The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

Professor McGonagall and Snape found a seat and sat down, after which Dumbledore recounted the details of what had happened.

"Simply put, in order not to alert the enemy, I chose to let the restroom be used normally."

"If I simply seal off this bathroom, I'll be telling those with ulterior motives exactly where the problem lies."

Dolly nodded; this approach was indeed correct.

"Furthermore, I have secretly added a lot of magic to the bathroom, blocking the perception and even attention of most wizards."

"Unfortunately, all the spells I set up today have been broken through, which means that our opponent is at least a powerful wizard."

At this point, Dumbledore blinked slightly and said, "But he probably didn't expect that Minerva and I had designed a powerful transfiguration trap outside the washroom."

"The moment the secret room was opened, it was completely sealed off, and no matter who was inside, they could not escape."

Upon hearing this, Dolly couldn't help but ask, "So you caught the person who opened the secret room?"

Dumbledore shook his head and said, "That's the strangest place."

"Aside from the traces of a certain monster, we didn't see anyone who opened the secret room at all."

"Poor Myrtle may have discovered the truth, but unfortunately she was petrified by the Basilisk."

"It will take a long time to remove the petrification from her body."

Dolly fell silent upon hearing this.

She was wondering who at Hogwarts could possibly escape the surveillance of so many wizards.

After much thought, Dolly still couldn't come up with an answer.

The principals in the portraits also joined in, everyone chiming in, but they still couldn't find the answer.

Then Dolly raised a new question: "Professor, have you still not found that diary?"

Dumbledore gave a complicated look and said, "No, Miss Dursley."

"Are you sure this isn't some new way you're deliberately testing Harry?"

"I swear to Merlin."

Dolly frowned even more deeply, and after a moment asked, "So what are you planning to do about the opening of the secret room? I think tomorrow's front page of the Prophet's Blog will be about this, right?"

"Since the opponent can break through your magical defenses, they naturally won't just foolishly rely on magical power to fight you."

Chapter 168, First Update: The Riots Before Christmas

Upon hearing Dolly's words, Professor McGonagall's face showed a tense expression.

Although Professor McGonagall had almost boundless faith in Dumbledore, that faith remained confined to the Hogwarts community.

Once she left Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall knew just how many people harbored resentment towards Dumbledore and wanted him removed from his current position.

He even dreamed of throwing Dumbledore into Azkaban.

"Can't we just ignore them?"

Snape offered his own perspective, even dismissing Dolly's concerns.

He truly disregards the opinions and understandings of others, otherwise he wouldn't always have greasy hair and dress like a giant bat.

In fact, Dumbledore also had this tendency, otherwise more and more people wouldn't think he was senile, or even a crazy old man.

However, Dumbledore also knew that as the helmsman of Hogwarts and the most important face of the White Wizards, Dumbledore was someone who could not afford to make mistakes.

Otherwise, what awaits him will not only be doubts, but also the collapse of trust.

Dolly's next words succinctly illustrated this point.

"Dumbledore can indeed disregard the Daily Prophet and even ignore the Ministry of Magic's advice."

"But Christmas is just around the corner. If the Daily Prophet goes on and on about how Hogwarts is no longer safe, how many students will actually return to school?"

"Professor Snape, we can't just forbid students from leaving school, can we?"

Snape's lips trembled slightly.

He didn't really care about this matter.

Even though Hogwarts was completely empty, Snape felt even more relaxed and at ease.

But Snape knew this was impossible, so he chose to remain silent... Oh no, how could he remain silent because his own disciple was questioning him?

So Snape changed the subject, saying, "So what do you plan to do? Do you have any ideas on how to dispel the students' and parents' doubts within a few days?"

"The fact that they chose to do this at this time clearly means they don't give us any time to react."

Dolly fell into deep thought.

However, she wasn't thinking about how to deal with the pressure from the Daily Prophet and the Ministry of Magic; that was Dumbledore's primary concern.

Dolly was still wondering who the person holding the diary was.

"I'll handle this."

Dumbledore ultimately took on everything; only he now had the qualifications and the ability to do such a thing.

