The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

Directly capturing him would be the dumbest way. They could even use the power of the Time-Turner or prophecy. No matter how much experience Sirius has in escaping, he couldn't withstand the entire Ministry of Magic's pursuit.

And now Scrimgeour has actually come to Dory for help in order to capture Sirius Black—yes, in Dory's eyes, Scrimgeour's arrogant demeanor is actually a plea for help.

Otherwise, Dolly couldn't imagine that this guy would ever laugh.

So why is this happening now?

After much thought, it seems there's only one answer.

That is, even now, Fudge does not want to expand the size of the investigation team, and even less does he want to truly mobilize everyone to capture Sirius.

He still wanted to control the situation as much as possible, even though most of the young wizards had probably already told their parents how incompetent the Ministry of Magic was.

It's no wonder he's Fudge; only someone with his personality would do something as foolish as pretending Voldemort hadn't been resurrected yet.

Thinking of this, Dolly looked at Scrimgeour with a hint of sympathy.

In the original story, Scrimgeour always worked under Fudge. His personality didn't allow him to be perfunctory in his work, but his boss was a politician who only cared about his personal reputation.

When Fudge stepped down and Scrimgeour took over the Ministry of Magic, he was met with a mess that had been infiltrated by Voldemort.

At this point, Scrimgeour's fate was sealed. His hatred of evil meant he was destined to die at Voldemort's hands, and the position of Minister of Magic was essentially his death warrant.

So if there were an opportunity, would it have made a difference if this person had become Minister of Magic earlier?

After all, this was someone who was willing to be tortured to death by Death Eaters to keep Harry's whereabouts a secret.

He may have different stances from Dolly, but his character is trustworthy.

“Listen, Director.”

Dolly broke the silence first.

“I don’t know why you’ve come, but I’m willing to help you, but only because you’re honest.”

"So I need you to agree to one condition: uphold your justice when necessary, how about it?"

Scrimgeour frowned, not expecting Dolly to try and negotiate with him.

Moreover, this condition seems very strange. Although the content of the condition does not seem to violate his principles, this is a magical world.

What if Dolly knows some strange and wonderful magic?

He was about to say something more when Dolly interrupted him: "You can't bargain. We'd rather stay home and be under lockdown than be manipulated by politicians for lame reasons."

"Especially when politicians are just trying to cover up their mistakes and scandals."

Scrimgeour stared in surprise, instinctively wondering if Dolly knew something.

He knew, of course, that there had been problems with the case of Sirius Black's capture back then, but he couldn't say these things because he was following Fudge.

But if Dolly finds out all this and intends to tell, he and the entire Ministry of Magic might face an even worse situation.

Even Fudge, the Minister of Magic, might have to resign.

Dolly, on the other hand, calmly looked at Scrimgeour.

She did know and guess everything, but she couldn't express it yet, so she just looked at Scrimgeour with a confident expression.

Dolly didn't know whether Scrimgeour agreed or not.

Fortunately, the pressure Scrimgeour faced was greater than Dolly had imagined.

Dolly only considered Fudge's own needs, but ignored the pressure Fudge put on Scrimgeour.

He planned to shift all the blame onto Scrimgeour, since Scrimgeour was indeed the one who led the operation to capture Sirius Black.

Scrimgeour's personality prevents him from using the events of that year to threaten Fudge in order to protect himself, so Scrimgeour is now on the verge of unemployment.

This was an almost unacceptable reality for him, who was determined to climb to the top and then declare war on the dark wizard.

"I promise you."

Scrimgeour breathed a sigh of relief, and this time Dolly finally made way for him, inviting him back into the living room.

After he took a sip of hot water, Dolly said, "Tell me, what is your purpose in coming here?"

Scrimgeour didn't waste any words, but looked directly at Harry and said, "We're going to devise a plan to use Harry as bait to lure him out."

The room fell silent instantly, and even Dolly looked at Scrimgeour in shock.

Using Harry Potter, the savior, as bait—it's unbelievable that they even thought of it. More importantly, they're incredibly audacious to actually use Harry.

This is not a question of whether Dolly and the Dursleys agree or disagree.

The real question is whether Dumbledore will be furious.

How dare they touch his Harry Potter?

It's likely that Fudge, the Minister of Magic, will resign and go home the very day something happens.

Dolly was about to refuse when Harry spoke first, "What are you planning to do?"

Facing Dolly's gaze, Harry said seriously, "Sister, I don't want to be locked up in Hogwarts and unable to leave."

"And this matter has to be resolved eventually, otherwise someone might actually get hurt next time."

