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"And as you probably know, Luna doesn't have many friends. Becoming friends with her can also prevent her from being targeted."

Dolly glanced at Hermione as she spoke. Hermione pursed her lips. She knew what Dolly was talking about, and she should have a deep understanding of her first-year experience.

Now Hermione was completely speechless.

If she didn't have Dolly when she was in the first grade, she would probably have been targeted by the students in the class.

Moreover, Hermione felt that she should be more popular than Luna. At least she could talk to others in the name of learning and communication, but Luna always seemed out of place.

"The most important thing is that Luna is the only one among the four of us who was born in the magical world. There may be many things that we don't know, but for Luna, they are the most common sense."

"Luna, what do you think about this matter? If there is anything you are not clear about, you can ask me."

Dolly gave Luna the opportunity to speak, and she also had expectations for Luna.

After all, Luna being with the three of them now was almost the result of Dolly's wishful thinking.

If Luna could come up with any other insights, it would truly prove the value of her existence.

164 Duel Club

After hearing what Dolly said, Hermione and Qiu Zhang looked at Luna with doubts.

Although what Dolly said seemed to make sense, could Luna really make a judgment that was more in line with the understanding of the magical world than the three of them?

After all, Luna is only a first-year student. In their eyes, she is still a little kid, while they are already mature second- and third-year witches.

Luna was also a little nervous, but she soon calmed down because she found that the question Dolly gave her was actually very simple.

Although Luna is young, she is very smart and may seem to lack common sense and have a weird personality in the eyes of others.

She is more aware of the current situation of the lower classes in the magical world than most people because she was born into this class.

Then there was her father's naysaying, and she received submissions from various wizards every day.

Although most of them are worthless or even completely fabricated, in a sense, they can better reflect the current situation of the wizarding world that even the Ministry of Magic is unwilling to admit.

Combining these experiences with Dolly's current problem, Luna instantly had an idea.

"I think Lucius is unlikely to do something this dangerous."

"He is a well-known cunning wizard and one of the most influential people among pure-blood wizards."

"If the diary is his burden, then Lucius should get rid of it secretly as soon as possible."

"In fact, the fact that he wanted to throw the diary into Hogwarts was not a decision he would make."

"Why didn't he sell the diary to a dealer who specializes in Dark Arts items?"

Hermione and Luna looked at each other, a hint of confusion in their eyes.

Are there any businessmen like this?

The answer is obviously yes, but these guys are active in Knockturn Alley, not Diagon Alley.

There are many wizards who are skilled in using black magic active here, including those who use black magic to commit crimes in secret.

If you are an adult wizard, you can get a lot of less formal but useful things from here.

But if an underage wizard comes here, he might accidentally become a commodity. After all, wizards themselves are also magical creatures, right?

Hermione and Qiu Zhang obviously didn't know the truth about Knockturn Alley, they only knew the name.

Luna was different. She even went to Knockturn Alley with her father to buy things - of course, this was obviously something that only Luna's father, Xenophilius, could do.

"So Lucius had his own purpose. He wanted to open the Chamber of Secrets, let the monster inside kill the students, and then use his position as a school director to force Dumbledore to leave."

"After Hogwarts changes its headmaster, it will be much easier for Lucius and the Ministry of Magic to interfere with Hogwarts."

Dolly succinctly summarized Lucius's logic of action. At this point, there was no need to conceal some important details.

Of course, Dolly still didn't say that Lucius was actually a Death Eater and did all this for Voldemort.

The more Dolly cooperates with Dumbledore, the more she will keep secrets about Voldemort. Otherwise, Dolly, who knows too much, may not be liked by Dumbledore.

"So, Lucius didn't touch the diary, and Lockhart doesn't have the ability to touch the diary."

"Could it be that house-elf, Dobby?"

Hermione put forward her own guess, but it was directly denied by Luna.

"A house elf can't do such a thing unless it's dead."

Hermione and Cho Zhang looked at Luna in confusion. Luna said patiently, "If Dobby were to rebel against his master, he would kill himself first."

"Since you saw Dobby still alive, it means he hasn't rebelled against Lucius yet."

Hermione pursed her lips, clearly eager to discuss the issue of house-elves' loyalty.

Dolly interrupted her immediately upon seeing this. She didn't want Hermione to discuss such a topic at her age, because the result would be of no value other than turning Hermione into a saint.

Dolly doesn't think that being a saint is bad. After all, there is a big difference between a saint who works hard for a certain moral concept and a saintly bitch who forces others to work hard for her own moral ideals.

However, the issue of house-elves also involves the economic foundation and political structure of the wizarding world, which is not something Hermione can understand now.

So Dolly said, "Since Luna has never heard of a house-elf betraying its master, this one should be credible."

"So we can conclude that someone else took the real diary from Lockhart before us, correct?"

Several people nodded in unison, this was the most appropriate conclusion.

But the question is, who inside Hogwarts would do such a thing?

Everyone thought about it for a long time but still couldn't come to a conclusion.

If Harry and the others were here, they would definitely guess Snape.

But Dolly and others did not have a bad impression of Snape. Although his personal hygiene and attitude towards students were not satisfactory, at least on the bottom line, several people felt that Snape was trustworthy.

"I can't figure it out."

Finally, Dolly announced that the discussion for tonight was over.

"Dumbledore has gone to see Lockhart. Let's see what his conclusion is."

"If he can't find the clues either, then it's not a problem we can solve."

