The sickly iron fist beauty in Harry Potter

She didn't really care about the book anymore. She just wanted to know what it meant to take her friendship with Dolly to the next level.

Unfortunately, Dolly hummed a song and began to check the new gifts. Hermione could only sit back in her seat and look at her own gift.

Then, she thought of something.

I hurried to look for the gift from Dolly, and finally found a palm-sized gift box.

That's it?

An idea came to Hermione's mind. She originally thought that Dolly would give her a book. After all, she really liked such gifts.

But now Hermione really had no idea what was inside this small box.

I simply opened it and was surprised to find that it was a small badge with Dolly's name on it.

This……

Hermione looked at Dolly in confusion. Dolly smiled and said, "This is a little thing I had custom-made at the Magic Prop Shop. It can sense each other's position at close range. All you have to do is tap it with your wand."

After saying that, Dolly took out her own and tapped it lightly with her wand.

Hermione instantly felt the badge in her hand move, and then it pulled her towards Dolly.

Hermione did not resist and was pulled back to Dolly by the badge. Looking at her name written on the badge in Dolly's hand, her eyes began to light up.

This gift made her happier than she had imagined.

But Hermione immediately thought of a question and asked, "You didn't give Qiu Zhang the same thing, did you?"

Duoli quickly shook her head and said, "How could that be? She and I already have a pendant. Wouldn't it be redundant to give her this?"

"So it's just the two of us?"

"of course."

Hermione laughed happily, but then realized that the smile seemed a little too obvious, so she quickly put it away.

Then, with a stern face and an expression of reluctant acceptance, he hung the badge on his chest.

Dolly did as she was told. After she finished, Hermione couldn't help but laugh happily when she saw the badge with her name on Dolly's chest.

Now she seemed to understand what Dolly meant when she said that their friendship had entered a new stage.

They are not only best friends, but also friends with whom they can talk about anything, even some private topics.

Since she had already lost face in front of the other party, she might as well lose face completely. After all, the other party would never laugh at her. This was the confidence that Dolly brought to Hermione.

"Come on, let's open the presents together."

Dolly extended her hand and invited Hermione. This time, Hermione did not refuse. She sat down next to Dolly, shoulder to shoulder, and started to work on the gift in front of them again.

As in the previous cases, the gifts given by the vast majority of people were unremarkable, after all, the students' abilities and choices were there.

The most creative ones were probably the homemade magic toys given by the Weasley brothers. They had already demonstrated enough talent at that point.

This made Dolly think about whether she should invest in them in advance. After all, from the perspective of the audience and readers, Dolly also hoped that the idea of the brothers opening a store together could be realized as soon as possible.

But soon, Dolly's attention was attracted by a big gift box.

Looking at the name above, Dolly felt a hint of anticipation. Hermione also cast her gaze over, because she also had a box that was almost the same in her hand.

"What do you think Qiu Zhang will give as a gift?"

Hermione spoke first, her eyes showing more nervousness than anticipation.

After all, the gift she gave was a mess in every sense of the word.

If Dolly hadn't still been willing to accept her, she wouldn't even know how to end it.

Even now, what just happened is still a mess, and there is no real ending.

For example, she didn't know whether Dolly had really comforted her that day, nor did she know how the two of them would deal with similar topics in the future.

Although Hermione hasn't done it yet, she will have to do it in the future. She's afraid that what happened today will become something Dolly will laugh at her.

So Hermione had a vague hope that the gift Qiu Zhang gave would not be so...perfect, so that at least her gift would not seem so bad.

But when she opened the gift box, Hermione was destined to be disappointed.

What catches the eye are two wind chimes with exquisite and unique shapes. The moment they are taken out, they vibrate by themselves and make crisp and pleasant sounds.

There is a handwritten instruction manual under each person's wind chime.

It turns out that this is also a magic prop, a pair of magic wind chimes.

Dolly's can make soft sounds, and as long as it is injected with magic power, it can continue to sound for a long time, just like white noise, allowing people to fall asleep peacefully.

Hermione's one functions more like a clock. It can be timed by the amount of magic power, and the sound it makes is also louder.

