Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 113 Candy Vending Machine

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"Sera... are you sure you don't want to think about it?"

In the office of the director of the Serious Case Investigation Department, the old man held a thin resignation report in both hands, frowning slightly.

After reading all of it from top to bottom, he finally sighed faintly, raised his eyes, and looked at Sierra Stewart who had changed into a casual outfit in front of him, and couldn't help persuading him
"No."

Sierra shook her head resolutely, blurted out a brief refusal, the expression on her face did not change at all, and there was still a bit of youthful stubbornness between her brows.

It can be seen that standing here now and saying this sentence to the other party, Sera probably made a long-term consideration...

And all this is in the eyes of the old man, even though he is old and fine, he can faintly feel that the other party's departure seems to be a foregone conclusion.

However, the unwillingness in his heart still made him open his mouth to comfort him again, hoping to make the other party change their minds.

After all, the surname Stuart does not represent a common meaning in the American wizarding world.

Although they seldom appear in public, almost all American wizards will immediately show respect when this surname is mentioned.They have truly transcended the original class framework, and are proudly at the top of the pyramid from the perspective of "name".

Even Antonio, the chairman of the Magic Congress, would bend down and bow when he saw Selah Stewart's father, John Stewart, and extend his sincere greetings to show his respect.

As for the reason...it's also very simple, because they are the descendants of Aesop Sir - the only noble in this barren American continent, and the actual owners of the Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Magic!
Originally, as the Director of the Serious Case Investigation Division, the old man's idea was to take advantage of Sierra Stewart's relationship to catch up with John Stewart, and successfully turned it into his own political bargaining chips. Charge again, successfully break through that boundary, and become another group of people who have obtained the "admission ticket".

However, what people didn't expect was that his plan had just been prepared, and before it officially started, Sierra Stewart had already thrown the resignation letter in his face, and told himself cruelly that she was going to resign...

The old man forced a stiff smile on his face, and then said dryly
"... On the day you joined the job, you told me that becoming an Auror is your lifelong dream. You have longed for this job since you were a child, and you have been working hard for it until now! As a result, you have not yet joined the job. In half a year, you told me that you want to resign?"

He tried his best to open his dizzy eyes wide, trying to see some different changes in the other person's face.But it didn't... The stubbornness still existed, and the firmness in his eyes didn't fade away.

"..." The old man swallowed his saliva, his heart sank even more, and he fell into the abyss.

"Are you really not thinking about it?" When he said this, there was even a hint of pleading in his tone.

"No—" Sera shook her head resolutely, then turned her head and walked towards the door, unwilling to waste any words with the other party.

"Actually, I don't think I'm most likely not suitable to be an Auror. Because there may be some discrepancies between it and what I first imagined... Sorry, Director, my dad is still waiting for me outside, I'll evacuate first gone."

While talking, Sera opened the door of the director's office, and then waved to the old man without looking back.
"I wish your business better and better."

With a sound of "Peng!", the door closed, leaving only the old man staring blankly at the door.

All around fell into a long silence.

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After walking out of that office, Sierra felt a lot more relaxed.

Humming a song in her mouth, she ran out of the building of the Magic Congress with brisk steps "da da da".

This time, she never looked at the big clock hanging in the hall again, and she didn't even give it any light from the corner of her eye.

"How about it, have you played enough?"

In a black car on the road in front of the building, the middle-aged man with an elegant and easy-going face turned his head and looked at Sierra who got into the car with a doting expression on his face.

"Enough is enough!"

After the car door was closed, Sera lay down on the back seat, buried her head in her arms, and replied in a muffled voice.

"Let's go back when we've had enough fun..."

The man turned his head and turned the car key to start it.

"Actually, when you told me you were going to be an Auror at the very beginning, I guessed that such a day would come. Otherwise, why do you think our family hasn't been involved in politics for so many years?"

As he spoke, he shook his head with emotion.

"It's good that you can see clearly now! I thought it would take you five or six years, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. You are worthy of my daughter."

"It's annoying, Dad! Stop talking about that!!"

Selah became a little annoyed by what was said, and raised her head violently, shouting at John Stewart in front.

"OK, OK..." John shrugged, glanced at his daughter's state in the rearview mirror, and did not continue talking tactfully, but changed the subject.

"When you return to Ilvermorny, start as a professor first, and you decide what to teach. In a few years, the dean of Thunderbird Academy, Kitty, will retire, and you will take over his position!"

Sera didn't speak, and continued to bury her head in her arms on her own, angrily not knowing what she was thinking.

"And then..." John continued.He rubbed his chin with a little stubble, and couldn't help but smile a little on his face, as if he was anticipating a better life in the future.

"When I retire, you will take over my position and officially become the headmaster of Ilvermorny! I can also rest at that time."

Just as John was still driving the car and couldn't help thinking about the beautiful life in the future, Sera's voice suddenly came from behind.

"...I want to go to the British wizarding world."

"Squeak—"

The car stopped abruptly on the road, and John turned half of his body abruptly, staring at his precious daughter with wide-eyed eyes, and the expression on his face gradually turned into disbelief.

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"That's it...then I'll go first."

At the entrance of the candy factory, Ryan looked at Charlie and Russell in front of him, with a smile on his mouth, nodded and gestured.

Charlie was a little emotional. He took a step forward, opened his arms fiercely, took the other party into his arms, and gave him a big hug.

Patting Ryan's back vigorously with both hands, Charlie asked sincerely.

"Thank you, you did me another big favor. Tell me how should I thank you..."

