The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

For Akio, Dolly was nothing more than a good friend with whom he could have genuine conversations and who he cherished.

At this point, Qiu Zhang provided the answer.

She reached into her collar and pulled out a jade stone with an antique shape, resembling a pigeon egg.

It shimmered with a pale green light, and was crystal clear and smooth; it was clearly something good.

"This is?"

Dolly instinctively asked, and Cho Chang smiled smugly and said, "This was bought by my father from an ancient magic shop during his business trip to an Eastern country."

"Legend has it that it can make the wearer physically strong and can also sense the wearer's physical condition."

"Green represents health, yellow represents illness, and red represents a threat."

"Now I'm giving it to you."

Qiu Zhang took Dolly's hand and placed it in Dolly's palm.

As soon as Dolly got her hands on the jade pendant, she felt a wave of intense warmth rush into her body, making her spirits soar.

Dolly even saw an attribute indicator on an item for the first time, although it only showed the words "Stamina +1".

(Dolly has the ability to add points to items, which will be used many times later, so you don't need to worry about me going off-topic.)

This must be a very valuable magical item!

Dolly's instinctive reaction was that she couldn't accept it, but before she could even speak, Cho Chang's expression turned grim.

The jade pendant, which was green in Qiu Zhang's hands, turned into a dull yellow in Dolly's.

Dolly was now flustered, silently thinking to herself, "Sister Men, shouldn't I be perfectly healthy?"

Although Dolly has been sacrificing her body, she doesn't really want to have sex with her body; instead, she hopes for a long-lasting, gentle relationship.

Miss Door spoke slowly, her voice reaching Dolly's ears.

The standards for health are simply different.

A tiny magical jade stone is not qualified to define what health is in front of me.

Well, that domineering voice definitely belongs to Dolly's sister.

Moreover, looking at the dull yellow color on the jade, Dolly felt that Miss Men's words made sense.

Her health was maintained by Miss Men; she was on the borderline between health and illness but always remained healthy.

In the perception of this jade stone, it probably represents a very serious sub-healthy state that urgently needs improvement.

Dolly breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask in her mind, "Sister Men, this is the first time I've seen something that directly adds attributes."

"Does this mean that if I enhance items, I can also improve my own attributes?"

No comment. Try it yourself.

"mean."

Dolly muttered to herself, having naturally kept up with chatting with Golden Finger during her free time these days.

But each time, Miss Door either said no or simply remained silent, making Dolly worry that she would run away from her nagging.

Fortunately, it turns out that the two are bound together, and with Miss Men as someone to confide in, especially about her past life memories, Dolly is able to maintain her cheerful demeanor and not become irritable because of missing her past life.

Miss Men silently shouldered everything!

"Dolly, you're still not healthy enough."

At this moment, Cho Chang spoke, pulling Dolly back to reality.

Her smile was a little strained, but the determination in her eyes was even stronger. She said, "Then you should accept it even more. If you're still my friend, don't refuse."

Before Dolly could say anything more, Cho Chang had already taken it off his neck, unlocked the clasp, and then smiled as he offered it to Dolly's neck.

Could it be... that she's going to put it on herself?

Seeing all this, Dolly held her breath in tension.

This was the first time she had ever received such a valuable gift from a girl, especially a necklace.

This "first time" included her past life, since she didn't have the courage to give or receive such a gift in her previous life.

Dolly watched quietly as Cho Chang's face drew closer and closer, watching the strands of hair on Cho Chang's forehead gently brush against the tip of her nose, bringing a gentle lavender scent and a ticklish sensation.

Qiu Zhang's hands also lifted Dolly's hair at the back of her neck, gliding over Dolly's fair and flawless neck. His two hands met at the back of Dolly's neck and gently closed the clasp.

Then, he gently pulled up Dolly's collar and placed the jade pendant, still warm from his body, inside Dolly's clothes, letting the warm jade slide down Dolly's collarbone to her chest.

Only then did she feel a slight coolness, which stimulated Dolly's nerves.

At that moment, Dolly even had an urge to lower her head and smell the fragrance on Qiu Zhang up close, but because she was afraid of scaring Qiu Zhang, she could only raise her head in the opposite direction and endure it.

When Qiu Zhang looked up and saw Dolly's strange expression, he leaned closer and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I'm perfectly comfortable."

