4. Second letter
Foucault County
Cleaned up in the bridge hole
July 18, 1991
……
Surrey County
Little Huijin District
4 Privet Road
Storage room under the stairs
Received by Mr. Harry Potter
…
Surprise Mr. Harry Potter:
Receiving the reply really made me feel like I was falling into a fairy tale.
It's wonderful.
Every adult with a childlike heart is looking forward to an owl (this sentence is crossed out)
I mean, it's fun.
You probably can't understand this feeling of wandering around, not the wandering of the body, but the indefinite place of the mind.
In this world, I have no place to belong and I can't fit in. If I could go back to the past, whether it was a weird boss or a stupid colleague, I could put up with it.
Do you understand?
As long as you can get out of here. But I've tried many ways, and the worst one I almost actually died, but when I opened my eyes, it was still spider silk floating in the hole.
I always thought I was a very strong person, but that time I cried for a long time, and the howl was so scary, that I got to know Hank.
Hank was the kind postman.
He reassured me that if I wanted to find someone, he could help me find out if there were any discarded envelopes and stamps, and if I could remember someone's contact information.
So I started writing letters like crazy.
And then you know.
You're the only one replying.
I'm sorry, but I'm not really good at confiding in people, and I shouldn't even be talking about such a heavy and painful topic in front of a kid like you.
Please forgive me. What I want to express is that your existence seems to be the anchor point of this special time and space, so that I have the courage to continue to live and look forward to the future.
Dear little Harry (I've always thought it was a bit sensible to say something like a foreigner, but now you really are, dear Harry, please forgive me for my presumptuousness).
Hopefully, after July, no matter what changes our world has. After all, I'm probably a Muggle, and I'll never be able to wait for my owl (crossed out)
In short, hopefully we will always be friends.
Also, thank you for three pennies.
I know that mowing the lawn is not an easy task, and for a small child, the huge recoil of the mower can make the arm ache.
Don't get me wrong, as a filthy tramp, I'm not qualified to do this kind of work, but I've heard it told by others.
I have actually saved up a little money, but I am very touched by the kindness of your character to Mr. Harry Potter, who is willing to send all of my savings to me just because of a letter.
Don't worry about me, now that I've found the direction of my life, I'll live a better life in the future.
Believe me, I've found a way to make money – and that's by writing articles for some newspapers.
Maybe one day, you'll see me in the newspaper.
By the way, your birthday is almost here, isn't it?
If I'm not mistaken, it was the last day of July.
Enclosed with a birthday present, I actually received this letter on the twelfth, but in order to prepare the gift, so it was delayed for a while.
The efficiency of the British mail is so impressive that even though we were in London, I couldn't have kept track of his progress (I suspect they even circled the whole of England before they got it to you).
Hank said it wasn't like that before, but it wasn't manpower enough that he had to take on several blocks more than he used to.
Alas, I miss the same-day and next-day delivery of logistics.
I hope you enjoy this gift.
Hope you are always happy.
You are faithful
Lin an