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Everyone looked at her in confusion, not understanding what had happened.

Only Dolly vaguely guessed her identity.

When she spoke, Dolly confirmed her guess.

"Qiu, I heard you were attacked by Dementors. Are you alright?"

Her voice was a little hoarse, but no one cared about her voice anymore. Everyone looked at Dolly and the others with surprise and curiosity.

Dolly was at her wits' end, trying to figure out how to explain.

Qiu Zhang ran up to the woman and took her hand, saying, "Mother, let's talk about this after we get back. It will frighten them."

Qiu Zhang said the last half of the sentence in a low voice.

Qiu Zhang's mother's face was also hidden under a black veil. She turned to look at Dolly and the others, and without saying a word, she took her daughter and left.

Even Cho Chang didn't say goodbye to Dolly again, which shows how strong the pressure from her mother was for her.

"I'm sorry to bother everyone. That's my wife. She always dresses like this and meant no harm."

Mr. Zhang came up and explained a few words, a smile appearing on his lips, but anyone could tell that his smile was somewhat forced.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Mr. Vernon and Mr. Granger, they parted ways again, and this time Vernon was unable to bring up the idea of ​​the three families traveling together.

Dolly and Harry got into Vernon's car. The family didn't say much until they got home. Then Petunia couldn't help but ask, "Now tell us what happened to you."

"Could it be Sirius Black?"

As she spoke, Penny's voice trembled slightly.

Facing her beloved children, she could no longer bear the fear of her loved ones dying again under the influence of black magic.

Vernon put his arm around his wife's shoulder, and this time instead of trying to smooth things over, he said seriously, "Now tell us what happened. No lying allowed, whether it's you, Dolly, or Harry."

Dolly and Harry exchanged a glance. Harry looked at her with an expression that said, "I'm counting on you, sister," which made Dolly roll her eyes.

"Okay, actually it's very simple."

Dolly considered her words carefully before saying, "A bunch of good-for-nothings from the Ministry of Magic, with their pet magical hounds, are hunting down Sirius."

"As a result, there were too many hunting dogs with us, and we couldn't manage them all. Some of the dogs smelled the aroma of the desserts and boarded the train."

"But don't worry, we've driven them all back."

Dolly finished speaking in a few words, leaving Vernon and Penny looking completely bewildered.

Vernon then looked at Harry with a disbelieving expression and said, "Harry, you're more honest. Tell me what happened."

Dolly tried to express her dissatisfaction, but was hugged by her mother and could only stop to protest that her father thought she was dishonest.

"It's largely the same as what my sister said. As for the specific differences, we might have to explain magic, the Ministry of Magic, Aurors, and what exactly a Hound is."

"This is no simpler than explaining to you how magic works."

Harry had clearly matured a lot and could now understand Dolly's intentions in saying that, and he responded calmly.

Vernon realized that Dolly and Harry couldn't really give him a lesson.

He breathed a sigh of relief, but gave a warning: "Although I do not understand magic, I reserve the right to bring you back from Hogwarts."

Dolly and Harry nodded quickly, and the Dursleys finally relaxed.

Then Snow came running down the stairs, and Dobby, who was so happy he was dancing with joy, also came to greet the siblings.

After a long period of commotion, everyone began to enjoy the Christmas feast that Dobby had prepared.

It seemed like the matter was over, but Dolly knew it wasn't so easily resolved.

Sure enough, early the next morning, Dolly saw the Daily Prophet firing at Dumbledore.

It's as if Dumbledore was the culprit behind the Dementors' attack on the Hogwarts Express, and the Dementors were the messengers of justice.

The specific reason was that Dumbledore prevented the Dementors from searching, allowing Sirius to escape, leading to suspicions that Dumbledore was either senile or had something to do with Sirius.

The person in charge of writing was undoubtedly Rita, and Dolly wasn't angry at all about her performance.

This was clearly a way for the Ministry of Magic to put pressure on Dumbledore in order to cover up their incompetent failure once again.

Sure enough, Dolly received another letter from Rita, filled with trivial matters and question marks, with only one seemingly unintentional sentence mentioning the Aurors she had met the day before.

Although her words were full of praise for the Aurors, she had clearly conveyed her true meaning.

That is, she wrote this article under the guidance of the Auror.

Dolly's reply was much more straightforward, telling her that as a witness, she could testify that the matter was due to the incompetence of the Ministry of Magic and had nothing to do with Dumbledore, and that Dolly would reiterate the incident on the four-colored collar.

Although Dumbledore was clearly trying to appease her, Dolly couldn't let the opportunity slip by.

Every young wizard on the train is a witness, and their wizarding parents will surely inquire about this matter. At this time, the Daily Prophet's nonsense will definitely provoke public outrage.

However, because the Ministry of Magic operates behind the scenes, it only puts pressure on the Daily Prophet, which receives many letters of protest.

