Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 103 Return to Silence
Fire... fire that burns wantonly, fire that is everywhere.

The lonely night sky was burned into a strange orange by the raging flames.

The Blind Pig Bar, which was originally lively, has no sound at this moment.The only sound is the crackling sound of old, moth-eaten wood that has been fully burned.

A two-meter-high line of fire pulled up from the exit of the Blind Pig Bar, swallowing everything in a raging roar.

All the thugs who had been staring at each other were silent at this moment, and they fell to the ground, either with hideous faces or terrified expressions.

In the face of crushing strength, all resistance becomes futile.These villains, who usually call themselves hunters, are no different from those hunted by them... They will also cry out of fear, kneel down on the ground and beg bitterly, and curl up into a ball, trembling like a sieve .

Charlie, on the other hand, was in the middle of the fully burning fire.

He twirled his wand lightly, relying on the shining light on it to manipulate everything.His body was straight, the hot wind caught a few sparks, and the hem of his windbreaker was blown up, making a rustling sound in mid-air.

At this moment, Charlie seems to have really become a conductor, the wand is his baton, and the flame turns into an orchestra, composing a shocking movement heartily and selflessly.

Fildes, who was dying, was awakened by the crackling sound of the wood exploding.Blood soaked its vision, making everything in front of it so blurry.

It doesn't know what happened during its coma, but it also understands that this Blind Pig Bar, which carries all its ambitions and dreams, has become like its ancestor, a period that will soon be forgotten. History……

"why?"

Fildes struggled, supported his body with both hands in embarrassment, and crawled towards the elegant but devil-like man not far away.

It raised its head, and there were doubts, unwillingness, and fear in its eyes.

Charlie's undulating hands paused, and the wand he was waving stopped in mid-air.

Lowering his head, thinking about the embarrassed figure at his feet, Charlie pondered for a moment, then gave his answer softly.

"Because I wanted to..."

After finishing speaking, he seemed to be afraid that Fields would not understand, so he followed up with an intimate explanation.

"It's like my little friend Dab... you can chop off one of his lower legs for fun, and almost take his young life."

Charlie paused, as if seeing the undisguised confusion in Fields' eyes, he continued:
"Perhaps in your opinion, with a power stronger than it, you can treat him at will according to your own preferences and ideas... Take his life as your own, and even the chance left for him to survive should be given to him by the other party." Consider it a gift."

"Then, now you are facing a more powerful me... As it should be, it's just an exchange of identities."

The voice fell, with a bit of emotion, Charlie didn't want to say anything else after speaking.

"Okay, die in peace."

The wand was lifted slightly, and the flames on the side were turned into several hounds, and they all rushed towards Fields, tearing its short body mercilessly.

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At the periphery of the fire scene, when the Aurors arrived at the scene accompanied by a few "cracking" sounds, they were also frightened by the unexpected scene in front of them and immediately froze.

This is very different from the scene they imagined...

Originally, I thought it was a scene that could only be created by a dozen wizards fighting together, but when I really came here to take a look, I didn't expect that there would be only one person standing there.

The scorching high temperature around distorts the air, like a natural barrier separating the outside and the inside.

Although he could vaguely see the tall and straight figure covered in pitch black in the firelight, his face was extremely blurry, as if in a cloud.

"Damn it, stop it!!"

The first person to react was Toust as a senior.

A pimple formed on his brow, and with a stern shout, the wand in his hand shook skillfully.

Almost without any pause, a disarming spell as thick as a baby's forearm shot out from the tip of his wand gleaming with bright red light, aiming at the wand in Charlie's hand.

Charlie looked sideways slightly, looking at the people who arrived late, and raised his brows, but he didn't seem a little surprised... After all, it was such a big scene. If no Aurors really came, then the American wizarding world would Totally hopeless.

At this moment, the original Fildes at the feet had been "bitten" by those flame hounds and turned into a pile of burnt coke.

He stopped paying attention to him, and looked at the disarming spell that shot straight at him in an instant. Charlie's face remained unchanged, and the wrist holding the wand trembled slightly.

With a sound of "Boom!", at the moment Charlie was about to be hit, a more powerful disarming spell emerged from the tip of his wand, easily neutralizing the attack from the opposite side.

"I'll tell you a secret..."

Charlie turned around and faced the Aurors who had rushed to the scene, his words were relaxed, and there was even a hint of joking.

"It's best not to let your target notice you until you swing your wand next time."

"........."

Ignored Charlie's somewhat joking words.When a disarming spell was easily blocked by the opponent, Toust made no further moves.

He wasn't an idiot, and the Aurors present could see a lot from the way the opponent blocked his spell just now.

Strong...really strong.

A common thought springs up in everyone's mind...

For a moment, even though they had just arrived at the scene, the hearts of all the Aurors sank, and the scene returned to silence.

The guy standing in the sea of ​​flames and controlling everything is not a guy that ordinary Aurors can deal with in a hurry.

Even if you are prepared, it will be a fierce battle.

And now...the ending seems to need nothing more to say.

"You have violated the relevant laws formulated by the Magic Congress! It involves serious crimes! Now put down the wand in your hand and accept arrest, or you will bear the consequences!"

When all the Aurors clenched their wands tightly and didn't know whether to make a move for a while, it was Sera who followed at the rear who broke the terrible silence first.

She stepped out abruptly and stood at the front.His eyes were sharp and bright, without any impurities. He just looked straight at Charlie in the fire scene, and raised his wand without hesitation.

A powerful and firm voice shouted from her mouth, as if she was born with some kind of inspiring power. Even if all the Aurors knew that the other party would not surrender to the weapon in their hands, it still made the weapon sink continuously. My heart is relieved.

