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"Oh, sorry, I got a little jumpy."

Hermione thought she had disturbed Dolly, but Dolly helped her smooth out her messy hair and said, "No, it's nothing to do with you. I saw something."

"Let's go. We might be a little busy from now on. Can you stand up now?"

"Of course...ah!"

Hermione tried to stand up, but fell back onto Dolly's lap. Her legs were numb.

Dolly stretched out her hand and said, "Come, let me rub it for you."

Hermione said no, but after resisting for a while she allowed Dolly's behavior. After all, there were not many opportunities to be served by Dolly.

And it was Dolly who helped her bathe and wiped her whole body yesterday, but she has no memory of it. Isn't this a big loss?

The only regret was that there were quite a few people around, and she couldn't make any strange noises, otherwise others would definitely know that they were doing strange things in the shed.

A minute later, Hermione was almost fully recovered.

The two men drank the rest of their tea, paid for it, and then set out to look for the traces of the big black dog that Dolly had seen.

"Is that big black dog weird?"

Hermione still didn't understand what was going on. Dolly thought for a moment and decided not to keep her in suspense and said directly: "Remember Sirius?"

Hermione stiffened; of course she remembered.

From her perspective, Sirius is a murderer and a follower of Voldemort. He wants to kill Harry, and Dolly is naturally within his hunting range.

In order to capture him, the Ministry of Magic even sent the Soul Eater to guard Hogwarts.

In fact, they had seen the sign more than once just now, which contained a notice from the Ministry of Magic, telling all wizards that there would be Dementors patrolling Hogsmeade after dark, and that unauthorized personnel should not leave the house at will.

In other words, the Ministry of Magic almost imposed martial law on the gathering place of wizards in order to capture Sirius. What a huge event was this?

Dolly naturally saw these signs as well.

Although it was recorded in the original novel, Dolly still found it funny when she actually saw it.

What's the funny part?

In order to capture Sirius, a wizard who was not a follower of Voldemort, the Ministry of Magic used almost all the necessary means.

But when it really came to face Voldemort and his followers, the Ministry of Magic chose to keep a straight face and pretend that Voldemort did not exist until Voldemort took over the Ministry of Magic.

In a sense, is this the tragedy of bureaucracy?

"For the past two months I have been wondering how Sirius escaped from prison."

"Then I understood."

"Think about it, how did Peter Pettigrew escape capture?"

Dolly's two sentences made Hermione understand.

"Is he an Animagus too?"

Hermione's mind raced as she said, "That must be the case. Peter Pettigrew was a member of the original foursome. If he's learned it, the others, unless they're not naturally gifted, will definitely try to learn it."

"Peter Pettigrew could hide for over a decade by transforming into a mouse, so Sirius could also transform into an animal and escape Azkaban!"

"But if we all thought of it, why didn't the Ministry of Magic think of it?"

Dolly shrugged and said, "They should have thought of that, but there's no way to tell an animal from an Animagus."

"You see, Rita Skeeter can even turn into a beetle. The Ministry of Magic can never test every living thing they see."

Hermione nodded, thinking it made sense.

Then he reacted and said, "Do you think that black dog is Sirius? Do you rely on your feeling, or do you have some kind of talent?"

Dolly made another excuse and said, "I am a dog owner now. Snow is very smart, just like a child, but his eyes are still the eyes of an animal."

"But this big black dog has locked eyes with me more than once. I think it's more like a human than a dog. The most important thing is that it often comes to Hogsmeade from my doorstep. This is the strangest thing."

"Is it possible that you made a mistake?"

Hermione held onto a last glimmer of hope, and Dolly smiled and said, "Then just admit your mistake. It's better than not noticing it, right?"

Hermione was silent, then said: "If he goes crazy, will we be in danger?"

"Don't worry, he can be as powerful as the giant monster."

Hermione let out a breath and held her wand in her hand.

