The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

What Dolly wrote was quite simple: she dreamed of a huge country falling apart, affecting the entire world order.

If wizards saw what Dolly had written, they might find it baffling, since some of them had never even left Britain and had no international perspective, so they naturally wouldn't know what this country called the Soviet Union meant.

But fairies are different.

They are clearly not content with just earning a small salary from the Ministry of Magic; they will try every means to earn more gold. It is in their nature, and they will not stop until they die.

Over the years, the fairies have figured out their own effective methods.

The Ministry of Magic only cares about the results. Most wizards don't understand the process, nor do they have the time or energy to check all the accounts the fairies have.

Therefore, as long as the fairies ensure that the Ministry of Magic's desired outcome is achieved, they have considerable freedom regarding what happens in between.

The freedom here naturally includes contact with Muggles—or rather, contact with wizards from Muggle families—and then monetize it in the Muggle world.

Of course, with the wizarding world becoming increasingly conservative and closed off due to the Wizarding Secrets Act and the emergence of Dark Lords like Grindelwald and Voldemort, the fairies dared not go too far.

For example, they dare not let magic or potions actually appear in front of Muggles, but they try to create some antiques that are worthless in their eyes, or bring back treasures that should have been lost.

Alternatively, they could move some resources that are abundant in the magical world but incredibly valuable in the Muggle world, and then introduce some things from the Muggle world for magical modification, thereby changing the face of the Ministry of Magic or the magical world in some ways.

This is not inherently difficult for fairies.

However, this is ultimately just a minor skirmish, and it's still a long way from getting the fairies to reclaim all the gold in the world that "rightfully belongs" to them.

However, Dolly's appearance made them realize that they could develop a new track.

That is to use wizards with prophetic abilities to predict the Muggle world, then invest in the trends of the Muggle world, and finally earn enough profits.

In the Muggle world, is this called venture capital?

The fairies even did some research on this, but unfortunately their understanding is still limited.

Even wizards from Muggle families ultimately spent their most precious student years at Hogwarts.

After they graduate from Hogwarts, they may still be able to live in the Muggle world.

But expecting them to understand the economic situation in the Muggle world and make predictions is asking too much.

After all, if even Muggle economics experts can't do it, how could half-baked wizards possibly do it?

Unless this wizard can make prophecies.

Prophecy is not myth in the magical world, but something that truly exists.

The Ministry of Magic has a special hall for storing prophecies, and the prophecies about Harry are just one of them. It contains thousands upon thousands of prophetic glass balls.

Although not all prophecies will come true, some prophets will stand the test of time and prove that they do indeed possess such a unique talent.

And now Dolly seems to be about to prove her talent—the fairies have been doing their best to gather information on the latest situation in the Muggle world over the past six months, and all the information is increasingly pointing to the authenticity of the words written by Dolly.

With the year drawing to a close and the day Dolly had mentioned fast approaching, the fairies were already restless and anxious.

However, after Dolly saw the letter, she calmly crumpled it into a ball, then lit it with a fire-starting spell, destroying all traces.

She was well aware of the enormous impact the collapse of the Soviet Union had on the world, and the immense opportunities it contained.

It would be enough for Dolly to amass endless wealth at an astonishing speed—of course, Dolly neither wanted nor dared to do such a thing, nor did she have the ability to do so.

As for using prophecy as a pretext to manipulate others and make fairies their pawns, Dolly could try that if she had Dumbledore's level of power.

Given her current level of focus, still targeting Quirrell as her objective for this year, it would be better to remain extremely wary of the fairies.

These fairies are not to be trifled with either, when it comes to gold.

They might fear the Ministry of Magic, but they certainly wouldn't fear an 11-year-old witch.

However, this does not mean that Dolly is completely unable to cooperate with the fairies.

As long as you know the fairies' weakness and don't touch their core interest—gold—Dori can also get a little candy to replenish her strength.

But before that, Dolly wanted to let the fairies cool off first, so that it would be easier for her to negotiate the price later.

Anyway, Dolly can't meet them now, can she?

As Christmas draws ever closer, the winter atmosphere at Hogwarts grows ever stronger.

When Dolly got up this morning and looked out the window, the entire Hogwarts had turned into a sea of ​​ice and snow.

The snow, several feet deep, could easily have sparked a snowball fight among the students, but thankfully Dolly was a Ravenclaw, so she could legitimately avoid joining in the fun...

However, the nature of the problem subtly changed when Hermione grabbed a snowball and hit Dolly in the face.

Dolly immediately scooped up a large handful of snow, caught up with Hermione who was screaming and running away, then grabbed Hermione by the back of her collar and stuffed all the snow into it.

Hermione was then frozen solid by Dolly's ice spell (physical), lying stiffly in Dolly's arms, shivering as if she were frozen.

Dolly quickly helped her clean up, only to be repaid with Hermione's "ungrateful act".

She used a levitation spell to control a snowball the size of a human head as it chased after Dolly, determined to make Dolly taste the same pain.

Dolly, on the other hand, found Cho Chang as her backer, brazenly hugging her from behind and leaning against her back, while playing a game of tag with the fierce Hermione.

However, Hermione accidentally dropped a snowball on Cho Chang's head, turning the black-haired Cho Chang into a white-haired man, thus changing the nature of the incident once again.

The three of them chased each other, and soon steam began to rise from their heads, and their bodies and hair became wet. Then they looked at each other and laughed without any restraint.

