The Blotted Bookstore was thus sealed, and everything inside was removed by the staff of the Law Enforcement Division for a detailed investigation, and the Aurors were now guarding the door.

As a result, Matthew Wakefield was able to leave the dark, damp, mosquito-infested cabin in the basement.

Matthew himself naturally has no opinion on this, although his pet toad, may have a different opinion on this.

In fact, now Matthew no longer needs to find a store and work as a "temporary worker" in the summer.

Because he already has a lot of Galleons in his pocket—

Including some of the money that Draco Malfoy gave him last semester (so Matthew felt a little guilty when he said the name Lucius Malfoy in front of Minister Millicent Barnold).

and the salary advanced to him by Mr. Shafiq, the manager of the Blotted Bookstore, and the "stolen money" from his participation in the smuggling (which was not recovered by the Ministry of Magic).

And, of course, Minister Millicent Barnold, on behalf of the Ministry of Magic, gave him a commendation of almost fifty Galleons.

Combined, this money was more than enough for Matthew to live a fulfilling life in Diagon Alley for two months before returning to Hogwarts in September.

......

Soon, Matthew got used to this kind of free life.

You can wake up whenever you want, go wherever you want, and eat whatever you want...... As long as he doesn't violate the wizarding world's restrictions on underage Muggle wizards like him, he can do anything without getting out of the cauldron and touching the Muggle world!

During this time, Matthew had been living in the Leaky Cauldron Bar, and coincidentally, he was still in Room Thirteen a year ago.

He had breakfast at the Leaky Cauldron every morning, stopping by the other customers: a grotesque-looking witch from the countryside, a rowdy dwarf, a seemingly raunchy wizard who was arguing over an article in Spell of the Day......

After breakfast, he would sometimes choose to go back to Room Thirteen to read a book, or go into the backyard, pull out his wand, and knock on a magic stone brick counting sixteen from the bottom left and twelve at the top, and then take a step back and watch the door of Diagon Alley open in the wall.

And some interesting shops in Diagon Alley also quickly attracted Matthew's attention -

For example, a wizard travel agency for "horror tours" has an office at 59 Diagon Lane.

They offer tours such as renting a Vampire Castle in Transylvania, a "zombie trail" tour, meeting the living dead, a cruise through the Bermuda Triangle, and more. Tours are not expensive, they can even be called "cheap", but unlike Muggles, "Horror Tours" is not responsible for any accidental death or bodily injury.

and the "Bouncing and Frolicking Magic Joke Shop", which sells a variety of fun and funny products.

But for the most part, it's not a practical gadget. Matthew had met the George/Fred Weasley brothers, who were in fourth year at Gryffindor House, who were buying a magic firecracker called "Tricky Fireworks", which reportedly only needed a little water to ignite.

And, of course, the most popular "Quidditch Boutique".

The store, which was displaying the latest version of the fastest "Light Wheel 2001" broomstick in the window during this time, attracted many visitors.

Although flying lessons are no longer formal at Hogwarts, and there are no school Quidditch competitions, this does not stop Quidditch from being a very popular sport, and of course, broomsticks are a very useful means of transportation in many cases.

Matthew once planned to buy a broomstick for himself...... It doesn't have to be the latest type of "Light Wheel 2001", it's just a very ordinary one, just a means of transportation.

But when he looked at the price, he immediately dispelled this idea.

Even the cheapest "Comet 260" model has a price tag of up to 150 Galleons, which is far from what Matthew can afford.

......

During these long, sunny days, Matthew walked around Diagon Alley, except, of course, the off-limits Tumbledown Alley.

He loved to enjoy a book and ice cream outside the "Florin Cold Drink Shop" under a brightly colored sun umbrella. Mr. Florin Fosco makes ice cream that tastes great, and he claims that it doesn't contain any sugar and won't gain weight after eating.

At the same time, he also secretly listened to the wizards around him, eagerly discussing the two recent big cases, the "Blott Bookstore Smuggling Case" and the "Azkaban Prison Escape Case"-

"I can see right now, Shafiq's black-hearted guy is definitely not a good thing!"

"The Blotted bookstore has been shut down, so what about the students at Hogwarts, know where they bought their textbooks. ”

"I'm also worried about this, and Shafiq seems to have a daughter named 'Elaine', and she seems to be old enough to go to Hogwarts!"

......

"It's said that three prisoners escaped at once, which is terrifying, and Azkaban has never happened before. ”

"Personally, it's too dangerous. If those three prisoners do not return to Azkaban, I will never allow my children to go out alone until then. ”

"According to the grapevine, the three escaped prisoners were actually dark wizards...... And they didn't flee on their own, but someone answered ......"

......

The days passed.

The time for the start of school is getting closer and closer, and the gold galleon in Matthew's wallet is slowly bottoming out.

More and more Hogwarts students can be seen in Diagon Alley.

In the Quidditch boutique, Matthew once saw Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, staring at the "Light Wheel 2001" in the window, their eyes lit up, while outside the raided Blotted Bookstore, Matthew saw the lonely, real Harry Evans, looking at the closed dot door and looking a little helpless, and at the door of Madame Morkin's robes store, Matthew saw Penelope Crivat trying on a new robe......

Soon, there were only a few days left until the end of the summer vacation.

He was already in room thirteen at the Leaky Cauldron, packing his suitcase.

When Matthew Wakefield put down his Standard Spell Level 2 (he read it almost several times over the course of a summer vacation), when he walked out of the room and down the stairs, thinking about what to eat for lunch—

"Matthew!"

Someone shouted his name.