The three men looked at Dumbledore's expression; he didn't seem particularly nervous.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense, even though many people in the Ministry of Magic and the Daily Prophet dream of getting rid of Dumbledore.

However, Dumbledore had more supporters, and he was even the president of the International Federation of Wizards.

In Muggle terms, that would be equivalent to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Although this position meant Dumbledore wouldn't have much actual power, he was undoubtedly the most influential person in the entire wizarding world, without exception.

The magical world here is not limited to the British magical world, but refers to the magical world of all countries.

"I will ask the Ministry of Magic to conduct an assessment to ensure that we have sealed the entire Chamber of Secrets."

"If they can see through my magic, then I will consider them to have achieved a temporary victory."

"If I can't do it, then no one has the right to criticize me, right?"

Dumbledore smiled mischievously. His method didn't seem to be a particularly clever one, but it was a confidence backed by great strength.

Isn't it?

If even Dumbledore's magic couldn't control the Chamber of Secrets, who else has the right to say they can do it better than Dumbledore?

At that point, the Ministry of Magic won't be able to find fault, so they'll have no choice but to support Dumbledore, and then everyone will be in the same boat.

However, this still did not completely solve the problem.

As long as the person who can escape the combined magic of Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall is still alive, the Chamber of Secrets can still be opened.

After all, whether the escape room actually has only one entrance remains a question.

Although the chamber itself was sealed, the basilisk could clearly leave through various waterways.

A stone tunnel leads from the second-floor washroom down into the depths of the earth, and the door to the secret chamber is at the end of this tunnel.

Inside this tunnel, there are the bones of small animals, as well as a huge snake skin shed by a basilisk.

This suggests that the Basilisk's activities were not limited to the Chamber of Secrets, but also included this tunnel. Perhaps the Basilisk had not come out to attack the young wizards because it had received orders from Slytherin.

Thinking of this, Dolly said, "Professor, let's find a way to explore the secret room and get rid of the monster inside as soon as possible."

"This is the only solution that will last once and for all, and I think you understand that, don't you?"

Upon hearing this, Dumbledore looked at Dolly, his eyes flashing.

Then she smiled and said, "Of course, Miss Dursley."

"Once the storm has passed and Christmas is over, I will work with the professors and even the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic to develop a plan."

"After all, that monster is a rather rare magical creature."

Hearing Dumbledore's assurance, Dolly had nothing more to say.

He took care of everything, and Dolly offered all the advice she could.

If Dumbledore messes things up again, Dolly will have no regrets.

As for why Dolly had this idea...

Dolly actually thinks that the sudden opening of the secret room might be related to some other factor.

That is, Harry revealed his Parsleyan accent.

Of course, this could simply be a coincidence in timing.

If not... well, the question of who opened the secret room is much more interesting.

However, Dolly was too lazy to speculate about each one, so she decided to focus on preparing for the Christmas holidays.

Dolly solved the problems she could, but things weren't so easy for Harry.

Even Ron stared at Harry with a strange look, as if asking, "You really didn't open the Chamber of Secrets?"

"I don't even know what a secret room is!"

Harry could only repeat this phrase over and over again, but unfortunately, not many people believed him.

Harry's love of adventure was well-known, and his Parseltongue accent made him the undisputed heir to Slytherin in the eyes of many.

Therefore, Harry naturally became the prime suspect in opening the Chamber of Secrets, even though no one knew that Parseltongue was the key to opening the Chamber.

Even many Slytherin members looked at Harry differently now; it was no longer a sign of disgust, but rather a subtle hint of admiration.

After all, Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, like Slytherin itself, is a legendary place, and now it has been opened.

Even though Harry is now a member of Gryffindor, isn't the Sorting Hat more likely to make a mistake than Slytherin?

The Sorting Hat has a history of putting the wrong people into the wrong houses, and it has happened more than once.

Harry became increasingly embarrassed, and when a Slytherin girl handed him a letter, he was so frightened that he ran away.

When Dolly heard about this, she immediately came over to mock Harry.

"Maybe it's a love letter?"

Dolly looked disappointed, while Harry scratched his head and said, "Sister, don't make fun of me. I'd rather it was a cursed letter."

Harry couldn't imagine himself falling in love with an ugly Slytherin witch.