Seeing that Harry had agreed, Dolly, who knew Sirius's specific situation, naturally stopped arguing.

Even if Scrimgeour doesn't come today, Dolly plans to find an opportunity for Harry and Sirius to meet next semester.

Now that the Ministry of Magic is offering to help, that could be better.

Seeing Dolly remain silent, Scrimgeour felt much more at ease and said, "Very well, then it's settled."

"As for the specifics of how to do it, we will inform you and Mr. Potter once we have finalized the plan."

"You can travel with peace of mind during this Christmas holiday; we will assign someone to protect your safety."

It would have been better if Scrimgeour hadn't said those words; after he did, Dolly became depressed.

Does that mean someone will still be secretly watching their family during this winter break?

This kind of freedom is not what Dolly wants. Under such conditions of freedom, how is Dolly supposed to go on a date with Cho Chang?

Not to mention, Qiu Zhang's side also seems to have encountered some problems.

"If you have no objections, then I will take my leave."

Seeing that Dolly hadn't spoken, Scrimgeour feared she might change her mind, so he simply took his leave.

This time, no one even came to see him off, but Scrimgeour didn't care.

After he left, the Dursleys practically flanked Harry on either side, pulling him aside to give him a long and earnest pep talk. Petunia almost burst into tears again.

This made Harry very uncomfortable, and he frequently looked to Dolly for help.

Dolly just rolled her eyes. Since Harry had made his own decision for the first time, she decided to let him experience the consequences of his resilience.

Dolly then went straight to the kitchen and ate the lunch Dobby had prepared by herself.

Dobby, looking bewildered, timidly tugged at Ladolly's trouser leg and said, "Will Mr. Potter be in danger?"

"Don't worry, it's okay."

At least nothing will happen this year.

Dolly knew Sirius's background before allowing Harry to take the risk.

Of course, by this time next year, Harry might not be listening to Dolly anymore.

After all, Harry was going to participate in the Triwizard Tournament. At that time, Harry became arrogant and probably didn't want to listen to anyone except Dumbledore.

Harry, on the other hand, ultimately resisted the Dursleys' persuasion.

His reasoning was always the same: this matter needed to come to an end.

Since the Ministry of Magic can't be relied on, they have to rely on themselves; they can't keep hiding forever.

Dolly naturally chimed in at last.

"I have a way to ensure he doesn't die, don't worry."

This reassured the Dursleys somewhat, and the family's relationship improved a little.

Dolly's confidence stemmed from the Time-Turner, and she was also considering whether she could preserve this artifact.

However, Dolly was also worried that if the artifact were taken back by the Ministry of Magic, Voldemort would use it.

Perhaps from this perspective, it would be better to destroy it?

The question remains unanswered for now. After the family regained their composure, they took to the streets of London and began a rare period of leisure.

However, as always, only Chinese restaurants were open on the streets, and Dolly took the opportunity to indulge herself.

Over the next two days, Dolly began writing letters to several girls, asking them about the situation there.

Luna was busy helping her father prepare the new issue's four-color collars, especially after learning that Dolly had personally written the article for this issue, Luna made it the most important thing to do.

As for Hermione, she went to the countryside to spend her holiday with her grandparents, so she couldn't see Dolly again until the end of her holiday.

As for Qiu Zhang, she claimed that she was taken to the magical world by her mother and was reluctant to be separated from her mother, since she didn't have many opportunities to see her mother.

Dolly had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but she couldn't say anything, since it was Qiu Zhang's family matter.

So Dolly could only vent her frustration on Harry.

“Great Mr. Potter, now that you have chosen to confront the fugitives of Azkaban, then please show the strength commensurate with your actions.”

Dolly began to use spells on Harry without restraint, and Harry, having witnessed Dolly's immense power, became even more resilient this time.

Despite being knocked down by Dolly time and time again, he did not give up, and the daily training would only stop after he fainted.

Dolly looked at Harry with newfound respect, realizing that Harry was gradually developing a real manly demeanor.

Of course, hopefully he won't get too cocky, otherwise an inflated Harry will be just as difficult to deal with.

Time passed by day by day.

Dolly's holiday life consisted of experiencing modern entertainment and knocking out Harry every day, as well as helping her father with company matters.

The company has been engaged in machinery re-export trade recently.

Just as Dolly had predicted, before the international embargo was imposed, Vernon's business of shipping machinery to the East was warmly welcomed there.

Unfortunately, the East didn't have much foreign exchange reserves at the time, so Vernon didn't make much money from it.

Kodori felt that as long as things continued this way, Vernon wouldn't face any pressure when he opened a factory in the East in the future.