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Dolly looked surprised and said, "Really? Can't ordinary wizards apply for it? I saw it in a book in the school library."

“Of course not, Miss Dursley.”

Scrimgeour calmed down and said, "Without a guarantor, let alone you, even adult wizards would not be allowed to touch such extremely dangerous magical items."

Let's find a condition that everyone can accept.

"At least let Harry and me learn and practice magic at home, right?"

“You can’t just lock us up at home and not let us do anything.”

Dolly retorted Scrimgeour with an annoyed tone, and this time Scrimgeour fell into quiet thought.

If it's just about learning and practicing magic, then it's not unacceptable.

Young wizards are not allowed to use magic alone, ultimately because they are worried that their children might create danger, since not every wizard's parents are capable of calmly defusing danger.

But now that the Ministry of Magic has to send Aurors to keep an eye on Dolly's family, they will naturally ask for help if Dolly's family gets into trouble, so nothing serious will happen.

Thinking of this, Scrimgeour's expression softened.

Although he was the spokesperson for the Ministry of Magic's laws, he was never a spokesperson for dogmatism.

Or, to put it another way, if Scrimgeour were truly acting entirely according to the law, he wouldn't be issuing an arrest warrant for Sirius Black now.

He could cover up even Sirius's sordid deeds for the greater good of the Ministry of Magic, let alone Dolly's little request.

Finally, Scrimgeour spoke up, saying, "I will have someone temporarily alter your and Mr. Potter's trail. You won't receive any warning letters if you use magic in this neighborhood this summer."

"However, I still want to remind you that this should be your professors' duty."

"Trying dangerous magic without authorization can easily put yourself and your family in danger. The Aurors' help will take time, and neither St. Mungo's nor potions are a panacea."

"If an unsolvable situation arises, you will have to take full responsibility."

Dolly nodded and said, "Of course."

"In that case, I may leave now. Have a pleasant holiday, Miss Dursley and Mr. Potter."

After Scrimgeour finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

The Dursleys fell silent for a while.

Although Dolly managed to wrest some of the family's freedom back from Scrimgeour, this completely ruined their original plans.

"sorry."

Harry finally spoke, and after thinking it over, he only managed to utter this one sentence.

This sentence seemed to finally open up everyone's floodgates. Petunia gave Harry a hug and said, "It's not your fault, kid."

"If a bad person wants to hurt you, how can you blame yourself?"

"And this is actually not bad, our family can enjoy a leisurely life now."

"After all, we can still move around in this neighborhood, can't we?"

Vernon scratched his head and said, "It seems there's no point in discussing travel plans; these Ministry of Magic officials certainly won't allow it."

"But does this mean I can't even go to the office anymore?"

Vernon's expression was somewhat subtle before he said, "I haven't had this much rest since I graduated from college and started working."

Vernon then burst into laughter and said, "Harry, I haven't had much time to play baseball with you before, so you can't refuse this time."

Harry grinned.

On the one hand, I am really looking forward to this, and on the other hand, I feel reassured by the care from my family.

But in the end, he looked at his sister. He knew how many plans she had made for the summer vacation, and now they were all ruined.

"What are you looking at me for?"

Dolly shrugged nonchalantly and said, "If I were to sneak out, you don't think the Aurors at the Ministry of Magic would be able to find me, do you?"

"I'm a man of many talents."

After Dolly finished speaking, Dobby proudly puffed out his chest.

Not only is he always ready to serve Dolly, but he also firmly states his position: "Dobby will protect his masters, no matter what kind of wizard they are."

Dobby's promise brought laughter and joy, and the family finally adjusted their mood, ending the first morning of their holiday.

However, although Dolly made it sound easy and it wasn't difficult to do, she didn't actually plan to sneak out starting today.

Although Sirius is unlikely to harm her, and even if he did intend to, Dolly isn't afraid of the big black dog.

But starting today, he just ran out, which seems like he was deliberately trying to provoke the Ministry of Magic.

Dolly did have a lot of grievances against the Ministry of Magic, but these grievances were different from deliberately opposing the Ministry.

