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"We have no proof, Severus."

"Don't talk to me about evidence, Fu... We don't have any evidence that the guy is not dead, but didn't you also tell me with certainty that he would definitely come back?"

"Quirrel nearly killed Dolly. You and I both know that. What proof do we need? Wait until you see him kill someone with your own eyes?"

Dumbledore did not answer directly, but looked at Snape calmly, and Snape did not shy away.

Until a gust of cold wind blew, Dumbledore tightened his robes and said, "Severus, you should wake up."

"Is Miss Dolly Dursley really that special? She is neither Lily's child nor Lily's heir."

"The person you truly swore to protect is someone else."

After saying that, Dumbledore looked into the distance, where Harry, Ron and Neville were running side by side. Seeing Dumbledore and Snape arguing, they stopped and were obviously hesitant about whether they should continue to move forward.

85 The reconciled girls

Snape was stunned for a moment.

They seemed to find Dumbledore's words a bit unbelievable. Quirrell was about to kill a student, so they punished Quirrell. Was there any problem with that?

What does this have to do with whether Quirrell is special? Isn't this the most important thing a professor and principal should do?

Dumbledore obviously saw through Snape's thoughts and answered him directly: "If you do not admit that Miss Dursley is special, then I can only act according to the rules and let the evidence speak for itself."

"You examined Quirrell's wand, and you know that the battered wand we found had been cast with a Confounding Charm."

"These facts can be combined to form another truth, but you stubbornly believe that these were all done by Quirrell."

"Have you ever thought that if we really do something to Quirrell, and if we can't find anything unusual on his body, even using Veritaserum and Legilimency won't be able to find the truth you want."

"In the end, it was even discovered that Quirrell was an unlucky guy who was under the Imperius Curse..."

"Where will you go to find the real murderer then? And what kind of troubles and dangers will Miss Dursley, whom you value, face?"

"Can Miss Dursley withstand the revenge of a dangerous individual hiding in the darkness?"

Snape was completely dumbfounded. He stared at Dumbledore intently, and finally spoke with difficulty, "At least we protected her... no, we protected the students in the school so that they would not be attacked again!"

"Can it really be protected? If that guy can control Quirrell silently, he can control more people."

Dumbledore's tone became stern: "Severus, you know who our enemy is. Don't underestimate his power, and don't underestimate his wisdom."

"Unless you are absolutely sure, I suggest you stay calm and patient."

"You should understand the principle of which is easier to deal with: a murderer whose background we know or a murderer hiding in the dark."

Snape breathed rapidly and argued with his last strength, saying, "Dumbledore, if you are sure it is him, then why don't you kill him!"

"You are the strongest white wizard, you can do it!"

"No, Severus, I can't."

Dumbledore looked over Snape's shoulder at the distant scenery and said, "You and I knew that prophecy together. Do you still not believe it now?"

Snape knew it.

It was a cold and wet night in the Hog's Head Inn in Hogsmeade when Dumbledore went to interview Trelawney, an applicant for the Divination class.

Trelawney has almost no skills in divination magic, and all she has are some superficial tricks that might not even fool Muggles.

But just as Dumbledore expressed disappointment, Trelawney awakened her family's ancestral prophetic ability and made a prophecy.

"The boy will be born at the end of July, whose parents have thrice escaped the Dark Lord's murderers, and who will be accepted as his equal."

"But he will have powers the Dark Lord does not possess, and one must die at the hands of the other, for neither can survive while the other lives."

Dumbledore did not fully believe the prophecy at the time until Harry's parents died and Harry became the Boy-Who-Lived.

When Dumbledore saw the scar on the boy's forehead, he knew that the prophecy had worked.

It didn't matter whether he believed the prophecy or not, because Voldemort already believed it with certainty.

The belief of a Dark Lord is a powerful magic in itself.

Because the wizard's magic itself is the miracle created by wizards using the power of belief to control magic power.

The reason Snape knew all this was because he was also at the Hog's Head Inn that night.

But he was thrown out halfway through listening by Aberforth Dumbledore, the owner of the Hog's Head Inn, who was also Albus Dumbledore's younger brother.

