Harley hadn't yet figured out how to make life difficult for the Malfoy family, so she put that grudge aside for the time being.
After all, their house-elf, Dobby, was already in her hands, and on the surface, he still belonged to the Malfoy family.
With this "ticking time bomb" in her possession, she could give the Malfoy family a huge surprise whenever she felt like it!
Over the next few days, the mood in the Wizarding World changed rapidly.
The Ministry of Magic seemed determined to erase the damage from the previous few weeks, so it spared no expense in promoting Harley.
They interviewed Harley and took a photo of her standing beside the Basilisk's corpse.
At the time, Harley had tied her hair back in a ponytail and wore light makeup, a black pointed wizard's hat, a fitted black robe, and shoes with lifts hidden inside.
She held her wand in her right hand and rested her other hand on her hip, standing atop the Basilisk's head with a calm expression. She looked every inch the dashing hero.
The moment the photo appeared, professional writers' words sent Harley's fame soaring through the Wizarding World, and her popularity quickly rivaled Lockhart's.
Fudge, meanwhile, barely featured in the articles. When she had spoken with Fudge, the Minister seemed to have planned to take some of the credit for himself.
But in truth, the newspaper articles still gave most of the credit to Harley. They also praised the Aurors, mentioning only in passing the coordination and leadership of Fudge, the Minister for Magic.
As for the reason, Harley remembered that From Prefect to Minister had mentioned Fudge served as deputy head of the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes before becoming Minister for Magic.
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