Without considering the attribute point enhancement, Hermione's spell level is actually the strongest among the girls on Dolly's side.

It’s a pity that her strength is only on paper, and it is very easy to be discounted in actual combat, especially when facing a face-to-face enemy like a black dog.

But Dolly was confident that they couldn't fight.

Sirius was just mentally unstable, but not stupid.

Now the students of Hogwarts are led by professors, and there are hidden Dementors and Aurors on duty. No matter how crazy Sirius is, he can't fight Dolly now.

He probably came here to see Harry up close and look for an opportunity to contact Harry.

Sure enough, Dolly saw it at the door of Zonko's Joke Shop.

Harry and the other two were walking out with a lot of things in their arms, and they just passed by the black dog.

The black dog suddenly jumped out and came to Ron's feet, tripping him and causing the funny toys in Ron's hands to fall to the ground.

"Damn it, what the hell? Where did this stray dog come from? It actually tripped me!"

Ron was so angry that his face turned red, especially the ridicule of the students around him made him even more furious. He took out his wand and was about to cast a spell on the big black dog.

As a result, the big black dog was quick-eyed and quick-mouthed. It grabbed Ron's wand in its mouth and then turned and ran away.

Ron was dumbfounded.

The wand is the most valuable thing on his body. If it is lost, it will be difficult for his family to buy him a new one.

This time, thanks to Dolly's appearance, Ron's wand was not broken in the second year. As a result, is this ill-fated wand going to be ruined by a black dog again?

Ron naturally couldn't stand this, so he rushed out screaming and started chasing the dog.

Seeing this, Harry and Neville didn't care about the things in their hands and stuffed them all to the familiar wizard beside them, then the two of them ran after him.

At their speed, it was obviously impossible to catch up with a black dog, but the black dog stopped and started, as if deliberately provoking Ron, and also to prevent the three people from losing it.

This made Ron even angrier. He tried to pick up stones and throw them at the dog while running. The black dog looked at Ron with a hint of scarlet cruelty in its eyes, which scared Ron so much that he slowed down his pace.

But for the wand, he still had to chase.

The three men and the dog chased each other and soon left the main street of Hogsmeade and came to a secluded back street. In the distance, a strange house appeared faintly.

That's the Shrieking Shack, an abandoned house in Hogsmeade.

For years, villagers believed the house was haunted due to screams coming from inside, which were actually caused by Remus Lupin's transformation into a werewolf.

After Remus Lupin was bitten by a werewolf, he thought he would not be able to go out to school.

However, Albus Dumbledore invited Lupin to Hogwarts and arranged for Lupin to transform in the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade Village every month, which was safe and secret and protected by various spells.

So there are basically no people here, and even the villagers of Hogsmeade usually don't come near here.

If Sirius had to choose a place to meet Harry, this would undoubtedly be one of the best choices.

It’s a pity that now is not the right time.

Dolly was also running behind the three little ones, and with her physique, she could easily keep up with them. Dolly could even use her wand to help Hermione reduce her body weight while observing whether there was anyone around.

Sure enough, Dolly noticed a transparent figure on the roof in the distance.

It didn't move, but from its high vantage point it was very likely able to see clearly what happened to Harry and the other three.

As for his transparent figure, it is most likely that he used the Disillusionment Charm or the Invisibility Cloak - the Invisibility Cloak is actually a very common magical item, but Harry's level of invisibility and the Invisibility Cloak that is always effective are unique in the world.

It seems that this person is most likely a hidden Auror.

Although the Ministry of Magic is full of stupid bureaucrats, it selects the best graduates from Hogwarts every year and incorporates them into its own system.

So at least most of the young wizards, especially Aurors, are still people with a spirit of hard work.

Therefore, the Ministry of Magic may have known about Harry's visit to Hogsmeade a long time ago, and they even planned to use this opportunity to lure Sirius out.

And Sirius still knows nothing about it, and even thinks his plan is perfect, right?