Although Dolly said this, she decided to continue watching the bathroom on the second floor to prevent anyone from opening the entrance to the secret room.

As for more, it can indeed be left to Dumbledore.

She had fought for the safety of Hogwarts for two months, and she really deserved a break.

"By the way, starting today, you don't have to look for the diary everywhere."

Dolly made a final summary, saying, "It's time to enjoy school life. After all, the Quidditch competition is about to begin, and Luna is still in her most precious first year."

Hermione chimed in at this time, saying, "And you, if you don't concentrate on your studies, your grades might drop this year."

"If you fail, you'll have to repeat the year, Miss Dolly Dursley!"

Dolly didn't care about this. No matter how bad her condition was, she would not fail.

But Hermione seemed to have grasped Dolly's weakness and asked Dolly to study hard with her in the future.

Dolly had no choice but to accept it. After all, learning was still useful to her.

She also couldn't put all the attribute points into improving the spell level.

Several people then chose to go back to their respective dormitories to sleep, and Dolly also had a rare good night's sleep.

Anyway, Dumbledore will definitely have trouble sleeping today, so it won’t be too late for Dolly to come and take turns on the night shift with Diandian and several other house-elves.

The next day, a normal day.

Dolly kept waiting for Dumbledore's letter, but it didn't come until dinner time.

Dolly had originally planned to go to Dumbledore to ask about the situation, but Dumbledore finally delivered a letter.

Dolly opened it and saw a brief account of Dumbledore's actions that day.

First of all, just as Dolly expected, Dumbledore did not sleep all night yesterday.

He spent the entire night alone in the bathroom trying to open the passage to the secret room, but failed.

Although Dumbledore was a very powerful wizard, the Chamber of Secrets was set up by Slytherin after all.

It's not impossible for Dumbledore to use magic to force it open, but the result will definitely be earth-shaking. Dumbledore can't make up his mind for the time being.

The next day, Dumbledore found Lockhart and tried to find out information about the diary.

Dumbledore then assured Dolly that he was certain Lockhart knew nothing about it.

After seeing the diary, Lockhart was sure that it was just a gift from a fanatical fan, so he threw it into the cabinet for safekeeping.

Lockhart had too many similar things happen to him. He was too busy replying to fans' letters every day to have time to study an ordinary diary.

Finally, Dumbledore also made a judgment that a student, at least a senior student, took the diary from Lockhart some time ago.

Dumbledore promised that he would let the professors and house-elves investigate secretly so that Dolly would not have to keep an eye on everything alone.

Seeing all this, Dolly felt a lot more comfortable.

Indeed, compared to herself, it would be the most appropriate and responsible approach for Dumbledore to mobilize everyone in Hogwarts to find the diary.

And so far, Dumbledore has put the safety of students first, which is rare compared to last year.

This is what Dolly wants to see.

Training Harry is important, but the life and death of other students is equally important.

There are many ways to make Harry a warrior, but if other students accidentally die, they will really die.

So Dolly expressed satisfaction with this cooperation.

The reason why it was temporary was because Dolly was sure that Dumbledore would find another opportunity to train Harry later.

But as long as it does not violate Dolly's bottom line, Dolly also agrees to train Harry.

Not only because Harry will have to fight Voldemort and the Death Eaters in the future, but also because Harry will probably live in the wizarding world.

The stronger he becomes, the more at ease Dolly can live in the Muggle world.

At that time, the two sides might be able to cooperate a little, but that is something that needs to be considered more than ten years later.

So Dolly returned the favor and began to teach Harry how to box.

Of course, Harry only had so much time each day to practice.

Because he still put Quidditch as his top priority, Dolly had no objection to this.

At least Quidditch training gave Harry good physical strength, coupled with Harry's own reaction and skills, Dolly only needed to teach Harry the skills.

So Dolly's second year of school life finally began to get on track.

As Dolly waited anxiously, Halloween arrived.

Just like Dory was attacked by a troll on last Halloween, the secret room was opened in the original plot of this year's Halloween.

The monster basilisk that had lived in it for hundreds or thousands of years crawled out and petrified Mrs. Norris, the pet cat of Argus Filch, the unlucky administrator of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The fact that it happened on Halloween wasn't a coincidence.

It’s because Hogwarts will hold a grand banquet that day, so if you want to cause trouble today, the possibility of being discovered will be greatly reduced.

While Dolly was eating and drinking, she was secretly looking at the Marauder's Map hidden in her sleeve.

In the end, no one showed up to open the entrance to the secret room.

This made Dolly completely relieved.

At least the original plot direction was changed by her, and at least the person holding the diary would not be so likely to cause trouble.

It is even possible that the secret of the diary will be buried from then on until Dolly and others are forced to dig it out again in order to find the Horcrux.

Of course, there is no need to rush for the latter, it is enough to do it within a few years.

After Halloween, Dolly became more relaxed and truly immersed herself in school life.

The plot in the original novel where Colin Creevey was petrified did not happen, and time flew by and it was already December.

It wasn't until she saw the front-page headline in the Daily Prophet, saying that the Ministry of Magic had searched Lucius's home, that Dolly realized that Dumbledore had taken action after all.

Although Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic were not on good terms, it was not difficult for Dumbledore to influence the Ministry of Magic.

Even if the target is the financial backer of a Ministry of Magic member like Lucius, he cannot withstand the influence that Dumbledore wants to exert.