Even Charlie was a little surprised... His eyes followed the direction of the voice, and fell on the girl who looked obviously immature.

After pausing for a second or two, he shook his head helplessly.

"I'm sorry, although you say so, but I still can't get caught..."

While speaking, as if on purpose, the wand trembled violently from its hand, and finally pointed directly at Sierra Stewart...

"Sierra, step back!!!"

Toust's pupils shrank, as if he had foreseen some kind of horrible result, while shouting loudly, he stretched out his hand, grabbed her arm, and wanted to pull her back.

However, this stubborn little girl's feet were like tree roots, firmly stuck in place, no matter how much Toust pulled, she refused to take a step back.

That gaze was still fearless, like a knight, without hesitation.

Facing the other party's wand pointing at her, Sera also responded with the same gesture.

"Come... wizards duel, like in Ilvermorny..."

Her mouth was still murmuring to herself.

The tip of Sera's staff began to glow with red light, and as her superhuman will continued to pour into it, the light red began to become more intense and dazzling.

"interesting……"

Charlie laughed, also flicking his wand slightly.

The inferior troll hair core magic wand also shone with light, but, unlike ordinary magic wands, at this moment, not only the tip of the wand was lit up, but the entire body of the wand faintly passed through several gaps, Let the light seep from within.

"Kara"

Charlie heard a soft bang...

That was the sound the wand made.And as Charlie's magic power continued to pour in, the voice became more frequent and more pronounced.

"Tsk..."

He lowered his head and glanced at the ugly wand that looked like it had been bulged with foam, and there was a bit of regret in his eyes.

"Well, it seems that we can't continue..." He said to himself.

And looking at the opposite side, the magic power gathered by the tip of the little girl's staff has reached the level that he can't help but look sideways.

"Selah?" In Charlie's mind, the name that Toust had just pronounced flashed past.

Finally, the little girl's magical power seemed to have reached the limit of her power.

"—Expelliarmus (expelliarmus)!!!!!!"

A loud and clear voice shouted from her mouth, and the extremely strong magic power also emerged instantly as her voice fell.

The turbulent disarming curse, which was already like a red tide, quickly passed by, illuminating everything around it, and even the flames that were still burning loudly just now were instantly wiped out.

A red light rose in front of him, and Charlie's wand, which was pointing at the other party, changed direction in vain and pointed at the ground.

"Protego Diabolic! (Fire Shield)" he whispered.

The black flames soared up, absorbed all the surrounding flames almost at the moment of release, and used them for their own use, turning into a ring-shaped curtain of fire that completely covered Charlie's figure.

"Kara!!!"

And at the moment when the magic power gushed out completely, the piercing sound of tearing became extremely clear.

The wand exploded in Charlie's hand, turning into two halves, with curling smoke, and completely scrapped...

"boom!!!!!!"

The terrifying disarming spell still didn't break through the black curtain of fire after all, and even if it was exhausted, it didn't make it any weaker, let alone hurt Charlie inside.

"Well, it's done anyway."

He curled his lips, threw the useless wand on the ground, and wiped his hands in disgust.

Charlie skillfully snapped his fingers

"Snapped!"

The fire shield has not dissipated, but his people have disappeared.

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The next morning, in the office of the Major Crimes Division in the Woolworth Building.

With a sound of "Peng!", Toust slammed his palm heavily on the desk, and stared at Sierra Stewart, who was shrinking his neck like a shriveled quail, with unprecedented anger.

"Dozens of Galleons a month! What are you fighting for!?!?!?"

He roared loudly, the sound almost penetrated the wooden door of the office, and the staff who walked outside couldn't help but startled.

Sera's neck shrunk even more, and she could only open her mouth in a low voice to defend herself.

Of course, the voice was only something she could hear.

"What do you want me to say about you!?"

Toust panted heavily with his nose, and continued to reprimand
"Did you know!? You almost died there!! But that guy should be more crazy! He didn't use that defensive magic, but a Avada Kedavra...you're gone!!!"

"Isn't it?" Sera grinned, smiling a little flatteringly.

"Isn't it?"

Toust also laughed, but he laughed back with anger.

He pulled open the drawer of his desk and took out a transparent evidence bag from it.

What was placed inside was the broken wand that Charlie threw on the scene.

"This is the wand that guy used back then - a core of troll hair, made of ash wood"

While speaking, Toust patted it on the table again.

"The person who can cast that spell with this defective product... If the other party wants to, we will all be left there!!!!"

As Tuste spoke, his eyes couldn't help shaking. It seemed that even he himself was afraid of the sudden incident last night.

…………

"Ugh……"

After a reprimand, Toust finally vented all the anger in his heart.

He pinched his throbbing temples, his voice softened a lot
"Don't have this kind of accident again next time... This is the Serious Case Investigation Department, not a place for you to be a hero alone."

"Understood..." Sera replied weakly, and it is not known whether she really listened to it after she finished speaking.

"What about that guy?"

Her shoulders relaxed slowly, and she changed the topic and asked.

"Since he is so strong...do we still want to catch him?"

"Definitely..."

There was a bit of complexity in Toust's voice, so he replied
"After all, the situation is too bad. The people above are going crazy, and we are required to catch him..."

As he said that, there was a hint of sarcasm on Toust's face.

Naturally, he would not tell Sierra that Fildes, the owner of the Blind Pig Bar, would distribute a good amount of money to several congressmen above every month...

Now that the source of income has been cut off, a bunch of angry congressmen naturally want to give that ignorant fellow a try.

(End of this chapter)