After that, Snape told Voldemort the half-heard prophecy. At that time, he was still Voldemort's right-hand man and did not know that the boy would be Lily's child.

Later, Harry's parents died because of this, and Snape became one of the culprits who killed Lily.

This caused Snape great pain, and he finally decided to sacrifice his future life to avenge Voldemort and protect Harry. This was his way of atonement to Lily.

Dumbledore looked at Snape again, his eyes calm, as if he was sure of victory.

Snape's most painful memory was indeed triggered. His face turned pale and he struggled for a long time but could not utter a single character.

He knew that he had been convinced by Dumbledore, or at least he could not refute Dumbledore.

Snape, feeling angry and helpless, instinctively turned his head towards Harry and the others and shouted, "Potter! What are you standing there for? Do what you should do!"

"You'd better not let me see you late for Potions class again, or I'll deduct five points from each of you!"

Harry and the other two frowned and lowered their heads when they heard this. They trotted past Dumbledore and Snape, then accelerated towards the school hospital.

This short period of time also allowed Snape to calm down a little.

"Dumbledore, I will keep a close eye on Quirrell and look for evidence."

"If I catch him, you must expel him and the guy behind him from Hogwarts."

Dumbledore nodded happily and said, "It is only natural, Severus."

"I haven't finished speaking yet."

Snape continued, "As for Dursley, I know very well that she is not Lily's replacement, nor is she Lily's heir. She is just a student who looks very similar to Lily."

"She is Harry's sister and a blood relative recognized by Harry. From the perspective of caring for Harry, nothing can happen to her."

"There are indeed some inexplicable things about her, but I hope you can show the same tolerance to the Dursleys as you do to Quirrell."

Dumbledore replied simply, "I treat everyone the same, Severus."

Snape looked at Dumbledore again and said nothing more.

He had originally wanted to check on Dolly, but now he felt it was more important to check on Quirrell.

As for the strange things about Dolly, Snape was also very curious, but Snape believed that this had nothing to do with the Voldemort man who could not be named.

It was just that Dolly awakened some indescribable magical talents, which was not a very unusual thing in the magical world.

No matter how outrageous Dolly is, can she be as outrageous as the invincible Andros?

His Patronus Charm can summon a giant as his Patronus, and such a Patronus can smash an entire troll with one punch.

In comparison, Lily is just a little stronger.

After the unpleasant conversation, Snape and Dumbledore parted ways.

In contrast, Dolly's reunion with Hermione and Qiu Zhang was much more harmonious.

The moment Hermione saw Dolly had woken up, her eyes turned red and she walked with enthusiasm and excitement, intending to rush over to give Dolly a hug.

It was Qiu Zhang who grabbed Hermione's wrist and said, "Wait a minute, Hermione, we haven't confirmed Dolly's condition yet."

Seeing Qiu Zhang's actions, Duoli had to admit that she felt a little nervous.

She had a vague impression of what happened yesterday. It seemed that Hermione and Qiu Zhang had rescued her together, but did this mean that the two had reconciled?

Dolly was not sure about this and was really worried that the two would quarrel again.

But it turned out that Dolly was overthinking it.

Hermione nodded seriously, then looked behind her at Madam Pomfrey, waiting for her explanation.

Madam Pomfrey smiled widely, but warned Hermione and Qiu Zhang seriously, "Miss Zhang is right, Miss Granger, you are indeed too impulsive."

"Although Miss Dursley is out of danger, the bones in her left arm have not yet been healed. You must be extremely careful not to touch her left arm when communicating with her."

"She never cried out in pain. She's a very strong child. I hope you won't break her record of strength."

Hermione looked at Dolly's limp arm and this time she couldn't help but let tears flow down her face.

Qiu Zhang also let go of Hermione, allowing Hermione to be the first to reach Dolly.

Hermione half-crouched on Dolly's right side, leaning against the windowsill. Just as she was about to say something, Dolly smiled and stretched out her hand.

What this action means is self-evident.

