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They might even be treated as old friends of foreign investors, and at least in the short term, their status and earning money shouldn't be a problem.

This reassured Dolly somewhat, making her realize that she now had a wider escape route.

Even if they can no longer stay in the British magical world in the future, they won't be without a place to belong in this world.

As for why Dolly had this concern, it was because she felt that the Ministry of Magic might need a change in leadership.

Pushing this forward would certainly involve huge risks, but Dolly felt it was worth it to avoid being disgusted by Fudge.

However, there's no need to consider such far-reaching issues right now. What Dolly needs to consider now is whether or not to accept Cho Chang's invitation.

As the holiday drew to a close, Cho Chang sent Dolly a letter inviting her to visit her mother.

This made Dolly nervous, but also vaguely uneasy.

The tension was naturally because I was going to see my mother-in-law... cough, I mean, Qiu Zhang's mother.

The unsettling part was the meeting place, which turned out to be Little Hangleton.

That is, the location of the old house of the Gangte family.

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Chapter 265 Olivia Selwyn.

Little Hangerton—this place name might sound a bit obscure at first glance.

But once you know another place name, you'll understand everything instantly.

That's Big Hangleton, where the Gaunt family home is located.

Many stories have unfolded here.

Voldemort's Squib mother took a liking to the handsome and wealthy young master Riddle, and used a love potion on him, making Riddle forget his original fiancée and become infatuated with her, and eventually marry her.

Pregnant Melop, believing she had a child as leverage, took a gamble and told Tom that she was a witch and had used a love potion to make him fall in love with her. Feeling tricked, Tom angrily abandoned her a year later.

She was later abandoned by her family and kicked out of Little Hangleton, where she moved to London.

On the eve of a dark, snowy night on December 31, 1926, Merop gave birth to Voldemort in a Muggle orphanage.

When Voldemort turned 16, he went to Gaunt's old house, knocked out his uncle Morphing Gaunt, used Morphing's wand to kill old Tom Riddle and the Riddles, and framed Morphing for the crime.

Most importantly, he stole the ancestral heirloom passed down from Marvologant to Moffin—a black stone ring engraved with the "Pavellier coat of arms".

At this point, Voldemort was unaware that the black stone was the Resurrection Stone.

Later, he turned the ring into a Horcrux and hid it in Gaunt's old house in Little Hangleton, protecting it with a lot of powerful magic.

According to the original storyline, Dumbledore will eventually come to Gaunt's old house and find the Resurrection Stone by analyzing magical traces.

Even someone as powerful as Dumbledore couldn't escape the temptation of the resurrection spell. He put on the ring, but was accidentally cursed by the magic on it, and from then on, he only had one year left to live.

Of course, Dumbledore obviously hasn't found this place yet.

Although he knew about the existence of Horcruxes earlier than in the original story, finding them was obviously a troublesome matter, and even Dumbledore had to proceed slowly.

In other words, the Resurrection Stone is still in Gaunt's old house.

Dolly was heading to the place where Voldemort's mother had once lived.

This made Dolly curious: Could it be that Cho Chang's mother and Voldemort's mother had some kind of connection?

But that's not the most important thing.

Most importantly, should Dolly pretend not to know about the existence of the Resurrection Stone?

That was an extremely important prop, almost related to the fate of Dumbledore, Voldemort, and everyone else.

To obtain it, one must break through the Gaunt family's magical defenses, which were set up by Voldemort.

And even if you succeed, you still have to resist the temptation of the resurrection stone...

Thinking about this, Dolly started to back out.

If Dolly were facing a low-health Voldemort, she might be fearless.

However, Dolly had absolutely no confidence in the face of Voldemort's magical defenses at their peak.

Even Dolly didn't dare tell Dumbledore about it.

If Dumbledore finds out too early and dies too soon, Dolly will have to deal with Voldemort on her own.

However, keeping the information completely secret is not an option, as finding the Horcrux is a necessary process.

Dolly has already changed a lot of the plot, so perhaps we must speed up the search for the Horcruxes.

Harry has a chance of survival only if all the Horcruxes are destroyed.

However, the search for the Horcruxes was destined to be fraught with danger, and Dolly couldn't say for sure whether she would run into Voldemort again during the process.

With these thoughts in mind, Dolly became less nervous about meeting Cho Chang's mother.

Even if she really is related to Voldemort's mother's family, so what?

In the magical world, all pure-blood families are related, and they live normal lives, don't they?

So Dolly, at Cho Chang's invitation, took the Knight Bus to the main road.

