Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 169 Peng Peng's New Job
The conversation between the two did not waste much time.Even counting the time it took for Charlie to finish drinking that cup of coffee, it was barely 10 minutes.

After talking about the results to Peng Peng, Charlie chatted with him for a while before telling him to leave.

Soon, when Peng Peng walked out of Charlie's office slowly, the expression on his face was obviously stretched a lot compared to the one he had when he entered before.

With the sound of "Peng", the heavy wooden door behind him closed automatically without wind, and he also breathed out a breath of foul air from the bottom of his heart, and his eyes shone brightly.

In fact, before coming here, Peng Peng himself was completely under a great psychological pressure.Completely ready to be expelled from Charlie's Candy Factory by Mr. Black.

Even, Peng Peng has already made a plan in his heart, if Mr. Black is really determined to drive him away, then he will make a settlement in his room!
Not for anything else, just to be here forever, and welcome the arrival of the so-called "liberation" with those like-minded elves around me.

Unexpectedly, Charlie was unexpectedly not as angry as Peng Peng imagined.It was just a few simple lessons, and after he was dismissed from the position of supervisor, there was no other punishment, so the matter was lightly exposed.

After being overjoyed for a while, I couldn't help feeling a little moved in my heart.

In fact, Peng Peng didn't pay too much attention to the so-called supervisor position, because he knew that with his own skills, as long as he worked hard on the assembly line, Mr. Black would hand over that position to him again in a short time. hand.

And in the office, the sentence: "What do I want you to die for? Knowing the whole factory, there is no way to recruit a second elf like you who can make alchemy items..." It is undoubtedly a hint he…………

Sibi, just when Peng Peng thought everything was fine and was about to walk back to his room to welcome a new day of work, a sudden voice behind him stopped his movements abruptly.

"Peng Peng... What did Mr. Black call you in for just now? Are you interested in telling the old man?"

The voice is full of an old breath, like a dilapidated bellows, while speaking, you can also hear faint panting...

However, just such a voice, like the King of Hades demanding his life, directly caused Peng Peng's goosebumps to crawl all over his body in an instant.

The foot that had just been raised also stagnated in mid-air, and it didn't matter whether it was stepped forward or retracted for a while.

His neck turned stiffly like a rusty machine, and he cast his gaze back bit by bit with his head.

Sure enough... Not far behind him, Dulu's aging figure supporting his crutches appeared in his eyes.

And in the further back position, Russell was like a little follower, honestly following Du Lu by two steps behind.Seeing Peng Peng's gaze, he turned his head away with some guilt, not daring to have more eye contact with him, as if he was afraid of being involved...

"Grandpa Du Lu...what a coincidence."

The mood changed several times like a roller coaster, and Peng Peng's expression that had just stretched out became twitched again, and he managed to make a smile that was uglier than crying, and responded...

"Well, it's a coincidence."

Du Lu nodded with a smile in agreement.That wrinkled face was full of kindness.It's easy to give people the illusion that Dulu is really like a kind old man in the family, full of love for the younger generation...

"Come." Suddenly, Du Lu raised his hand and waved lightly at Peng Peng.
"I haven't seen you for a long time, come here to make grandpa feel rare..."

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The next day, the sky was getting dark, and the sun had just poked out half of the head from the horizon.

The Dursley family, located on Privet Drive in Little Whinging District, had already woken up early and started preparing breakfast for the new day.

In the kitchen, Petunia was standing in front of the kitchen counter as usual, humming a melodious tune while frying bacon and poached eggs.

As for Vernon Dursley, he was sitting at the dining table, enjoying the coffee while carefully looking at the newspaper in his hand.

However, the only difference compared to the past is that the newspaper in his hand has successfully changed from "The Times" to "Daily Prophet"...

Dursley habitually shook the newspaper, causing it to make a "crash" sound of friction between paper and paper, and he couldn't help complaining to his wife beside him
"Did you know? The...prime minister of the British wizarding world, Cornelius Fudge."

The movements in Petunia's hands paused for a moment, then she nodded and responded casually

"Um...you told me the other day. What's the matter honey?"

"He's an idiot!"

Dursley blew on his bushy beard angrily, said, and turned another page of the newspaper...

"I really don't know what those wizards are thinking... even such a fool can be such a high position! If it were me, I would definitely be able to do better than him."

After finishing speaking, he simply put the newspaper aside, ignored the jumping figure on it, then stood up, and walked to Petunia's side.

"At the very least, I won't let a newspaper be full of reports that boast about myself!"

Hearing her husband's words, Petunia rolled her eyes helplessly.

She shook the frying pan in her hand slightly, and turned the fried eggs and bacon inside with a spatula.

Immediately, the grease dripped into the pot and made a cracking sound of "stab la la", and the rich aroma also wafted wantonly, filling the entire kitchen.It made Dursley couldn't help but licked his lips and swallowed a mouthful of saliva...

"My dear... I feel that you seem to be getting more and more obsessed with those things about hating wizards and the so-called wizarding world."

While concentrating on the situation in the pot without moving her head, Penny said abruptly.

"You have only been working there for a few months... As a result, you look like a completely different person now than before. Even after returning home, the things you bring to Dudley are all gadgets related to magic... ..."

"I..." Dursley looked away from the pot, looked at his wife, and couldn't help being startled.He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Indeed, as Petunia said... After working in Charlie's Candy Factory, Dursley fell in love with that place little by little.

