Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 137 Second Headline

Not since the founding of the Daily Prophet in 1743, it seems, has a single person been able to insert his name twice on its front page.

No matter whether it is many dignitaries, celebrities in the political circle, or even Albus Dumbledore who is called "the strongest white wizard in the world", they have never had such an opportunity.

Of course, according to Albus Dumbledore's character, he certainly doesn't care too much about such meaningless things...

But no matter what, with the arrival of the next day, when the familiar name "Charlie Black" appeared on the front page of the "Daily Prophet", he also became the first wizard to receive this honor... …

I saw that after Gu Fei handed over the recruitment notice to Skeeter, Skeeter wrote an extremely high-quality news article based on this, eloquently and enthusiastically.

The content is so rich and the narration is so long that it suddenly occupies nearly one-eighth of the entire newspaper.And also attached two photos.

One is Charlie Black wearing a dress, sitting in his office, smiling, looking at the camera calmly - due to time constraints, there is no time to go to the factory to take a photo for Charlie, so this is Guffet had specially cut it from the newspaper that had interviewed Charlie years earlier.

In terms of temperament, it is a bit more ostentatious than it is now, without the sense of restraint it is today, but when used to match this news, which is obviously a bit of "rebellious", it unexpectedly fits together.As for the second photo, it's nothing but the recruitment notice.

It has to be said that Skeeter deserves to be called the best reporter of the "Daily Prophet".When she gave up her most proficient "Spring and Autumn Brushwork" this time, and went against her previous practice of presenting things as they were, without any muddle-headedness, she could see her proud professional level.

The next day, Gu Fei sat in his office without turning on the lamp.

The surrounding area was extremely quiet, apart from the constant ticking of the clock, there was no sound.The bell sounded like the beating drums of his heart, beating again and again, making people inexplicably flustered.

His cheeks looked a little swollen at this moment, and the drooping bags under the eyes and the clearly visible dark circles undoubtedly proved that Gu Fei didn't have a good rest last night...

In fact, he didn't rest much. That night, after returning home, he took a quick shower, then lay back on the bed, turned off the lights and prepared to sleep.

However, he couldn't fall asleep anyway, and when he closed his eyes, what he thought of was the earth-shattering "big news", which made his blood boil, dopamine rushed into his brain, and he didn't feel sleepy at all.I can only toss and turn in a lonely and hazy night, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

On the second day, at [-]:[-], he finally lost his patience.Opened his eyes, got out of bed, quickly dressed, came to his office, sat on the office chair, did not turn on the light, just like that, slowly waiting... intending to serve as this "big scene" The first witness to the event.

Not far away, the blinds were not fully drawn, leaving an opening and closing angle of about [-] degrees, which could barely see the scenery outside the window.

However, it was still early at this moment, and it was the first time that the familiar scenery outside the window was so different, quiet like a delicate oil painting, making people unconsciously addicted.

"Tick, tick, tick..."

Gu Fei was fascinated by the scenery outside the window, and the hands of the clock kept moving.The minute hand circles and circles again, running on the dial, driving the heavy hands behind it, moving with difficulty.

Slowly, the rising sun peeked out its dazzling light from the horizon.

It broke the original silence, and turned the delicate oil painting into a flamboyant gouache painting.

Sunlight quietly shone in through the blinds, warm and warm.Also on Guffy's desk, there are evenly arranged zebra grid stripes.

Finally, as time passed, the hour hand pointed to the "6" position.

Gu Fei, who had been looking out the window, seemed to have been touched by some mechanism. His eyes, which had been in a daze, suddenly moved, shining with light, and the corners of his mouth smiled brightly.

"Come on... today, the Daily Prophet and my name will be recorded in the history of magic."

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One newspaper after another disappeared from the offices of the "Daily Prophet" in various ways and in various ways.Either through newsstands, or owls... whatever, to the rest.

From the moment they got the newspaper, what was an ordinary morning will be rewritten.

And the British magic world, which has been silent for hundreds of years like a pool of stagnant water, was completely activated at this moment by the stones thrown into it by Charlie Black, setting off ripples that spread outward...

"Mom!!! Dad!! Look, it's Uncle Charlie again!!!" Nymphadora Tonks screamed, scanning the contents of the newspaper with wide eyes, and at the same time not forgetting to tell the other two people.

And it doesn't just happen here.Nymphadora Tonks' reaction can be said to be the epitome of thousands of wizards.

"Look!! Triss, there is big news!"

"My Merlin!! What's going on?"

"My God... we should tell your father the news and tell him to go!"

"Charlie Black! I knew he was an out-and-out lunatic! That Fudge is also a lunatic, and the reporter of this damn article is also a lunatic! Crazy, crazy, crazy! It's all..."

Surprise, surprise, disbelief, anger, sneer, contempt... At this moment, countless emotions rose spontaneously and filled the hearts of every British wizard, but it is undeniable that they were all shocked and overwhelmed. This blow broke through everyone's common sense and deeply disturbed.

And this originally ordinary day will eventually be imprinted into history along with Charlie and his "big event", and will become the key content that a certain Hogwarts professor will outline in class in the future.

And let the little wizards use this as a basis to write an assignment of more than 2000 words to explain the symbolic significance of this event for the future "coexistence of wizards and Muggles in the world", as well as Charlie Blake's own identity in the historical development And the effect......

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At the same time, a rather exquisite villa is located in the dining room, and its owner is sitting at the long dining table at the moment, tasting the food in front of him.

