—19—Binary Search Trees for Suspects

Frank limped back into his office to find Socks waiting. The young wizard sat in Frank’s chair, spinning idly. Frank glared until Socks realized his mistake. He mumbled an apology and jumped out of the chair.

“What did you find?” Frank asked.

Socks shrugged. “Nothing useful.”

“Nothing?” Frank prompted.

“None of the wizards had heard of any new leagues,” Socks added quickly. “The last wizarding league formed was the League of Magical Confectioners. They formed last year in response to the influx of subpar mints. Do you remember those grainy tablets restaurants served? They tasted like mint for the first few minutes but left an aftertaste of pine needles for the next six hours. It was like they were meant to ...

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