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While Dolly was dreaming, a major event was happening in the French magical world.

The French Aurors have temporarily retreated, but that's to protect the unfortunate wizards at the ski resort.

Less than half a day after their retreat, the Aurors regrouped and prepared to launch a counterattack against the Yetis.

It was only then that the young Aurors learned from the older generation what had happened in the past—a secret history not included in textbooks.

Simply put, the reason why the Yetis in France were wiped out in the past was not because of the greed of French wizards who wanted to occupy every mountain where the Yetis lived.

Rather, it's because the local snowmen in France somehow create powerful, magical snowmen, and these snowmen frequently cause avalanches.

For a Yeti, an avalanche is like taking a bath.

But for wizards and Muggles, avalanches are a disaster.

Especially for Muggles, it's impossible for them not to have noticed such a massive avalanche, and with the advancement of Muggle technology, the possibility of the Yetis being discovered is increasing.

In order to maintain the law of secrecy regarding wizarding secrets, the French Ministry of Magic had to engage in repeated negotiations with the Yetis, but all of these negotiations ultimately failed.

This means that wizards and yetis have to go to war, because yetis don't care about wizarding secrecy laws.

In the end, the French wizards naturally prevailed; the Yeti was ultimately just a non-human intelligent being.

But to my surprise, the snowmen have come back today.

Moreover, they actually managed to repel the wizards' first joint counterattack, which shocked the entire French Ministry of Magic and made them feel ashamed.

For a moment, they couldn't figure out whether the Aurors of the French Ministry of Magic had declined in strength too much, or whether the magical individuals that appeared in the Yeti had become too powerful.

The French Ministry of Magic is still investigating, but the French magical newspaper, Le Prophet Paris, is already eager to get started.

Unlike the Daily Prophet in the British wizarding world, which is almost entirely controlled by the Ministry of Magic, the Paris Prophet in France is controlled by the opposition party.

This may sound like an incredible thing, but the reason is actually quite simple.

That is, the newspaper was actually run by the Lenoir family, the largest pure-blood family in France. They influence the entire French political situation by controlling public opinion, thereby protecting their own family's interests.

Of course, the price was that members of this family could not hold positions within the Ministry of Magic, or they would have to relinquish control of the Paris Prophet.

This was a demand that the Lenoir family could not afford; it was something that would shake the very foundation of their family.

So the Paris Prophet began deliberately criticizing the French Ministry of Magic, which resulted in huge sales.

The French Ministry of Magic does have its own newspaper to compete with the Paris Prophet, but as a newspaper directly under the Ministry of Magic, its news is obviously more disciplined and structured.

Such a newspaper was naturally no match for Le Prophet Paris, which frequently reported sensationalist gossip, so it was left as an empty shell.

Simply put, if this continues, tomorrow's Paris Prophet will be a full-page article about the French Ministry of Magic's disgraceful behavior.

The newspapers might say that the great Yeti Emperor is about to arrive at his loyal French Ministry of Magic in Paris.

But in the end, the French Ministry of Magic somehow ended the conflict, causing those arrogant snowmen to retreat back into the snowy mountains.

They even gave up the original hilltop, allowing the wizards to clear out the ski resort and continue using it, even though the snowmen originally hated the wizards' ski resort the most.

After all, in their eyes, the snow mountain is their home, and the shaman is playing in their home without their permission. Isn't that the greatest act of rebellion?

What exactly happened?

Apart from a few Aurors, almost no one knows about it.

Dolly, of course, had no idea; she had only just gotten up.

Dolly's eyes lit up as she ate the dinner brought by the French wizards.

It must be said that as a representative of Western cuisine, the French do have a knack for cooking. At least in addition to grilling, they also know how to fry, braise, stew, steam, and other cooking methods.

The only thing I can't do is stir-fry, which is probably a cooking method unique to this great Eastern country.

Then, just as Dolly was halfway through her meal, the door opened, and an unexpected yet perfectly logical person appeared in the doorway.

"Good evening, Professor Dumbledore. Would you like to join us for a bite to eat?"

Seeing Dolly enjoying her meal, Dumbledore took a deep breath, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he could only manage a helpless, bitter smile.

At this moment, Dumbledore was indeed at a loss for words.

He had been searching for Dolly for many days, and a few days ago he finally pinpointed the area where Dolly was located. However, Dolly moved at a very fast speed, forcing Dumbledore to track her down on a flying broomstick.

After finally discovering Dolly's latest whereabouts, they were covered by an avalanche, leading Dumbledore to believe that Dolly had been killed by the avalanche.

Then they encountered the retreating French Aurors and learned what had happened, as well as that Dolly had safely entered the French Ministry of Magic.

In the end, Dumbledore first returned to England, then Apparated to France to enter the country through proper channels, and only then was he qualified to come to the Ministry of Magic to see Dolly.

Otherwise, if Dumbledore were to meet Dolly directly, the French Ministry of Magic, while not necessarily expelling him, would certainly not have allowed this stowaway to meet Dolly so easily.

Having experienced so much, Dumbledore naturally had some thoughts to share.