Then they saw a Muggle dressed as Cho Chang, waiting for Dolly.

She wore a wool coat with jeans and a scarf, and didn't look like a wizard at all; she looked like a beautiful young girl.

This is the look that would most appeal to Dolly, since the wizard's son is really not very attractive.

Qiu Zhang stood alone under the bus stop sign, with no one around to accompany him, and in fact, there was no trace of anyone in the surrounding area.

This suggests that the remoteness of this place makes it unsuitable for human habitation.

Qiu Zhang waved to Dolly from afar, his enthusiasm overflowing, and he even seemed somewhat touched.

Dolly took a few steps and then opened her arms.

Qiu Zhang rushed over and hugged Dolly tightly.

The immense force even caused Dolly to take a step back, but she stopped spinning and started twirling around, hugging Cho Chang.

This turned Qiu Zhang's emotion into shock. After exclaiming twice, she started laughing and hurriedly told Dolly to put her down.

Dolly then released Cho Chang, who looked at Dolly with a wry smile, realizing that the last step had made her forget her opening remarks.

Instead, Dolly asked directly, "Did you miss me, darling?"

Dolly was speaking in a joking tone, and this sentence can be interpreted as playful banter between close friends.

But Cho Chang gently bit her lip, looked at Dolly's lips, took a step forward, lowered her head slightly, and said, "Yes."

Her expression clearly revealed what she intended to do.

Dolly blushed; after all, this was the first time she had ever been pressured by such an imposing Cho Chang.

Just as she was about to say something in response, Qiu Zhang suddenly laughed, grabbed Dolly's hand, and said, "Let's go, I'll lead the way."

Ultimately, Cho Chang did not get excited and kiss Dolly again.

Last time there was a reason for it, but this time she can't scare Dolly again.

She first needed to make Dolly understand that her feelings for Dolly were no longer simple sisterly affection, but a friendship that had deteriorated.

"This place must be very desolate."

"It's a small town with hardly anyone around, and there are almost no visitors in winter."

"When people have something to do or a gathering, they go to Big Hangleton, which is a few miles from here."

"By the way, this is a town where Muggles and wizards live together, so don't use magic lightly."

"But there's no need to worry too much, because in their eyes, both my mom and I are weirdos... Hehe, Dolly, you're going to become a weirdo too."

Dolly quickly understood what Cho Chang meant by "becoming a monster."

When ordinary Muggles saw Cho Chang, they didn't even greet him, just lowered their heads, turned around and left, not even wanting to brush past him.

Cho Chang seemed used to it, but Dolly couldn't help but ask, "So what kind of weirdos do they see you as? Are you witches?"

"Pfft, you actually guessed it?"

"If your mother always dresses like that, it's hard for others not to guess."

Qiu Zhang smiled awkwardly and said, "I have tried to persuade my mother, but she doesn't listen to anyone's advice."

"Even the Ministry of Magic has investigated this matter more than once. Although it is absurd, our family, which is regarded as a witch by Muggles, has not violated the Wizarding Secrecy Act."

Dolly, on the contrary, understood this point and said, "In short, your family is being isolated. The witch is just an excuse. They don't believe your family really has magic."

"That's it."

The two walked and talked until they arrived at a small Tudor-style house.

Dolly examined the building closely and then realized that it was actually a genuine antique.

She looked at Qiu Zhang in shock and said, "Is your mother's family some kind of wizarding noble family?"

Dolly recalled, "There shouldn't be this branch in the pure-blood family, right?"

Qiu Zhang's gaze was somewhat meaningful as he said, "Your mother called you here because she actually intended to talk to you about these things. You'll understand soon enough."

Dolly looked bewildered. Why did you have to tell her all this?

Even if you're entrusting your daughter with her lifelong happiness, do you really need to go through all the details of your background and origins?

While I was pondering this, Dolly and Cho Chang entered the house.

Upon entering, Dolly saw a dense collection of books, almost filling every corner.

Qiu Zhang's mother, dressed in a black veil, was flipping through a book in the dim light, seemingly oblivious to Qiu Zhang's return.

"Mother, Dolly is here."

Hearing Qiu Zhang's words, she raised her head, her eyes blankly focusing on Dolly for a moment before saying, "Hello, please sit down."

"Akira, take good care of our guests."

Qiu Zhang didn't need her mother's instructions; she had already prepared warm tea and desserts for Dolly. The two sat at a small table surrounded by books, their bottoms covered in books.

Dolly's mind was overflowing with questions, but Cho Chang told her to be patient and that she would understand soon.