Although the two already had Crookshanks, a cat-shaped alarm clock, this wind chime, which could emit a variety of pleasant sounds, was much more comfortable than Crookshanks's paws slapping their faces.

Looking at the pair of wind chimes, Hermione couldn't help but feel happy. After all, there is no girl who wouldn't like such an exquisite, beautiful and practical little thing.

Even its meaning is quite beautiful. Doesn't it mean that this pair of wind chimes will accompany Dolly to sleep every day and wake her up every morning?

Qiu Zhang couldn't really live in this dormitory, but through this pair of wind chimes, she felt as if she was always with Dolly.

Even though Hermione felt a little uncomfortable and thought Qiu Zhang was stealing her time with Dolly, she couldn't give any excuse because one of the wind chimes was for her.

"How is it, do you like it?"

Hermione asked in a nonchalant tone, then added, "I like it very much. How about we hang it up now?"

“It’s really pleasing…”

How could Dolly not smell the sour smell on Hermione? After all, her eyebrows were almost squeezed together.

So Dolly continued, "But I don't think it's as impressive as the gift you gave Hermione..."

Hermione's face immediately turned red again, and she reached out to hit Dolly. Dolly also put Hermione down and started a tickling war with her.

It wasn't until both of their clothes were disheveled and their hair was a mess that they reconciled and sat back down beside the pile of gifts.

Later, Dolly also opened her parents' gifts.

What Petunia gave Dolly was a whole new set of clothes, from thick coats and sweaters that could be worn outside to brand new pink underwear.

Dolly was speechless about the taste, but the soft and comfortable fabric and Penny's love made Dolly unable to refuse.

Vernon gave Dolly a pair of boxing gloves signed by a professional athlete and a bank certificate with a face value of 10,000 pounds. The password was the date when Dolly won the boxing championship.

Vernon also carefully wrote down that this was money for Dolly to use as she pleased, and as for matters concerning his investment, they would discuss it in detail after Dolly returned home.

This made Dolly marvel at Vernon's generosity. Ten thousand pounds was not a small amount of money no matter how you looked at it.

However, it also indirectly shows that Vernon has already believed in Dolly's investment ability to predict the future, and has begun to try to let Dolly take control of everything herself.

If Dolly wasn't so young, he might have just thrown all his assets to Dolly to manage.

The next thing worth mentioning is Harry's gift.

He actually learned how to make blood-tonifying medicine and gave the first batch of the finished product to Dolly.

Although it did not look pure enough to the naked eye, making Dolly not want to drink it, she still sighed that Harry was indeed much better at potions than in the original book.

As for how Harry got the ingredients to make the blood tonic and where he did it, Dolly didn't need to think to be sure that it had something to do with Hagrid.

Even though Dolly didn't like Hagrid very much, Harry and Hagrid still had a good relationship.

With Hagrid around, Harry had the entire Forbidden Forest. If there were no other materials in the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid could go to Diagon Alley or even Knockturn Alley to help Harry prepare them at any time.

No matter how you look at it, this is much more convenient and faster than Dolly finding channels herself.

The only problem that would arise if Hagrid were to operate these things would be that the precision could not be guaranteed, which was probably why Harry's potion was not pure enough.

All this also made Dolly realize that even without Hermione's help, Harry and his friends would not be really stuck by the current problem.

Each of them can unleash their own potential and find other ways out. The idea that the future cannot move forward without someone is absolutely unacceptable.

Dolly spent the entire morning opening all the presents.

In the end, they simply asked Hermione to help unpack the boxes, to the point where she started complaining: "You received more candy than you can finish eating next year, and a bunch of little gadgets you can't use at all."

"You're really welcome, Dolly."

"Are you envious? Then I'll give them all to you?"

In response to Dolly's teasing, Hermione quickly waved her hands.

At first she was indeed a little envious of Dolly's popularity, but when she saw Dolly start to carefully record every gift, she realized that social interactions were also a considerable burden.

Regardless of financial resources or interests, she doesn't want to be the one who has to give gifts to everyone.

By the time the two of them had finished sorting everything, they were already starving. After a quick wash, they went to the auditorium to eat.

