The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

Soon, several hours of exercise had passed.

Luna and Qiu Zhang both said that there seemed to be some changes, but they still couldn't quite put their finger on it.

As for the Life Gem, it appears to have remained unchanged, which means that without Dolly, Luna and Cho Chang will have difficulty consuming it quickly.

This is good news, meaning Dolly doesn't need to worry about consuming the Life Gem for the time being.

Dolly's only expectation now is what changes the Life Stone will bring to the two little witches.

In short, just don't change your appearance like Snow did; Dolly doesn't want her girlfriends to become blue-blooded.

And so, life at Hogwarts seemed to return to its peaceful rhythm.

The only thing that could be considered news was the Daily Prophet's extensive attacks on the Four-Colored Collar.

However, due to Rita's behind-the-scenes manipulations, the readers' attention could never be fully focused, making the Daily Prophet's attacks extremely vulnerable.

In addition, Dolly's lottery event went smoothly, and the first draw rewarded a witch with nine hundred Galleons.

Such a terrifying reward prompted even Rita to launch a public attack on Dory under the guise of money laundering and tax evasion, while simultaneously using the Daily Prophet to promote the company.

This led to a surge in subscriptions to the Four Colored Collar, which, while still far from matching the Daily Prophet, had already surpassed its original status as a dissenting voice.

More than a month later, the total number of subscriptions to the Four-Colored Collar stabilized, reaching about half that of the Daily Prophet.

Dolly was already quite satisfied with this number. The remaining people who didn't subscribe to the Four Collars were probably either uninterested, didn't want to spend the money, or were siding with the Ministry of Magic in response to the Daily Prophet's call to reject the Four Collars.

After all, the various wizards, both inside and outside the Ministry of Magic, basically make up half of the entire British wizarding world, and Dolly wouldn't force everyone to subscribe to the Four Collars.

As long as there are any opinions regarding the four-colored collars, the magical world will quickly find out, which achieves Dolly's goal.

In addition, Dolly did something else: she started soliciting articles from within Hogwarts.

Although Dolly could easily make the four-colored collars herself and save money, she thought it was too much trouble.

She's not known for her writing skills, so she might as well leave this to the students at the university. Of course, if professors are willing to submit articles, they'll have priority, but professors are all very busy and don't have much enthusiasm for it.

Encouraged by the 50 Galleons fee for each accepted manuscript and the 1 Silver Shekel contribution fee, Hogwarts even saw a small surge in submissions to the Four Collars.

In the end, even Lovegood didn't know how to choose the manuscripts, so he wrote to Dolly for her opinion.

Dolly's answer was simple: at worst, we'll just select the three best ones to accept, and as for which one will be published, we'll draw lots!

The result of the draw also surprised Dolly. Percy Weasley's article was published quickly, which contained some of his work experience as a prefect.

This surprised Dolly, and she was also somewhat amused and exasperated.

Percy even made a special trip to thank Dolly, because this money was a considerable sum for him.

Most importantly, the money was legal and legitimate, enough to allow Percy to face everything after graduation with greater ease, and he believed it was the result of Dolly's recommendation.

This also made Dolly realize that as one of Hogwarts' few windows for external communication, this window could have even greater significance.

For example, Dolly has now gained Percy's friendship.

Although some people may dislike Percy, after all, he worked at the Ministry of Magic until the seventh book after Voldemort returned and took control of it.

As an adult, Percy worked hard, had boundless ambition, achieved outstanding results, climbed the ladder of his career, and knew when to retire gracefully.

It's worth noting that Percy was only about 20 years old when he made this decision, which shows that his intelligence was not limited to books. His behavior of currying favor with those in power was just a rational means of advancement.

Many people in their fifties and sixties don't live as wisely as he does. As long as he continues to develop step by step, his future achievements are limitless.

Indeed, that's the case. In the original story, he became the Minister of Transport for the British Ministry of Magic at the age of 28, becoming a young and promising figure with real power.

If Hermione hadn't been with Harry in the original novels and hadn't had so many halos around her, Percy probably would have held the position of Minister of Magic for many years.

Realizing all this, Dolly accepted Percy's friendship and decided to keep it.

They even started consciously contacting all the current prefects, since most of them would go on to work for the Ministry of Magic after graduation.

This means that the answer to Dolly's problem of not being able to contact people inside the Ministry of Magic just appeared naturally.

Although they might remain minor figures within the Ministry of Magic until Dolly graduates, at least they have a channel.

These things didn't take Dolly much time. After all, Dolly was now a person of both beauty and strength at Hogwarts, and even the Slytherin prefects didn't dare to deliberately offend her.

After Dolly expressed her willingness, all the prefects were able to chat and laugh with her whenever they met her.

This change even surprised Qiu Zhang and Luna.

Dolly didn't hold back and quickly revealed the key points, which made Cho Chang and Luna fall into deep thought.

Luna is alright, after all, she is still young, and the Four Colors Collar is her family's business, so theoretically Luna could completely inherit her father's business and make it bigger and stronger.

