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The owner kept calling out to the little customers, preventing them from reaching out to try the candies at any time, and also trying to stop the special effects candies from exploding and making a mess of the store.

Despite the great efforts of this broad-shouldered, bald man to maintain order, the young wizards always managed to cause trouble.

Fortunately, he wasn't angry. The young wizards only needed to buy back the money they had lost after causing the trouble, and he could pretend nothing had happened.

Hermione and Dolly exchanged a glance, seemingly understanding the marketing trick of this seemingly kind man.

However, they didn't think there was anything wrong with it, after all, the little wizards had caused trouble first, and the candy here was indeed not expensive.

Unless you're so broke you have no money left, you'll generally not feel any pressure to buy anything.

Dolly and Hermione are clearly big clients; they're not only wealthy, but they're also preparing to send Christmas gifts.

Hermione's parents are dentists, and they don't allow her to eat too much sugar, but here no one can control her, especially since there's magic to help with the treatment.

The only problem is her weight, but that's not an issue for Dolly.

So the two little girls quickly became the most honored customers in the owner's eyes, and he sent them more than a dozen large packages before Dolly and Hermione left the store, still wanting more while eating their little cakes.

"Let's go find a place to have some tea."

Dolly offered to do so not only because she was tired, but also because she was thirsty.

Of course, the most important thing is that Dolly wants to go to a place, the place that has already been mentioned.

Hermione didn't think much of it at first, but when Dolly pulled her to the store entrance, Hermione blushed and stopped, saying, "Hey, Dolly, this is a place for couples to go on dates!"

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Chapter 255 Sirius Reappears.

The place the two arrived at was, of course, Madame Patif's Tea House.

This place not only has indoor seating, but also outdoor seating with huge floor-to-ceiling umbrellas, under which are open-air tea tables with swaying flowers and plants.

"what is the relationship?"

"It's quieter here, and do you think there are any real couples among third-year students?"

Only after Dolly reminded her did Hermione notice the students resting there.

Just as Dolly said, there were basically no real couples; most of the girls were in pairs. Many people greeted Dolly and Hermione warmly when they saw them arrive.

After all, today's outing is limited to third-year students, and if we narrow that down to third-year girls, then almost all of them will know Hermione and Dolly.

Hermione stopped worrying and went with Dolly to a table in a corner outside.

The two ordered black tea, but not any food, because they had eaten too much at the candy store.

It was already chilly in Britain in November, but it was midday, there was no wind, and the sun was shining down, so Dolly and Hermione felt warm and cozy, and even a little sleepy.

Dolly was like this, and Hermione was even more so.

So Dolly simply said, "Come here, let's sit on a chair, and then you can take a nap."

"Ah...this?"

Hermione was tempted, but looking at the students coming and going, she was also a little worried.

Dolly then took out her wand and casually tapped it, and the huge parasol instantly transformed into a small canopy that covered the two of them.

Lady Patif, seeing this, even came out to take a look. She found a little witch casting a transformation spell inside. Amazed, she winked at Dolly, gave her an admiring look, and then returned to her post to continue her work.

She clearly condoned this behavior and was even considering adding this type of tent to the service.

Seeing that Mrs. Patiffe no longer objected, Hermione stopped refusing and happily went to Dolly's seat, squeezing in next to her.

Dolly controlled the shed, letting a ray of sunlight scatter down and fall on the two of them.

The warm feeling intensified, and Hermione smiled contentedly before falling into a deep sleep a few minutes later.

Time seemed to freeze, and the hustle and bustle around them slowly faded away, leaving only the slowly cooling black tea and Dolly's rare moment of calm and blank stare.

Suddenly, she saw a large black dog walk past in the distance, which made Dolly instinctively tense up.

Hermione immediately sat up, reaching out and grabbing at things haphazardly, as if looking for something. It wasn't until Dolly offered her her hand that Hermione realized she wasn't in her dorm room.

"Oh, sorry, I was being a little neurotic."

Hermione thought she had bothered Dolly, but Dolly helped her straighten her messy hair and said, "No, it has nothing to do with you. I saw something."

"Let's go, we might be a little busy from now on. Can you stand up now?"

"Of course... Ah!"

Hermione tried to stand up, but slumped back onto Dolly's lap; her legs had gone numb.

Dolly reached out her hand and said, "Here, let me rub it for you."

Hermione said she didn't need it, but after resisting a couple of times, she allowed Dolly to do it, since the opportunity to be served by Dolly was not often.

Moreover, Dolly clearly helped her take a bath yesterday and dried her whole body, but she has no memory of it. Isn't that a huge loss?

The only regret is that there are still quite a few people around, so she can't make any strange noises, otherwise others will definitely know that they are doing strange things in the shed.

