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"However, I think you don't need to get involved in these things, because it involves dealing with the Malfoy family, which could be very unpleasant or even dirty."

"I don't think you'd be happy to see all this either."

Dolly nodded, knowing that although Dumbledore was being polite, this was still a notification.

After all, Dolly herself couldn't possibly participate in the confrontation with Lucius, and she was prepared to relinquish the initiative once she met Dumbledore.

This was Dolly's last attempt to trust Dumbledore. This matter concerned the safety of the entire Hogwarts and so many students; surely Dumbledore couldn't make another mistake?

As for Dolly herself, although the burden on her shoulders has been lightened somewhat, she still has her own things to do.

For example, learning knowledge, improving oneself, training Harry, and further researching the use of technological products in the magical world.

Of course, Dolly didn't forget that a little mouse was due for disposal.

However, there's no rush, because Dolly wants to see how Dumbledore performs in this Chamber of Secrets incident before deciding how to handle it.

In other words, should Peter Pettigrew be handed over to Dumbledore to deal with?

Dolly then bid farewell to Dumbledore.

Dumbledore immediately summoned his house-elves and sent Dolly to her dormitory.

Then Dolly and the other girls went to the common room and emptied the dormitory, because Dumbledore would also go directly into it to investigate traces of magic.

"Letting him into our dorm...wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

Hermione's expression was not good. Dolly looked at Hermione and her own suitcase and said, "Didn't we already take out all our personal items? You're not worried that our headmaster will do something strange, are you?"

Hermione rolled her eyes and said, "What are you thinking? I just thought... wouldn't the headmaster be scared if we transformed the dorms like that?"

Before Dolly could speak, the sound of a generator exploding suddenly came from their dormitory.

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The group of people were stunned and could not believe that such a thing had happened.

The next second, the four of them jumped up from the sofa in the lounge and rushed towards Dolly's dormitory.

Meanwhile, many girls in the dormitory had already run out to see what had happened. Dolly realized that this wouldn't do, so she quickly grabbed Qiu Zhang and gave her a wink.

Qiu Zhang immediately understood, turned around and stopped the girls who wanted to rush over, and said, "There has been a small magical accident, we will deal with it soon, please do not come and make trouble."

Cho Chang is now second only to the prefects in both status and position at Hogwarts.

She spoke up, and since no one else had actually seen any fire or similar scenes, they listened to Qiu Zhang's words and stopped and turned back.

Once he was sure there were no more people, Akio went to Dolly's dormitory.

When she went in, Dumbledore was already cleaning up the mess.

So what exactly happened here?

Cho Chang asked in a low voice, originally addressing Dolly, but Dumbledore had already heard and answered.

"Oh, my fault, my fault."

Dumbledore, who was over a hundred years old, rarely showed an uneasy expression.

“I know Miss Dursley has been making some gadgets in her dorm room, and I’m curious about them, but I know I won’t touch anything else without permission.”

"So after observing for a while, I originally planned to use magic to search for some dark magic items... but I didn't expect it to react with some magic in the dormitory."

"And then... this is what you see now."

Hermione coughed, giving Dumbledore a way out, and said, "Professor, we also bear some responsibility."

"In order for all of this to work properly, we actually put a lot of magic into our dormitory. For example, to make the generator quiet and keep it working stably, we used not only silence spells and fixation spells, but also other spells."

"We should have told you in advance."

Dumbledore shook his head and said, "I was too careless and underestimated you."

"Fortunately, these items are all non-magical and can be repaired directly with magic. You can check if there are any that cannot be repaired."

"I can compensate you at Muggle prices."

Dolly spoke up at this moment, a rare smile on her face, saying, "No need, Professor, we can't exactly drag you into the dorm to settle accounts, can we?"

"So, could you tell us the results of your recent investigation? What were they?"

Dumbledore nodded, his expression unusually serious, and said, "I have good news for you, girls."

“There have never been any powerful dark magic items here, so you probably never got your hands on it in the first place.”

"Or perhaps it was switched before it even entered your dorm room."

Dolly and the others looked at each other, trying to process the possibilities.

This is indeed good news, at least proving that none of the people involved are suspects or controlled by the diary.

This at least shows that Dolly's judgment wasn't too wrong. If she were controlled by the diary without realizing it, that would be a real disaster.

"Then that diary should still be with Lockhart?"

Dolly tentatively asked, looking at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore naturally understood what Dolly was thinking and said, "I will visit Professor Lockhart and try to find some clues from him."

