The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

She wasn't really concerned about the book anymore; all she wanted to know was what it meant to take her friendship with Dolly to the next level.

Unfortunately, Dolly started humming a song and began inspecting the new gifts, so Hermione could only sit back down in her seat and turn her attention to her own gift.

Then, she thought of something.

They hurriedly went to look for the gift that Dolly had given them, and finally found a gift box the size of a palm.

That's it?

An idea popped into Hermione's head. She had initially thought Dolly would give her a book, since she really liked that kind of gift.

But Hermione has absolutely no idea what's inside this little box.

I simply opened it up and was surprised to find a small badge with Dolly's name on it.

This……

Hermione looked at Dolly with a puzzled expression. Dolly smiled and said, "This is a little gadget I had custom-made at the magic gadget shop. It allows us to sense each other's positions at close range. All we have to do is tap it with our wands."

After saying that, Dolly took out her own and tapped it lightly with her wand.

Hermione instantly felt the badge in her hand move, and then pulled her toward Dolly.

Hermione didn't resist and was led back to Dolly's side by the badge. Her eyes lit up when she saw her name written on the badge in Dolly's hand.

This gift made her happier than she had imagined.

However, Hermione immediately thought of a question and asked, "You didn't send Cho Chang something like that, did you?"

Dolly quickly shook her head and said, "How could that be? We already have a pendant, wouldn't giving her this be redundant?"

So only the two of us have it?

"of course."

Hermione laughed happily, then realized that her smile seemed a little too obvious and quickly stopped.

Then, with a stiff face and a reluctant expression, he hung the badge around his neck.

Dolly did as she was told, and after she finished, Hermione finally couldn't help but smile happily when she saw the badge with her name on Dolly's chest.

Now she seemed to understand what Dolly meant when she said their friendship had entered a new phase.

They are not only best friends, but also friends who can talk about anything, even private topics.

Since she had already lost face in front of the other person, she might as well lose face completely. After all, the other person would never laugh at her. This was the confidence that Dolly gave Hermione.

"Come on, let's open the presents together."

Dolly extended her hand and invited Hermione to join her. This time, Hermione accepted and sat down next to Dolly, side by side, to resume working on the gifts in front of them.

As before, the vast majority of gifts were unremarkable, given the students' limited abilities and choices.

The most creative thing was probably the homemade magical toys that the Weasley brothers gave them; they had already shown enough talent by then.

This made Dolly consider whether she should invest in them in advance. After all, from the perspective of the audience and readers, Dolly also hoped that the idea of ​​the two brothers opening a store together could be realized as soon as possible.

However, Dolly's attention was soon drawn to a large gift box.

Looking at the name on it, Dolly felt a hint of anticipation, and Hermione also turned her gaze over, because she also had a box that was almost identical.

"What do you think Qiu Zhang will give as a gift?"

Hermione spoke first, her eyes showing more nervousness than anticipation.

After all, the gift she gave was a complete disaster in every sense of the word.

If Dolly hadn't still been willing to accept her, she wouldn't even know how to end things.

Even now, what just happened is still a mess, and no real conclusion has been reached.

For example, she didn't know whether Dolly had really comforted her that day, nor did she know how the two of them should deal with similar topics in the future.

Although Hermione hasn't done it yet, she'll have to in the future. I'm just afraid that what happened today will become Dolly's reason to laugh at her.

So Hermione was secretly hoping that Cho Chang's gift wouldn't be too...perfect, so that at least it wouldn't seem so bad.

But when Hermione opened the gift box, she was destined to be disappointed.

Two wind chimes come into view, exquisitely designed, and the moment they are taken out, they vibrate and produce a crisp and melodious sound.

Under each person's wind chime is a handwritten instruction manual.

It turns out these are also magical props, a pair of two magic wind chimes.

Dolly's can emit a soft sound that can continue for a long time when infused with magic, like white noise, making people feel peaceful and fall asleep.

Hermione's clock is more like a timer, which can be set by the amount of magic power it contains, and it makes a louder sound.

Although the two already had Crookshanks, a cat-shaped alarm clock, this wind chime that could emit a variety of pleasant sounds was still much more comfortable than Crookshanks slapping their faces with its paws.

Looking at the wind chimes, Hermione couldn't help but feel delighted, after all, no girl wouldn't like such exquisite, beautiful and practical little things.

Even its symbolism is quite beautiful. Doesn't it mean that these wind chimes will accompany Dolly to sleep every night and to wake up every morning?

Although Cho Chang couldn't actually move into the dormitory, through these wind chimes, she felt as if she were always by Dolly's side.

Even though Hermione felt a little uncomfortable, thinking that Cho Chang was taking away her time with Dolly, she couldn't give any excuse, because one of the wind chimes was meant for her.

"So, do you like it?"

Hermione asked casually, then said, "I really like it. Shall we hang it up now?"

"It's really very likable..."

How could Dolly not smell the sourness on Hermione, especially since her eyebrows were practically scrunched up together?