Dolly sighed to herself and took out her wand.

It looked like she was going to interrupt this touching father-son reunion.

Although this might make Sirius hate her in the future, it didn't matter. Dolly had never thought about having a good relationship with Sirius from the beginning.

Sirius stopped outside the Shrieking Shack and sat down nonchalantly, waiting for the three little ones to approach.

Ron stopped in his tracks. Harry was just wondering why Ron didn't give up chasing him when Neville grabbed Harry from behind and said, "Harry, that's the Shrieking Shack up ahead, it's a haunted place!"

Harry was confused and said, "Haunted? Do you mean Peeves, or a ghost?"

Ron's face turned pale. He said, "No, it's different from those. It's a murderous ghost, probably a Dementor type?"

"That's impossible... Would Hogwarts allow something so dangerous around the school?"

"Now there are Dementors flying around in the sky above the school every night!"

Ron's trembling appearance made Harry hesitate.

He didn't really believe in ghosts, but there might be some dangerous magic there, which was indeed a reason for him to be careful.

Seeing that the three men had given up chasing him, Sirius simply climbed down and started chewing on Ron's wand, making Ron so angry that he almost fainted.

Harry couldn't stand seeing his good brother being bullied, so he finally walked up with his wand tightly in his hand and said, "Let me go. My sister and I have been practicing together all summer, so I can definitely handle a stray dog."

"Neville, take out your wand as well. If I'm in danger you can cover me from here."

Neville wanted to refuse, but Harry was the captain of the three little ones, and Harry had the final say when it came to big things.

Neville had no choice but to believe Harry, holding his wand tightly and ready to be Harry's strong backing at any time.

As for Ron, he could only pick up a stone and pretend that he also had a weapon.

Harry stepped forward, and the black dog finally raised its head and looked at the boy in front of it who looked exactly like its old friend, with delicate human emotions revealed in its eyes.

It slowly stood up and was about to transform back into a human when a spell came blasting from a distance.

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Chapter 256: The Pig’s Head Bar.

That thick stream of light makes people feel that it is not easy to mess with at first glance.

Sirius obviously saw the streak of light, and at this moment he was still extremely alert, so he subconsciously turned his body away to avoid it.

The next second, the spell hit the ground, causing an explosion. The raised dust covered the sky, as if a real bomb had exploded.

Several little wizards were dumbfounded and looked back at Dolly.

Even Sirius was looking at the pit on the ground in astonishment. Judging from the color of the spell, he thought it was not an evil spell, nor even a spell that should have been extremely powerful.

But in the opponent's hands, it seemed to have turned into a long-range bomb.

This is... actually her?

Sirius stared at Dolly who was running from a distance, and for the first time felt how absurd the world was.

Isn’t she a little wizard of the same age as Harry? Her actual combat level is only slightly better than Harry’s. How could she release such a powerful spell now? What’s wrong with this little witch?

It is not difficult to see from here that compared to Dolly's understanding of Sirius, Sirius knows almost nothing about Dolly.

Although he had been hanging around Dolly's house during the summer vacation, apart from a few eye contact, he only watched Dolly and Harry sparring in the garden from afar, and that was how he knew Dolly.

As for what Dolly had done in the past, whether inside or outside Hogwarts, Sirius naturally knew nothing about it, as he was still in prison at that time.

Although theoretically there was a chance to see the Daily Prophet in Azkaban, that was a very rare opportunity, so he didn't know that Dolly had appeared in the Daily Prophet.

What's more, without knowing that Peter Pettigrew was still alive, Sirius had always been in a state of waiting to die, so how could he care about what was happening in the outside world?

So this spell just now forced Sirius to take Dolly, Harry's cheap sister, seriously again.

Originally, Sirius had no intention of saying a word to Dolly. After he and Harry recognized each other, he would take Harry away from the Dursleys' house.

But now it seems that Dolly and the Dursleys are hurdles he cannot get around.

"elder sister?"