In the end, it's highly likely that the Daily Prophet will succumb to the pressure, the editor-in-chief or someone similar will apologize, and then there will be another lottery to quell public anger—Dolly had seen similar things countless times in her past life.

By the time readers have finished battling the Daily Prophet, they may have already forgotten most of yesterday's details and be completely unaware that the behemoth that is the Ministry of Magic has successfully disappeared from the scene.

Dolly's task was to describe the Ministry of Magic's actions from yesterday and deliver them to the desks of every wizarding family, serving as a constant reminder in written form.

There's no need for excessive criticism; simply stating the facts clearly will make most people realize the role the Ministry of Magic and the Aurors played in it.

This is unlikely to cause any real harm to the Ministry of Magic, and Dolly has no intention of doing anything to overthrow the Ministry.

But as long as similar incidents continue to be documented, when Dolly tells the entire British magical community in the future that the Ministry of Magic botched a major case more than a decade ago, there won't be too many people blindly siding with the Ministry of Magic.

After all, the Ministry of Magic, which has been recuperating for more than a decade, is still in such a chaotic state, not to mention the Ministry of Magic that was ruled by Voldemort and whose talent pool was depleted after the Wizarding Wars.

After replying to Rita, Dolly began writing the news report, finishing the task around noon.

Looking at the thick stack of manuscript paper, Dolly nodded in satisfaction.

But after she finished her work, she thought of Qiu Zhang's kiss again.

She would normally have had plenty of time during her vacation to discuss all of this with Qiu Zhang, but now it seems that's not the time.

Qiu Zhang's mother exuded mystery, and Dolly had never seen her in that strange attire before.

Even with Dolly's understanding of the original work, she couldn't immediately figure out what her mother was all about. Could it be that the other woman wasn't actually born in England and maintained the customs of another country?

Although she had doubts, Dolly did not write to ask.

She believed that if Cho Chang had the time and the opportunity, he would definitely write to her.

Otherwise, wouldn't Qiu Zhang be a scumbag who forcibly kissed a young girl and then disappeared?

Dolly stuffed the manuscript into a bamboo tube that had been enchanted with a Threadless Stretch spell and handed it to the owl.

Then he stretched and left the second floor. Before he even went down the stairs, he heard Snow shout.

Dolly frowned, took her wand out of her pocket, and went downstairs when the doorbell rang.

The magic left behind by Dumbledore began to take effect, and Dolly quickly recognized who it was from the mirror.

He was someone Dolly disliked and didn't welcome, but had no choice but to meet.

"What are you here for?"

Dolly opened the door, looked at Scrinker, and said, "You can't be here to tell me that my Christmas holiday is ruined too, and I'm not allowed to go out, can you?"

"Everyone knows that Sirius Black was a big black dog."

“If you can’t even catch him like this, and you still have to rely on confining me and having the Aurors wait for him to come to you, then I have to doubt your abilities, Director Scrimgeour.”

Dolly's tone wasn't pleasant, and behind her stood a snarling Snow and a wand-wielding Harry.

This time, however, Scrimgeour managed a smile and said, "Don't I deserve to go in and sit for a while?"

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"Your smile is uglier than your crying."

Dolly crossed her arms and continued to block the doorway, saying, "If you're trying to come in as an official, then we can't stop you."

"But if you want to come in in a private capacity, unfortunately we do not welcome you."

What Dolly was trying to say was actually quite simple: only Scrimgeour was allowed to come in when he was on official business.

Dolly didn't actually have much of a problem with Scrimgeour himself, but unfortunately the Ministry of Magic had to be held accountable for their actions.

"Alright, then I'll get straight to the point."

"In order to capture the wanted criminal Sirius Black, I need your cooperation."

What if I answer no?

"Then I can only ask that you remain under house arrest from today until we catch him."

"As for your and Mr. Potter's weekly trips to Hogsmeade, those will naturally be cancelled as well..."

"No!"

Harry began to complain, "You can't do this!"

"It's your responsibility that you couldn't catch that guy, why should we pay the price?"

Scringer said expressionlessly, "You must understand, Mr. Potter."

"The entire Ministry of Magic has been mobilized to protect you. We have tried our best not to disturb your daily life, but you must understand that Aurors are also human, and humans have their limits."

Dolly chuckled and said, "So you've already considered yourselves to have reached your limit?"

"Such a large Ministry of Magic, its limit is that it can't even catch Sirius Black?"

This blatant ridicule made Scrimgeour's face turn very ugly.

However, he did not refute them, but remained silent, clearly intending to confront Dolly and Harry to the end.

This made Dolly curious about what was happening inside the Ministry of Magic.

The current developments are clearly no longer related to the original plot, but since the people involved in the decision-making remain the same, Dolly can still make some guesses.

In Dolly's view, the Ministry of Magic, or rather the Aurors, certainly hadn't reached the point of being at their wits' end.

Now that they know Sirius Black is a big black dog, there are many ways to capture him.