Dolly rubbed her nose and said, "It might be a little too comfortable. Your necklace is really effective."

Qiu Zhang then smiled and said, "I wore it for a week and only sent it to you after confirming its effectiveness and that it was harmless."

"Promise me you'll wear it every day from now on, okay?"

Seeing the hopeful look in Qiu Zhang's eyes, Dolly nodded.

She couldn't refuse the gift, though she didn't know how to explain it to Hermione when she got back.

"Great!"

A happy smile appeared on Qiu Zhang's face, and then he skillfully hugged Dolly into his arms.

Clearly, Akiharu was already very used to expressing his feelings through hugs.

The only problem is that the two of them are in a rather private location. If they were spotted by someone, some strange rumors might spread.

Just as Dolly was thinking this, a loud thud suddenly came from next door.

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In an instant, Dolly's body stiffened.

It feels like being caught cheating by your spouse.

She even wanted to pretend she didn't exist, or to apparite and disappear, but unfortunately, neither of those methods worked.

However, after a moment of panic, Dolly suddenly realized that Cho Chang's body had also stiffened.

As if he had done something wrong and was afraid of being discovered, Dolly felt a strong urge to find out what Qiu Zhang was thinking.

How could she possibly feel guilty about doing something wrong?

Qiu Zhang was a beat slower than Dolly, but he also came to his senses.

Then she noticed Dolly staring at her curiously, which made her even more guilty. She quickly said, "Let's go, otherwise Hermione will be waiting anxiously when she gets back."

"Ah."

Dolly nodded and left the small room with Cho Chang.

Then the two of them looked in the direction of the thud at the same time, but it was quiet there now, as if no one was there.

Was it just a misperception, or... was the other party also avoiding them?

The two of them unconsciously slowed their pace, and their heartbeats quickened at the same time, as if their heartbeats were resonating with each other.

Finally, Dolly couldn't help but speak up, saying, "Hermione, is that you?"

Cho Chang jerked violently and quickly turned his head to the side, as if afraid that Hermione would burst out of the room in a fit of rage at any moment.

Dolly stared at the small wooden door of the room, and then saw a head peeking out from the door.

She had straight, long hair and thick glasses, making her look like a female student, but her head was semi-transparent.

This means she is a ghost.

Now she was staring intently at Dolly and Cho Chang, tears streaming down her face, and said in a shrill voice, "Why do you have to go on a date in the bathroom? Can't you go to the lawn, the lakeside, the library, or even the bed?!"

"This is the only place I can go. Where do you want me to go? Hid in the toilet?"

"You're all bullying me! Aaaaaaah!"

The female ghost let out a shrill scream, the sharp sound causing Dolly and Cho Chang to turn tail and run away from the toilet.

This female ghost is none other than Myrtle, the Ravenclaw student who was killed by the Basilisk decades ago.

After the Ministry of Magic intervened, she remained in the women's restroom, and seemingly because of the unusual cause of her death, unlike other wandering spirits, she was able to slightly splash the water.

But it was just a prank; otherwise, Hogwarts wouldn't have let her stay there any longer.

Dolly and Cho Chang ran for several dozen meters before stopping, panting heavily as they looked at each other, then burst out laughing.

Both of them had flushed faces, seemingly from running too intensely.

Qiu Zhang further explained, "That's Myrtle. What she does most often is to take everything that people say or do as bullying her, and then talk nonsense."

"So don't take what she just said to heart, we're not on a date."

Dolly blinked; she actually hoped that Myrtle was telling the truth, like that she had just been on a date with Cho Chang or something.

However, she was too young to be considered a criminal—she was the victim, because Hermione and Cho Chang were actually the same age, and Dolly was the youngest.

On the other hand, it would probably be harder to turn Cho Chang gay than Hermione, because Cho Chang started dating boys much earlier than Hermione, who only started dating in fourth grade.

Dolly has a long and arduous task ahead of her!

But after touching the pendant inside her clothes, Dolly felt that there was still hope, wasn't there?

"It's okay. No matter what others say, I believe that you and I are the best of friends."

"Ah."

Qiu Zhang nodded and said, "You go back first, I have something to do."

Dolly nodded, knowing that Cho Chang didn't really want to see Hermione, especially if Hermione saw her and Dolly being so intimate.

So Dolly turned and left, heading towards the Great Hall.