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But after going to Albania, he turned into the hated garlic monster. Dumbledore knew that Albania was one of the most likely hiding places of Voldemort!

Dumbledore finally spoke again, saying, "Don't get excited, Miss Dolly. I admit that what you say makes sense, but these are only suspicions, not evidence."

"Perhaps you could consider my previous suggestion. If you are truly determined to accuse Professor Quirrell, I can invite the Ministry of Magic to intervene."

"But by then, I won't be able to control the situation anymore, and everything will have to be decided by the Ministry of Magic."

"As for us, we can't just attack a professor based on your accusations. We need evidence."

"What if there were even one eyewitness?"

Dolly took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

Let the Ministry of Magic intervene. At that time, the Ministry of Magic will definitely conduct a comprehensive examination on Dolly to determine whether Dolly is under the Imperius Curse.

This was obviously not something Dolly could accept. She was not only worried about her secret being exposed, but also worried about the professionalism and attitude of the people in the Ministry of Magic.

To say that the Ministry of Magic is full of good-for-nothings is obviously a bit of a stretch.

However, it is not unfair to say that the Ministry of Magic is corrupt from top to bottom and may not care about the facts but only deal with problems from the perspective of political influence.

Let’s look at previous examples.

Lucius, who was Voldemort's right-hand man, became a victim after being tried by the Ministry of Magic. Now he still has great influence and enjoys the Malfoy family's billions of assets.

Harry's godfather and James's loyal friend Sirius Black was imprisoned for more than ten years as a murderer and has been tortured by Dementors ever since.

The real murderer turned into a mouse and became Ron's pet, getting away with it. He would later sacrifice his arm to resurrect Voldemort.

Even without talking about the past, the current Minister of Magic, Fudge, is a fool who doesn't care about the safety of the entire wizarding world for the sake of his official position.

He was obviously more worried about Dumbledore leaving Hogwarts and seizing his position as Minister of Magic than Voldemort's return. If Voldemort really came back, his only fate would be to step down and leave.

Dolly would rather commit suicide on the spot than leave her fate to this group of people and let them choose for her.

Seeing that Dolly closed her eyes and remained silent, Dumbledore was not anxious, but waited quietly for Dolly to think.

He knew that the little witch in front of him was smart enough to think of her own answers without needing too much reminders from him as an adult.

Dolly also slowly sorted out all the conditions given by Dumbledore, so that her brain, which had been confused by yesterday's battle, could regain its rationality.

First of all, Dolly is really unhappy.

As a little witch who was almost killed, now she can't see the real murderer being brought to justice. Instead, the person who should have caught the real murderer is here lecturing her.

If Dolly had not had the experience of living two lives, she would have lost her mind long ago and would have either given up on revenge or started to release her emotions hysterically.

But now Dolly can't, because she is responsible for her own safety, and she doesn't intend to let go of the person who secretly harmed her.

Even if that person is Voldemort.

Perhaps for Voldemort, killing Dolly was just to make Harry Potter shed a tear.

But Dolly wanted Voldemort to know that he had offended the wrong person this time.

Looking at Dumbledore's conditions again, to put it bluntly, Dumbledore insisted on one thing.

He placed Dolly and Quirrell on an equal scale.

He could accept Dolly accusing Quirrell, but Dolly had to have evidence and at least take responsibility if the accusation failed.

He was not willing to conduct a thorough search and interrogation of Quirrell directly because of Dolly's accusation, and was unwilling to treat Quirrell as a criminal now.

Putting aside the emotional issues, Dolly had to admit that Dumbledore had his reasons for doing so.

A student's life is important, and a professor's reputation and even life are naturally important as well.

We can't let Quirrell be buried with Dolly just because she was hurt, even if there is no evidence.

This is legally logical and fair enough.

But if you think about it carefully, you will find that this is not fair.

Dolly and Quirrell can indeed be placed on opposite ends of the scale, but now Dolly is a victim who was almost killed.

