The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

That's all Dolly can do right now.

So Dolly said seriously again, "This is no joke. Something even more terrifying than a troll might come after you next. Can you really handle it?"

“I hope you can live happy and healthy lives. It’s a done deal that I’m involved, but you can still leave.”

At this point, Dolly's voice visibly lowered.

Even though she has the soul of an adult, she has managed to integrate into the segment in the past six months.

After all, she had never had a good friend like Hermione and Cho Chang in her previous life, and Dolly was obviously reluctant to part with them like this.

But she still had to consider the safety of her friends. Safety is more important than anything else, and there are higher interests that are more precious than life itself, which Dolly could not understand or agree with at the moment.

Hermione and Cho Chang also realized that Dolly was serious.

Hermione's eyes instantly welled up with tears. She, who was sitting opposite Dolly, suddenly stood up, took a step over half a meter, and sat down next to Dolly, shoulder to shoulder with her.

Then, without saying a word, she grabbed Dolly's hand, forced Dolly to face her, and said, "Dolly Dursley, I must tell you, even if you keep your distance from me, I cannot ignore you."

"If I saw you in danger, I would definitely rush to help you. Now you have a choice: do you want to face these dangers with me, or do you want to rush in and die after you've actually died?"

Dolly laughed in exasperation and said, "You're Ravenclaw, can't you just wait until I'm dead and then find a chance to avenge me?"

"How could you possibly do something as stupid as charging in to your death? Have you turned into a Gryffindor lion cub?"

Hermione angrily punched Dolly, because Dolly had interrupted her heartfelt expression.

However, she remained firm in her statement: "We're roommates, how can you possibly keep your distance from me?"

"Perhaps I can ask Dumbledore for a private room..."

"you dare!"

Before Dolly could finish speaking, Hermione raised her eyebrows and said in a voice that was almost squeezed out between her teeth, "Dolly Dursley, you must share a dormitory with me, from the start of the semester until you leave Hogwarts!"

“If you dare to avoid me, I’ll show you just how terrifying Hermione Granger can be when she’s angry!”

Dolly blinked, her face full of curiosity, and asked, "How scary is it?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Dolly felt her body stiffen, as if she had been frozen.

Unbeknownst to her, Hermione had already reached out from behind Dolly and waved her wand, casting a freezing spell on Dolly.

Looking at the frozen beauty before her, Hermione's face flushed slightly. She reached out and stroked Dolly's forehead, nose, and lips, finally tapping Dolly's chin and laughing happily, saying, "That's how scary it is, understand?"

"If you dare to leave me, it won't just be Death Eaters attacking you then."

Dolly felt her heart suddenly race, pounding violently as if it were overclocked.

At this moment, she actually sensed danger from Hermione, as if she were facing a magical giant. She felt that if Hermione continued, she would be completely unable to predict what she would do.

Terrified, Dolly glanced toward Cho Chang, hoping to get his help.

Cho Chang, however, was watching all this with great interest, resting his chin on his hand, as if he were watching Dolly and Hermione play a game, completely oblivious to the dangerous aura emanating from Hermione.

Hmm... I guess I didn't feel anything at all?

Qiu Zhang's slightly narrowed eyes and cheerful smile always made Dolly feel as if she understood something, as if she was watching a spectacle.

But that's probably impossible... Qiu Zhang isn't that kind of persona, is he?

"Alright, Hermione, don't really scare Dolly."

Cho Chang finally spoke up, and Hermione gave him a disapproving look before lifting the spell on Dolly.

Dolly immediately shoved Hermione down onto her bed, saying fiercely, "You used a spell on me, aren't you afraid of my revenge?"

Hermione chuckled, as if she'd been tickled, and then said, "So, Miss Dursley, how do you plan to get back at me, like you did to Malfoy?"

Then, blinking his bright eyes, he seemed to see right through Dolly.

Dolly was silent for a moment, then snorted and sat down next to Cho Chang, saying loudly and righteously, "I can't bear to part with it, okay?"

Hermione laughed even louder, rolling around on Dolly's bed as if she had foreseen all of this, or as if she had been repeatedly struck by a funny bone.

Dolly was embarrassed. Cho Chang took Dolly's hand, his expression returning to its usual gentleness, and whispered, "Dolly, you've asked us so many questions, can I ask you one too?"

Dolly nodded and said, "Of course."

"So, suppose we were attacked by Death Eaters right now... and Hermione, what would you do? Would you protect us or run away?"

"Isn't this the obvious thing to do? Of course I'll do everything in my power to protect you."

Dolly looked at Cho Chang with a strange gaze, as if wondering why someone as intelligent as her would ask such a question.

Cho Chang laughed, clearly pleased with Dolly's answer, and then asked Dolly a question: "I can tell you think this is perfectly reasonable."

