The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

He stared at Dolly in astonishment, initially confused, then panicked, and finally forced himself to remain calm.

The change in expression happened almost instantly; Dolly suspected he had even activated Occlumency.

“Fake crying won’t work on me, Miss Dursley. I’m not one to sympathize with megalomaniacs.”

Dolly then said weakly, "Professor, I was suddenly thrown into the freezing cold, and I thought I would never see everyone again."

"Professor, if I really die, will you still remember me?"

Snape gasped, even with Occlumency activated, he felt a chill run down his spine.

It wasn't because Dolly was pretending to be Lily again, but rather because, to Snape, Dolly had become a disciple he valued.

He called Dolly over to find out more about what had happened to her, not to actually scold her.

As a result, Dolly staged a death drama for him, and Snape's greatest aversion was the death of the person he had his eye on.

This reminded him of that scene from years ago, but the logic was completely different from when Snape initially mistook Dolly for Lily.

Of course, Snape hadn't figured this out yet.

He covered his forehead and said, "Stop faking your tears, Miss Dursley. We all know you are very strong, and you are not sad at all right now."

Dolly chuckled, wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, and then looked at Snape, saying, "But Professor, for a moment I really thought I was going to die."

Snape paused for a moment before saying, "Thank you for your hard work, Dolly."

"So what happened?"

Dolly also stopped joking and asked in return, "Didn't Dumbledore tell you everything?"

Snape shook his head and said, "Dumbledore told me about your time being transported away by the Portkey, your experiences in France, and how you adopted a grey wolf."

After saying that, Snape sighed and said, "When I first heard about your experiences, I thought Dumbledore had finally gone senile and confused the experiences in some third-rate novel with yours."

"After seeing the Daily Prophet, I believed that what Dumbledore said was true."

Dolly smiled smugly.

Although the event itself was dangerous, Dolly's experience was indeed legendary.

"So, Professor, what is your question?"

"Details about my adventure?"

Snape's expression turned very serious. "Miss Dursley," he said, "I'm only interested in one thing: do you know who's behind all this?"

Upon hearing this, Dolly also stopped smiling and said, "As expected of you, Professor, you're the only one who cares about this issue."

Snape frowned and said, "Didn't Dumbledore ask you that question?"

Dolly shook her head.

With a sigh, Dolly continued, "I didn't bring it up during the entire holiday, and Dumbledore didn't ask me about it either."

"On the contrary, it was my friends and staff at the Ministry of Magic who asked me if I had seen what the murderer looked like."

"Professor, do you think this is reasonable?"

"Or, how should I understand all that Dumbledore has done?"

Snape remained silent.

Is it possible that Dumbledore simply forgot?

Snape wanted to say that, but he knew very well that it was a terrible reason and would not convince Dolly.

Moreover, the fact that Dumbledore didn't intend to investigate the mastermind behind the murder, rather than persuading Dolly, left Snape speechless.

"Of course, I am very grateful to Professor Dumbledore. As the headmaster of Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledore really has no obligation to help me seek justice."

"I should ask the Ministry of Magic for help in resolving this matter... Do you think that's the right thing to do?"

Dolly's idea was undoubtedly correct, but she couldn't do it.

Why not?

Dumbledore did not forbid Dolly from doing so, but everyone knew the consequences of her actions.

Either the Ministry of Magic won't be able to find the culprit, or if they do, the Ministry of Magic will downplay the incident.

Because the Ministry of Magic would never admit that this matter had anything to do with Voldemort.

Even when Voldemort returned in the original books, the Ministry of Magic did not acknowledge his existence, let alone now.

Dolly's desire for the mastermind behind the murder is destined to be an impossible wish.

Throughout this entire event, Dumbledore is undoubtedly portrayed as a savior, and almost no one can find fault with him, not even Dolly.

If Dolly were to express her dissatisfaction with Dumbledore in front of others, she would certainly be seen as crazy, or as heartless and ungrateful.

However, it was different with Snape, and this was not because Snape favored Dolly.

Rather, as the person who knew Dumbledore best and was most loyal to him, Snape understood Dolly's current predicament and resentment very well.