Although there were roaring fires in the common room and the Great Hall, the draft still made Hermione and Dolly shiver along the way, and the window glass was rattling in the biting wind.

This made Dolly begin to miss the feeling of wearing a down jacket. The warmth of being wrapped up in it was something that could not be compared to sweaters and thick coats.

It’s just that people here don’t seem to have the habit of wearing down jackets. It may be because they are required to wear robes in school, so it’s impossible to put on down jackets.

Dolly was lost in thought, and just when she was about to give up, they finally arrived at the auditorium.

As soon as I entered the auditorium, I was hit by the hot wind, and then I could smell the delicious food in the lively atmosphere - facing a large pile of food, the little wizards were making their final charge, and at the same time, various wizard lottery envelopes and firecrackers were being opened.

Once these wonderful colorful firecrackers are pulled open, they will make a roar like a cannon, and colorful smoke will engulf everything around them, and all kinds of strange moving things will jump out from them.

For example, there are dancing navy hats, Christmas socks with flashing wings, and even chocolate frogs that actively crawl into other people's mouths.

"Where do you think those chocolate frogs are hidden before they're opened?"

This made Ron, who had just had a chocolate frog stuffed in his mouth, look pale. Harry smiled heartlessly, and when he saw Dolly, he wanted to rush over and say something to her.

However, a figure was faster and rushed over from Harry's side and hugged Dolly tightly, holding Dolly's cheeks with both hands, making Dolly think she had the urge to kiss him.

But it turned out that Dolly was overthinking it.

Qiu Zhang blushed and showed Dolly her full set of cold-proof equipment, from sports gloves to hats to earmuffs, and even a mask with a smiley face printed on it, which was the gift Dolly gave to Qiu Zhang.

The purpose is to allow Qiu Zhang to stay warm while training in such a harsh environment.

"Thank you Dolly, I love your gift."

"I like your gift, too, Cho."

The two looked at each other as if no one was around. Hermione coughed lightly, then straightened her chest and brushed the non-existent dust off the badge on her chest with her fingers.

When Qiu Zhang saw this, he was a little surprised, and then he noticed that Dolly and Hermione also had paired things on them.

But she quickly adjusted herself and said with a smile, "Nice badge. Is it a testament to your friendship with Dolly, Hermione?"

"Of course," said Hermione proudly, "Dolly gave it to me."

What puzzled him was that Qiu Zhang became even happier after hearing this answer and said, "Then congratulations, Hermione, you are still Dolly's best friend."

Hermione felt a little embarrassed by the compliments, and when she thought of the gift she gave to Dolly, she suddenly felt ashamed.

She did not stop Qiu Zhang from pulling Dolly to sit next to her, after all, she was on the other side of Dolly.

It was only then that Harry found the opportunity to come over and said, "Sister, I have something to tell you when I have time later."

"No problem Harry, I'll find you after dinner."

Dolly made an OK gesture to Harry, and roughly understood why Harry was looking for her.

Most likely it's because of the existence of the invisibility cloak.

Next, there is an extremely sumptuous Christmas dinner.

Plump roast turkeys, mountains of roast meat and boiled potatoes, platters of delicious sausages, bowls of peas in butter, dishes of rich gravy and lingonberry sauce...

The food at Hogwarts is not as refined as ever, but the food that looks like a mountain is at least impressive enough to arouse the young wizards' desire to conquer it.

As Dumbledore, wearing a female wizard hat decorated with flowers, announced the start of the banquet, the entire hall turned into a sea of joy. Professors were even allowed to drink today. Soon, professors such as Hagrid and McGonagall had red faces from drinking and began to chat and laugh in a relaxed manner.

Dolly, on her side, also received an unexpected surprise after tasting a few appetizers.

A special silver plate appeared in front of her, and on it emerged a unique dish, which turned out to be authentic Chinese cuisine - Hainanese chicken rice!

Well, at least to those around Dolly it looked like Chinese food.

The appearance of Hainanese chicken rice naturally caused exclamations from everyone except Qiu Zhang.

Hermione was even more surprised and asked: "How do you manage to eat whatever you want?"

Dolly shrugged and said, "Maybe because I gave Diandian a Christmas present?"