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After saying this, Fali left, even setting a silencing spell at the door to prevent the others from hearing any outside noise.

Farley's warning turned both Ron and Neville pale.

Ron even said in a broken voice, "They're not going to fire us, are they? Don't you know, Malfoy's father is a school board member!"

Upon hearing this, Neville almost burst into tears, saying, "My grandma will beat me to death!"

Even Harry was a little at a loss and looked to his sister for help.

Dolly reached out to Harry, who instinctively leaned forward and was then smacked hard by Dolly.

"Now you're scared? Why weren't you scared when you stood up for Neville before?"

Harry was speechless after being scolded by Dolly, and said, "Sister, I'm sorry, I won't cause you any more trouble."

However, Dolly's words surprised Harry once again.

"No, you should definitely act when the time is right. But remember, acting without certainty will only hurt or even kill you, and break your friends' hearts."

"You must be confident before you make a move, understand?"

Dolly is a modern person, so naturally she couldn't teach Harry to endure bullying silently.

"how about you?"

Hermione retorted bluntly, "Are you really that confident charging into Malfoy's flames?"

"You've just recovered from a serious illness, and you weigh less than 80 pounds. How dare you lay a hand on those two guys!"

Dolly's momentum waned. She wanted to defend herself, but then something suddenly occurred to her.

Turning to face Hermione, he said softly, "I don't really care about the insults they give me, but that 'Mudblood' insult included you too."

How could I allow you to be insulted?

Chapter 39, First Update: Arrival at Hogwarts

Hermione's anger melted away like ice and snow.

A warm spring breeze brushed across her face, making her cheeks feel slightly flushed.

Faced with Dolly's heartwarming and even somewhat passionate friendship, Hermione, who had few friends in the past, momentarily considered backing out.

However, her clever little brain quickly realized what was going on.

"Wait, what exactly does 'mud race' mean? How did it get me included in the insult?"

Wasn't he insulting you?

Hermione raised reasonable doubts, while Dolly's smile became somewhat stiff.

She then stuck out her tongue, trying to get away with it, and said, "I don't know either."

Hermione glared at Dolly, then reached out and scratched Dolly's armpit.

Dolly slapped Hermione's retaliatory hand away, then looked at Neville and Ron and said, "What exactly does Mudblood mean?"

Although she knew, she could only pretend not to know.

In fact, she had made many similar mistakes before, but it didn't matter much even if some people thought Dolly was strange.

Anyway, the wizarding world has never lacked eccentrics.

As long as Dolly can't be mind-read by Snape and Dumbledore using Legilimency, that's all that matters. That's the most pressing issue for her.

“This word…”

Neville looked grim, but he still began to explain.

After he finished speaking, Hermione's pretty face tensed up with anger.

Ron chimed in, "Dolly is absolutely right, that Malfoy really deserved to be hit."

“He didn’t just insult Dolly, he insulted many, many people.”

"I guarantee that everyone is secretly cheering you on, Dolly."

As soon as Ron finished speaking, Hermione rolled her eyes at him again.

This puzzled Ron, but Hermione immediately provided her logic.

"No matter how others view your impulsiveness this time, you must not do this again."

"He used such offensive language; the school and professors will definitely punish him severely. You don't need to risk your life for him!"

"Even in an emergency, I will use magic to protect you."

Dolly didn't question Hermione's abilities; instead, she simply hugged Hermione's neck and leaned in, saying in a teasing tone, "Then from now on, I'll rely on you to protect me, Magic Knight."

Hermione's neck was tickled by Dolly's hair, but she couldn't push Dolly away, so she could only suppress a laugh and say, "Don't worry, my princess."

The two of them laughing and joking around seemed to warm up the atmosphere in the private room.

Soon, the tension among the group eased considerably.

With a long time to go before the train arrived, the group gradually began to chat.

The topic naturally shifted to the Sorting Ceremony, which was of most interest to everyone.

