Chapter Forty-Three: My Routine Is Bottomless
"Wow~" Harry Potter rubbed the back of his head and sat up from the bed, his hazy gaze wandering around the room, and he greeted his pet Hedwig in a daze. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info "Hi ~ Hedwig. Did you sleep well? I had a good dream yesterday. β
Harry threw himself back onto the bed with the quilt in his arms, closing his eyes again and trying to reminisce. After such a happy morning, he decided not to talk to Hedwig about the pain in the back of his head. But with the sound of "grunt~", he had to hug his abdomen, and his hungry stomach reminded him that there was another thing that he couldn't hide.
"I'm sorry, Hedwig, you didn't meet a good host, and I guess there won't be breakfast today." Harry said apologetically.
Hedwig let out a cooing cry, twisted the bird's head, and wiped the cake crumbs off her spiky mouth cleanβshe swore she would just open her eyes and see a few pieces of cake, and then eat them all with hunger! It was purely a biological instinct, and it had nothing to do with stealing food from the owner!
And she's full now, and she kind of craves water......
"Ding Dong~" Harry heard the sound of ringing the doorbell from downstairs. Then came Mr. Dursley's roar that shook the house, "Harry, Harry! Get up, damn it, open the door! By the way, bring in the newspaper! You damn slacker! β
"But I'm locked in my room, and I can't go anywhere!" Harry shouted at the door in a huff.
Dursley patted his head, and the events of yesterday came back to his mind. That unfortunate experience made him instantly wipe out the idea of "letting Harry go to work"!
"You just rot in that room, I won't let you out if you say anything!" He could only deign to remove his fat ass from the breakfast table and walk towards the door step by step.
"Who are you looking for?" Dursley looked up and down at the well-dressed young man with a handsome face standing in front of him, and asked in confusion.
The man was dressed in a modest designer suit, his hair was meticulously combed, and he held a briefcase and a black umbrella in his hand - well, a typical old-school gentleman's dress. Although it is called "antique", it never goes out of style in London. Dursley had seen a number of men dressed in this way, some of whom were children of old gentlemanly families, who had been educated as gentlemen from an early age; Others are those who serve the old gentlemen, both of whom deserve his attention!
"Mr. Dursley? It's really good that you're there. I'm a member of the Community Council and this is my work ID...... Can we go in and talk? The young man asked politely, though in a somewhat unquestioning tone.
"Mr. Lu Yuan? Well, please come in. Mr. Dursley stepped out of the way.
"Is there a new gala? I've heard that we want to donate money to children in poor areas, so if so, please invite us to participate. Mrs. Dursley and I are loving people, and those little charcoal balls are really sorry. β
Dursleys are traditionally middle-class people who value relationships and reputation within their communities, and consider them to be an important social asset β they dream of meeting a rich man at a community party, gaining favor, and then getting a huge order!
"Little charcoal balls? You mean black children?! Lu Yuan's face showed just the right amount of disgust.
"Ah, I'm sorry! I swear it wasn't racist! It's just that...... Just a nickname, nickname! Hi ~ my dear Dudley little charcoal ball, like this. Dursley tried to make amends, but the little fat man who was eating breakfast screamed and cried. Fool, you never call me a little charcoal ball! That's for those, you don't love me at all! β
Mr. Dursley's face turned pale.
"Well, Mr. Dursley, I can pretend I didn't hear what I just said! Although those words are disgusting......", Lu Yuan frowned and glanced around the room, "I wish I could talk to you alone," he added as he looked at Dudley, who was still binge-eating, "There are some things that can't be heard by children. β
ββ¦β¦ Dudley baby, go back to your room. Oh, don't cry honey, you can bring breakfast to your room and eat it, it doesn't matter how much you want. Dursley and his wife sent Dudley back to their room, and then sat across from Lu Yuan, looking at him worriedly.
"Someone complained about you," Lu Yuan whispered sincerely and seriously, "child abuse." β
"That can't be! How dare they ......" Mr. Dursley, as if pricked by a needle, jumped up from the couch and shouted angrily, "Mrs. Dursley and I are both loving and good people, and we have an angelic baby Dudley, and we are passionate about the common good!" How could we abuse ......"
His voice came to an abrupt end in the middle of his impassioned speech!
Because Lu Yuan quietly held up a photograph facing him and his wife - the content of the photo was the scene where Dursley grabbed Harry's hair and hit it on the cabinet!
"I... I didn'tβ" Dursley staggered back on the couch, arguing feebly.
His brain was in a mess now, and he remembered grabbing Harry by the hair. But hit the cabinet? Dursley was unimpressed. But he didn't have the heart to pay attention to these immediately, because Lu Yuan immediately took out new photos, a total of seven or eight, and the content of each photo clearly showed that Harry Potter had suffered great abuse, including beatings, captivity, and starvation!
The skinny and injured little body is simply shocking!
"Oh God, that's not true!" Seeing the picture, Mrs. Dursley covered her mouth in surprise. For a moment, her heart trembled.
Finding that he was questioned twice and three times, Lu Yuan frowned.
Mrs. Dursley immediately remedied, "I mean, these pictures are not real! You must know that Harry Potter is my sister's child, his parents died young, and we raised him single-handedly! I admit that our approach to education may... There are some problems, but that's not abuse! β
"That's it, Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, and stop your show." Lu Yuan looked like I was already feeling impatient and stood up. "If you have a reason, then go and tell the judge! I'm just here to inform you that if things do get to the point of going to court - then as community managers, and out of the honor of the many gentlemen in our community, you will not be welcome to stay here.