So Dolly continued, "But it doesn't feel as impressive as the gift you gave me, Hermione..."

Hermione immediately blushed again and reached out to hit Dolly. Dolly put Hermione down and they had a tickling battle.

They only reconciled and sat back down by the pile of gifts after their clothes were completely disheveled and their hair was a mess.

Afterwards, Dolly also opened her parents' gifts.

Penny gave Dolly a whole new outfit, from a thick coat and sweater that could be worn as outerwear to brand-new pink underwear.

Dolly was speechless at the taste, but the soft, comfortable fabric and Penny's affection made it impossible for her to refuse.

Vernon gifted Dolly a pair of boxing gloves signed by a professional athlete, as well as an extravagant bank deposit certificate worth a full ten thousand pounds, with the PIN being the date Dolly won a boxing championship.

Vernon also made it clear that this was money for Dolly to use as she pleased, and that they would discuss his investments in detail after Dolly returned home.

This amazed Dolly at Vernon's generosity; £10,000 was no small sum.

However, this also shows that Vernon has come to believe in Dolly's ability to predict the future through investment and has begun to let Dolly take control of everything herself.

If Dolly hadn't been so young, he probably would have just left all his assets to her to manage.

Next worth mentioning is Harry's gift.

He actually learned how to brew blood-tonifying medicine and even gave the first batch to Dolly.

Although it didn't look pure enough to appeal to the naked eye, making Dolly uninterested in drinking it, she still marveled at how much better Harry was at potions than he was in the original books.

As for how Harry obtained the ingredients to brew the blood-replenishing potion, and where he did it, Dolly was certain it was related to Hagrid without even thinking.

Although Dolly didn't particularly like Hagrid, Harry and Hagrid still got along well.

With Hagrid around, it's like Harry has the entire Forbidden Forest. If there aren't any other materials in the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid can go to Diagon Alley or even Knockturn Alley to help Harry prepare them at any time.

This is much more convenient and faster than Dolly finding her own way.

The only problem that would arise if Hagrid were to handle these tasks is that the precision would be compromised, which is probably why Harry's potion wasn't pure enough.

All of this made Dolly realize that even without Hermione's help, Harry and the others wouldn't really be stuck on the problem at hand.

Each of them can unleash their potential and find other ways out. The idea that the future cannot move forward without one person is absolutely unacceptable.

Dolly spent the entire morning unwrapping all the gifts.

In the end, they simply got Hermione to help them unpack it, to the point that Hermione started complaining: "You've received enough candy to last you through next year, and a whole bunch of trinkets that you'll never use."

“You’re really popular, Dolly.”

"Are you envious? Then I'll give them all to you?"

Hermione quickly waved her hand in response to Dolly's teasing.

At first, she was indeed a little envious of Dolly's popularity, but when she saw Dolly start to seriously record every gift, she realized that social obligations were also a considerable burden.

Whether in terms of financial resources or personal interests, she doesn't want to become the one who has to give gifts to everyone.

After the two of them finished getting ready, they were starving. After a quick wash, they went to the auditorium for dinner.

Despite the roaring fires in the common room and the Great Hall, the drafty winds made Hermione and Dolly shiver, and the windowpanes rattled in the biting cold.

This made Dolly miss the feeling of wearing a down jacket; being wrapped up warmly was something that sweaters and thick coats couldn't compare to.

However, people here don't seem to have the habit of wearing down jackets, probably because they are required to wear robes at school, so it's impossible for them to wear down jackets.

Dolly was lost in her fantasies when, just as she was about to lose control, they finally arrived at the auditorium.

As soon as they entered the hall, a hot breeze hit their faces, followed by the lively and wonderful aroma of food—facing a huge pile of food, the young wizards were giving their final push, while various wizard-themed firecrackers were being set off.

Once these amazing colorful firecrackers are pulled open, they emit a booming sound like cannons, and colorful smoke will engulf everything around them, from which all sorts of strange, moving things will jump out.

For example, there are dancing navy hats, Christmas stockings with flashing wings, and even chocolate frogs that actively crawl into other people's mouths.

Guess where those chocolate frogs were hidden before they were opened?

This caused Ron's expression to change drastically, as he had just had a chocolate frog stuffed in his mouth. Harry, on the other hand, laughed heartlessly and wanted to rush over and say something to Dolly when he saw her.

However, a figure was faster, rushing past Harry and hugging Dolly tightly, cupping Dolly's cheeks in her hands, making Dolly think she had an urge to kiss her.

However, it turned out that Dolly was overthinking it.

With a blush, Cho Chang showed Dolly her full set of winter gear, from sports gloves to a hat to earmuffs, and even a face mask with a smiley face on it, which was a gift from Dolly to Cho Chang.

The purpose was to keep Qiu Zhang warm while training in such harsh conditions.

"Thank you, Dolly, I really like your gift."

“I also really like your gift, Qiu.”

The two stared at each other, oblivious to everyone else. Hermione coughed lightly, then puffed out her chest and brushed away non-existent dust from the badge on her chest with her finger.