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"If we have another conflict, I just hope that conflict won't make us enemies."

Dolly nodded, acknowledging Dumbledore's words.

To put it simply, the two people drew the bottom line.

Most of the time, they can cooperate with each other to prevent more people from getting hurt.

But sometimes, they would inevitably clash. Although Dumbledore did not say it explicitly, the point of conflict was undoubtedly Harry.

It was impossible for Dumbledore to explain to Dolly everything that Harry was facing. Although Dolly had known this for a long time, she also understood Dumbledore's thoughts.

Dolly then said, "In that case, there is no need to talk about last year's dangers. Let's discuss this year's dangers."

Dumbledore sat up straight and said, "Go ahead. I will listen carefully, Miss Dursley."

Dolly considered her words and went straight to the point: "I don't think I need to explain why Hagrid was kicked out of Hogwarts because his wand was broken."

"You were an eyewitness, and I found the original news from the Daily Prophet."

Dumbledore's eyes widened in an instant as he realized what danger Dolly was referring to.

He had a sudden urge to ask everything, but he restrained himself and said, "Please continue, Miss Dursley."

"The mystery surrounding the Chamber of Secrets remains unsolved. We all know Hagrid doesn't have the ability to do that. It's a tall order that he's the Heir of Slytherin."

Hagrid is a hybrid of a giant and a wizard. If such a hybrid in the species sense is the heir of Slytherin, then it only means that Slytherin is really too heavy.

"And this year, someone is going to open the secret room."

After Dolly said this, Dumbledore couldn't help but hold his breath.

The principals in the portraits couldn't help but exclaim in low voices. They obviously knew how great the danger would be if the legend of the secret room became a reality.

"Miss Dursley, this is a very serious warning. Are you sure what you say is true?"

Dumbledore asked solemnly, and Dolly shrugged and said, "That depends on whether you believe in powers like prophecy."

"Prophecy..."

Dumbledore looked at Dolly seriously, without commenting on the word.

Then he said, "Many people in the magical world have the ability to predict the future to some extent, but there are very few who can truly fulfill the fateful prophecies."

"Most people's predictions are worthless, and only a few can glimpse the future. So which one are you, Miss Dursley?"

Dolly rested her chin on her hand and said calmly, "It should be the second one. Anyway, what I predicted has nothing to do with what's happening now."

"In my prediction, Lucius Malfoy slipped a diary to Ginny Weasley."

"Then Ginny Weasley opened the Chamber of Secrets and released the Basilisk, and several students died."

"But now, Ginny never got the diary. It seems that the diary went to Lockhart. I thought I got it, but the diary disappeared again."

Dumbledore pondered for a moment and said, "I'm a little confused, Miss Dursley. Could you please explain it more accurately?"

Dolly did not refuse and told her the whole process of how she had been looking for the diary for more than a month, how she got information from Dobby using Polyjuice Potion, and then got the fake diary from Lockhart.

This was her sincerity in seeking cooperation with Dumbledore. As for why Dolly knew all this, that was Dolly's bottom line.

Just like the secret hidden by Dumbledore, that Harry is actually another Horcrux, it is the bottom line that no one else can touch.

It was obvious that after more than a year of getting along, Dumbledore had mastered the normal way of communicating with Dolly.

For now, at least, Dumbledore appeared calm.

Although some of the principals in the portraits are no longer calm.

"Little witch, do you know how many school rules and regulations you have violated?"

The person who spoke was another male headmaster. Dolly had never heard of his name, but he looked very majestic, giving people the feeling of a male version of Professor McGonagall.

"I know, sir," Dolly replied in a slightly playful tone.

"But I didn't really get into trouble. For everyone's safety, how about ignoring my little mistake for now?"

The other party muttered something and shut up amid the rolling eyes of many principals.

If we count all the headmasters of Hogwarts, Gryffindor and Ravenclaw have the most people, so even if it is a vote, there are definitely more people who like Dolly than those who hate her.

