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Dolly considered her words and said, "A bunch of good-for-nothings from the Ministry of Magic are chasing Sirius with their magical hounds."

"As a result, there were too many hounds to manage, and some of them smelled the aroma of the dessert and boarded the train."

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

Dolly said a few words, leaving Vernon and Petunia with bewildered looks on their faces.

Vernon then turned to Harry with an expression that said, "I don't believe it." He said, "Harry, can you be more honest and tell me what's going on?"

Dolly tried to express her displeasure, but her mother held her in a hug, forcing her to stop and protest her father's perceived dishonesty.

"It's basically the same as what my sister said. As for the specific differences, we might have to explain to you about magic, the Ministry of Magic, Aurors, and what hounds are."

"It's no easier than explaining to you how magic actually works."

Harry had obviously matured a lot. He could understand what Dolly meant and responded calmly.

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

He breathed a sigh of relief, but also issued a warning: "Although I don't understand magic, I reserve the right to take 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 that he danced with joy, came to greet the brother and sister.

Everyone made a lot of noise for a while before they started to enjoy the Christmas dinner prepared by Dobby.

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

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

It was as if Dumbledore was the culprit who caused the Dementors to attack the Hogwarts Express, and the Dementors were the messengers of justice.

As for the specific reason, it was that Dumbledore stopped the Dementors' search and let Sirius escape. People suspected that Dumbledore was senile or had something to do with Sirius.

The main writer was naturally Rita, and Dolly was not angry at her behavior at all.

Because it was obvious that the Ministry of Magic wanted to put pressure on Dumbledore, only in this way could they cover up their incompetent failure this time.

As expected, Dolly received another letter from Rita. The letter was full of trivial matters and question marks, with only a seemingly unintentional sentence mentioning the Aurors she met yesterday.

Although her words were all praise for the Aurors, she had obviously conveyed her meaning.

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

Dolly's reply to her was much more straightforward, telling her that as a witness, she could prove that the incident was due to the incompetence of the Ministry of Magic and had nothing to do with Dumbledore, and that Dolly would re-describe the incident in the four-color collar.

Although Dumbledore obviously wanted to keep things quiet, Dolly couldn't let go of this opportunity.

Every little wizard on the train is a witness, and their wizard parents will definitely ask about this matter, and the nonsense in the Daily Prophet at this time will definitely arouse public anger.

However, because the Ministry of Magic is hidden behind the scenes, it will only put pressure on the Daily Prophet in the front, and they will receive many letters of protest.

In the end, it is likely that the Daily Prophet will not be able to withstand the pressure, and the editor-in-chief or someone like that will come forward to apologize, and finally hold a lottery to calm the public anger - Dolly has seen similar things countless times in her previous life.

By the time readers finished their battle with the Daily Prophet, they might have almost forgotten the details of yesterday, completely unaware that the behemoth Ministry of Magic had successfully hidden itself from them.

What Dolly had to do was to describe the Ministry of Magic's actions yesterday and send it to the desks of every wizarding family to remind them at all times in the form of text.

There is no need to criticize excessively, just describe the facts clearly, and most people will realize the role played by the Ministry of Magic and the Aurors.

This certainly couldn't cause any substantial harm to the Ministry of Magic, and Dolly had no intention of doing anything to overthrow the Ministry.

But as long as similar things are recorded, when Dolly tells the entire British wizarding community in the future that the Ministry of Magic messed up a big case more than ten years ago, there won't be too many people who blindly favor the Ministry of Magic.

After all, the Ministry of Magic, which has been recuperating for more than ten years, is still in such chaos, not to mention the Ministry of Magic that was ruled by Voldemort and lost its talents after the Wizarding War.

After replying to Rita, Dolly began writing the news report and finished the work around noon.

Looking at the thick manuscript paper, Dolly nodded with satisfaction.

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

She had enough time to discuss all this with Qiu Zhang during the holidays, but now didn't seem to be the right time.

Qiu Zhang's mother exuded mystery, and it was the first time Dolly had seen such strange attire.

With Dolly's understanding of the original work, she couldn't figure out what was going on with her mother for a moment. Could it be that she was not actually born in the UK and maintained the customs of a certain country?

Although she was confused, Dolly did not write to ask.

She believed that if Qiu Zhang had the time and was allowed, he would definitely write to her on his own initiative.

Otherwise, Qiu Zhang would be considered a scumbag who forcibly kissed a young girl and then disappeared!

Dolly stuffed the manuscript into a bamboo tube cast with a traceless extension charm and handed it to the owl.

Then he stretched and left the second floor. Before he walked down the stairs, he heard Snow shouting.

Dolly frowned and took out her wand from her pocket. When she reached the first floor, the doorbell rang.

The magic left by Dumbledore began to take effect, and Dolly quickly knew who the visitor was from the mirror.

He is someone Dolly dislikes and doesn't welcome, but has to meet.