"Harry, you're not really going to be sorted into Slytherin, are you?"

Ron asked worriedly, "If Malfoy and his gang bully you, we won't be able to help."

These words made Harry nervous, and he quickly asked about the sorting criteria for the various houses.

Ron and Neville only had a vague understanding of this, though it was actually a Hogwarts tradition.

Parents and senior students will not reveal the truth about the college sorting ceremony to the new students, keeping this surprise until the very last moment.

“Fred told me that the Sorting Ceremony would cause a lot of harm, and I don’t know if he was joking.”

"It's definitely fake."

Hermione didn't hesitate to expose her, saying, "If it were really that dangerous, your parents certainly wouldn't have stood idly by."

“I read in ‘Hogwarts: A History’ that they use some kind of magical ritual to determine which house we belong to.”

"So what exactly was that ritual?"

Ron was annoyed that Hermione had interrupted him while he was telling a ghost story, so he asked Hermione a question in return.

Hermione was speechless, because it wasn't mentioned in the book, so she could only sulk with her arms crossed.

Dolly naturally knew the details of the Sorting Ceremony, and even knew that the Sorting Hat would take into account the opinions of the person in question.

This point has never been recorded in any paper documents because it would affect the fairness of the entire Sorting Ceremony.

So Dolly couldn't say it now, though she was actually quite curious about which college she would be assigned to.

Slytherin?

Gryffindor?

Ravenclaw?

Or Hufflepuff?

In terms of ambition, Dolly and Slytherin are mentally compatible.

Because Dolly's goal is to become a billionaire and then retire, although the second half of her life will be very lazy, the first half of her life can be described as ambitious.

It's just that Dolly has the ability to cheat, which gives her the right to be lazy.

As for Hufflepuff, Dolly's appetite and seemingly lazy demeanor make her a typical gluttonous wizard.

As for Gryffindor, Dolly's feat of breaking the curse with her own body will probably become a new legend at Hogwarts. Isn't that enough for Gryffindor?

Dolly felt that Ravenclaw was the only one she had nothing to do with.

After all, Dolly wasn't very smart in her previous life, and her magical skills in this life are obviously lacking. No matter how you look at it, she has no chance with Ravenclaw.

Apart from Cho Chang, whom she had just met today and hadn't had a chance to say a word to yet, Dolly had no interest in Ravenclaw whatsoever.

Dolly, where do you want to go?

After Hermione finished being angry, she simply changed the subject and asked Dolly what she thought.

Dolly shrugged and said, "It's definitely not Ravenclaw, anyway."

Hermione pursed her lips and looked at Dolly with expectant eyes, saying, "Anyway, we'll definitely be in the same house, after all, we're both Muggle-born wizards."

Dolly nodded and said, "The Sorting Ceremony usually uses the first letter of the name, so I should be before you."

"When the time comes, pray that whichever college I go to, we might just succeed."

"Then it's a deal."

Hermione agreed, even though Dolly's words sounded illogical. But as long as there was hope, Hermione was naturally willing to do it.

The three boys quickly reached an agreement.

"My parents and several brothers were Gryffindors, so I'm probably a Gryffindor too."

"Harry, come to Gryffindor too, and drive those Slytherins crazy. You're the boy who survived a great calamity."

"As for Neville, you can definitely do it too."

Neville nodded, though he felt he would most likely go to Hufflepuff; where did he get the courage from?

But if it's an invitation from his friend, he'd be willing to go to Gryffindor, which is also what his grandmother hopes for.

As they chatted, the train began to slow down.

Just as the group excitedly stood up, ready to embrace their new school life, Slytherin's prefect, Farley, arrived again.

"Pack your things and come with me. Don't try anything funny unless you really want to drop out of school."

Well, the wonderful campus life they're looking forward to is probably still quite a distance away.

The group should pray they don't get fired.

40 Chapter 2 Snape

Several people, men and women, changed into robes in batches, which was really just taking off their coats and putting on wizard robes.