A Hogwarts Love Game

Melen had no idea how much trouble his recent behavior had caused to a certain girl.

At this time, he was looking for books in a second-hand bookstore near the school.

But unlike before, now he no longer pays attention to books on animal care, but focuses on books such as "Ten Taboos of the French", "Napoleon Does Not Belong to France", "French Thoughts in the 19th Century" ", "How to Anger the French with One Word"... books like this.

They were all notes and topic options that might be used when getting along with French people. After selecting a few books, the boy came to the counter and stood on tiptoe, placing the books and money in front of the bookstore owner.

"Say kid, what are you doing during this time, buying and returning books?"

The bookstore owner was a middle-aged woman in her 40s. Since there was a handling fee for returning books, she didn't look too angry when she asked this question, but was rather surprised.

"If you want to look up information, I suggest you look at it directly in the store without paying."

"The nuns don't allow us to stay outside for too long." Mellen replied tactfully.

"If you need some time,"

The boss kindly suggested: "Maybe I can say hello to your parent?"

She knew Melen's background and some of the conditions in the orphanage.

"Thank you, but I think the nun is right. It's not safe to go back too late."

While the boy responded, his eyes glanced at the street outside the bookstore window intentionally or unintentionally.

At this time, under a wall opposite the bookstore, two people were standing there seemingly chatting.

If someone else had seen this scene, they probably wouldn't have any doubts about it and would just treat them as two passers-by. But if Mellen remembered correctly, this was the fourth time he had seen them in the past two days.

The encounter once or twice may be by chance, but when it happens many times, it cannot be as simple as a coincidence.

He had thought that these two people might be sent by Ms. Kim So-hee to "review" him, but after thinking about it carefully, it didn't feel like it -

There is a huge difference between a kind look and a malicious stare, and Mellen can tell the difference.

"The security in Southampton is still very good, and the police are very responsible."

The bookstore owner didn't know how complicated this matter was, and he still said with a smile, "But at your age, it's really not suitable to stay outside alone for too long."

The topic was dropped.

After saying goodbye to the bookstore owner, Mellen left the place directly holding a few newly bought books.

Then, when he paid careful attention, he discovered that the two guys were indeed following him.

"It's strange. I don't look like a protagonist who easily attracts hatred. Why do I get into trouble out of nowhere?"

He secretly wondered, but had no intention of calling the police.

Calling the police may be able to scare the other party away, but it will not solve the fundamental problem——

Why is it being tracked?

After carefully recalling it for a long time, Meren did not expect that he had done anything extraordinary and noticed by others during this period.

After thinking about it, the boy who originally decided to return to the orphanage after buying the books turned a corner at a fork in the road and walked in another direction.

It doesn't matter if you don't know why the trouble comes, just give it a try.

……

So not long after, at a zoo near the orphanage, Balk, the administrator, heard something that made him feel quite astonished.

"Do you think people from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are following you and want to find a way to investigate me from you?"

Facing the black-haired boy who suddenly came to the door, he asked with disbelief, "Stalking? You? Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals?"

"I just said that some people were following me, and one of these people seemed to be one of the people who went to the orphanage to investigate that day."

Facing the animal caretaker’s surprised questioning, Mellen, who was holding a few books, blinked and said, “Of course, because I didn’t observe carefully that day, I’m not sure if I recognized the wrong person.”

"This makes no sense."

The fat, middle-aged administrator with a stubble on his face said in a suspicious tone, "Although those guys from the association are disgusting and make you want to vomit, they are all prudes. How could they come to follow you?"

"who knows?"

The boy asked innocently, "What kind of trouble do you think a seven-year-old orphan can get himself into?"

The administrator took a deep breath after hearing this, and after a moment of silence, he lit a cigarette for himself with a gloomy expression, and said nothing for a while.

As a black businessman who makes a living by illegally reselling wild animals, he has a lot of dealings with people from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Of course, in the past, it was his subordinates who came into contact with people from the association, or were investigated and questioned, but this kind of thing has never happened before...

"why are you?"

The fat administrator then asked in a stiff tone: "Are you talking nonsense about me to others?"

Mellen curled his lips when he heard this.

"If I told you, would I still be stupid enough to come to you?"

"Then what's going on?"

"who knows?"

The boy replied impatiently, "Listen Balk, I just found something was wrong, so I came here to inform you. The other things have nothing to do with me, and I basically don't know anything."

"But this doesn't make sense..."

The babble-like murmur seemed to prove that the person concerned was not at peace in his heart, but this process did not last long. The fat administrator who smelled of animal feces threw the half-smoked cigarette on the ground, then stood up and used his Feet wearing old brown leather shoes crushed it to death.

"I will investigate this matter clearly."

He said rather forcefully, glancing at the black-haired boy who looked very short from the bird's eye view.

"Of course, no matter what happens, I have to accept your kindness, so we can write off the incident you blackmailed me with last time."

"I thought you would be more generous."

The boy was unhappy when he heard this, "You know, it's very risky for me to come here to report to you."

"Damn, they're following you!"

The fat administrator stared at Meren with an expression full of disbelief, and roared: "You know, I didn't blame you for coming to me so recklessly, it was already very generous, and now you are asking me for money?!"

"The famous Balk should have been..."

Mellen wanted to retort, but in the end he seemed to back out, "Well, forget it, forget it if you don't pay me."

He looked disappointed, and glanced at the other person as he said, "Just think that I came here in vain, it's not a big deal."

Yet this response works wonders.

"You guys in the welfare home are just a bunch of scavenging vultures that don't even spare corpses." The fat administrator who cares about reputation couldn't help cursing when he saw this, "And you are the most edible among the vultures. That, damn it!”

Although he was very annoyed, he took out a handful of coins from his pocket and gave it to the other party without hesitation. Then he waved his hand impatiently, "Take it, take it, and get out of here through the back door. This matter It has nothing to do with you anymore!”

"Okay, thank you for your generosity."

The boy said with a smile, and then as if he was afraid that the other party would regret it, he took the money and ran away quickly holding a few books.

The fat administrator was still cursing behind him, as if Mellen was the cause of the trouble, but the boy paid no attention to it.

He didn't stop running until he left the vicinity of the zoo. He touched the pile of coins in his trouser pocket with his side hand and laughed again.

"idiot."

After muttering something under his breath, Melen walked towards the orphanage.

In order to buy books, he didn't have much money recently, and he was not prepared to use the huge wealth that could buy a courtyard house, so the arrival of this unexpected fortune made him feel very good.

Not long after he was happy, Melen suddenly felt dizzy, and his heartbeat in his chest began to become louder and faster.

The sudden change made the boy's face turn pale quickly, and all the strength in his body seemed to be drained instantly. His legs became weak and he stumbled a few times unconsciously.

The situation was not good, but he did not panic because of it. Instead, he tried to endure it, moved himself to a bench by the roadside with difficulty, and then sat down on it.

After breathing for a long time, the skin color on the boy's face returned to rosy.

"It can't be delayed any longer."

After finally taking a rest, Meren murmured in a low voice, and all the irrelevant things in his mind were thrown away. After holding a few books tightly in his arms, he got up and hit the road again, making up his mind as he walked.

"If it doesn't work out tonight, we'll have to give her some tough stuff."