The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

Although it may seem a bit far-fetched, this is actually the essence of magic.

Miracles created by the power of belief.

Then Harry saw a vortex of magical energy emanating from Dolly's bed, as if it were trying to suck people in.

Furthermore, there were no further traces of magic in Dolly's room or on the windowsill, which made Harry instantly understand.

Dolly was sucked away by some kind of magic.

This was beyond Harry's control, so he immediately began writing to Hedwig, asking her to pass the message on to the Hogwarts professors.

Then Harry seemed to realize something.

He quickly ran to the living room, leaving Vernon and Penny to wait on the side.

He then began to use all the spells he had learned frantically, as if directly defying the Ministry of Magic's prohibition.

Not long after, a warning letter was tossed to Harry by an owl.

After all, the Ministry of Magic is in London, below the Muggle Prime Minister's office, while Hogwarts is in a place where it takes a whole day by train.

Before Harry could even take the letter, it floated up on its own and began to warn him.

Its principle is similar to that of the Howling Letter, but its attitude is not as crazy as the Howling Letter.

Dear Mr. Potter:

We received intelligence that at 7:23 this morning, in a Muggle neighborhood, you cast a fire-starting charm in front of two Muggles.

This is a violation of the law on the reasonable restraint of underage wizards. Given that you did not cause any injuries or deaths, this is only a warning to you.

I hope you will keep the law in mind and not add unnecessary workload to the Ministry of Magic during the Christmas holidays.

—Mafalda Hopkirk.

The letter was generally sincere, which surprised Harry, who thought he was going to get a scolding.

However, Harry quickly realized that it was during the Christmas holidays, and the other person probably thought he was performing magic for his foster parents.

However, before Harry could even take the letter, the next one rushed over.

Dear Mr. Potter:

We received intelligence that at 7:23 this morning, in a Muggle neighborhood, you cast the Levitation Charm in front of two Muggles.

This is a violation of the law on the reasonable restraint of underage wizards. Given that you did not cause any injuries or deaths, this is only a warning to you.

I hope you will keep the law in mind and not add unnecessary workload to the Ministry of Magic during the Christmas holidays.

This is also your second spell today.

We can understand this as the reason why you did not receive the warning letter in time. We hope that you will stop immediately after receiving the warning letter.

—Mafalda Hopkirk.

This letter was noticeably harsher than before, but the wording remained calm and restrained.

It's possible, as the letter suggests, that the Ministry of Magic can sense whether Harry has stopped after receiving the warning letter.

Harry then received dozens of letters.

The wording gradually became harsher and then somewhat exasperated, but ultimately maintained a degree of rationality.

Clearly, those who issued these warning letters still held onto their last line of defense: whether Harry would still be able to use magic after receiving the first letter.

The answer is obviously yes.

Harry flicked his wand, turning a cup into a mouse.

Although this mouse still looks like it's made of glass, its level of shapeshifting is quite impressive for its age.

Snapped!

A loud bang echoed outside the door, which was then violently flung open. A witch roared in a voice as furious as a bull: "Harry Potter!"

"Today is the first day of the Christmas holidays, and you're causing trouble for the entire Ministry of Magic. I need an explanation, immediately!"

The visitor was Mafalda Hopkirk, an assistant in the Ministry of Magic's Office for the Prevention of Misuse of Magic.

In the original story, she didn't have much of a role; her most prominent appearance was when Hermione used Polyjuice Potion to impersonate her and infiltrate the Ministry of Magic.

Moreover, because of her position as an assistant, she is only currently on duty at the Ministry of Magic, and by all accounts, she seems like a pitiful working person.

Harry's behavior undoubtedly angered the working man.

However, upon seeing her arrival, Harry was not nervous at all; instead, he was filled with joy.

Even Vernon and Penny were doing the same, which made the scene seem a bit strange.

It even made Mafalda feel like she had fallen into some kind of trap, making her instinctively want to escape.

But the next second Harry spoke up, saying, "We're reporting it to the police. Our sister has disappeared because of some mysterious magic!"

"So please come quickly and see where my sister is! Please!"

Harry's eyes welled up with tears as he spoke.

Vernon and Penny looked so earnest that Penny almost fainted from crying.

Seeing this, Mafalda realized that Harry was calling the police in this way.

Then her anger subsided considerably, because even the Ministry of Magic allowed young wizards to use magic to protect themselves without being bothered by the trail.

