The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

Harry was clearly unaware that the big black dog was his godfather, and Dolly simply pretended not to recognize him, saying, "Fine, you force him to move, I'll use Transfiguration to bind him."

However, Dolly clearly gave Sirius a chance, treating him like a wild dog that couldn't understand human speech. If Sirius had been caught even in this situation, it would only mean that his strength had declined too much.

Sure enough, after Dolly's guidance...

The big black dog nimbly dodged Harry's spells, and just as it was about to get close to the stone, it flicked the wand out of its mouth at Dolly.

Dolly's spell couldn't possibly be blocked by a wand, but Ron still screamed and instinctively reached for it. After all, Dolly's promise was just a promise, and even if he could get a new wand, this old wand would still be an indispensable tool for him until he got his hands on a new one.

This completely blocked Dolly's casting space, and Dolly complained in response, "Ron, you're blocking me."

Ron quickly dodged, but Sirius had already darted into the back of the Screaming Shack.

Harry wanted to go after them, but Hermione shouted, "Stop chasing them! You're not really going to venture into the Forbidden Land just to chase a dog, are you?"

"The rumors of this place being haunted don't even bother Hogwarts."

"Either there are no ghosts here at all, or this place is a kind of forbidden magical place, and even Hogwarts has tacitly accepted its existence."

Hermione is true to her word; she got the truth pretty accurately right away.

Harry stopped, looking regretfully at the spot where the big black dog had disappeared; continuing down that path was definitely not worth it.

What's more, Ron also started wailing, saying, "My wand, the skin has been chewed off! That damned black dog, I'll definitely beat him up next time I get the chance."

He's already being kind by not beating you up; theoretically, you should still call him "uncle."

Dolly wasn't just imagining things, because Ron's mother, Molly Weasley, was the granddaughter of Sirius Black's cousin, Sedreel Black.

Ron's family may seem poor and destitute, but they are indeed a genuine pure-blood wizarding family. Not only is their own family one of the Twenty-Eight Pure-Blood Saints, but even his mother is a descendant of the Black family.

There aren't many families that can achieve this level of purity.

"Let me see."

Dolly took the wand, first using Cleanse, then Restoration.

Everyone was stunned. Hermione asked in surprise, "Can a broken wand be repaired?"

"Of course it can be repaired, but I can only repair the wood material. The lost magical balance will be very difficult to restore."

Wood in a wand does contribute to some of the magical effects, but wood itself has almost no magical power. Otherwise, if common woods could be used to make wands, there would be far too many magical woods.

But as Dolly said, the wand's effectiveness has been greatly reduced, and Ron would probably feel like he's wearing sandbags when using it.

Ron looked at Dolly with a long face and a pitiful expression. At this moment, he really wanted to ask Dolly for help, but unfortunately, he was a proud man.

Dolly suddenly spoke up, saying, "Neville, let me see your wand."

Neville handed the wand to Dolly, who looked at the old wand and then remembered that Neville was in a similar situation.

He was using his father's old wand, which theoretically worked perfectly, and the wand had basically accepted him.

Unfortunately, even father and son have very different personalities, and Neville's personality is particularly problematic, so he obviously can't unleash the power of this wand.

Since that's the case, then Sori might as well make Neville a new wand.

So Dolly said, "I'll make you a new one later. As Ollivander's student, I can't stand you using old wands."

Ron jumped up excitedly, and Neville, after a moment of surprise, repeatedly thanked him.

Harry was clearly still reeling from letting the big black dog escape, while Hermione pulled Dolly aside and said, "Let's talk about this later. Let's get out of here quickly. I have a feeling a group of Dementors might suddenly appear out of nowhere."

Dolly glanced at the setting sun, nodded, and said, "We really should leave."

However, she was actually looking at the location of the invisible Auror, who seemed to be about to make a move, whether he was planning to cause trouble for Sirius or to disturb them.

Finally, the sight of Dolly and her group chatting and laughing together made him stop what he was doing and choose to remain hidden and monitor everything around him.

Although that black dog was strange, there are many strange creatures in the magical world, and it's impossible to investigate them all.

However, this Auror still dutifully wrote down what happened today in the report. As for whether the leaders would read it or not, that was their business.

After exercising, everyone on Dolly's side started to feel hungry.

So they split up, with Harry and his friends going to retrieve their purchases.

Meanwhile, Dolly dragged Hermione to the stationery store and bought several different quill pens.

Why did you buy so many quill pens?

Hermione hadn't experienced what Rita went through, so she asked.

"Of course, we'll make automatic quill pens. Do you want to continue manually translating Muggle classics?"

Hermione covered her face in anguish; she had almost forgotten about it.

Two months into the semester, Lovegood's stockpile of manuscripts should be nearly exhausted, and theoretically, they should still need to continue supplying manuscripts.

