The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

If Dolly had come a year later, by which time Cho Chang would have become a minor star in Ravenclaw, would she still have had such a long talk with her?

That's impossible!

At that time, Qiu Zhang was probably already planning to go on dates with men.

In the original books, Cho Chang's dating partners were not limited to Harry and Cedric, which shows that even though she had Asian ancestry, Cho Chang no longer cared about her parents' moral values.

"Thank you, Dolly."

Qiu Zhang was so excited that a blush crept onto his face, and his smile became even more radiant in the firelight.

"You're welcome, it's nothing."

Dolly made the remark casually, but Cho Chang shook her head firmly and said, "No, I can only tell you this. You helped me, which proves that we are already best friends."

"I must do something for you, otherwise I will feel guilty."

Dolly wanted to say, "Then please ask your mother to buy me some potions."

But in the end, she held back.

Although Cho Chang will most likely agree to this, compared to Dolly's effort in saying a few words, she will then owe Cho Chang a favor.

When the two of them are together again, it may not be as pleasant as it is now.

So Dolly said, "Then you'll become the best Quidditch player at Hogwarts, help us win the Quidditch Championship, and finally help us win the House Cup."

"When the time comes, please sign your name for me again."

"Just a signature... that simple?"

"What I want is the champion's autograph. If you're not the champion, then I don't acknowledge you."

Cho Chang suddenly felt immense pressure. Although she wanted to become the Quidditch champion, it was no easy task.

"Let's make a bet: if you become the Quidditch champion, you have to give me your first autograph. That would make the gift valuable enough."

"If that doesn't work, then you can do one more thing for me."

Qiu Zhang laughed upon hearing this, a hint of relief in her smile; Dolly's terms had clearly extricated her from a difficult situation.

She could tell that Dolly was thinking of her, and at the same time, she became increasingly curious about the girl in front of her.

It's not that she doesn't have British friends of the same age; she even attended primary school in England. But no one has ever given her this feeling, as if she were communicating with someone from her own community.

This feeling of being one of their own is hard to describe; it's both familiar and comforting, and it can also bring unexpected surprises. This is the first time Qiu Zhang has ever had a similar feeling.

"Okay, I promise you."

Seeing that the problem was solved, Dolly had no intention of leaving immediately.

Instead, he asked, "By the way, how come you like Quidditch? Is it fun?"

If they were to leave like this, Dolly and Cho Chang would simply be friends who helped each other.

But when it comes to Quidditch, the two become like-minded friends.

Dolly happens to be quite interested in Quidditch as well.

It's not that I want to become a champion, but that participating in Quidditch would allow me to openly use potions like Bone Regenerating under the pretext of being injured.

If we're competing against other colleges, we can also take the opportunity to "crash" them, which might have an unexpected effect.

Qiu Zhang's eyes lit up again.

There are quite a few girls who like Quidditch, but Dolly is the only one who understands her and likes Quidditch.

She enthusiastically began telling Dolly everything about Quidditch, completely losing track of time until she saw Dolly start to yawn, at which point she realized it was getting late.

Do you have class tomorrow morning?

"My brother said that Professor Quirrell's Defense Against the Dark Arts class was just a matter of reading from the textbook and that it didn't matter if he slept in."

Qiu Zhang immediately pulled Dolly to her feet and said, "Even if it's just studying textbook knowledge, you must keep up. You can't let chatting with me interfere with your studies."

"Let's go, I'll take you back to your dorm."

Qiu Zhang pushed Dolly along, and then felt Dolly's body, which was much lighter and thinner than hers. She couldn't imagine how such a body could generate such enormous power.

Perhaps that's why Dolly is so charming, making Cho Chang feel that she can also unleash enough power.

The two quickly arrived at Dolly's door, and Cho Chang even opened the door for Dolly.

But after the door was opened, Qiu Zhang remained motionless, as if he had been frozen by an ice spell.

Ok?

Dolly felt something was off and tilted her head to look inside the door, only to see a pitiful cat face.

Crookshanks was floating upside down in the air, and Hermione was using it to practice her Levitation Charm.

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Crookshanks saw Dolly and, as if seeing a savior, immediately started meowing.

Now, Dolly is only thinking about shutting Crookshanks up so that her location won't be exposed.