If it were only to be fair to Dolly and Quirrell, Dolly would end up not having anyone to accuse and would have to forget what happened yesterday.

There is naturally no justice in such a result.

What's more, when did Hogwarts in the wizarding world start to pay attention to fairness in the legal sense?

Come on, there's not even a decent lawyer here!

So in the final analysis, it is because Dumbledore does not want to touch Quirrell now.

But Dolly was indeed a victim, and he needed to start with Dolly to find an opportunity to end this matter.

That is the sole purpose of this conversation.

Even if Dolly is a victim, but... Dolly is not dead. She can get out of bed in a few days without any sequelae. How can this be considered an injury?

Attempted murder?

Sorry, the laws in our wizarding world are not sound, so we don’t consider that too much!

After figuring it all out, Dolly didn't feel angry. Instead, she clearly realized one thing: she was not the protagonist.

At least not the protagonist in Dumbledore's eyes.

Dumbledore does favor Harry, but not every student, and even when he favors Harry, it can cause those on the other side of the scale to feel unfair.

Just like Dolly and Quirrell who are now placed on the two ends of the scale, Dolly will also feel unfair.

Of course, Dumbledore had his reasons for preferring Harry.

After all, Harry was a child who was going to be pushed to death by him. Not a seriously injured and dying child like Dolly, but a child who would truly face death and then return from the border of death.

Only in this way can Voldemort's Horcrux - Harry himself - be killed.

In comparison, does he have any reason to prefer Dolly?

Because Dolly is Harry's sister?

Harry did need the company of his blood relatives before he grew up, but Vernon and Petunia were enough.

As for the talents and abilities displayed by Dolly, which even surpassed the knowledge and reaction abilities of her peers, Dumbledore might have long begun to suspect that Dolly was the product of some wizard who had taken the Polyjuice Potion.

After figuring this out, Dolly felt calmer and was no longer angry at all.

Because she no longer expected to get the answer she wanted from Dumbledore, when Dolly could not produce sufficient evidence, it was obvious that Dumbledore would not respond to Dolly.

Of course, no longer expecting Dumbledore to come up with a solution does not mean that Dolly will just let the matter go.

Dolly then opened her eyes and said, "Professor, I really can't produce any evidence."

"But it's also true that I was almost killed. Do you agree?"

Dumbledore raised his head slightly, realizing that Dolly had finally come to terms with reality.

"You are quite right, Miss Dursley."

However, Dolly's next words also caught him off guard.

"So since Hogwarts doesn't recognize the murderer I identified and can't find the real murderer, then Hogwarts can only be held responsible for my injury, right?"

Dumbledore showed a look of realization, then smiled a little sadly and said, "Indeed, Miss Dursley."

He also didn't expect that after he persuaded Dolly to change her mind and not to escalate the matter, Dolly would actually ask him and hold Hogwarts responsible for it.

Of course, Dumbledore could just choose not to take responsibility for the matter and let Dolly blame herself for her bad luck.

But he is still a good man after all, not a politician who keeps shifting the blame. Because of the guilt in his heart, he chooses to bear it all alone.

"I don't know what I or Hogwarts can do for you. If you would like financial compensation, I can personally provide it to you."

Dolly shook her head and had no intention of asking for money, even though Dumbledore was very good at giving out gold coins.

As a top wizard who has lived for over a hundred years, any of his collections or his experiences can be sold at a sky-high price.

But for Dolly, who has the futuristic vision, she has no shortage of this money.

Compared to money, she values some privileges more.

So Dolly said, "First of all, the entertainment life in the castle is too boring. I want to bring some Muggle entertainment products here to decorate our dormitory."

"Of course, it's limited to our dormitory. As long as our living environment is safe, I hope the prefects, the dean, and the school won't interfere with us."

Dumbledore smiled exaggeratedly and said, "This suggestion makes me a little sad. I thought that when children get together, there will always be countless ways to have fun..."

"I can, but Hermione can't. I plan to stay with her."