After all, among wizards from Muggle families, only Hermione, Cho Chang, and Dolly are capable of translating as accurately and elegantly as possible, and it's not easy to replace them for this job.

But Hermione is already so busy with her classes that she doesn't have time to be a translator.

"So I was inspired by Rita and wanted to make the same automatic writing quill pen as her, but in a more serious way."

“That’s a really good idea.”

Soon, the two men arrived at Pig Head Bar carrying several boxes.

The place was already packed with people, but luckily Harry and the others had already saved seats for Dolly and Hermione, preventing them from being kicked out.

Dolly glanced curiously at the bar owner, who was Aberforth Dumbledore, Dumbledore's brother. The two brothers really looked alike.

It's just that one side is the elegant White Demon King, and the other side is the slovenly owner of a dirty bar, both with their faces mostly covered by beards, so it's really hard to connect the two without knowing the context.

"What would you like to drink? Neville and I will treat you today."

Ron patted his chest as he said this, leaving Dolly and Hermione staring at him in astonishment.

Hermione chimed in, "Whatever, I really don't... like the environment here."

Hermione comes from a family of doctors, and her dormitory with Dolly is kept spotless.

The bay window of the Pig's Head Bar is now covered with a thick layer of grime, allowing almost no light to penetrate, and a few candle stubs are lit on the rough wooden table.

At first glance, the ground appears to be compacted mud, but upon stepping on it, one discovers that centuries of grime have accumulated on what was originally a stone-paved surface.

Consider also the dilapidated wooden sign hanging on a rusty bracket above the door, depicting a severed pig's head, its blood soaking through the white cloth wrapped around it.

The fact that Hermione was even able to sit down already shows that she really didn't want to spoil the fun.

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Chapter 257 Halloween.

Seeing this, Dolly simply tapped her wand and used Transfiguration to conjure some cushions and tablecloths, rearranging the seats and tables for the group.

While this doesn't change the overall environment of the bar, at least it makes Dolly and Hermione feel less uncomfortable.

Aberforth simply watched without intervening.

If a burly wizard were to do this, he would definitely mock him.

But since there were only students here, and these were two beautiful little witches doing this, he still felt a little bit of pity for them.

Of course, outsiders wouldn't notice this; everyone would just think he was a strange old man.

"Let's have some butterbeer."

In the end, Dolly made her choice.

Although it appears to be a choice, there is actually no other choice.

Since this is a bar, and they are too young, it is already difficult for them to buy non-alcoholic drinks in a bar. You can't expect Aberforth to make pumpkin juice for everyone.

Therefore, non-alcoholic beverages like butterbeer are the only option.

This was actually Dolly's first time trying butterbeer.

Although butterbeer is non-alcoholic, Hogwarts still doesn't serve it to students; the name alone makes it unlikely to be liked by professors.

Not to mention, butterbeer is indeed made with beer.

The specific method involves boiling beer in a pot and then throwing in a whole block of butter.

Stir with chopsticks or a spoon to speed up the dissolution process. Once the butter is completely dissolved, a steaming cup of butterbeer is ready.

Of course, depending on personal taste, you can theoretically add cream soda, caramel, butter, and spices such as cinnamon and cloves, but Aberforth obviously doesn't offer that service.

Dolly cautiously took a sip and found that it tasted essentially the same as a milk foam drink, although the butter flavor was a bit greasy because there were no other ingredients.

But since November is just around the corner, the weather is getting cooler.

Enjoying a butterbeer at this time is generally a pleasure.

After they warmed up, they began to chat about what had happened earlier.

Ron was the loudest, cursing the big black dog, clearly deeply disgusted by the animal that dared to steal his things.

Harry and Neville, who were left behind, chimed in, clearly unaware of anything unusual about the big black dog.

Since Harry hadn't noticed, Dolly didn't hint at it to him.

A meeting between Sirius and Harry is inevitable; it's just that no one is ready yet.

Once the four-colored collars have firmly established themselves and Rita has won over more people, the injustice done to Sirius Black can finally be thoroughly investigated.

After chatting for a while, Ron noticed that Dolly wasn't saying much, so he finally couldn't help but ask about the wand.

"Dolly, I can give you money and provide materials. Although I don't have any money, I will get it."

Ron said this, but secretly glanced at Harry.

He wouldn't ask Harry to buy him a new wand, but Ron could certainly ask Harry for money to buy himself a new wand.

"Don't worry, I'll give it to you and Neville as a Christmas present."

After Dolly finished speaking, Ron and Neville visibly relaxed.

For both of them, buying a new wand is a significant financial challenge.

Dolly giving them the wand as a Christmas present relieved their biggest stress.

The problem is, what should we give Dolly as a return gift?

Now Ron and Neville were in a dilemma again.