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103 Chapter 1 Uninvited Guests During the Holidays

Qiu Zhang had a look of astonishment on his face, and he obviously had not expected such a scene to happen.

However, out of trust in Dolly, she nodded and accepted the business card.

Mr. Zhang nodded and said politely, "Thank you for your gift. I will also prepare a Christmas present for you when I get back."

Although he was smiling, anyone could tell that he was just speaking in a coaxing tone to a child.

Dolly didn't mind and waved at Qiu Zhang.

Qiu Zhang then said goodbye to everyone and was the first to leave the crowd with his father.

"He doesn't seem easy to get along with?"

Hermione came to Dolly's side, mumbling softly.

Dolly shrugged and said, "I don't expect to get along well with him. This is just part of being friends with Qiu Zhang."

Hermione looked at Dolly in surprise, then whispered, "Do I need to have a good relationship with your parents, too?"

Dolly smiled and said, "But don't you have a very good relationship with them?"

Hermione was stunned, then realized that Dolly was right.

Just now, when she greeted Petunia and Vernon, she received a polite hug from them and even received a Christmas gift from the Dursleys.

Although the two families had only been friends for less than six months, Hermione was already clearly a frequent guest at the Dursleys'.

"Dolly, it's not enough to just give Mr. Zhang a Christmas present."

At this time, Vernon spoke up, in a joking tone, but he taught his daughter not to be partial.

"Hermione's parents must be looking forward to your gift, too, don't you think, Dolly?"

Dolly didn't answer. Mrs. Granger came over, took Dolly's wrist, and said with a smile, "I thought you knew Dolly gave us Christmas presents too, Vernon. Your daughter is more charming than you think."

Vernon's face was full of surprise, he really didn't know about this.

Not only Vernon didn't know, even Hermione didn't know.

Hermione pointed at Dolly, her mouth open in utter disbelief.

Dolly blinked at Hermione before continuing, "It's just some genuine magic candy that I added a little touch of Transfiguration to. It's not worth much."

"But it's the warmest Christmas gift we've ever received."

Mr. Granger also spoke, and even took out a beautifully wrapped glass gift box.

Inside are four human figures made of candies, which are very lifelike and can even perform some small movements. They are the Granger family, plus the little girl Dolly who is visiting.

It was as if Dolly was joining the Granger family in this way.

"Dolly, I'm curious, how long can they last? Can they be preserved forever?"

Mrs. Granger lowered her head and asked. Dolly shook her head and said, "Unfortunately, I'm not good at the immobilization spell yet. They can only move for a few days."

"But next year, maybe I can create a little gift that keeps moving."

"Then I'm looking forward to this day."

Mrs. Granger gave Dolly a hug, and Dolly responded by gently hugging her shoulders.

This happy scene made Hermione feel like an outsider.

It wasn't until Mr. Granger winked at her that Hermione reacted.

She quickly opened the package and gave the two packets of candy that she was going to take home to Vernon and Petunia, blushing and saying, "This is your Christmas present. The owls were too busy, so I didn't have time to deliver it."

Vernon and Petunia looked at each other, then laughed and accepted the gift without revealing Hermione's thoughts at all.

After all, to put it bluntly, Dolly was too thoughtful in this matter, which was beyond the scope of what a young wizard could handle, so it was natural that Hermione could not keep up.

Look, there is Harry over there with a confused look on his face. He is totally unprepared.

As for the snacks and candies he bought on the train, they had long been eaten up by Ron and the others, and there was nothing left to show for it.

Just when Harry was feeling extremely embarrassed, Vernon spoke up, "How about coming to our house first? Petunia has prepared a feast."

The Grangers politely declined, and both parties said their goodbyes.

Unlike last time when the two families took the Knight Bus, this time both families drove.

It wasn't until they got in the car that Dolly said, "Harry, you don't have to think too much. It's unnecessary for children to give gifts to adults. After all, we theoretically don't have the ability to make money."

"What about you? Haven't you already done that?"

Harry couldn't help asking, and Dolly said matter-of-factly, "I'm just trying to make Hermione's parents happy. You two aren't familiar with each other anyway."

Harry was speechless. This seemed to make sense, but Harry always felt that something was wrong.

"Harry, there's no need to imitate Dolly. She has a little ability... It's okay to tell him, right?"

Vernon saw Dolly nod in the mirror and said, "It's probably the ability to predict some stock trends."

"The stocks she recommended have actually become our family's main source of income. That's why she can spend a lot of money at will. And you just need to be your younger brother."

Harry nodded and touched his face in embarrassment.

Before he came, Hagrid had told him not to tell the Dursleys about his family's assets. Wasn't that a bit too contemptuous?

Just find an opportunity to talk about this.

Along the way, Petunia asked Dolly and Harry about their well-being, and Dolly enthusiastically talked about every detail of Hogwarts.

Since Dolly and Harry were not from the same house, Harry also had his own topics to talk about.

From the house style, to favorite subjects, to friends and Quidditch.

Of course, in accordance with Dolly's instructions to Harry, he skipped all the topics about the dangers of Hogwarts, Quirrell and Snape.

After they returned home and finished the feast that Petunia had carefully prepared, they gathered around the TV, watching the soap opera and continuing to chat. By the end of the conversation, Harry felt his mouth was numb.

But he had never been happier, not even happier than when he was at the Christmas feast with his classmates at Hogwarts.

After all, classmates and family members are different. Even though Harry is young, he understands that not everything is suitable to say to classmates.

But it’s different for family members. Even if Harry tells his embarrassing stories, he doesn’t need to feel embarrassed. For Mr. and Mrs. Vernon, they have seen everything about Harry.