Until Dolly has enough power to establish her own order, the Ministry of Magic will certainly remain the largest establishment that Dolly needs to rely on.

But this means that all the plans for the summer vacation will have to be rearranged.

The travel plans are definitely ruined.

The Ministry of Magic would not allow Dolly's family to run away for more than ten days, and it would be impossible for Dolly to run away by herself for more than ten days.

Dolly could only write to her friends to explain the situation, apologize to them, and then invite them to her house.

That's right, the Ministry of Magic only said that Dolly and her family couldn't leave the neighborhood, but it didn't say that Dolly couldn't invite her friends over.

If the Ministry of Magic refuses to grant this request, then Lydia will have no choice but to run away.

Dolly would be bored to death if she didn't see her friends for almost two months.

After her friends, she wrote to Newt and Ollivander to tell them that Dolly could not visit them.

Especially on Ollivander's side, Dolly had originally planned to help out at his shop during the week leading up to the start of school.

Now, however, there's nothing we can do.

By the time all this was done, it was already noon.

The family finished lunch peacefully and then started watching a soap opera.

Upon closer examination, there's actually nothing wrong with this kind of life.

In her previous life, when Dolly was in junior high and high school, she lived a life that was basically the same.

As for summer travel, it was something that Dolly in her previous life could not even imagine.

My parents don't have the money or the time.

So if you think about it that way, Dolly has simply returned to her original lifestyle.

Dolly knew that while Harry might be tolerable, Vernon would certainly not be.

Even though Vernon was a family man, he was essentially a hard-working man.

If you really let someone like that have free time, he'll feel uncomfortable all over.

Sure enough, by the afternoon Vernon was constantly on the phone, clearly arranging work.

It wasn't until late afternoon that I finally found time to play baseball with Harry.

Even though he wasn't in the office, Dolly felt that Vernon was even more tired.

However, what Dolly didn't know was that Vernon was also making his own new attempts.

Previously, he had never been able to truly break free from the mindset of his employees, and he insisted on doing almost everything himself.

Vernon felt uneasy if he didn't do it this way.

Now he had no choice but to let some of his young subordinates do it.

Although Vernon was still worried that they might cause problems or mess things up, he could only comfort himself by thinking that this was giving the young people a chance.

And it doesn't matter if the young people mess up; for Vernon, his company is now essentially a training ground.

The training of new, outstanding young people is primarily for Dolly's future.

That's right, Vernon has acquired the company he used to work for and become the boss.

He just hadn't told Dolly about it yet; he planned to tell her as a surprise during the summer.

However, it now seems that this matter may need to be brought forward.

It's time to ask Dolly for advice on what the family should do next.

However, there's no need to rush this matter today.

My daughter and Harry just got back, let them rest for three days before we talk.

And so, Dolly and Harry spent their first day of holiday in a routine, or rather, a lazy one.

This is the most normal situation for a 13-year-old child.

But for Dolly and Harry, this was an abnormal situation.

This abnormal situation will most likely continue.

Sure enough, Dolly heard the hooting of an owl as soon as she got up the next day.

Dolly rubbed her eyes and looked out the window at the seven or eight owls, and she was startled.

I almost thought I was back to the age when I first entered Hogwarts, and these owls were delivering acceptance letters.

Upon closer inspection, Dolly realized that these were replies from her friends and elders.

Ollivander comforted Dolly, while also advising her to prioritize her safety above all else, assuring her that he could manage on his own.

Then came Hermione and Cho Chang. Their letters didn't say much, only that they would come to visit Dolly later.

Luna said she would try to find a way to identify Animagus so that Dolly could be freed from her confinement as soon as possible.

In addition, there was a letter from a Ministry of Magic official informing Dolly that her and Harry's contact had been unrestricted during the summer holidays.

However, she still warned Dolly which spells were forbidden and which were too dangerous for her to practice alone at home.

It was a rather long list. Dolly nodded after reading it; the Ministry of Magic wasn't all useless.

At least the people managing the tracking are quite conscientious and responsible.

To Dolly's surprise, she even received a letter from Dumbledore.

It turned out that Dumbledore apologized to Dolly for her situation and told her that she could come to him with any problems or difficulties she might have.