"An enviable friendship, Miss Dolly, I agree."

"Also, I want to find a place to learn how to brew potions."

Dumbledore was slightly taken aback and said, "Brewing potions? Aren't the potions from Professor Snape and Madam Pomfrey enough to satisfy you?"

"I don't want to bother them all the time, and some potions are really inconvenient for them to handle. I can't ask Professor Snape to make a beauty potion for me."

"I don't think you actually need such a potion, Miss Dursley... Fine, I agree."

"Afterwards I will give you an empty classroom that satisfies you, to conduct your little potions adventure."

Then Dumbledore said, "However, I need to remind you that it is best not to try dangerous potions, otherwise if something goes wrong you may have to trouble Madam Pomfrey again."

"Don't worry about that, Professor. I'm actually very afraid of pain and don't want to get hurt at all."

Dumbledore glanced meaningfully at Dolly's arm, nodded, and without saying anything more, asked, "Then what else? Perhaps three conditions are enough?"

Dolly knew that this was Dumbledore reminding her to stop.

After all, Dolly is still alive and her injuries will heal quickly. For Dumbledore, this matter may really not be something worthy of special attention.

Dolly was not greedy and said, "Finally, Diandian and I get along very well. I think I can call on Diandian to help me with something later."

"You are lucky to have such a friendship with Diandian. I don't need to do anything. You can just communicate with Diandian directly."

"But there's an old house-elf in the kitchen who seems to think he's the leader of the house-elves. He probably wouldn't like me doing this."

Dumbledore showed a look of sudden realization and said, "That must be Pocket. He worked at Hogwarts when I was young."

"You're right, maybe I can actually help tell him that."

After this, Dumbledore did not give Dolly a chance to speak again. He said, "So, Miss Dursley, regarding your accusations against Professor Quirrell, will you retract them?"

Dolly shook her head and said, "I won't take it back."

Seeing Dumbledore about to say something, Dolly continued, "But I won't publicize this matter in the Daily Prophet as I did before. After all, I don't like being pestered by Ministry of Magic staff."

"My father is like that. He hates dealing with bureaucrats."

Dumbledore gave a knowing smile and said, "I can understand that, Mr. Dursley. I hate them too."

Dolly continued, "Next, I will prove in my own way that I am not lying. Quirrell is indeed the one who almost killed me."

"I hope that you, my professor, will not stop me from doing so."

Dumbledore nodded and said, "Of course, it is your freedom. Every student can have a professor they don't like."

"But I hope you understand that attacking the professor without authorization or using other magical means against the professor are both unacceptable behaviors."

"Even if you have grounds to accuse Professor Quirrell at that time, it still cannot offset the punishment you must receive for doing these things."

Dolly nodded to show that she understood.

Dumbledore finally smiled cheerfully and said, "It's been a pleasure talking to you, Miss Dursley."

"You're a perfect fit for Ravenclaw. The last time I was this embarrassed was when Lucius tried to cut the budget at the board meeting."

"Anyway, have a good rest and come back to class early. Your good friends are waiting anxiously."

After saying that, Dumbledore turned around and used his wand to close the curtains, creating a good environment for Dolly to sleep. Then he left the cubicle where Dolly was and opened the door of the school hospital.

To Dumbledore's surprise, Snape also came.

Snape saw the confusion in Dumbledore's eyes and said, "Professor, follow me."

Dumbledore nodded and followed Snape, while Madam Pomfrey and Hermione entered the hospital wing.

When the surroundings were quiet and no one was around, Dumbledore said, "Shouldn't you be keeping an eye on Quirrell? Why are you here again?"

Snape didn't answer, but asked, "Is she okay? Also, what are you going to do with Quirrell? Do you need me to help?"

"Do it?"

Dumbledore looked at Snape in surprise and said, "He is your colleague, Severus. What are you going to do to your colleague?"

Snape looked at Dumbledore in disbelief, as if realizing something, and said, "Are you going to let him go?"