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Not to make more money, but simply to outpace inflation.

This is not final investment advice.

Dolly needs to think carefully about what to invest in; she certainly can't make a hasty decision in this short time.

At the same time, Dolly formally suggested to Vernon that perhaps their family should start their own investment company.

Vernon hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

He actually felt that his family had already earned enough money; they could never spend it all in a lifetime with their current lifestyle, so why should they make more?

However, thinking about what Dolly had gone through these past two days, Vernon didn't voice his objections.

Because Vernon knew very well that in capitalist countries, money meant resources and power.

He and Penny could continue living like this for the rest of their lives.

But Dolly needs more resources and security to live a safer life.

If Dolly becomes a very famous person in Britain, then the wizards will probably need to protect her specially—Dolly has already told Vernon about the Ministry of Magic actually being located beneath Whitehall in Britain, as an anecdote.

In Vernon's view, this structure meant that Muggles and wizards were not completely unconnected; at least their higher-ups were linked.

This situation isn't actually that hard to guess. In fact, as wizards' parents, Vernon and Petunia were entitled to know these secrets.

In other words, it's for the sake of one's own child.

Regardless of Dolly's future life or safety, now that Dolly has the ability, Vernon cannot hold his daughter back.

Of course, Vernon was well aware of this as well.

He wasn't cut out for finance and investment; at most, he could help Dolly with some basic tasks, and the rest he would have to recruit from the Muggle world.

This is clearly a rather difficult problem, but Vernon has decided to try his best to solve it.

Just like back then, in order to marry Penny, he wanted to earn more money, and despite his clumsy physique, he still became a company manager.

It's not entirely impossible for him if he tries hard enough.

Of course, Vernon's determination ultimately stemmed from Dolly's abilities.

It wasn't just the ability to foresee the future, but also because his daughter was a witch.

In this way, Vernon wouldn't have to worry about the conspiracies and tricks that most ordinary people would encounter; Dolly could solve the problem with just one spell.

The Dursleys wouldn't use their money and resources to bully people or do heinous things. They could also use magic to protect their home from the attacks of evil forces.

With such generous terms, Vernon gained even greater confidence.

Vernon decided to spend a month acquiring his company first, to establish a basic foothold before making any further moves.

Of course, Vernon didn't tell Dolly about these plans.

Instead, he planned to solve the problem himself, which could be considered a little surprise Vernon prepared for his daughter.

And so, Dolly hastily finished outlining the Dursley family's development plan for the coming year and began packing all her belongings for returning to school the next day.

Dolly didn't actually need to prepare much; being able to use magic freely, she wouldn't waste much time.

So while Dolly was doing these things, she was also thinking about how to solve the problems and troubles that would follow once she returned to Hogwarts.

In short, for the next six months, she and Dumbledore will have to deal with the problems of the diary, Peter Pettigrew, the Chamber of Secrets, and possibly Lucius as well.

Strictly speaking, since Dumbledore knew all this, resolving these problems wouldn't be difficult.

But Dolly didn't want to be ambushed again.

If Dumbledore doesn't intervene, Dolly needs to find Peter Pettigrew as soon as possible.

At least this way Dolly can sleep more peacefully.

Of course, Dolly doesn't have to worry about any magical traps at Hogwarts, and even Dobby can't cause much trouble there.

After all, there are still a lot of house-elves at Hogwarts.

And so, the busy, even somewhat chaotic, day came to an end. When Dolly opened her eyes the next day, it was already time to board the train to King's Station.

Penny's eyes welled up with tears again.

She couldn't even properly reunite with her daughter during this holiday.

Dolly promised to spend the entire summer vacation with her family, which brought a smile back to Penny's face.

After saying goodbye to their families, Dolly and Harry pushed their stroller into the station, but this time they didn't see anyone they knew.

So Harry started chatting with Dolly right away, and there were some things he had been keeping to himself that he hadn't had a chance to say.