In fact, Dumbledore was also shocked.

Although he observed what Dolly had been doing secretly, he did not expect that Dolly had done so many things without making any noise.

What surprised him even more was that Dolly could even brew Polyjuice Potion. So if Dolly was given a few more years, what level of excellent wizard would she become?

All he could say was that the entire Hogwarts, including him, underestimated Dolly, the little witch who could only use her fists.

This also made Dumbledore more determined not to have any more irreconcilable conflicts with Dolly.

Of course, the premise of all this is that it does not affect Dumbledore's plan to destroy Voldemort.

"So, the diary that was supposed to be the key to unlocking the Chamber of Secrets has now disappeared, contrary to your prediction."

"All we have to do is find this diary and prevent the chamber from being opened?"

Dolly nodded, not at all relieved that Dumbledore understood.

Because unlike the Trial of the Philosopher's Stone in the first film, in the second film, at least before Harry opened the Chamber of Secrets, the situation in the entire Hogwarts was out of control for Dumbledore.

The Chamber of Secrets was opened, the students were petrified, and Dumbledore was dismissed. This series of conspiracies caught Dumbledore off guard.

Of course, Dumbledore quickly regained control of the situation. If he had used magic, he could have broken the deadlock even more forcefully. In the end, he calmly let Harry face the basilisk to temper himself, and sent the phoenix to deliver the Sword of Gryffindor to Harry.

But Dumbledore is not an omniscient and omnipotent god. He accepts and likes adventure to a large extent. After all, he is also a Gryffindor.

Of course, Dumbledore had reasons to do so, for example, he believed that the prophecy about Harry would come true and Harry would not die in the confrontation with the basilisk.

Dolly didn't want to take the risk. It wasn't that she didn't believe in the power of magic prophecies, but that she always had some doubts about fatalism.

In this sense, Dolly and Dumbledore are actually very similar. Neither of them will wait patiently for the prophecy to come true.

It's just that Dumbledore chose to train Harry, but Dolly chose to minimize the danger faced by Harry and those around him.

After all, Dumbledore did not think that death was something difficult to accept. Having lived for more than a hundred years, he even accepted death with joy.

But Dolly could not calmly accept the arrival of death now, and she was still full of beautiful expectations for the future.

The headmaster's office fell into silence, as Dumbledore and the other headmasters were lost in thought.

The headmasters in the portraits carry a part of their personalities, so these portraits of the headmasters are actually advisors to each current headmaster of Hogwarts.

Gradually, they began to discuss.

"A diary can open the secret room. Something seems to be wrong here."

"Yes, according to legend, only the Heir of Slytherin could open the Chamber of Secrets. A diary can't be the heir, right?"

"It seems that the diary records the location of the secret room and how to open it. Little witch, do you know any relevant information?"

Dolly didn't hide it and said, "The location is in the bathroom on the second floor, the same one where Myrtle died. The way to open it is in an incomprehensible language."

Dumbledore caught the key word and said, "Parseltongue?"

A few low murmurs came from the portrait, and someone sighed, "It seems that Parseltongue is the key."

"So someone who can speak Parseltongue needs to get the diary to open the Chamber of Secrets? Then what about Hagrid back then? He doesn't look like he can speak Parseltongue."

When the chatter died down, Dolly said, "Professor, do you speak Parseltongue?"

Dumbledore shook his head and said, "I can understand Parseltongue, but it's still a long way from Parseltongue, which is a magical language."

Dolly nodded. This question was not crucial because: "But even if you don't speak Parseltongue, you can easily break the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets with your magic, right?"

"Why don't we just go into the secret room and eliminate the danger hidden there?"

Dolly's words made the principals in the portraits nod one by one. This was obviously the most reasonable approach.

Although the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets has a seal designed by Slytherin, Slytherin is undoubtedly a more powerful wizard than Dumbledore.