Whether it's the leisurely environment, the simple work, the generous rewards, or the friends who drink together...all make him fall in love with it.

But in fact, in his heart, Dursley didn't think there was anything wrong with this kind of behavior... because in his opinion, no matter who he was, this kind of working environment and experience was irresistible.

Because in the noisy and busy city, it is undoubtedly a kind of paradise for anyone who has been baptized by the Muggle society to have such a job in the wizarding world that is neither introverted nor so-called workplace intrigue and PUA. !
Even, they will prepare afternoon tea for all employees on time around [-] o'clock every afternoon! !
But Petunia didn't finish her sentence... She just heard a "click" and turned off the burning gas stove, which also made the whole kitchen suddenly quiet.

After two seconds of silence, Penny turned her head, looked at her husband with blank and complicated eyes, and asked word by word.

"Do you still remember... what was the purpose of entering the factory opened by Charlie Black in the first place?"

As soon as these words came out, Dursley's whole body seemed to tremble. His eyes suddenly squeezed away the surrounding fat, opened quite a bit wide, and unconsciously raised his volume a bit. retorted loudly

"Of course I remember, for Dudley's sake!"

After this sentence was finished, seeing Penny's still gaze, he seemed to feel guilty again, suppressed his voice again, and explained in a low voice

"I have been trying to find a way to lift the curse for Dudley. Not only in the factory, even after leaving the factory and in Diagon Alley, I would always look for opportunities to ask the wizards around me... even if there is no one I knew what to do, and I never gave up."

After that, Vernon took two steps forward, raised a pair of thick arms, and held Petunia into his arms.

Taking a deep breath, he said sincerely

"Please believe me, Petunia. Even if I have changed a little bit, I am still your husband and Dudley's father... My love for you occupies the most important part of my heart, at least this , will never change."

Penny's eyes were also filled with tears. As before, she put her head on her husband's broad chest, feeling the incomparable sense of reliability and security from him, and stretched out her arms to embrace him. Hold each other, then nodded silently.

The two of them hugged for a while in the kitchen like this, and their hearts, which had been jumpy or uneasy due to many things, returned to calm again.

After a long time, Petunia raised her head and said softly, "But... honey, please hurry up?"

"It won't be long before Christmas, and our relatives and friends will come over. By then, if Dudley is still like this, then..."

Petunia didn't finish, but Dursley undoubtedly understood what she meant.

He hugged the opponent's arm tightly, then nodded his head heavily, secretly made up his mind, and even his eyes became firm.

"Don't worry, my dear. Believe me, I will definitely make our children healthy and happy again in a short time..."

"Actually, I'm quite happy now..."

At the door, Dudley, who didn't know when he woke up, subconsciously snorted twice, then patted his fat belly, interrupting the conversation between the two.

"Hurry up... what am I going to eat today? Mom, have you made egg tarts yet?"

"God, sorry son, I forgot..."

"What!? How could you lie to me!!! You clearly promised that you will make egg tarts for me today!!"

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After a noisy breakfast that seemed to be a daily tradition, Dursley came to the fireplace and expertly grabbed a handful of floo powder from the side.

With a cry of "Candy Factory!", he threw the Floo powder to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Xiongxiong's flames burned violently, wrapped around his huge body, and disappeared without a trace within a few seconds.

"Wow... cool."

Standing not far away, Dudley blinked, looked enviously at the figure of his father leaving gracefully, couldn't help exclaiming:
"Mom! When can I be like my dad!?"

"Don't even think about it! Never, my dear boy."

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After arriving at the factory, Dursley first smiled and greeted the friends who arrived with him, and then went to their respective jobs, waiting for the start of the assembly line machines, so as to start a new day of life middle.

However, this time, there was a slight difference compared to the past - it was clearly the time when it should be officially working according to the regulations, but the machine was not running, and it was still motionless.

Just as the time passed bit by bit, some people started to discuss what happened with the workers next to them. Suddenly, Kobe walked in from the main entrance of the factory building.

For a moment, the voice of discussion suddenly fell silent. When they saw the person coming, every Muggle or Squib employee unconsciously puffed up their chests, making themselves look more energetic.

There is no doubt that they knew Kobe, and there was an inexplicable awe of this "teacher" who had trained them for a week or more.

Kobe stood at the door with his hands behind his back, nodded, instead of continuing to walk in, he turned around, waved in the direction outside the door, and urged:

"Hurry up, come in!"

"No, never mind! You never told me! I'm going to work with a group of humans! Never!"

And from a place where the employees couldn't see, a voice full of resistance roared in.

"Come on! It's all right...they're nice guys."

Kobe was not angry, and with a smile on his face, he kept saying

"Don't even think about it! No matter how good you are, you are still a human being! I'm going to the elves' production line!"

The voice was as stubborn as an angry bull, as if it was about to be ignited by anger in the next second.

"It's Mr. Black's order—you know what I mean?"

Seeing that the other party was so uncooperative, Kobe put away his good face and asked in a business-like manner.

Finally, as the words fell, Peng Peng outside the door finally lost his temper, as if accepting his fate, he walked into the gate of the factory dejectedly.

Under the watchful eyes of all the employees, Kobe pulled a little elf with a blue nose and a swollen face to the most conspicuous position on the assembly line, and introduced to everyone

"This...is Peng Peng. I will work with you here in the future!"

(End of this chapter)