So Harry's actions were ultimately to protect his sister, and there's no way he could be prosecuted for that.

Of course, this is normal.

So Mafalda said, "I... I can take a look, but you should know my spellcasting is not as good as... an Auror, so do you have an owl, Harry?"

"My owl has already gone to Hogwarts to deliver the message."

"Oh, Hogwarts, Dumbledore, that's a good choice."

Mafalda breathed a sigh of relief and said, "But that's not the fastest way. Obviously, you should have the owl inform us that we'll use magic to find Dumbledore."

"Of course, we still need to assess whether or not to seek out Dumbledore; we need to first determine the crux of the problem..."

Harry was initially hopeful, but Mafalda's words nearly made him seethe with anger.

Mafalda realized he had gone off-topic and quickly said, "Lead the way, I'll take a look first, then I'll go find my colleagues."

As Harry walked, he thought to himself that it was the right thing to do to report to Dumbledore first.

Otherwise, by the time these Ministry of Magic bureaucrats return from their holidays and finish investigating everything, the Christmas holiday might be over.

Soon, the group arrived at Harry's room.

Mafalda also used a tracking spell and immediately provided the answer after seeing the strange magical traces.

"It's a door key."

She may not be as skilled in spells as the Aurors, but the members of the Ministry of Magic are selected from the best wizards at Hogwarts.

So Mafalda was once a top student, at least more knowledgeable than Harry.

"Your older sister is also in second grade, right? Has she already started researching magic like door keys?"

"No!"

Harry answered directly, "I've never heard of my sister working on the Portkey, and even if she were, why this morning?"

"And even if we're going to study the door key, wouldn't it be better to set a shorter teleportation distance?"

Mafalda was unable to refute Harry's reasoning and realized the seriousness of the problem.

So they speculated, "So it's possible that your sister accidentally pressed the key, and the key might be... some kind of Christmas present?"

"Merlin's beard... Could she still be in bed when she was teleported away?"

Penny almost screamed, "Dolly...Dolly's still in her pajamas!"

"This kind of icy and snowy environment..."

Penny couldn't say any more because she fainted.

Mafalda also became serious and said, "I will go and inform my colleagues immediately, and... the Hogwarts professors. You wait here."

"Also, when leaving this room, try not to disrupt the flow of magic here; perhaps we can find some clues."

"Finally, Mr. Potter..."

Mafalda looked over, hesitated, but finally said cautiously, "If the Ministry of Magic arrives first, don't mention that you're waiting for Dumbledore."

"Many people don't actually like him very much, you understand?"

Harry nodded somewhat blankly, while Mafalda simply Apparated and disappeared.

Vernon helped Petunia to sit on the sofa and waited until Petunia's condition stabilized before saying, "I don't understand the problems between the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts."

"But we'll do as she says and not cause any trouble for everyone at this time."

Harry nodded quickly, while staring longingly at the door.

As expected, the first to arrive were personnel from the Ministry of Magic.

After all, the Ministry of Magic is close by, and it involves the case of missing Hogwarts students, and it's happening in Harry's house.

Those on duty during the Christmas holidays are usually young people. They were already complaining, but they unexpectedly got such an opportunity to make a contribution and show their faces, so they quickly gathered together.

Those who arrived first included Mafalda and her colleagues, followed by Mafalda's superior, the duty officer of the Magical Law Enforcement Division of the British Ministry of Magic.

The Department of Magical Law Enforcement is the largest department within the British Ministry of Magic, and perhaps the most important of all its departments.

Apart from the Department of Mysteries, all other departments are subject to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

This includes the Auror Office, the Office of the Prohibition of the Abuse of Magic where Mafalda is located, the Magic Law Enforcement Investigation Team, and the Office of the Prohibition of the Abuse of Muggle Items.

In other words, Arthur Weasley, who was on duty today, was also called in.

When Harry saw him, he finally felt reassured and rushed over, saying, "Arthur, Dolly is gone, my sister!"

Arthur realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly said, "Don't worry, Harry, it might just be a minor magical accident. Let's start investigating now."

Then, led by Arthur, a group of people went to Dolly's room and began to cast various spells and install various instruments.

It must be said that although Arthur doesn't have much status in the Ministry of Magic now, he is still very senior, and at least these young people are willing to listen to him.

Soon, everyone came to a rather difficult conclusion.