Seeing that Dolly was still hesitant, Dolly said lazily: "Hermione, if you don't hold me, I won't get up today."

Hermione couldn't help laughing, but then she felt it was inappropriate and rolled her eyes at Dolly. But after looking away, she was attracted to Dolly again and laughed with tears in her eyes.

She carefully sat down on the edge of the bed, reached out and hugged Dolly, buried her head in Dolly's neck, and gently breathed in the familiar scent of Dolly.

It’s a pity that Dolly’s hair has been sacrificed. Now she has short hair. Otherwise, Hermione would definitely be able to smell the same fragrance of her hair.

"Dolly, it's great that you're still alive."

Hermione whispered softly in Dolly's ear, and Dolly rubbed her cheek against Hermione's enthusiastically and said, "I haven't seen you yet. Even if the god of death comes and wants to take my life, I will do my best to live."

Hermione quickly withdrew her body, stretched out her hand and blocked Dolly's mouth with her palm, looked at Dolly with a scolding look, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, and don't mention what happened yesterday again."

"Qiu Zhang and I have agreed not to ask any questions until you recover."

"You'd better get well soon, or I'll teach you a lesson when we get back to the dorm!"

Dolly hugged her shoulders with one hand, looking exaggerated, and said, "I'm so scared!"

"Crying Hermione is the scariest..."

Dolly teased Hermione, and naturally received Hermione's eye roll again, so Dolly changed to a gentle voice.

"Okay, it's cute, okay?"

"Don't worry, when we get back to the dorm I'll be lying on the bed in the shape of a cross, and you can do whatever you want to me!"

After saying that, Dolly reached out and wiped away the tears from the corners of Hermione's eyes. Hermione did not refuse, but just kept staring at Dolly's pale but beautiful face, happily enjoying the tranquility of the moment.

When Dolly's mischievous hand tried to pinch her nose, Hermione smiled and dodged away from the bed, saying, "Why are you still so restless? Are you more excited the more you get hurt?"

"Isn't it that I see you guys have reconciled... So, are you really reconciled?"

Dolly blinked and changed the subject to what she wanted to know.

A flash of sadness crossed Hermione's eyes, but she quickly concealed it and crossed her arms, as if she had regained her usual domineering self.

"Then it depends on someone's sincerity."

After saying that, Hermione even pointed at Qiu Zhang with her chin.

Qiu Zhang came over at this time and sat in the seat where Hermione had just sat. He reached out and gently stroked Dolly's forehead with his fingertips, helping Dolly to tidy up her messy hair.

Then she said, "This is all my fault."

She picked up the two pendants on the bedside table and said, "I didn't tell you that the pendant I gave you is actually one of a pair."

"I have the other one here. Besides its basic functions, it can also sense your physical condition."

"I can't stay by your side every day like Hermione, so I wanted to care for you in this way. I didn't expect Hermione to find out, so we..."

Hermione frowned, patted Qiu Zhang's shoulder, and said, "Didn't we agree not to mention what happened yesterday again?"

Qiu Zhang nodded and gave Hermione a grateful look. She knew that Hermione said that not only to prevent Dolly from recalling the pain of yesterday, but also to make Qiu Zhang stop blaming herself.

Qiu Zhang and Hermione had already learned from Diandian that Dolly had been looking for information everywhere during the day, wanting to know the reason for the quarrel between the two of them.

In their opinion, it was because Dolly was wandering around alone that the mastermind had the opportunity to take advantage of her.

If they hadn't argued, or if they hadn't caused Dolly any worry, Hermione could at least have been there for Dolly, and the two of them could have faced the troll together.

With Hermione's help, Dolly's condition will definitely be much better, right?

"Dolly, I've made a decision."

Qiu Zhang turned around and took Hermione's wrist, and gave her his pendant in front of Hermione's surprised eyes.

"Hermione, you are more suitable and need it more than me. If you can determine Dolly's physical condition at any time, you can take better care of Dolly."

"And it's enough for me to be your ordinary friend."

At this point, Qiu Zhang, who had always looked strong and emotionally stable, finally couldn't bear it anymore and started crying with his hands covering his mouth.