Do you think the Malfoys did these things?

Harry asked in a low voice, a dangerous glint in his eyes.

Dolly, sensing Harry's vengeful mood, said, "It's not certain yet, so don't bring it up rashly, it'll only alert them."

"And, most importantly, there's another guy, his name..."

Dolly immediately stopped talking because she saw Ron.

And on Ron's shoulder was the same mouse that Dolly recognized.

That is, Peter Pettigrew, who lost a finger.

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Chapter 203 New School Rules.

Dolly stared at the mouse, a sense of disbelief washing over her.

According to her deduction, shouldn't this rat have obtained the diary and be dealing with Dumbledore inside Hogwarts?

Why is he still with Ron?

Hey, Dolly!

Ron, however, thought Dolly was looking at him, so he quickly came over to greet her, saying, "Are you alright?"

"I've heard about what happened to you. It really was a dangerous... uh, trip?"

Dolly looked away and said, "How did you know? Did Harry tell you?"

Harry quickly shook his head; he wouldn't gossip about such things.

However, what Ron said next left Dolly speechless.

"Actually, many people already know this, after all, the magical world isn't that big, is it?"

"Many wizards went to your house that day. Not all Ministry of Magic staff are as secretive as the Aurors."

"Well, actually even the Daily Prophet reported on your situation..."

Dolly looked up at the sky speechlessly.

She never expected the story to spread so far.

Dolly didn't feel ashamed of being attacked.

Actually, it's a good thing that this matter has spread. If Dolly catches the murderer in the future, he will be punished more severely.

Dolly was speechless because once this got out, it meant that Harry's whereabouts would no longer be a secret.

While it's highly unlikely that any Death Eaters will actually attack Harry now, both Harry and the Dursleys are clearly more vigilant about unknown dangers than they were in the original story.

Did she really mess things up?

No, Dolly thought for a moment and then dismissed the idea.

She didn't think she had done anything wrong.

If so many things happened because of her existence here, because she became a wizard, then it shouldn't be her fault.

If anyone is at fault, it's Voldemort and the Death Eaters.

Dolly is not one to wallow in self-pity; she would rather see her enemies bow down and repent than wallow in self-pity.

Harry clearly didn't understand what was going on and was still arguing with Ron about the details of Dolly's appearance in the Daily Prophet.

Dolly, however, got into the car with the two of them and didn't want to delve into the matter further.

At least for now, the Dursleys are safe, but if Voldemort is able to be resurrected in the future, then the Dursleys will probably have to move.

Soon, the three of them found a place to sit down.

For the same reason, not every student goes home for Christmas, so there are not many seats on the train.

Ron continued to press Dolly for details of what had happened, and Dolly began to chat with Ron in a casual manner.

Her attention remained focused on the mouse in Ron's hand, but Dolly still couldn't do anything to it.

Although Dolly had gained some confidence in fighting Peter Pettigrew, he was still in great danger, so she left the matter to Dumbledore.

Dolly was curious whether the mouse had actually left Ron's side during the holiday.

Hermione arrived soon after.

Before she even entered, Crookshank had already jumped onto Dolly's lap and meowed at her, as if expressing some kind of concern.

Ron immediately covered his mouse; he didn't want his mouse to be eaten by the cat.

Seeing this, Dolly felt this was an opportunity.

"Ron, did your mouse really live for over ten years?"

Dolly casually remarked, "I remember that mice typically live only two or three years, right?"

"Of course!"

Ron said proudly, "This is a mouse I've carefully raised. Scabbers is not like any other mouse."

"But lately it's been listless and has bitten me several times. Fred and George say it has dementia."

Hermione couldn't help but chuckle and said, "A mouse can get Alzheimer's?"

Ron rolled his eyes at Hermione and said, "Come laugh at me when your cat is ten years old. You probably won't have that chance."

Well, now the two of them are at loggerheads again.

But Ron didn't really care.