Of course, Dolly's laughter would be unbridled at this point, and she would stop Vernon and Petunia from telling their own stories, which Harry felt was unfair.

But as the older brother, Harry felt that he should give in to Dolly in this regard.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Harry climbed into bed and went to sleep.

I dreamed of the Mirror of Erised again, but this time, the Dursleys were one of the family members in the mirror.

Unlike the illusory shadows in the mirror, they can actually interact with Harry.

Whether it was Vernon's manly education, the food carefully prepared by Petunia, or his sister Dolly who was always more perfect and better than him, they all made Harry smile from ear to ear.

When he came to his senses, the Mirror of Erised had disappeared, and Harry opened his eyes, ready to greet the new day.

The Dursleys' situation was special; they didn't have many relatives.

Vernon has an older sister, Marge, but Marge has her own family and doesn't visit the Dursleys every holiday.

Petunia was all alone, so Christmas at the Dursleys' was relatively quiet.

But Dolly and Harry have already made an appointment to go for a good stroll in London today, although there will basically be no shops open outside of Chinatown at this time.

But Dolly can also take this opportunity to go to Chinatown and "discover" her love for Chinese food, and from then on openly change her taste habits.

As a result, just as the family was about to go out, a young man in a suit and tie rang the doorbell.

Vernon opened the door and looked at the person in front of him in confusion, and said, "Who are you?"

"Hello, Mr. Dursley."

"I'm Bill Weasley, brother of Ron Weasley, Harry's dorm mate and a friend of your daughter's."

"but me……"

Bill took out a box of chocolate frogs and handed it to Vernon, saying, "He's also a wizard, currently working as a curse breaker at Gringotts."

Vernon didn't take the chocolate frog. Instead, he looked at Bill warily and said, "I don't care who you are. Now get out of my room and go outside."

"If I confirm your identity, I will let you in, otherwise I will call the police immediately."

"Now, back off!"

Bill was shocked by Vernon's attitude, his eyes full of confusion and even a hint of anger.

But he was a Gryffindor from the Weasley family after all, so he finally nodded, stepped back step by step, and stood outside the yard.

Vernon then closed and locked the door, picked up the baseball bat hanging behind the door, and said, "Dolly, Harry, do you know a Bill Weasley? He claims to be a wizard and is Ron's brother!"

If his daughter and Harry answered that they didn't know each other, Vernon would do his utmost to protect his children even if he knew that they were no match for the wizard.

Dolly and Harry were also stunned when they heard Vernon's words, and Dolly's expression was even more serious.

If the person outside the door was really Bill, it wouldn't be surprising that he could find this place, after all, even Ron could find it.

But this matter can be big or small.

To put it simply, it is just an ordinary gathering of relatives and friends.

To put it simply, a wizard came to Harry's house while he was not at school.

This will create a very bad demonstration effect, enough to tell those dark wizards with ulterior motives that they can follow suit.

It seems necessary to set up some simple defensive magic around the home.

Dolly thought so as she walked to the door, looked at the people outside through the peephole, and said, "Harry and I don't know Bill. We only know Ron."

"But Harry, you can use some questions to prove his identity, preferably those secrets that only Ron's family would know."

In fact, Dolly had already recognized that the person coming was Bill.

As for the possibility that the other party was someone who had taken Polyjuice Potion, Dolly felt that it was unlikely.

Even if he changed, he would change into someone Dolly knew, even if he changed into a passerby on this street.

Normally Bill would still be working in Egypt, so wouldn't it be asking for trouble if he became the next person?

Of course, Dolly was also prepared to take action, and would show no mercy if she found something wrong with the other party.

As for the fact that students cannot use magic outside of Hogwarts, who cares when the danger comes?

Harry nodded, took a deep breath, opened the door, looked at Bill in the distance, and asked several questions in succession.

For example, what are the names of Ron's family members, how old they are, what their appearance and personality are like.

For example, the name of Ron the mouse, as well as the details of his limbs and fur color.

For example, the food that Ron's family usually eats, the gifts Ron received, and some related issues of Ron's two brothers.

Bill kept answering questions fluently, and when Harry could no longer think of any other questions, he nodded and said, "That should be right."

Dolly nodded, but instead of letting anyone in, she continued, "Now you can tell me what you mean, Bill. Why are you here? Who asked you to come?"

"I work as a curse breaker at Gringotts. Gringotts sent me here because they thought coming to see you directly might scare the Muggles..."

"I originally thought their ideas were too exaggerated, but now I have to admit they are right. It seems I have scared you."

There was a hint of sarcasm in Bill's words at the end, and he was obviously dissatisfied with being questioned for so long.

Dolly waved him in.

But before Bill walked in, he said, "Bill, you should know that this is Harry's home."

"If anything happens to Harry, or if he's attacked by a Dark wizard later, you'll be at least half responsible, because you set a precedent for adult wizards visiting Harry unexpectedly."

Bill's face changed and he realized the seriousness of the problem.

He hastened to reiterate that he was indeed an employee of Gringotts, and said that he would definitely send a letter to make an appointment in advance and would not visit unexpectedly.

Dolly then made way for Bill to enter.

Not that Dolly had anything against Bill, even though he married Fleur Delacour, but simply because Bill came here on behalf of Gringotts.

Facing the representatives of this group of fairies, Dolly naturally had to take a tough enough attitude. Obviously, this had nothing to do with Fleur Delacour.

As for Fleur Delacour... ahem, as for Bill himself, Dolly was even willing to be friends with him.

At least he is a staunch member of the Order of the Phoenix, and we will inevitably fight side by side in the future.