As for Qiu Zhang, she was a year older than Dolly and originally didn't need to consider her future career path for the time being, but she had to start thinking about it now.

Although winning over Dolly was her primary objective, what came after that?

Is she also going to become a prefect and then work for the Ministry of Magic?

Of course, she didn't voice these thoughts, since it was too early to really worry about them.

Aside from these stories, the biggest news at Ravenclaw is probably Hermione.

Her eccentricities were eventually discovered, as she appeared in different places at the same time more than once a day.

After all, it's an undeniable fact that sometimes two classes start at the same time, yet Hermione attends both.

Even many students who could talk to Dory secretly asked Hermione what was going on, and Dory could only shrug to indicate that she didn't know either.

In addition, Hermione was visibly getting tired.

Not only does he always have dark circles under his eyes, but he also sometimes starts to doze off in class.

She even asked Dolly to brew some magic potions to refresh her, but Dolly refused outright.

She could let Hermione study hard without spoiling her mood, but she absolutely couldn't push Hermione's tired body to the limit.

"Then why did you ask me to brew the potion for you?"

After learning about Dolly's thoughts and actions, Luna secretly complained to Dolly, who then rubbed her face until she begged for mercy.

"That's not the same..."

Dolly offered an explanation: "I can guarantee that I can resolve the aftereffects myself, but Hermione doesn't have that ability."

"All right……"

Luna reluctantly accepted the answer, but every time she saw Dolly suffer after her sacrifice, she felt that there was a potential danger in what Dolly did.

As for what exactly it was, Luna didn't know, but this feeling of perseverance made her uneasy.

Time passed slowly, and Halloween was almost here in the blink of an eye.

Dolly thought to herself, Sirius is probably coming soon, isn't he?

After all, Sirius escaped from prison to tell Harry that he was not a Death Eater, nor was he the enemy who killed Harry's parents, and he wanted to reunite with Harry.

He really wanted to see Harry, and as for the defenses at Hogwarts, Lupin's persuasion, and so on, it was highly unlikely that he could be dissuaded.

If Sirius had listened to advice, he wouldn't be Sirius anymore.

Sirius Black is a dangerous individual with a touch of madness about him; that's his true nature.

At that moment, a notification interrupted Dolly's thoughts: the third-year wizards would soon be allowed to spend the weekend at Hogsmeade for the first time.

This was nothing short of a huge liberation for the young wizards who spent every semester in prison at Hogwarts, and even Dolly couldn't help but get excited.

Although Dolly knew that Hogsmeade wasn't much fun.

But as a student, as long as I don't have to go to school, I can be happy every day.

And this time, Harry can also go to Hogsmeade.

Young wizards need a guardian's signature to go to Hogsmeade. In the original story, Harry was not eligible to go because the Vernons refused to sign. Now, the Vernons are naturally happy to do so.

So Dolly and her two friends, along with Harry and his three friends, agreed to explore Hogsmeade together.

That evening, Dolly grabbed Hermione and said, "I don't care about other times, but you're not allowed to be carrying around those big books this weekend, or I'll really get angry."

"All right……"

Hermione also felt she was about to give up, so she readily agreed to Dolly's request, and a long-lost smile appeared on her face, but it quickly turned into worry again.

She held up a mirror and looked at her dark circles, saying, "Won't my dark circles never go away?"

"Of course, you just need to drink this potion..."

Dolly magically produced a medicine bottle from her pouch and said, "Beauty potion, it can keep you young and beautiful."

"Isn't this potion only for cosmetic purposes?"

Hermione was a little confused, but Dolly confidently said, "I've enhanced it."

"After taking it, you only need to sleep with Miss Doris Lily for one more night, and you'll see results tomorrow."

Hermione couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. She glared at Dolly, but still took the potion and drank it.

Hermione then stretched for the first time in a long time and beckoned to Dolly.

"Huh, going to bed so early, Hermione?"

Dolly thought Hermione was inviting her to bed, but Hermione said, "Don't you want to take a bath before you go to bed?"

After saying that, Hermione laughed and ran towards the bathroom, saying quickly, "If you can't keep up, you'll be locked out."

But the next second Hermione screamed because the doorknob had turned into a rope and tied her up. Dolly then strolled over with her wand, picked Hermione up in her arms, and laughed exaggeratedly.

"Hermione Dursley, you're mine tonight!"

"What do you mean Hermione Dursley? Dolly, you're talking nonsense!"

Hermione squirmed and screamed, her face flushed, but her voice was quickly drowned out by the bathroom door and muffled by the faint sound of running water.

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Chapter 254 A Visit to Hogsmeade.

Next, the two of them took a shower together, something they hadn't done in a long time.

The details and process need no further explanation; the only thing worth mentioning is that Hermione actually fell asleep while the two of them were soaking in the bathtub.

Having no other choice, Dolly helped Hermione wash her entire body, meticulously cleaning every detail. After wiping her clean, she carried Hermione to her bed.

The reason I didn't go to Hermione's bed was because it would be more exciting to do so.