The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

He was even a genius second only to Voldemort and Dumbledore, but unfortunately, his experiences made him lose interest in studying magic long ago.

After that, Dolly's life rhythm also changed somewhat.

I reduced my research on Muggle electrical appliances on weekends and increased my potions lessons with Snape.

In addition, Dolly also approached Ron, requesting to purchase dragon skins and asking him to inquire with his brother Charlie about the specific procedures for doing so.

Dragon skin is a very precious material even in the magical world, and dragons are protected and domesticated magical animals.

As a result, the Ministry of Magic monopolized almost all channels for purchasing dragon skins, and ordinary people could only buy them from authorized merchants.

But the problem is that Dolly doesn't want just a little bit, she wants a lot.

She would never be approved through the proper channels. What would a first-year witch like her do with all those dragon hides she's buying at Hogwarts? Is she building a legion?

However, if she doesn't go through the proper channels, the risk is completely unnecessary for Dolly. Why would she risk getting the Ministry of Magic after she could have offered a higher price to acquire it?

Even if Dolly were a time traveler, she couldn't possibly understand all the details. At this point, it would be safest to consult someone in the field.

Ron was somewhat flattered, never expecting that Dolly would ask him for help one day, even if it was to find his brother.

It was only at this moment that Ron seemed to realize for the first time that having so many older brothers wasn't a bad thing—the bad thing being that he had an endless supply of old clothes and old textbooks.

However, Ron's understanding was limited to this. He readily agreed, taking it as an opportunity to finally get his revenge, since Dolly had promised to give him a cut.

By the time Ron fully understands the benefits of having a large family, it will probably be after he has graduated.

In the original books, the Weasleys were truly terrifying at that time.

However, before Ron could give Dolly a proper reply, another significant event occurred.

Norbert hatched.

Norbert is a Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon. He obtained the dragon egg from a hooded stranger in a bar, who used the egg to extract information that Cerberus's weakness was music.

Dolly, of course, knew very well that this stranger was Quirrell.

Hagrid naturally adored this Norwegian Spinosaurus, even regarding it as his own child.

Ron, who was interested in dragons because of Dolly's request, secretly invited Dolly after learning that Norber had hatched.

Harry was quite unhappy about this, because he was the one who should have invited his sister.

Dolly, of course, wouldn't refuse in such a situation.

After all, it's a dragon!

Dolly has been in this world for almost a year, but she has never actually seen a dragon.

So, the three boys arrived at Hagrid's cabin one group and the three girls arrived at different times.

Although Dolly didn't particularly like Hagrid, that only applied to the parts of Hagrid's mind that weren't quite right.

Dolly didn't have any ill feelings towards Hagrid as a person.

Hagrid's attitude toward Dolly changed considerably.

He hated Dolly because he had heard that Harry had been bullied by Dolly when he was a child.

But seeing Dolly stand up for Harry time and time again, Hagrid should let go of his deep-seated prejudice against her, no matter how deep it may be.

He brought out his carefully prepared rock-skin cakes—this time he even thoughtfully cut them with a knife because there were an unexpectedly large number of girls.

Unfortunately, the young wizards, including Dolly, still couldn't bite through it and ended up eating the filling and leaving the rocky crust.

Fortunately, Hagrid's dog, Tooth, was very willing to help everyone deal with the remaining rock skin, which kept the situation at a high level of harmony.

However, when the group saw the dragon, the atmosphere became slightly awkward.

It's not because the dragon is ugly.

Newly hatched Norwegian Spinosaurus looks "like a crumpled black umbrella".

Its wings, covered in many sharp spikes, appear exceptionally large compared to its slender, jet-black body.

The young dragon also had a long, large nose with white nostrils, horns on its head, and protruding orange-red eyes.

Okay, Norber is indeed very ugly.

After all, Western dragons and Eastern dragons are not the same concept. The dragon here is more like a large lizard with bat wings. The dragon on Dolly's pendant is much more aesthetically pleasing than the one in front of Norbert.

What truly ruined the atmosphere was that the sparks Norbert spat out flew towards Hermione. Dolly reacted quickly, hiding Hermione behind her back, but the sparks landed directly on Dolly's robes.

Within about a week, the Norwegian Spinosaurus could spew puffs of smoke from its nostrils, and within one to three months, it could fully develop the ability to breathe fire.

Dolly and her friends arrived over the weekend. This Norwegian Spinosaurus had been developing for about a week and had just learned to spew fireballs.

The dragon's flames possess magical power, and the hole burned in Dolly's robe cannot be repaired with magic that restores it to its original state.

This robe is almost certainly doomed to failure.

"Raising dragons is indeed too dangerous."

Hermione pulled on Dolly's robe, noticing the white shirt peeking out from the hole, and quickly gave Dolly a book to hold and cover herself.

"Hagrid, you should still hand the dragon over to Ron's brother to deal with."

