The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

He held a large cup of hot cocoa on a tray, waiting respectfully for Dolly to fetch it.

Dolly reached out her right hand, took the item, and then took a small sip.

Melted chocolate mixed with milk, a touch of cinnamon powder and syrup, makes for a rich, delicious, and energizing drink.

Seeing that the pain on Dolly's face had lessened considerably, Dian Dian proudly puffed out her chest.

Dolly still didn't praise it, saying, "Go back to work, Dot. I'll call you if I need anything."

And that was the greatest compliment to Spot. It bowed to Dolly again and disappeared with the tray.

Dumbledore watched all this calmly, without rushing to speak.

Because often, you can see a lot by observing.

For example, what kind of person is Dolly?

Dolly had caused trouble and even messed things up more than once, and Dumbledore was well aware of it, but he had never heard of Dolly being an impolite person.

On the contrary, most people found Dolly's company easy and pleasant, even the professors, which speaks volumes about her temperament.

Looking at Dolly's different attitudes toward house-elves, it's easy to determine that Dolly is very familiar with house-elves, perhaps even more so than wizards.

what does this mean?

Of course, it could mean that Dolly has a wonderful friend, Hermione, who knows everything about the magical world, or it could mean that Dolly herself is a highly adaptable girl, perhaps even overly so.

Dolly knew that doing so would give her away.

But we can't just use the Dots that saved us to dispel Dumbledore's doubts.

Moreover, Dumbledore's doubts about her are not so easily dispelled.

The fact that Dolly awakened her magical powers at the age of 11 remains a mystery to this day.

Dolly was even prepared to allocate all her remaining attribute points to Willpower at any time in order to counter Dumbledore's Legilimency.

She wasn't worried that Dumbledore would discover Miss Door, but whether Dumbledore would discover Dolly's identity as a time traveler was not Miss Door's concern.

As for whether Dumbledore would actually use Legilimency on his students.

The original novel and movie never explicitly stated that he used it, but there are indeed many places where he seems to use Legilimency, such as the description of his sharp blue eyes that can see through people at a glance.

At the same time, Dumbledore himself did not advocate the use, or at least not the casual use, of Legilimency, a spell with a bullying nature.

Otherwise, Dumbledore would have discovered Quirrell and the fake Mad-Eye's secret much earlier, and many of the plot points would never have happened.

Good morning, Professor Dumbledore.

"I'm sorry, I was just not in a daze."

"I can still see a giant wielding a wooden mallet in front of me, and all I can hear are screams, shrieks, and roars."

Dolly spoke first, politely exchanging a glance with Dumbledore before lowering her head to sip her hot cocoa.

She decided that she would drink this hot cocoa all morning.

The main theme is that you can't see Dumbledore's eyes when you look down.

Dumbledore smiled and said, "I didn't want to bring up yesterday, but you seem to have calmed down quite a bit."

"Although it sounds incredible, there are actually some kinds of magic that can extract a person's memories and store them in an external object."

"This shouldn't be something a first-year wizard should have access to, but if you really don't want to remember all that."

"I can help you deal with them so you'll never have nightmares again."

It certainly sounded like a very tempting offer, but Dolly had no choice but to refuse.

Because not allowing Dumbledore to pry into her memories was Dolly's bottom line.

We can't bet that Dumbledore will treat Dolly as an ordinary person even after he knows everything about her background and origins.

Such a possibility cannot be ruled out, after all, Dumbledore's moral character is trustworthy most of the time.

Unfortunately, the last person to do this was Snape, who gave everything to Dumbledore and then lived for revenge, becoming a loyal follower of Dumbledore.

As for Snape's fate... let's not dwell on it.

In any case, Dolly would never hand over the power to decide her own life and destiny to others, and she would never become someone who depends on others to live. This is the most basic self-respect of a modern young person.

So Dolly spoke up, "Professor, my memory can be erased, but what happened yesterday can't be erased, can it?"

“I almost died, and I want to know what happened.”

Dolly's voice was light and airy, and she even made a slurping sound like she was drinking hot cocoa, but Dumbledore felt the atmosphere suddenly become heavy.

However, this was indeed an unavoidable topic, but Dumbledore did not expect that Dolly would bring it up first.

He seems to be stronger than he thought.

After a moment of contemplation, Dumbledore said, "Let's start with the trolls. I ordered Professor Quirrell to bring them in to protect something."

“An old friend of mine entrusted something to me for safekeeping. A very powerful wizard coveted it, and I invited the professors to do their part.”

"Professor Quirrell was confident in his skill with trolls, but he clearly messed up. The trolls escaped his control, wandered around the castle, and eventually bumped into you..."