His waist was straight and he was serious, and the knife and fork did not move in the slightest. Even if he was eating a cherry tomato, he would cut it open and put it into his mouth twice.

His existence is like a model, warning everyone how the rules of the world should work and how they will be produced.

Even if he doesn't speak, just sitting here, there will be an invisible sense of oppression, so that people will not have the slightest relaxed mind, and invisibly learn from the other party's appearance to regulate themselves.

However, on the opposite side of him is a guy who is the complete opposite.

It was a thin young man, with his waist bent, his eyes dull, his arms casually placed on the dining table, moving the tableware little by little, stuffing the food into his mouth stiffly, and chewing stiffly.It's like a zombie who can't think, and its behavior is inexplicably frightening...

This is the Crouch family... and sitting at the dinner table is Barty Crouch, the No. [-] figure in the Ministry of Magic, the director of the Department of Magic Exchange and Cooperation.

As for the person opposite him, it was his son, Barty Crouch Jr. - a Death Eater under the control of the Imperius Curse.

The dining table between the two is always like this, there is no sound at all, and the oppression makes people breathless.

"My newspaper."

After eating his own food, Barty Crouch ignored his son on the other side, stood up, walked towards the living room, and gave succinct orders.

"Yes Master!!"

Then a thin and feminine voice sounded.

Immediately afterwards, the house elf Shining, who was wearing a pillowcase, took brisk steps and ran to Barty Crouch's side in three steps and two steps, and presented the newspaper with respectful hands.

"Good morning, master! Winky has brought your newspaper."

After receiving the newspaper, he sat down on the sofa without even looking at the servant beside him. As usual, he unfolded the newspaper and read the contents from the first page.

However, if you don't know it, at first glance, Barty Crouch's stern expression began to change, changing again and again, extremely complicated.

A pimple formed on his brow, and when he looked down, not only did he not intend to stretch it, but it deepened a lot.

The atmosphere was chilly again on the basis of not being so relaxed at first, so frightened that the rather sensitive Shining Shining subconsciously hunched over, not daring to take a breath, looking up at his master cautiously, with nothing but In addition to fear, there is also a bit of curiosity.

It seems that he wants to know what kind of things can make his master so serious.

After reading the first page of the newspaper, the eyebrows that were originally raised slowly relaxed again.

He didn't read any more, simply put down the newspaper, and cast his eyes on Shining who was serving carefully.

"Sparkling."

Barty Crouch spoke.

"Yes, master! Does Winky need to do something?"

Shining, who was called by his name, immediately became energized, his stooped body straightened instantly, and he responded quickly with some anxiety.

"You know the name Charlie Black, right?" Barty Crouch asked calmly, with the same tone as usual.

Listening to his words, Shining couldn't help flashing a trace of surprise and fear in his eyes, but he nodded quickly and said:
"heard about it."

"Can you tell me? From your point of view, what kind of person is Charlie Black..."

"He..." Shining lowered her head, seeming to be in a bit of hesitation.

After a while, he finally raised his head again, and the look in his eyes became firmer.

"In my opinion, Charlie Black is a devil! A rogue, a shameless villain! He is also the most hated wizard in the whole world!"

As soon as these words came out, even Barty Crouch couldn't help showing a look of surprise on his face.

He raised his eyebrows and continued to ask

"I thought you would worship him. After all, many house elves regard Charlie Black as the savior of house elves, a good man..."

The vague disdain and resentment on Shining's face disappeared in a flash from her expression.But this naturally cannot escape the eyes of Barty Crouch.

"Those house elves are bad things! They are all traitors! Poor fellows who don't deserve to be called house elves! Bewitched by Charlie Black, they cruelly threw away their master, their job, and their own Mission! Putting yourself into nothingness and ethereal things, wasting your life meaninglessly. Winky hates them! And doesn't bother to be with that kind of guy!"

Shiny looked at Barty Crouch from the bottom of her heart, the admiration and awe in her eyes was even greater than when Russell faced Charlie... Every word she spoke was extremely profound, and her words It's true, without the slightest hint of embarrassment.

Barty Crouch didn't speak for the first time, but squinted his eyes, looked at Shining silently, looked at it from top to bottom, and finally looked at those huge eyes.

After a long time, a rare smile appeared on his face, and he nodded in approval. He didn't say anything else, but changed the subject and ordered:
"Go and get me Floo powder...I'm going to the Ministry of Magic as soon as possible today. I guess it will be a busy day at the Ministry of Magic today."

After being approved by the master, Shining was extremely happy. With joy on his face, he knelt down and knocked his huge head on the floor to express his great respect for him. Then, accompanied by the flickering light, he disappeared into the living room. , went to fetch Floo powder.

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Soon, Barty Crouch disappeared into the villa following the flames rising from his fireplace.

And at the dining table, Barty Crouch Jr., who was eating the food in front of him bit by bit, heard the sound of floo powder deflagration in the living room, but he couldn't help but be moved by the food he was eating today. pause.

There was a different kind of brilliance in his dull eyes, and there was a faint smell of struggle on his face.

But soon, as Shining re-entered the restaurant, both the brilliance in the eyes and the struggle in the face disappeared quietly, and they became the same as before, and continued to eat the food on the plate stiffly and dullly.

Winky didn't notice anything, just looked up at the little master as usual, then continued with her work, picking up Barty Crouch's plates and cutlery.

In the huge villa, it was eerily quiet.

(End of this chapter)