But compared to Dolly, who was still alive, and considering how much suffering Dolly had endured over the past few days, Dumbledore felt that his own experiences were nothing to boast about.

So his first words after he sat down were: “It’s a pleasure to see you still alive, Miss Dursley.”

"Before coming to see you, I had already informed your family and friends that you were still alive. I hope you don't mind."

Dolly's hand holding the spoon paused slightly. Dolly, who seemed calm and even enjoying her meal, finally had a moment of distraction.

She hadn't been out for very long, and hadn't really suffered any major hardships; at least for Dolly, it was all acceptable.

Kodory knew that her parents and friends certainly didn't think so.

While Dolly slept peacefully every day, her family and friends were unable to sleep night after night and spent their days in tears.

Dolly suddenly found the food in her hand tasteless, so she simply threw away the spoon, wiped her mouth with a towel, and said earnestly to Dumbledore, "Thank you."

But Dumbledore suddenly felt immense pressure, because Dolly clearly had a lot to say to him.

But now that he was here, Dumbledore couldn't run away from it. He could only face it and say, "Don't you need to rest a little longer?"

"No, I have recovered my strength, Professor Dumbledore."

Dolly spoke slowly, her tone leaving no room for argument.

"First of all, I am very grateful to you for saving me; I owe you this favor."

Dumbledore shook his head and said, “You don’t owe me anything, Miss Dursley. Although you disappeared during the holidays, it wasn’t your fault, and I may need to apologize to you.”

"It's alright, I'll accept your apology for now."

Dolly's immediate acceptance of Dumbledore's apology surprised Dumbledore, who also felt a pang of sadness.

He really tried so hard to find Dolly, and now he has to apologize to her... Well, he does have a reason to apologize, just like what Dolly said next.

"Just as you said, I did not disappear at Hogwarts, and theoretically I should be responsible for my own safety."

Dolly stared at Dumbledore and said, "But is this really something we can take responsibility for?"

"Two Muggles, two second-year wizards, facing the possibility of attacks from adult dark wizards and Death Eaters, do Harry's father's former friends really not want to do anything?"

"Or perhaps they can't do anything and can only watch helplessly as Harry faces danger and ultimately grows up amidst it?"

Dumbledore wanted to say something, but Dolly stopped him.

“I know what you’re thinking, Professor Dumbledore. In fact, I’m not against Harry growing up facing danger.”

"But this danger should be kept out of the Dursleys' house, and I think you would agree with that, wouldn't you?"

"This time it was me, and I happened to have a magic wand, which is why I survived."

Dolly then said, slowly and deliberately, "What if the people teleported out were my parents?"

"For example, if I don't wake up in time, it's my mother who comes to wake me up."

"She saw some strange items on my bed, so she picked them up to put them away for me, but instead ended up being sent to a foreign land in the freezing cold."

"Dumbledore, I can't accept that kind of scenario."

Dolly's anger was no longer concealed.

She wasn't really angry about being scammed, since it wasn't the first time.

What truly angered and angered her was that the attack occurred at the Dursleys' house.

If the other party can ambush her, they can also ambush Dolly's parents, but Dolly's parents have no way to deal with it.

If this matter stemmed purely from the dark wizard's hatred of the Dursleys, then Dumbledore wouldn't have made things difficult for him.

But both of them now know that this attack was ultimately caused by Harry.

In the original book, Vernon hated Harry, was extremely afraid of magic, and refused to let Harry come into contact with magic, largely because he was worried that the previous situation would repeat itself.

However, similar situations still occurred.

Although the other party's actions had a prank-like nature this time, Dolly even guessed who was behind it.

But as Dolly said, her parents couldn't withstand such a crisis.

The root of this crisis is that the Dursleys raised Harry but did not receive the corresponding compensation and protection.

The Dursleys no longer cared about money; Harry had truly become part of the Dursleys family, and talking about money would hurt their feelings.

But when it comes to safety, Dolly can no longer pretend not to see it.

If Dumbledore wants Harry to continue living peacefully in the Dursleys' home, he must provide a solution.

Dumbledore fell silent and began to seriously consider all of this.

In fact, he couldn't deny that after learning that Dolly had been transported to France without her wand, he had prepared for the worst, believing that Dolly would most likely freeze to death in a foreign land.

However, he later learned that Dolly had learned wand-making from Ollivander and had taken away a second wand, which gave him a last hope.

This is also why Dumbledore was able to persist in searching for Dolly; he held onto hope and had to give Harry hope, and give the Dursleys an explanation.

Otherwise, how to communicate with Harry later would become a huge hurdle, and Harry might never trust him again.

Dolly is still alive and doing very well.

However, Dumbledore lost his chance to get away with it, because Dolly brought the issue up again.

Dolly needs to be safe.

The Dursleys, in particular, needed real security—security from attacks by Voldemort's remnants.

If this safety cannot be guaranteed, Dolly will not kick Harry out of the Dursleys' house, but there is no need to inform Dumbledore how Dolly and Harry will deal with the situation afterwards.

If Dumbledore cannot even meet this condition, or deliberately chooses not to, then there is naturally no trust between the two parties.

Dolly could not possibly confide in someone who would readily use her and her family as pawns.