Dolly waited until Dumbledore finished speaking before asking in a low voice, "So, it's a coincidence?"

“I don’t know, Miss Dursley.”

Dumbledore said earnestly, "That's exactly where the investigation needs to begin."

"Is it a coincidence, or intentional?"

"Now can you tell me what exactly happened to you yesterday?"

Dumbledore described everything bluntly, without giving Dolly the answer she wanted.

Dolly then mimicked her, saying, "My friend Hermione and Cho Chang had a fight, and I want to know why they fought."

"So I asked the fat monk, and he suggested I ask the house-elves."

"There I learned how to communicate with them, and then I became...friends with Dots and the others? I called them friends on my own, since they only need their owner."

"After that, I planned to find Hermione and Cho Chang to resolve this matter, and then I suddenly got carried away and all I wanted to do was go to the bathroom to find Hermione."

"Even though Hermione wasn't there, I stayed in the bathroom the whole time until I was attacked by the troll."

Dolly kept her head down, her tone full of doubt and confusion: "This can't be a coincidence, can it?"

"It's really hard to describe it as a coincidence."

Dumbledore did not deny Dolly's words, nor was he surprised by them.

In fact, Myrtle had told Dumbledore everything she knew. Apart from Dolly's account of her previous contact with house-elves, Dolly's words were almost identical to Myrtle's testimony.

"So, someone must be planning to kill me, right?"

Dolly mustered her courage and glanced up at Dumbledore, only to find him staring at her with his sharp blue eyes. She lowered her head again, her fingers gripping the blanket so tightly that the veins bulged.

She seemed to recall the giant's attack and was gripped by deep fear.

Dumbledore then looked away. He had to admit that he hadn't been able to see through Dolly as he had seen through Harry. It was indeed the right choice to sort her into Ravenclaw.

“Miss Dursley, this is a very serious accusation.”

Dumbledore spoke again, his voice even slightly stern: "Indeed, someone cast some kind of spell on you, leaving you in the bathroom."

"But there's no evidence that the person who did this to you also sent the troll to the bathroom, is there?"

Dolly frowned. What was Dumbledore doing?

Are you not planning to deal with Quirrell now, or do you think her testimony isn't enough to make Quirrell reveal his wolf form?

"Professor, I almost died."

"You mean I was pranked and then coincidentally ran into the troll, and it was purely my bad luck?"

Dumbledore could tell that Dolly was angry, but he did not back down on the matter. Instead, he said, "Miss Dursley, I hope you understand."

“You are making a very serious accusation. You are accusing Professor Quirrell of casting an Imperius Curse on you and then sending a troll to the bathroom to kill you.”

"If you persist with this accusation, do you know what will happen?"

Dolly calmly took a sip of hot cocoa and said, "Will you send him to Azkaban?"

Dumbledore shook his head and said, "The Ministry of Magic can sentence a person to death."

"But before sentencing him to death, the Ministry of Magic will conduct a thorough investigation into this matter, because it concerns Hogwarts and me, and our Minister of Magic, Fudge, will be happy to make it an ironclad case."

"Provided you can produce evidence, Miss Dursley."

"If there is no evidence, then you might be the one sent to Wizengamot."

Dolly slowly raised her head. This time, she was not afraid of Dumbledore, and she didn't even care that he might use Legilimency.

She spoke slowly, saying, "What if I have evidence, Professor Dumbledore?"

"I'm all ears."

Dumbledore met Dolly's gaze, without casting any magic, but simply using his more than a hundred years of experience to sense Dolly's anger at that moment.

"Flashback spell, Professor, that should reveal a clue."

“I’m sorry, Miss Dursley, Snape tried it on the spot and found no signs of the Imperius Curse.”

"So, investigating Quirrell's entire body shouldn't be too difficult, right?"

"Of course it's not difficult, but is it... a bit too hasty to search Professor Quirrell without evidence, just because of your accusations?"

Dolly, in disbelief, exclaimed, "Professor, I almost died!"

“I know, Miss Dursley. We are all very shocked and distressed, but that is not enough reason for you to point the finger at Professor Quirrell.”

"Unless you have other evidence."

Dumbledore continued, "Perhaps you would agree to allow us and the Ministry of Magic to investigate your body to confirm that you have been afflicted with the Imperius Curse."

Do you think this is acceptable?

"If that's acceptable, then as long as it's proven that you have remnants of the Imperius Curse in your body, I guarantee that everyone in the entire Hogwarts will undergo a thorough and rigorous examination."

84. Third update: I will not give up.

“Professor, Myrtle can testify for me. She also said that I was under a Soul-Stealing Curse.”