And once you go to court, you have no chance of winning the case, and the court will deprive you of custody of the child......"
"I've had enough! I've really had enough! Just as Mrs. Dursley was about to say something, Mr. Dursley erupted without warning!
"We adopted him - fed him, clothed him, went to school - but what did we get?! Nothing but trouble! Let the court strip that damn custody, I don't want it! Let that little freak go to the welfare home and let his goddamn freak friends figure it out! β
"Don't do that, Dursley......" dissuasion Mrs. Dursley's face pale.
"Nope! Don't stop me, let me finish! He came to Lu Yuan angrily and yelled word by word, "If you want to deprive Harry of his custody, then don't sit here and do it quickly!" I will welcome with both hands raised! β
"You're wrong, who told you it was only Harry's?" was yelled at in front of him, and Lu Yuan's expression directly became gloomy. With a hint of a sneer, he said calmly and coldly, "Deprivation of custody of course also includes the custody of the fat boy just now, the custody of the two of them!" β
"Oh my God! What nonsense are you talking about, what's the matter with my Dudley baby?! As soon as he heard that Dudley was involved, Dursley immediately relented. Mrs. Dursley also screamed, "No! Don't snatch my Dudley! β
Lu Yuan indifferently dusted off the dust that didn't exist and clamped the briefcase.
"That's the law β judges and child protection agencies won't allow parents who commit 'child abuse' to continue raising their children, even if the child is your own! Both children will be sent to a welfare home until they are adopted by a more caring family. "That's the rigidity of the law, people rarely adopt children over the age of ten. So if Harry and Dudley were sent to a welfare home, the only result would be that they would live there until they reached adulthood and then become the dregs of society!
"No, please don't! Dursley! Mrs. Dursley screamed and threw herself on Lu Yuan's legs.
"Right...... Sorry, I was too impulsive just now. You know, Harry screwed up a big deal of mine, so I want to punish him. Yes, just...... A little punishment, I promise for the last time. Mr. Dursley, too, began to apologize in a cold sweat.
"Then the horse will be nice to that child, don't make trouble for me again!" Lu Yuan suddenly became furious!
He reached out and grabbed Dursley's neck, directly picked up the three hundred pounds of Dursley, and dragged it in front of him! "Do you remember how you stepped on the horse?"
"I promise! I swear to God! The frightened Dursley was left with only a nod and an oath.
"Made's retarded~" Lu Yuan angrily threw Dursley onto the sofa.
He turned back to the "rational person" he had started with, and said slowly and logically as he straightened his suit. "You know how much work I have to deal with every day, and you know how angry I was the moment I received my complaint! It will take at least three years to build one of the best neighbourhoods in London. You can destroy it, you only need to accidentally leak in a piece of ****! β
He looked at Dursley sarcastically, and said clearly with that look, you are the ****!
"Listen. I would like to remind you that the complaint will not only be sent to the community center, but perhaps both the police and the newspaper will receive it. "I know the kid is still locked in the upstairs room." If you really don't want to be charged, it's best to release him right away. Give him food, dress him up! If the police come to investigate, you'd better be able to deal with it...... If you are going to court, find another house in advance! No criminals are welcome in this community. β
"By the way," before leaving, Lu Yuan turned around and said, "Because of this, you need to pay a thousand pounds for the community clean-up...... This is optional. β
He smiled softly.
Non-mandatory...... But do you really dare not pay for it?
As soon as the horrific community center staff left, the Dursleys began screaming in unison, "Harry! Harry, get down! Damn it, Dudley, you can't eat it anymore! Give food to your cousin! "Harry, take off your coat and put this on!" "Harry......"
Just now, inexplicably, Harry was stuffed with five or six slices of bread and forced to change into a full set of clothes. And every time I was asked, "We're nice to you", "Ding Dong~" The doorbell rang again.
The pale-faced Mr. and Mrs. Dursleys shuddered and opened the door, where they saw a policeman standing outside.
"Hello, is it Mr. and Mrs. Dursley? I've been instructed to deal with a case of domestic child abuse, can I go in and take a look? β
Lu Yuan, who changed his appearance and changed into a police uniform, smiled and showed eight teeth, shining in the morning sun.
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Two home visits, a Β£2,000 "fine" - although it would have hurt Mr. Dursley's flesh, it was not enough for him to really remember for a lifetime!
Lu Yuan took out the photo of Dursley tearing "Harry's" clothes, clipped it to the frame, and then he dialed the direct line of Mr. Dursley's company. "Mr. Dursley, it is my pleasure to inform you that we have a nude photograph of you. We've put a copy at your front desk and you are welcome to see it for yourself. Also a reminder that if we don't receive five thousand pounds by Friday, both your wife and boss will see this picture......
Have a great day and see you soon! β
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Since then, the Dursleys have really been "good" to Harry Potter, and his needs for food and clothing have been met. At the same time, the relationship between the two sides became colder, and there was no trace of warmth - Dumbledore sighed about it - but it didn't matter to Harry Potter, because he had never expected anything like that!
It is a great blessing to be fed and clothed, to be able to chat with friends through owls, and not to be abused at will by the Dursleys.
Harry Jr. was very satisfied.
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