Unfortunately, it was all in vain. Even Qiu Zhang could sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and his expression was somewhat awkward.

She knew Hermione didn't like her very much, but she didn't know the specific reason, and even subconsciously considered it to be a racial issue.

If it were just her alone, she and Hermione could simply ignore each other.

But now that Dolly is here, she has to try to get along with Hermione.

So Cho Chang tentatively asked, "Good evening, Granger, are you still awake?"

"I just chatted with Dolly about Eastern films for a while. Last time she told me she really liked Hong Kong movies, and I'm planning to ask my father to buy her some videotapes."

Dolly, who was listening from the side, looked completely exasperated.

Is this a suitable excuse?

If it were just the two of them chatting privately, this excuse would undoubtedly be appropriate.

But what normal person would secretly meet up with friends late at night just to chat about movies from a foreign country?

It would be better to say that the two of them secretly ate a midnight snack behind Hermione's back; Hermione would be more likely to believe that.

Hermione didn't answer, continuing to tease—let's just call it teasing—Crooked Hill. Now Cho Chang didn't know what to say either, and could only look to Dolly for help.

Dolly gently nudged Qiu Zhang from behind the door and said, "I'll handle the rest myself, Qiu Zhang-senpai. We should all rest now."

"Okay, okay."

Qiu Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, but looked at Dolly with some worry.

Finally, he left, turning back every three steps, and disappeared down the spiral staircase, going up to the next floor.

Dolly went into the room, closed the door quietly, and then said nothing and did nothing.

He lay back down on the bed, covered himself with the blanket, and began to breathe evenly.

Although Hermione's gaze was always on Crookshanks, her attention was actually focused on Dolly.

She didn't even listen carefully to the reasons Qiu Zhang gave.

After all, Cho Chang wasn't that important, but Dolly was.

She only has Dolly as a friend, so naturally she hopes that Dolly will spend all her time outside of studying on her. This should be an equal relationship, right?

But Dolly was very different from her. Not only was she a girl with a younger brother, but she also made friends easily and always had people around her with whom she could have enthusiastic conversations.

This makes Hermione feel insecure, worrying that Dolly might become someone else's friend and be forgotten in the next second.

Her teasing of Crookshanks was essentially a form of protest, a way of making Dolly understand.

Dolly shouldn't have secretly gone out at night to meet other girls behind her back. She should at least have told her.

Dolly has just recovered from a serious illness. At this time, she is going out in the cool breeze wearing a coat and pajamas. Isn't she just playing with her health?

Hermione had a lot to say to Dolly.

She was just waiting for Dolly to speak to her, and then she would fire like a machine gun, making Dolly understand her displeasure and her mistakes.

As a result, Dolly ignored her.

It was as if her anger and dissatisfaction were unimportant, less important than Dolly going to bed early, and far less important than that Asian girl's midnight invitation.

Hermione pursed her lips, suddenly finding the idea of ​​bullying Crookshanks utterly pointless.

She threw down her wand, then angrily pulled the blanket over her head, curled up in the darkness, and felt a slight soreness spreading in her chest, eventually reaching her eyes.

She knew her eyes were red; this wasn't the first time she had cried for a friend.

In reality, how could a child not have tried to make friends from childhood to adulthood?

Unfortunately, Hermione never made any friends, and in the end, she could only focus all her energy on studying in order to fill the void in her lonely heart.

She thought that coming to Hogwarts would give her a different life and a friend named Dolly.

But now it seems everything has returned to its original course, and all that can accompany her are heavy textbooks and the teacher's encouragement.

Friends... are destined to have nothing to do with her.

Hermione closed her eyes, wanting to just fall asleep, but her shoulders twitched slightly.

Is she crying?

Hermione didn't know.

Because she can't see.

Just as Hermione's emotions were escalating, a stealthy figure suddenly stepped off Dolly's bed and came to Hermione's bedside.

This is undoubtedly Dolly!

The reason she remained silent and even ignored Hermione was simply to avoid an argument.

Hermione was furious, and girls in a fit of anger are not very rational. In that situation, trying to communicate rationally with the other person is almost impossible.

Therefore, we can only wait until the other person calms down before we can try to resolve the issues between us.

Of course, this is on the premise that you truly value the other person and are willing to spend time and energy with them.