In reality, Snape was also tolerating some of Dumbledore's plans and demands, but the difference was that Snape knew Dumbledore would succeed.

But Dolly was completely unaware of this, yet she was under the same or even greater pressure than him, which was clearly not something a little girl should be under.

“You are not wrong, Miss Dursley.”

Snape began slowly, “It’s just that you’ve gotten yourself into a lot of trouble…or rather, your brother Mr. Potter is in trouble.”

“I suggested to Dumbledore that Mr. Potter stay at the school so as not to cause you any trouble, but unfortunately Dumbledore wouldn’t allow it.”

Snape really wanted to tell Dolly about Voldemort and Harry, but he couldn't.

Revenge and killing Voldemort remained Snape's most important life goal, a goal that even Dolly could not change.

Even if Lily came, Snape wouldn't change; he's willing to give anything for this goal.

But this meant that Dolly would still have to live in fear every day, with no end in sight, and Snape felt uneasy and distressed at the thought of it.

"Be careful, Miss Dursley."

"I will brew some potions for your self-defense, or you can learn some powerful spells from me, such as..."

Snape is considering teaching Dolly some spells beyond her age, which Dolly does indeed possess now.

However, this is not what Dolly wants.

Dolly was wondering where to begin, but since Snape was in front of her, she decided to start with Snape.

So Dolly said, "Professor, it's not in my style to know who my enemy is but not take revenge."

“You know my professor; I show no mercy to either trolls or dark wizards.”

"My little act of revenge shouldn't hinder Professor Dumbledore's grand plans, will it?"

Snape looked at Dolly with suspicion and said, "You know who your enemy is, so how do you plan to take revenge?"

Snape knew that Dolly had a kind of prophetic dream ability, but he didn't know exactly how far this ability had been developed.

Most of the things Dumbledore and Dolly discussed in private were things Dumbledore wouldn't tell Snape.

Because Snape will eventually return to Voldemort's side as a spy.

Even though Snape's Occlumency was flawless, Dumbledore still wanted to minimize potential risks.

As for Snape, all he needed to know was what he had to know, and to remember to take revenge on Voldemort; that was enough.

Snape kept a close eye on Dolly, afraid that she might utter words like Voldemort.

Then he would have to take Dolly to see Dumbledore, and that would be a situation that a professor alone could not handle.

However, Dolly's answer relieved Snape, but also made his expression strange.

"Of course, Professor."

"You called me here because I wanted to talk to you about this matter."

"How important are the Malfoy family and Draco to you?"

Snape's expression tightened; he hadn't expected Dolly to have set her sights on the Malfoys.

This question was not important to Snape.

However, this is very important for Snape's future plans, because he needs to infiltrate Voldemort's inner circle, and the Malfoy family will definitely be the most important collaborators in this process.

Therefore, Snape absolutely could not afford to have a falling out with the Malfoy family.

But what's in front of Dolly...?

Snape, recalling Dolly's pitiful state, simply couldn't bring himself to tell her not to provoke the Malfoys.

Ultimately, all I can say is, "Do you have any evidence?"

"of course."

“Harry has been harassed by a house-elf, and I’ve asked the house-elf in the castle about it.”

"The house-elf who harassed Harry was called Hidden, and he was a Malfoy house-elf."

"He might even be the one who threw me into France."

Dolly's words sharpened Snape's gaze.

Dolly's next words made Snape raise an eyebrow.

"I want revenge, Professor."

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Chapter 206 Give me a straight answer.

“Miss Dursley, revenge will not bring you joy or happiness.”

Snape looked at Dolly with an expression of seriousness she had never seen before, as if he were imparting his life experience.

"Revenge will also bring you danger, and it will put those around you in danger or even unpleasant situations."

"In comparison, forgetting everything is the way to make most people happy, and I think you understand that."

Dolly shrugged and said, "Of course I understand that, but not seeking revenge means handing over my safety to someone else."

“Normally there’s nothing wrong with doing this. The entire Muggle world and the vast majority of wizards do it this way.”