason, and he wasn't unwilling to make concessions for it.

"Let's go back to our stands and wait for Harry's victory."

Dolly finally smiled, and Ron laughed heartily. He grabbed Neville and they flew away, returning to the Gryffindor stands to cheer with the crowd.

Dolly and the other two walked at a leisurely pace, glancing back at Harry's behavior as they tried to calm themselves down.

Dolly, you don't seem very happy?

Qiu Zhang calmed down and noticed Dolly's emotions.

Dolly is convinced that Quirrell cast the Imperius Curse on her. Now that Quirrell has lost face, even though she can't fully get revenge on him yet, she should at least be happy.

Dolly smiled slightly, hooked her arms around Cho Chang and Hermione's, and walked away while considering whether or not she should tell them about it.

Finally, she made a decision, saying, "After the competition is over, let's go back to the dorm together, and I'll tell you everything."

Meanwhile, Professor Snape witnessed Mrs. Pomfrey treating Quirrell under Mrs. Pomfrey's disapproving gaze.

He had examined Quirrell's entire body on the way there, and apart from some dirty stains and a strange garlic smell, there was nothing particularly strange about Quirrell.

This was completely contrary to Snape's expectations. He had thought he could at least find some flaws in Quirrell, but in fact, he didn't.

Even though Snape had used Legilimency to search Quirrell, who appeared to be completely disoriented and almost dead, he still came up with nothing.

Unless he uses Truth Potion again, Snape has no way to deal with Quirrell.

"Alright, Professor Snape, I know you were worried about Professor Quirrell's safety, but he's really alright."

"What he needs is a good night's sleep and some relaxation, or are you planning to stay here with him?"

Snape finally shook his head and left without saying a word.

Malfoy's side was still waiting for him to deal with, although he knew Malfoy didn't have the guts to attack Quirrell, and even though he hadn't seen the person involved, he knew it was probably Dolly who did it.

But since Malfoy was unlucky enough to fall for Dolly's magic and trap, he had no choice but to swallow the bitter pill himself.

It's not that Snape didn't want to stand up for Malfoy; he couldn't even find out the truth about Dolly's case. He couldn't very well use Veritaserum and Legilimency on Dolly just for a few fireworks, could he?

If you lose, you have to admit it. You can win it back later. Although Snape thought that Malfoy would probably have a hard time winning, since Dory was accompanied by Ravenclaw's two smartest little witches.

Snape had just stepped out of the school hospital room, intending to quickly return to the Quidditch pitch.

But then he saw Dumbledore standing at the door, which surprised Snape. He asked, "Don't you even go to Quidditch matches? What are you doing here? Are you really that worried about Quirrell's safety?"

Dumbledore could naturally hear the sarcasm in Snape's words, but he wasn't angry. He simply said calmly, "I think you know very well why I'm here, Severus."

"Although you managed to control yourself, our Miss Dursley clearly hasn't given up, and she has taken her revenge, but the outcome hasn't improved, has it?"

"Quillo has become innocent, and our suspicions have shifted from Quirrell to..."

Dumbledore didn't continue, but calmly watched Snape's expression until Snape's pupils contracted and his lips twitched twice as if he wanted to say something. Only then did Dumbledore continue, "Everyone."

"It even transformed into every lively little animal in the castle, from a mouse to a spider, and maybe even a bat or an owl."

Snape then found an opportunity to retaliate, saying, "If he were still alive, would he be humiliated into becoming a rat?"

"It's just a metaphor, Severus. I don't think there's anything he wouldn't do to survive."

"Of course, if he were to return one day, he would exact revenge on us tenfold, which is why we must work together to welcome him."

Dumbledore patted Snape on the shoulder and said, "Alright, Severus, I know what you're thinking."

"Although I can see that Miss Dursley has many secrets and a different understanding of the wizarding world than that of a Muggle-born young wizard."

"She even seemed wary of my mind control, but I'm not so senile as to think she's the one in disguise."

“That guy doesn’t have the guts to face me directly. He did in his prime, and he’s even less likely to now.”

Snape breathed a sigh of relief, but then realized that this meant he had completely exposed his thoughts to Dumbledore.

However, looking into Dumbledore's sword-like eyes, even though he knew Dumbledore hadn't used Legilimency on him, Snape still felt that everything could no longer be hidden.

So he said directly, "Dumbledore, just tell me what you're planning, and I'll obey your orders."