One minute later, Hermione was mostly recovered.

The two finished the rest of their tea, paid the bill, and then began searching for the big black dog that Dolly had seen.

Was that big black dog strange?

Hermione was still confused about what was going on, so Dolly thought for a moment and decided to cut to the chase: "Remember Sirius?"

Hermione froze; she remembered, of course.

From her perspective, Sirius Black is a murderer, a follower of Voldemort, who is out to kill Harry, and Dolly is naturally within his hunting range.

In an effort to capture him, the Ministry of Magic even had Dementors guard Hogwarts.

They had even seen signs more than once, with notices from the Ministry of Magic informing all wizards that Dementors would patrol Hogsmeade after nightfall and that unauthorized personnel should not venture out.

In other words, the Ministry of Magic practically imposed martial law on wizarding communities in order to capture Sirius Black—what a massive undertaking!

Dolly naturally saw these signs as well.

Although it was mentioned in the original novel, Dolly still found it funny when she actually saw it.

What's so funny about it?

The Ministry of Magic used almost every drastic measure possible to capture Sirius Black, a wizard who was not a follower of Voldemort.

But when faced with Voldemort and his followers, the Ministry of Magic chose to cover up the truth, pretending that Voldemort did not exist, until Voldemort took over the Ministry of Magic.

In a sense, isn't this a pathetic state of bureaucracy?

"For the past two months, I've been thinking about how Sirius managed to escape from prison."

"Then I understood."

"Think about it, how did Peter Pettigrew escape the pursuit?"

Dolly's two sentences made Hermione understand.

"Is he also an Animagus?"

Hermione's mind raced, and she said, "That must be it. Peter Pettigrew was a member of the original group of four. Since he learned it, the rest of them, unless they lack talent, will definitely try to learn it as well."

"If Peter Pettigrew could turn into a rat and hide for over a decade, then Sirius Black could also turn into an animal and escape from Azkaban!"

"But if we've thought of that, why hasn't the Ministry of Magic?"

Dolly shrugged and said, "They should have thought of that, but there's no way to distinguish between animals and Animagus."

“Look, Rita Skeeter can even turn into a beetle. The Ministry of Magic can’t test every living thing it sees.”

Hermione nodded, finding it to be a very reasonable point.

He immediately realized what was happening and said, "You think that black dog is Sirius Black? Are you relying on a feeling, or do you have some kind of talent?"

Dolly made another excuse, saying, "Now I own a dog too. Snow is very smart, like a child, but its eyes are still those of an animal."

"But this big black dog made eye contact with me more than once. I felt it was more like a human than a dog. The most important thing is that it often came to Hogsmeade from my doorstep, which is the strangest thing."

Is it possible that you've made a mistake?

Hermione clung to a last shred of hope, while Dolly smiled and said, "Then just admit you were wrong. It's better than not finding out at all, isn't it?"

Hermione remained silent for a moment, then said, "What if he goes berserk? Will we be in danger?"

"Don't worry, how could he be as powerful as a giant?"

Hermione let out a sigh of relief and gripped the wand in her hand.

Without considering attribute point enhancement, Hermione's spellcasting level is actually the strongest among the girls on Dory's side.

Unfortunately, her strength is only on paper; in actual combat, it is very easy for her to fall short, especially when facing an enemy like a black dog that charges straight at you.

However, Dolly was confident that they wouldn't fight.

Sirius Black is just a little mentally unstable, but he's not stupid.

With the Hogwarts students now led by professors and guarded by hidden Dementors and Aurors, Sirius Black, no matter how crazy, would never attack Dolly right now.

He probably came to see Harry up close and to see if there was any chance to get close to him.

Sure enough, Dolly spotted it in front of Joko's joke shop.

Harry and his two friends were carrying a large pile of things out when they brushed past the black dog.

The black dog suddenly leaped out and landed at Ron's feet, tripping him and scattering the joke toys from Ron's hands all over the ground.

"Damn it, what the hell? Where did this stray dog ​​come from? It tripped me up!"

Ron's face turned red with anger, especially the mockery from the surrounding students, which fueled his rage. He pulled out his wand and was about to cast a spell on the big black dog.

As it turned out, the big black dog was quick-witted and snatched Ron's wand in its mouth, then turned and ran away.

Ron was dumbfounded.

His wand was the most valuable thing he owned, and if he lost it, his family would have a hard time buying him a new one.

This time, thanks to Dolly's appearance, Ron's wand was not broken the following year. Now, is this ill-fated wand going to be ruined by a black dog again?

Ron, naturally, couldn't stand this, and screamed as he rushed out to chase the dog.

Seeing this, Harry and Neville forgot about what they were holding and shoved it all at the familiar wizard beside them, then the two of them ran after him.