"What are you here for?"

Dolly opened the door, looked at Scrimgeour, and said, “You can’t be telling me that my Christmas holidays are ruined and I’m not allowed to go out?”

"Sirius is a big black dog, and everyone knows that by now."

"If you can't catch him now, and you have to ground me and have the Aurors waiting, then I have to doubt your ability, Director Scrimgeour."

Dolly's tone was not good, and behind her stood Snow with his teeth bared and Harry holding a wand.

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

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"Your smile is uglier than your cry."

Dolly folded her arms and continued to block the door, saying, "If you intend to come in as an official, then we can't stop you."

"But if you want to come in privately, unfortunately we don't welcome you."

What Dolly wanted to say was actually very simple, that is, only Scrimgeour who was performing official duties was allowed in.

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

"Well, then I'll be frank."

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

"What if I say no?"

"Then I can only ask you to remain grounded from today until we catch him."

"As for your and Mr. Potter's weekly visits to Hogsmeade, they will naturally be cancelled..."

"No!"

Harry was already complaining, "You can't do this!"

"It's your fault that we couldn't catch that guy. Why should we pay the price?"

Scrimgeour deadpanned, "You must understand, Mr. Potter."

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

Dolly chuckled and said, "Does that mean you think you've reached your limit?"

"The Ministry of Magic is so big, but it can't even catch Sirius?"

This blatant ridicule made Scrimgeour look very unhappy.

However, he did not refute, but remained silent, obviously determined to confront Dolly and Harry to the end.

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

The current development obviously has nothing to do with the original plot, but because the people involved in the decision-making have not changed, Dolly can still make some guesses.

In Dolly's opinion, the Ministry of Magic or the Aurors have definitely not reached the point of being at their wit's end.

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

Direct arrest is definitely the dumbest way. They can even mobilize the power of the time converter or prophecy. No matter how experienced Sirius is in escaping, he cannot withstand the pursuit of the entire Ministry of Magic.

And now Scrimgeour actually came to Dolly to ask for help in order to capture Sirius Black - yes, in Dolly's opinion, Scrimgeour's arrogant look was actually begging for help.

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

So why does this scene happen?

After much thought, there seems to be only one answer.

That is, even at this point, Fudge did not want to continue to expand the size of the investigation team, and even more did not want to really mobilize everyone to catch Sirius.

He still wanted to control the scope of this matter as much as possible, even though all the young wizards had probably told their parents how incompetent the current Ministry of Magic was.

I can only say that he is worthy of being called Fudge. Only someone with such a personality would do such a stupid thing as pretending that Voldemort has not been resurrected in the future.

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

In the original book, Scrimgeour has always worked under Fudge. His personality does not allow him to be perfunctory in his work, but his boss is a politician who only cares about his personal reputation.

When Fudge stepped down and Scrimgeour took over the Ministry of Magic, what awaited him was a mess infiltrated by Voldemort.

At this time, Scrimgeour's fate was also sealed. He, who hated evil, was bound to die at the hands of Voldemort. The position of Minister of Magic was essentially his death warrant.

So if there was a chance, would it have made a difference if this person had become Minister of Magic earlier?

After all, this was a man who was willing to be tortured to death by Death Eaters in order to keep the secret of Harry's whereabouts.

Maybe he and Dolly have different views, but his character is trustworthy.

"Listen, Mr. Director."

Dolly was the first to break the silence.

"I don't know your intentions yet, but I'm willing to help you, but only because of your integrity."

"So I also need you to agree to one condition. Maintain your justice when necessary. How about that?"

Scrimgeour frowned. He didn't expect Dolly to negotiate with him.

Moreover, this condition seemed extremely strange. Although the content of the condition did not seem to violate his principles, this was a magical world.

What if Dolly knows some strange magic?

He was about to say something when Dolly interrupted him: "You can't bargain. We would rather continue to stay at home and be confined than be manipulated by politicians for lame excuses."

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

Scrimgeour's eyes widened in surprise, and he subconsciously wondered if Dolly knew something.

He naturally knew that something went wrong in the case of Sirius Black's arrest, but he couldn't say it because he was following Fudge.

But if Dolly knew all this and was going to tell it out, he and the entire Ministry of Magic might be faced with an even worse situation.

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

Dolly, on her part, looked at Scrimgeour calmly.

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

As to whether Scrimgeour agreed or not, Dolly didn't know.

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 intended to put all the blame on Scrimgeour, after all, it was Scrimgeour who led the team to capture Sirius.

However, Scrimgeour's personality does not allow him to threaten Fudge with what happened in the past to protect himself, so Scrimgeour has entered the countdown to unemployment.

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

"I promise you."

Scrimgeour breathed a sigh of relief, and this time Dolly finally made way and invited Scrimgeour 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 said nothing more, but looked directly at Harry and said, "We are going to make a plan to use Harry as bait to lure him out."