Chapter 13: Chapter 13: The Knight Bus
Dolly froze, staring at the talent cap, unable to believe it for a long time.
But in the end, she let out a long sigh and accepted the situation.
On one hand, the original Dudley or Dolly had no magical talent at all. After all, their bloodline was entirely Muggle.
It was only because of the accidental birth of a witch, Lily, that Petunia learned of the magical world's existence.
Now, having this one point of talent cap was a result of the system.
And something like a talent cap could surely be raised.
The system had said that a rating of A or higher could yield special rewards.
Perhaps those rewards included ways to increase the talent cap. She could raise it slowly over time.
She was going to be at Hogwarts for seven years, after all.
Dolly then looked at her other attributes, and her expression became strange.
The personal attribute panel was a bit like a game panel, including Strength, Stamina, Agility, Intelligence, Willpower, Charm, and Magic. Below that was the skills panel.
Most of Dolly's attributes were at 1, with only Strength at 2.
Looking at it this way, her Magic attribute of 1 didn't seem so conspicuous.
Considering Dolly's age, a magic level of 1 might be the standard for a young wizard.
The only difference was that Dolly's future growth would depend on breaking through her talent cap, unlike other wizards who would naturally improve with age.
Additionally, her other normal attributes, besides Strength and Charm, had a cap of only 7.
In other words, the average attributes for a healthy adult were probably around 3 or 4.
Dolly couldn't quite grasp this evaluation standard for now, but she just had to accept it.
Her Strength attribute, however, had a cap of 10. Compared to the cap of 7 for others, this could be considered an amazing talent.
In this regard, Dolly had inherited Vernon's physical constitution.
After all, moving around freely with such a large body was a talent in itself.
She wondered what level she would reach if she truly hit the 10-point cap. Could she possibly reach the level of Mike Tyson?
And Charm... my goodness, it was limitless.
Although Dolly's current Charm was 1, she was really curious. If her charm exceeded 10 or even reached 100, would she truly become the unparalleled beauty the system spoke of?
Dolly felt an impulse to put all her attribute points, except for that one point in Magic, into Charm.
But considering her current physique and the fact that Hogwarts wasn't a very safe place, Dolly calmed down and decided to save her skill points for later.
This was a habit of old-school gamers. Since adding points took effect immediately, it wasn't too late to add them when needed.
Next was Dolly's skill list.
No wonder the system said attribute points could be used to enhance skill levels and item levels. All the skills Dolly had learned, including boxing, women's self-defense, and other miscellaneous skills, were reflected in the skill list.
However, most of them were at LV0, not even at a beginner's level. Only boxing had reached LV1, which showed that the old Dolly really liked this sport.
But considering Dolly's age, physique, and three-minute-passion personality, it was normal for her to know so many things without having mastered any of them.
Dolly then took out the boxing gloves from under her bed.
The text "Girl's own, 99% new, children's boxing gloves, can be enhanced" immediately appeared above them.
Suppressing the urge to roast it, Dolly was disappointed not to see an item panel.
If she had one, it would be like having an appraisal skill, which would give her many opportunities to find hidden gems in the wizarding world.
Dolly hadn't forgotten that the House Cup hourglasses at Hogwarts were filled with pigeon-egg-sized gems of various colors.
If Dolly could get her hands on something like that and take it to the Muggle world, she could make a fortune.
Dolly was different from Harry and the others. Although she yearned for the wizarding world, she would definitely return to the Muggle world to live after she came of age.
Are you kidding? By the time she graduated, the internet age would be in full swing. In the wizarding world, they didn't even have electricity or running water. Dolly couldn't live that kind of life.
She was going to the magical world more for learning and experience. After all, with her foundation from her previous life, going through Muggle school all over again would be true torture.
Of course, Dolly was also very clear.
This might violate the Statute of Secrecy, the law that required complete separation between wizards and Muggles and forbade revealing any magical secrets to the Muggle world.
Violating the Statute of Secrecy could lead to imprisonment in Azkaban, or even execution by Dementor's Kiss.
But the lure of profit was strong, and Dolly would only be moving wealth, not actually demonstrating magic in front of Muggles.
Doing that should be fine, right?
Well, I'll wait until I get to the wizarding world and read the Statute of Secrecy myself.
After considering everything, Dolly finally decided to add only one point to Magic.
After all, attribute points had many uses. Maybe she could even enchant her wand later.
It was better to save them for a critical moment so as not to waste resources.
So Dolly sat cross-legged on the bed—or at least she tried, but the position was too difficult, so she just sat up, leaning against the pillows.
She regulated her breathing and heartbeat. Once she was sure there would be no interruptions, Dolly added one point to Magic.
The reason for such a ritual was her fear of experiencing the kind of bone-deep pain described in wuxia novels when one's talent is enhanced, or of some strange phenomenon occurring in her body or surroundings that might cause a commotion.
However, Dolly blinked. Nothing happened.
This made Dolly a little suspicious. Had she really awakened her magic?
Or was her magic attribute so weak that even she couldn't feel it?
But at the same time Dolly was feeling lost, far away at Hogwarts, the Quill of Acceptance began to move.
This was a quill of extraordinary magic, capable of detecting newborns throughout Britain.
Once a newborn with magic was born, it would record their name and birth time to ensure they could enter Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on time.
The place where it recorded the names was called the Book of Admittance.
The Book of Admittance was also incredibly magical. Its function was to verify the person's information, for example, to ensure the person was still alive.
Otherwise, if some children died young, Hogwarts couldn't very well send an acceptance letter to a dead child.
Both magical items could detect the entire territory of Britain, which showed how ridiculously powerful they were.
Most importantly, these two items had been operating for countless years without ever making a mistake.
And today, the Quill of Acceptance sensed Dolly's existence and began to try to write the name "Dolly Dursley" in the Book of Admittance.
But after writing it several times, each time the Quill wrote Dolly's name, the name would disappear.
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