But Dumbledore can find others to help, or he can spend time to arrange and plan little by little, and he will always find a way.

To Dolly's disappointment, Dumbledore remained silent.

He thought for a moment and said, "Since the secret room is now safe and has not been opened, I think we should not open it easily."

"You may not know this, but the underground water network at Hogwarts is dense and has become like a maze after hundreds of years of renovation."

"If we let the monster inside escape and wander around the maze, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch it."

However, Dumbledore's answer did not gain Dolly's support.

Dolly just looked at Dumbledore calmly, feeling that Dumbledore was planning to train Harry again.

Dumbledore smiled, a smile that looked a bit embarrassed at being seen through, but of course it could also be that he did it on purpose.

"Anyway, I'll use magic to seal the entrance first."

"Then we'll go look for the diary together. That way, even if we can't find it, it won't matter, unless the diary itself is dangerous?"

Dumbledore asked as if nothing had happened, but at this moment his eyes were sharp.

A diary can open the secret room?

So, in addition to the diary recording the opening method and the entrance to the secret room, there is another possibility, that is, the diary itself can open the entrance to the secret room using Parseltongue.

The possibility of the latter is indeed not high, but it perfectly fits one of his guesses!

That is Voldemort, who has created more than one Horcrux, and this diary is one of them.

The question that remains is whether Dolly knows this and whether she is willing to speak out about it.

The answer is obviously no.

Dolly had used the prophecy to fool Dumbledore before, but she was not sure whether he would believe it.

If Dolly really revealed the secret of the Horcrux, then what might be waiting for Dolly would be Dumbledore's scrutiny.

So Dolly shook her head, expressing her uncertainty.

Dumbledore did not ask any further questions, but temporarily accepted the answer because he did not agree with Dolly's suggestion to pull out the basilisk and kill it.

As expected, the two of them had a disagreement on the specific response method, which was also within Dolly's expectations.

"So now, Principal, do you have any methods or plans on how to find this diary?"

Dumbledore flicked his fingers in the air twice and said, "I will go to your dormitory immediately and try to use magic to investigate if there is any trace of the diary."

"Next I plan to see you and your companions, as well as Professor Lockhart. If there's still no news I might go see Dobby."

"But I don't think you need to get involved in these, because it involves negotiations with the Malfoy family, which may be unpleasant and even dirty."

"I don't think you'd be happy to see this either."

Dolly nodded, knowing that although Dumbledore said it politely, it was still a notice.

After all, it was impossible for Dolly herself to participate in the confrontation with Lucius, and she was ready to give up the initiative after meeting Dumbledore.

This was Dolly's last attempt to trust Dumbledore. This matter concerned the safety of the entire Hogwarts and so many students. Dumbledore shouldn't make another mistake, right?

As for Dolly herself, although the burden on her shoulders was relieved a little, she still had her own things to do.

For example, learning knowledge, improving oneself, training Harry, and further researching the use of technological products in the wizarding world.

Of course, Dolly hadn't forgotten that there was a little mouse that soon needed to be dealt with.

But there is no rush for this matter, because Dolly wants to see how Dumbledore behaves in this Chamber of Secrets incident before deciding how to deal with it.

In other words, whether to hand Peter Pettigrew over to Dumbledore for handling.

Dolly then said goodbye to Dumbledore.

Dumbledore immediately called the house-elves and sent Dolly to the dormitory.

Then Dolly and a few girls came to the common room, leaving the dormitory empty because Dumbledore would go directly into it to investigate for traces of magic.

"Letting him into our dormitory...wouldn't that be a bad idea?"

Hermione's face looked unhappy. Dolly looked at Hermione and her own suitcase and said, "We have already taken out all our private belongings. You are not worried that our headmaster will do something strange, are you?"

Hermione rolled her eyes and said, "What are you thinking? I just think... if we transform the dormitory into that state, will it scare the headmaster now?"

Before Dolly could say anything, there was a sudden explosion of a generator in their dormitory.

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