Hagrid was initially full of apologies, but upon hearing Hermione's suggestion, he immediately became wary and asked, "Ron's brother? Which brother?"

Ron quickly replied, "His name is Charlie, Charlie Weasley. You might remember him."

“Oh, Charlie! Of course I know him. His Quidditch is excellent, not much worse than Harry's. How is he doing now?”

Hagrid's expression softened a little, and Ron said with relief, "Charlie is currently researching dragons in Romania. Dolly recently ordered a batch of dragon skins from him, uh..."

Ron, who had been quite smug, suddenly realized he had misspoke when he saw the expression on Hagrid's face vanish. He quickly explained, "That's farmed dragon hide, it has nothing to do with Norber. We don't want to, and we would never, take Norber's hide... He doesn't have much anyway..."

Harry immediately covered Ron's mouth; if he continued talking, Hagrid would soon unleash his fury.

“There’s no way I can let Norber leave me. He’s just a child and poses no threat whatsoever!”

Hagrid finally said this with a dark expression, then dismissed them, saying, "I'm going to give Norber a bath now, you can go and get back to your work."

"Also, you'd better not come without my invitation. So many people coming together might attract attention."

Ron was somewhat at a loss, while Hermione looked at Hagrid with displeasure, "Dolly's robes have all been burned!"

And they really didn't have any designs on Norber. What use would a young dragon's skin be?

Neville pulled Ron and Harry along, while Cho Chang pulled Dolly and Hermione, and the six of them left Hagrid's hut.

Dolly flicked her wand and cast a Polymorph spell on herself.

Although the gap cannot be repaired, it can be temporarily covered by using Polymorph to lengthen the edge of the gap.

After doing all this, she said, "I can understand Hagrid's feelings. It's like I wouldn't want my pet Pu Rongrong to be taken away by someone."

“But that’s a fire dragon, not a fluffy dragon,” Hermione said, dissatisfied. “I checked, it can grow to the size of a house in a month.”

"Look at its fierce appearance, it doesn't seem like it can be tamed."

Harry couldn't help but speak up, saying, "Alright, Hermione, Hagrid will understand eventually. I believe in him."

"Besides, Charlie also needs to make preparations, so we can take it slow."

Hermione shrugged, too lazy to care.

She was just there to watch the fun; anyway, if Harry and the others caused trouble, they'd only lose points in Gryffindor.

Dolly then reminded Harry, "It's fine if only we know about this, but don't let anyone with ulterior motives know... well, I mean Malfoy."

"Otherwise, you might be fine, but Hagrid will be fired."

Dolly was just exaggerating; Hagrid wouldn't be fired.

Because Hagrid is a half-giant, he is a powerful fighting force in himself. He can also contact his mother and family, who are all important fighting forces.

Perhaps this is the main reason why Dumbledore kept Hagrid at Hogwarts.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why Hagrid, after all his questionable actions as a lecturer in Fantastic Beasts Conservation, still managed to maintain his position as a lecturer.

Dolly's words clearly caught the boys' attention.

They might not care much whether Norbert stays or not, but Hagrid's dismissal and Malfoy's victory are things they absolutely cannot accept.

But sometimes, the more you worry about something, the more problems will arise.

Malfoy hadn't paid much attention to Harry and his two friends' whereabouts after class. He was known for his sharp tongue and for setting traps for them in class, causing them to fall into them and lose points.

For Malfoy, this was already quite satisfying.

For several days in a row, Harry, Harry, and Malfoy acted suspiciously, especially by deliberately avoiding Malfoy, which made Malfoy realize that something had happened.

He started trying to follow Harry a few times, but failed.

But it doesn't matter, Malfoy can easily have other students secretly follow Harry and his friends, which will catch them off guard.

Norbert's news was thus leaked.

Meanwhile, Dolly also received useful information from Ron.

As an institution that studies dragons, Charlie actually had some dragon skins for research purposes, but they had been discarded because they were too old.

However, this does not affect the value and magic of the dragon skin, since the dragons selected by research institutions are among the best.

Perhaps these dragon hides are indeed very old, but whether they are better or worse than the dragon hides available on the market is truly an unknown.

Charlie phrased it tactfully, but Dolly still understood what he meant.

In short, the organization that protects dragons also needs funding, and obviously tourism and legal hunting alone cannot support the operation of the entire research institution.

As a result, the research institution also has some of its own shady businesses.

Of course, this probably has nothing to do with Charlie; he genuinely loves dragons.

But Charlie wasn't the only one in the research institute, so he was willing to offer some of his inventory to Dolly at market price.

He will make time if Dolly is willing.

This was clearly not a good deal for Dolly, since these dragon hides couldn't fetch such a high price.

However, Dolly was well aware that some of her buyers were paying for confidentiality, so she readily agreed.

A few days later, Dolly received another message from Ron.

Hagrid was about to send Norbert away when Charlie returned to take Norbert away, and at the same time made a deal with Dolly, telling Dolly to be prepared.