Chapter 1045 (1/2)

”My daughter, Mello,” said Gunter reluctantly, seeing Ogden looking at her suspiciously.

”Good morning,” Ogden said.

She didn't answer. She just glanced at her father in horror, turned her back to the room, and continued to move the cans on the shelf behind her, touching people other than the gunte family, which was unthinkable to Mello.

”Well, Mr. Gunter,” said Ogden, ”to get to the point, we have reason to believe that your son, muffin, cast a spell in front of a Muggle late last night.”

Suddenly there was a deafening bang. Merlot dropped a jar in her hand.

”Pick it up!” Gunter yelled at her. ”Like a dirty Muggle, what's your wand for, you worthless trash?”

”Mr. Gunter, please don't do this!” Ogden said in shock. Melo had picked up the jar and her face was flushed. The jar she held in her hand fell to the ground again. Trembling, she drew her wand from her pocket, pointed to the jar and muttered a quick incantation. The jar flew off the ground from her and hit the opposite wall and split in two.

Muffin let out a crazy laugh. Gunter shrieked, ”fix it, you useless fool, fix it!”

Melo stumbles across the room, but before she raises her wand, Ogden raises his own wand and says quietly, ”it's all right.”

The jar was restored immediately. Gunter looked at Ogden for a moment, as if to yell at him, but he seemed to change his mind: he turned to satirize his daughter. ”Fortunately there's a good man from the Ministry of magic here, isn't it? Maybe he'll take you away from me. Maybe he doesn't mind dirty Squibs... ”

Without looking at anyone or thanking Ogden, Melo picked up the jar and put it back on the shelf with shaking hands. Then she stood quietly with her back to the wall between the stove and the window, as if she wished to sink into a stone and disappear.

”Mr. Gunter,” Ogden said again, ”as I said just now, the reason for my coming is -”

”I just heard that!” Gunter snapped, ”so what? Muffin gave a dirty Muggle what he deserved - so what? ”

”Muffin broke the law of witches.” Said Ogden sternly.

”Muffin broke the law of witches.” Gunter imitated Ogden's voice, sounding pretentious and monotonous. Muffin chuckled again.

”He taught a dirty Muggle, and now it's illegal, isn't it?”

”Yes,” said Ogden, ”I'm afraid so.”

He took a small roll of parchment from his inner pocket and unfolded it.

”What is that, his verdict?” Gunter raised his voice angrily.

”This is a summons from the Ministry of magic to hold a hearing -”

”subpoena! Subpoena? Who do you think you are and call my son as you please? ”

”I'm the leader of the magic law enforcement team,” Ogden said.

”And you think we're scum, don't you?” Gunter shrieked as he approached Ogden and pointed a dirty finger with yellow nails on his chest. ”When the Ministry of magic calls them, you scum? Who do you think you're talking to, you filthy little slut, aren't you? ”