Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 129 Award Ceremony
Russell left, took the dress, hurried out of Charlie's office, and started the second selection.

And with Russell's departure, the door of the office was closed, and the surroundings became quiet again for a while.

Charlie's eyes froze, looking at the direction Russell left. After a long time, he lowered his head and looked at his palm again.

In the palm of his hand, the gold coin was lying peacefully in the center, and his dull appearance did not change at all, and the kind-faced old man was blurred again, no longer as vivid as before.

Suddenly, Charlie's gaze changed, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up, and he smiled slightly.

"interesting……"

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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the day agreed in Fudge's letter to Charlie has arrived.

In the end, the clothes Russell chose for Charlie were a rather traditional wizard robe.Although in some corners, such as the wide cuffs and the lower part of the robe, there are still many exquisite and gorgeous shapes and accessories to set off his identity, but compared to the dress he chose before, Charlie It can be said that it is already too much satisfaction.

Soon, Charlie came to the venue prepared by the Ministry of Magic for the award ceremony. At the same time, he also saw his old friend Cornelius Fudge in the venue.

I saw that Fudge at this moment was no different from when I first saw him, still wearing the same pinstriped suit with red tie for thousands of years, and the dark green top hat firmly buttoned on his head, even a little The gray sideburns are meticulously arranged.

Only that rosy face, when seeing Charlie, the smile unavoidably stiffened a bit.In the depths of his eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little complicated.

For this young and promising wizard in front of him, Fudge's attitude is undoubtedly tangled...

On the one hand, he likes Charlie's extravagant spending, the kind of galleons that are measured in tens of thousands are thrown out at every turn, and they are handed over to him in the blink of an eye.

In his office, he poured a total of [-] Galleons on the floor like raindrops. Even today, he still remembers it vividly. Even when Charlie leaned over to look at him, his face That unpredictable smile has already been deeply embedded in his mind.

That day, after Charlie left, he didn't use magic, and didn't call for other assistants. He bent down alone, and with his thick palm, he grabbed the golden Galleons scattered on the ground in handfuls, and wiped them away. Put it in a sack... It took an entire afternoon to completely process it.

After the mouth of the sack was tied up by it, the top hat on his head had long been thrown aside, his meticulous hair became messy, his shirt was soaked in sweat, and he was panting heavily. It seemed that he hadn't done such strenuous exercise for a long time.

Although every cell in his body was full of exhaustion, his spirit felt greatly enriched and joy he had never had before.

On the other hand, he was also terrified by the other party's audacity...

Although Fudge is greedy, cowardly, and incompetent... But it is impossible for him to be an idiot who has been able to sit firmly in the highest position in the British magic world for several years.At least in terms of power struggles and internal struggles, he deserves to be called an expert.

So, when Charlie sent someone to break into his office and told him the situation that the other party encountered in the American magic world through dictation, Fudge's first reaction was shock... After being shocked, Again full of absurdity.

At that moment, he suddenly understood that this guy was still a lunatic during the war at his core, but he could not help but be confused by the Taiping coat for too long, naively thinking that Charlie was really just a merchant………

The award ceremony didn't make Charlie wait for too long, or it was roughly just a process.

After all, the Knights of Merlin had been disbanded for an unknown number of years, and the so-called Knight of Merlin Award Ceremony, under the control of the Ministry of Magic, had long lost the sacred meaning it originally represented—this point, starting from Fudge You can know it by awarding yourself the Knight of Merlin First Class.

Except for the civilian wizards below who are still looking forward to the eternal glory it can bring, generally at Charlie's level, it is just an excuse for icing on the cake.

In fact, if Charlie wants to, he can buy a first-class Knight of Merlin by lending a large amount of gold to the Ministry of Magic like his grandfather Arcturus Black did.Roughly calculating the current price, it is just an extra [-] yuan on top of his initial sponsorship to Fudge.Other than that, no other preparations are needed.

But it's not necessary...Because the main reason why he wants this medal is to cooperate with this news and identity, and to warm up and create momentum for his candies through major publications.As for the third-class Merlin Knight Medal or the first-class Merlin Knight Medal, there is no obvious difference.

Facing all kinds of newspaper reporters, big and small, and the respected old wizards sitting at the top, Charlie smiled calmly, and didn't say a word from the beginning to the end.Just cooperating with Minister Fudge beside him, nodding from time to time to show respect.

Then, he listened to the other party briefly explain Charlie's outstanding contributions to the magic world in front of everyone.Immediately after the formal vote of the Wizengamot wizards, the most central chairman of the Wizengamot, that is, Charlie's old headmaster Dumbledore, announced that he was officially awarded the third-class Order of Merlin...

When Fudge took over the beautiful gold medal with a white ribbon from the person beside him, and pinned it on Charlie's chest, the atmosphere at the scene reached its peak.

The reporters rushed forward one after another, and the cameras that flickered "click click" for a while had already begun to record the most critical moment of the award ceremony.

In this way, under the countless flashing lights, the two completed a series of actions such as awarding honors, shaking hands, talking... and so on.From the expressions alone, they looked like two friends who had known each other for a long time.

Little did they know, there was a tacit understanding in the eyes of Charlie and Fudge.

It wasn't until the frequency of flashes gradually decreased and all the reporters were satisfied that Fudge continued to announce that this award ceremony was officially over.

　Damn, I'm almost stunned... There's no information about this damn award ceremony on the Internet.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)