"As for Miss Dursley, if you have any new information, you can let me know at any time, whether you come to me in person or write to me."

After saying this, Dumbledore bid farewell to the group and wished them goodnight.

Then, with the help of house-elves, they disappeared from everyone's sight, leaving the four girls staring at each other.

Then Hermione burst out laughing, as if a switch had been flipped, and the group burst into laughter.

Even Luna, who seemed the most reserved, couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, clearly thinking of Dumbledore's somewhat disheveled appearance just now.

"Hermione, you didn't do this on purpose, did you?"

Qiu Zhang spoke softly, without specifying the subject, but it was clear that all four of them understood.

Hermione gaped in surprise and said, "How could that be? Even if I had any issues with him, I would never do something like that. He's the headmaster!"

"Dolly and I did indeed cast several layers of spells on the entire dormitory to ensure its proper functioning."

"This is the result of Dolly and my hard work, and normally it doesn't affect our lives at all."

Hermione was telling the truth, but it also had to do with the fact that the two of them knew how not to affect so many complex spells.

For example, Dolly and Hermione designed an automatic oil supply magic system for the generator. In order to keep this system running, there must be a set of spell casting steps that only the two of them knew.

To understand this kind of thing, you have to see the two of them perform it once in person. Otherwise, if you intervene directly, the spells will become a mess and burst out.

Of course, just as Hermione said.

Even if Dolly had a problem with Dumbledore, she wouldn't harm him in this way.

Therefore, it is highly likely that Dumbledore accidentally triggered a chain reaction while using some kind of detection magic.

Dolly and Hermione knew almost nothing about this kind of detection magic, so they had no intention of guarding against or using it.

As for whether Dumbledore's presence here would cause chaos in the dormitory, Dolly and Hermione hardly considered this question.

After all, that's Dumbledore...

Will he also be overwhelmed by magic?

He is the most powerful wizard in the world.

Undoubtedly, while laughing heartily, the three little witches, besides Dolly, also managed to somewhat demystify Dumbledore.

Indeed, this is true. Even someone as powerful as Dumbledore could be killed on the spot if he wasn't careful when facing some ultimate dark magic.

Dumbledore proved this point with his own tragic experience in the original book, during which his adventure with Harry resulted in the destruction of one of his hands.

This also became one of the important reasons for Dumbledore's death, even though Dumbledore had been prepared to face death from the very beginning.

After a few laughs, under Hermione and Dolly's direction, they completed a maintenance check on the dormitory.

As it turned out, Dumbledore had already restored the place to its former state by the time they arrived.

After all, even in a clash of magic, Dolly and Hermione didn't cast any attack spells, so it was impossible for a real, massive explosion to occur.

The biggest impact was on the generator, but it seems there was no mechanical damage at least.

So the group sat down again and discussed the diary.

"So we spent all that time looking for the diary, and we didn't even find it, and we even alerted the enemy?"

Cho Chang said in a suspicious tone, "Is Lockhart really such a shrewd person? I didn't realize it."

Although Cho Chang did not witness Lockhart's grotesque behavior firsthand, based on Dolly and Hermione's descriptions, and her own testimony, she was convinced that Lockhart was indeed a clown.

Now that they've discovered they were all fooled by a clown, Qiu Zhang is naturally resentful.

"It can't be him."

Dolly shook her head, very confident in Lockhart's magical abilities.

"The diary we obtained is exactly the same as the one in my intelligence. It is most likely not a handmade copy, but a replica made with magic."

The Copying Charm can be used to duplicate items, but the duplicates are worthless.

For example, magical currencies like Galleons can be copied using a copying spell, but fairies can spot fake currencies at a glance, and the fake currencies will disappear after a short time.

Even the goblins, who are also magical creatures, cannot replicate Galleons using their special magic, which is enough to prove that this is a rule in the magical world.

However, although the copied items are worthless, they are enough to deceive people.

This time, several people were clearly affected, but the problem is that Lockhart could never use the Copying Charm.

"So you're saying that Lockhart's diary was taken by someone who had no idea?"

Hermione chimed in, "This guy...unexpectedly lucky?"

Dolly shrugged and said, "If he hadn't been so lucky, he wouldn't be where he is today."

"Of course, what you said is only one possibility, or Lockhart may have received a copy from the beginning."

Qiu Zhang, having learned the full story, said, "This sounds impossible, doesn't it?"

“It’s not like Lucius made a copy and gave it to Lockhart in the first place just to prevent us or anyone else from investigating this matter.”