"Actually, to be honest... I've had my eye on that car of yours for a long time—"

Ryan was not too surprised by Charlie's actions, he also patted Charlie, and then whispered in his ear with a bit of a joke.

As soon as these words came out, the emotion on Charlie's face disappeared immediately.He let go of Ryan's tight arms, took two steps back, and looked at him warily.

"I knew it! You've always been suspicious of my car. Let me tell you, I spent a lot of energy on it! Even if you said that you need to increase your dealership authority by a few points, I agree, that is Only this, there is no door."

Ryan pouted immediately, looked at Charlie with disgust on his face, then reached out and took out a cigarette from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and said angrily
"Who cares!"

Even so, when he turned his head and looked at the beloved car behind Charlie, he couldn't help but smacked the filter in his mouth enviously.

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"Stop talking nonsense with you! I'm leaving, just call me later if you have anything to do!"

Soon, Ryan withdrew his gaze and returned to Charlie.

He lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, waved to Charlie, then turned around, left the factory, and walked into the crowd on the street.

Seeing the figure of the other party leaving, Charlie couldn't help but take a deep breath.Feeling a little deeper.

After the figure of the other party disappeared, he finally withdrew his gaze and returned to Russell beside him.

"Thank you for your hard work, Russell!" Charlie smiled, leaned over and patted Russell on the shoulder, and said softly

"No hard work, everything Russell should do!!"

Russell straightened his back, and responded loudly with his head held high. Although he said so, the ears that kept puffing and the smile that could not be suppressed at the corners of his mouth made it easy for Charlie to see that he was being praised at the moment. joy.

In this way, Ryan left, and the gate of the factory was closed.Together with Russell, Charlie returned to his long-awaited office.

Sitting on the familiar office chair, he couldn't help but be filled with emotions for a moment.

Seeing that the neat desk was still as spotless as it was before he left, Charlie knew that although he didn't say anything, Ryan must have meticulously protected everything in this office, and it wasn't because of Charlie's words, Just really presumptuous.

And this is why Charlie trusts Ryan.My trust in him not only comes from the fetters of blood, but also from his character and attitude that has been faintly displayed since childhood.

"All right……"

Thinking of this, Charlie shook his head slightly, pulled himself back from his thoughts, and looked at Russell standing in front of him again.

"Come on, tell me what happened in the past ten days."

It seems that it has been a long time since I have done reporting work with Charlie, and he is faintly excited at this moment.

Still holding the little book, eagerly waiting.After hearing Charlie's words, his eyes lit up immediately.

Nodding his head, he stopped talking too much nonsense, and started skilfully flipping through his notebook, telling Charlie everything about the past few days in detail like a few treasures.

"There has been a major breakthrough in the research on snow lemons! According to the formula sheet, Tika has conducted hundreds of experiments, and finally succeeded in improving the quality while retaining the taste... Although it is still a bit unstable, But he said before Christmas, it will definitely be fully completed!"

"Some time ago, there were two small faults in the production line, but they were repaired quickly, and there were no serious accidents."

"Honeydukes has agreed to use an independent shelf of Charlie's candy, and put him in the most conspicuous place..."

"Weird Explosion Candy or..."

"A few days ago Umbridge..."

"The production of Jiuxin Bingmei Sweet Candy has already..."

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Charlie lowered his head, and while listening to Russell's report, propped his elbows on the table, rubbed his ring and began to think.

Suddenly, Russell's report paused.

"By the way! Mr. Charlie... Headmaster Albus Dumbledore sent a letter shortly after you left."

As he spoke, he took out an envelope sandwiched in it from his notebook, stepped forward, and placed it neatly on Charlie's desk.

"Because you were not here, no one dared to open it. In order to prevent any mistakes, Russell wrote a letter to Principal Dumbledore without authorization, explaining to him your going to the American wizarding world."

Charlie took the letter, looked at the phoenix logo on the wax seal, and couldn't help smiling, then asked casually

"Did Headmaster Dumbledore reply to your message?"

"Back!" Russell sounded very happy, he nodded, quickly took out another letter from his notebook, showed it to Charlie, and said
"Principal Dumbledore is such a humble and good man. Even in his reply to me, he said thank you! Thank you for telling him the news, and then say it's okay, and it doesn't matter if you open that letter again when you come back." in a hurry."

After finishing speaking, he carefully clipped the letter back into the notebook again, as if he planned to treasure it up.

Listening to Russell's words, Charlie didn't find it surprising that the more capable people were, the more humble they were. It was often those worthless guys who held their heads high, trying to show their authority in this way.

The state of Albus Dumbledore is far beyond the comprehension of ordinary wizards...

He nodded, opened the envelope casually, took out the letter inside, flattened it, and read it seriously.

The letter was very short, and apart from the usual pleasantries, there wasn't much content.

I watched it in one breath, and it didn't even take me a minute.

Soon, he put down the letter paper, watched it fly up lightly, folded in mid-air, and then returned to the envelope.

Charlie's eyes flickered a little, and he fell into thinking.

After thinking for a while, he raised his head and asked Russell
"How about the batch of automatic candy vending machines we've been working on?"

Russell froze for a moment, then quickly turned over the notebook and found the relevant records.

"In fact, it has been completed! And it has been tested. We specially bombarded it with high-standard magic for 10 minutes, and the experiment result is very successful! It has reached the conditions that can be officially launched into the magic world."

"Excellent." Charlie nodded and stood up from his seat.

"Let's go! Let's go and see... If it's really what you said, then it won't take long before we can officially start the first batch of releases at Hogwarts."

(End of this chapter)