The three of them then left the scene hand in hand, choosing to return to their dormitory to shower and change clothes.

Although spells can easily remove water stains from the body, hot water is clearly more relaxing and relieves fatigue.

After the three left, the snowball fight at Hogwarts officially began with the majority of Gryffindor joining in.

The red-haired twins even cast a spell on the snowballs, causing them to fly towards Quirrell like butterflies and bump into the back of his head.

While doing this, they were also shouting that they were learning from Malfoy.

It's worth mentioning here that the attack on Quirrell was most likely determined to be a prank by Malfoy.

The reason it is said to be highly probable is because the matter was naturally suppressed and did not cause much of a stir.

Quirrell did not pursue the matter afterward, and Snape did not punish Malfoy, only symbolically deducting five points from him, but this was still a great humiliation for Malfoy.

Not only did he fail to help his headmaster win the Quidditch match, but he also unjustly took the blame and was almost mistaken for the Joker of Slytherin.

After Dolly and the others left, Malfoy was so angry that he shed tears. He would remember this humiliation for the rest of his life and would definitely take revenge in the future.

However, since Lucius's ban was still in effect, Malfoy still dared not do anything excessive.

But now, provoked by the red-haired twins, Malfoy could no longer tolerate it and went straight into the arena to fight Gryffindor, thus beginning an epic duel between Gryffindor and Slytherin.

The Gryffindor students stopped making muddy snowballs only after Professor McGonagall rushed over, and the Slytherin students stopped trying to turn stones into snowballs.

If they keep fighting, it will probably escalate into a magical war very soon, and it won't be long before Madam Pomfrey is in complete chaos.

Having already showered, Dolly and Hermione wrapped themselves in thick blankets and sat on the spacious windowsill, looking down at the crowd below having a snowball fight. Holding a cup of hot cocoa, they enjoyed this unique warmth and comfort.

Not long after, Cho Chang also ran in, and with a satisfied smile on his lips, he squeezed between the two of them, under Hermione's somewhat resentful gaze.

Ever since Dolly confessed the risks she faced to Hermione and Cho Chang, Cho Chang automatically gained a new right: the ability to enter Dolly and Hermione's bedroom at any time.

Normally, this kind of thing wouldn't be strange if the original owner of the bedroom gave permission.

However, considering Hermione's previous personality, Cho Chang is clearly the first person to have this right.

More importantly, Cho Chang clearly doesn't consider herself an outsider; sometimes Hermione even has the illusion that Cho Chang is already living in their dormitory.

Fortunately, Cho Chang's classes were different from theirs, and she was busy with Quidditch training, so she could only come a few times, which prevented Hermione from being truly dissatisfied.

The three of them didn't say much, just occasionally chatting and laughing, until an owl crashed into the glass, breaking their warm atmosphere.

Hermione quickly opened the window and let the frozen owl into the house, placing it in its cat bed to warm up for a while.

As for Crookshan, he naturally ran to the middle of the three girls with disdain and found the most comfortable spot to squeeze in.

"Another letter from you?"

Hermione handed the letter to Dolly, looking puzzled. "Why are you getting letters every day lately? And they all seem to be written by the same person. You haven't found a pen pal, have you?"

Dolly looked at Hermione with a puzzled expression and said, "With you guys as friends, why would I need to find pen pals? Aren't you cute and pretty enough?"

Hermione pursed her lips; she was almost immune to Dolly's words.

Qiu Zhang, however, was quite pleased, his bright black eyes sparkling as he looked at Dolly, as if hoping that Dolly would tell him to say more.

Hermione squeezed right in front of Cho Chang, shoved the letter into Dolly's hands, and said, "What is it that you can't tell us?"

Although Hermione's tone was questioning, curiosity was practically bursting from her eyes.

Dolly took the letter, thought for a few seconds, and said, "It's no big deal to tell you, but don't tell anyone else about this."

"While it's not dangerous, it might cause some trouble."

Dolly immediately spread out the letter and let her two friends read it too.

As expected, it was another letter from Serrano, this time even more urgent than before, and he even planned to meet with Dolly during Christmas.

"Fairies? What do they want to see you for? You don't owe them money, do you?"

Hermione looked surprised, having gained some understanding of the goblins' nature.

Qiu Zhang even offered to help, saying, "If it's a financial problem, perhaps I can lend a hand."

Dolly shook her head and said, "No need to be so serious. Actually, the fairies are asking me for help, and I haven't decided whether to help them or not."

Then, Dolly talked about some things that might happen next.

As for how she knew these things, Dolly still used the excuse that on the day she awakened her magic, she seemed to see some fragments of the future.

Cho Chang and Hermione had no doubt about Dolly's words.

They all knew that Dolly's strange illness could devour even bones and flesh, so from that perspective, it wasn't unacceptable for other strange phenomena to occur.

"So, the Soviet Union is going to disappear?"

Cho Chang's face was slightly pale. Her background meant that she had a deeper understanding of the country than Hermione.

"The Muggle world will be in complete chaos, and... how is that possible? I heard it's very powerful, the strongest nation!"

Dolly shrugged and said, "I don't know the specific reason, but it was going to happen anyway."

In fact, Dolly knew some of the reasons, after all, analyzing the reasons for this day has become a hot topic in later generations, but she still decided not to delve into it.

Over the past six months, Dolly has learned to be cautious. After all, she is no longer alone; she has important friends by her side and must also be wary of Voldemort's revenge.

"Of course, I also hope I'm dreaming, but we'll see the results in a few days."