"But have you ever thought about why you take this for granted?"

That's because... uh.

Dolly wanted to tell the answer, but she dared not, fearing she would be thrown into Azkaban.

Of course, there could be more respectable explanations, such as that she has been reborn twice, but such words are certainly not something one would say out loud.

So Dolly could only awkwardly remain silent.

"You may not even realize it yourself, but you see yourself as a protector, even though Hermione and I are both a year older than you."

Qiu Zhang felt he had seen through everything and continued his narration.

Hermione sat up angrily and said, "I'm not a year older than Dolly. We're both first year. You're the one who's a year older!"

Clearly, Hermione is still very concerned about her age.

"If you admit you're young, then why don't you call me 'older sister'?"

Cho Chang gave Hermione a defiant look, to which Hermione responded with a dismissive snort.

Cho Chang didn't take it to heart and continued, "Maybe it's because you're used to being Harry's older sister, or maybe it's the confidence you gained from practicing boxing in the past."

"Anyway, whatever the reason, Dolly, you are not the one who needs to shoulder everything to protect me and Hermione. On the contrary, Hermione and I think we should protect you more."

"What's more, besides us, there are professors, other students, your brother, and his friends."

Finally, Cho Chang simply hugged Dolly in his arms, gently placed his hands on Dolly's back, and slowly patted and stroked her, saying, "Sweetie, you can completely trust me and Hermione, even though you look adorable when you're carrying everything on your own."

Dolly was momentarily captivated by Cho Chang's tenderness, but then realized she wasn't a real child. As a result, when she tried to struggle, Cho Chang wrapped his arms around her waist and locked her in place.

Hmm...maybe not struggling isn't such a bad thing?

Dolly gently inhaled the pleasant scent emanating from Cho Chang, deciding to forget her past life and completely immerse herself in the new world...

Hermione finally couldn't stand it anymore, so she sat down on the other side of Dolly, pulled the dizzy Dolly up, and made Dolly sit between her and Cho Chang.

Then he concluded: "In short, I cannot leave you to face danger alone; I will go with you."

"And I."

The two girls' reactions, and their warm palms, brought tears to Dolly's eyes.

They clearly noticed this too, and each of them used a handkerchief to help Dolly wipe the corners of her eyes, but unfortunately each of them could only get one eye, so they looked at each other with some dissatisfaction.

Unfortunately, now that they've reconciled, and given the current environment and atmosphere, they simply cannot afford to argue again.

And so the three of them were immersed in a warm and harmonious atmosphere, enjoying the warmth that came from being honest with each other.

Unfortunately, Harry, who had just won the game, wanted to hear more praise from his sister, but he couldn't find her no matter what he did.

After that, life at Hogwarts seemed to return to normal.

Even Quidditch matches are played only once a month per house, to give them more time to recover from injuries, rest, and train.

However, as time went by, the Christmas atmosphere at Hogwarts gradually grew stronger.

Although it might seem strange for wizards to celebrate Christmas, since everyone is used to it, Dolly naturally wouldn't waste her brain cells on such a question.

However, Dolly was more concerned about another major event that happened on the same day than about Christmas, an ordinary holiday.

This momentous event will profoundly impact the development of the entire world, even affecting the magical world, since wizards and magic academies also exist on that vast land.

Of course, none of this actually had anything to do with Dolly.

Even though she knew such grand historical facts, she didn't have the time or energy to delve into them.

Of course, the most important thing is that they don't have the ability.

The Dursleys, including their properties, probably didn't even have a net worth of a million pounds, let alone Dolly and the people she knew. They certainly wouldn't actually go to that sensitive place to gamble their lives.

The safest and most reliable approach is to invest in speculative stocks and make a small profit.

However, just a week before Christmas, a letter was delivered to Dolly.

This letter looks unremarkable, but it was sent by Gringotts Wizarding Bank.

Monday Summary

First, I want to apologize to everyone. The Chinese New Year holiday has made my updates very irregular. I should be completely free by tomorrow, and I will resume my update schedule as soon as possible.

I've adjusted the update sequence from a few days ago to one update per day, so it won't get messed up.

Then let's summarize the results of this month.

One extra chapter is added for every 1000 recommendations, 150 monthly tickets, 10000 coins, and 100 blades. Silver treasure chests are counted as 5 chapters, and gold treasure chests as 20 chapters.

现在我一共欠上个月结余3更+请假条1更+推荐票8更+月票5更+打赏9更+刀片12更，一共欠38更，已经还了3更，还欠35更。

Hmm... it's not a big problem.

The reward continues; I'll start working on paying it back tomorrow!

Christmas 1991

The letter was written by Serrano, a fairy whom Dolly knew best.

The letter contained a simple request: to have another long talk with Dolly about her views on the Muggle world.

Clearly, what Dolly wrote to Serrano worked.