Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Lane's fingers brushed over the moaning stubble of his chin.

Hearing Charlie's answer without hesitation, he thought for a while, then continued to ask

"Do you know the two of them, the husband and wife, or even the children?"

As soon as this remark came out, Charlie couldn't help being surprised.

He turned his head, first looked at the cousin who was still rubbing his chin, and after about two or three seconds, he said with a smile
"I remember that I never told you that the guests invited this time are a family... how do you know?"

Charlie's question is tantamount to acknowledging Ryan's guess in disguise.

He also laughed, and instead of imitating the other party's appearance, he directly admitted that
"Inferred from the conversation between you and Russell just now... 60.00% inference, plus 40.00% guesswork."

Ryan went on to say
"Russell said that according to your wishes, eggnog, currant rum and brandy are prepared for the guests."

"Eggnog is an alcoholic drink made with eggs and cream, red currant rum is a well-known liqueur that is loved by ladies, and as for brandy... I also drink it when I have parties with my usual staff. They all like to drink some."

Listening to his explanation, Charlie smiled even more, and there was a little light in his blue eyes.

Hearing this, he already understood what Ryan meant, but he didn't interrupt it, but let the other party continue talking.

"So, I'm guessing that your guests are probably the family, the brandy for the husband, the currant rum for the wife, and finally the eggnog for the kids..."

After all, he raised his eyebrows, and looked at Charlie with some complacency, as if asking if it was as he said.

Until then, Charlie smiled and nodded, saying:

"It is indeed a family of three... It's just that the husband in this family prefers to drink red currant rum, and the brandy is what I prepare for my wife."

"Um?

Hearing this, Ryan couldn't help frowning a little.

After a brief silence, something seemed to arise in his thoughts.

Just when he was about to open his mouth to continue talking to Charlie——

"Boom-"

"Boom-"

"Boom-"

.........

On the mechanical clock located in the center of the factory, the hands moved slowly to the hour along with the gears, and the thick and melodious bell sounded as promised, resounding through every corner of the factory, and it also made Ryan want to The words that were spoken were stuffed back into his mouth abruptly.

Charlie smiled unabated, turned his eyes back to the fireplace, raised his chest and made a full gesture, and said

"Okay, our guests are coming."

Hearing this, Ryan had no choice but to swallow his words completely, and said nothing more.After taking a deep look at Charlie's incomparable side face and smile, he also turned his head and stared at the calm fireplace that hadn't responded yet.

But in his heart, the thoughts aroused by Charlie's words became more and more active, and the emotion in his eyes became more and more inexplicable...

They didn't make them wait for too long, only to see that the fireplace that was silent for a second suddenly burst open in the next moment, and a raging flame rose up.

A dark green flame shot up into the sky like a treacherous flame, almost breaking through the shackles of the fireplace, and flung towards the corners of the two people's clothes.

When the flames dissipated, and only the remaining fly ash swayed and fell in mid-air with a few sparks, a slender thigh stepped out of the dark fireplace, and the next second, Lucius Malfoy That familiar yet unfamiliar face appeared in front of Ryan.

Lucius' face at this moment slowly merged with the image in Ryan's memory and ten years ago.

And when he saw the person in front of him, Ryan's expression was completely gone from his previous indifference.He subconsciously took half a step back, and even his pupils shrank a little.

At this moment, the terrifying memories that were imprinted in his memory more than ten years ago seemed to be fully activated, which made him instinctively reach out and touch his waist.

That is he has not yet left
In the wizarding world, the place where the wand is placed.

However, as his hand grasped at the familiar place, he finally suddenly realized that he had given up his identity as a wizard at this moment.

Even the laurel wand that accompanied him for endless time was sealed in the deepest part of the cabinet at home, and he hadn't seen the sun for a long time...

He turned his head and glanced at Charlie, whose smile remained unchanged from the beginning to the end. Then he let out a deep breath, suppressed the chaos and anxiety in his heart, and quietly moved his feet back half a step. Moved back to the previous position again.

On the other side, Lucius who had just walked out was also too shocked to speak.

Looking at the man next to Charlie Black who was dressed in weird Muggle-like clothes, his heart was filled with a storm that was no less than that of Ryan, so much so that even the steps that wanted to move forward seemed to be stuck. , unable to step out.

"Honey, what are you doing?"

And behind him, Narcissa, who was unable to see what was going on outside due to her tall figure blocking the way out, was even more inexplicable at the moment, and could only call softly from behind while patting Lu Hughes' back, motioning for him to let himself and Draco out.

Only then did Lucius react, nodded hastily, and took half a step away from the position next to the fireplace. However, his eyes never left Ryan's body from beginning to end.

Of course he knew Ryan...or rather, he knew Regulus Black.

After all, as a relative by blood and also under the Dark Lord, he still had a particularly deep impression on this young wizard who was seven years younger than himself.

It's just that he never expected... After parting on a certain day more than ten years ago, the two of them met again, but it was in Charlie Black's factory...

Looking at the man in front of him who was a little more vicissitudes than before, Lucius' jaw moved slightly, and his pursed lips opened a little... However, after a long while, he still didn't call out the name.

"Ray... Regulus? Is that you, Regulus Black..."

In the end, it was Narcissa who spoke and broke this weird deadlock.

She widened her eyes in astonishment, which were extremely similar to Charlie but more beautiful, and softly called out the name of the cousin that once belonged to her, as if in disbelief.

The familiar name and voice made Ryan feel dazed for a while.

After a while, he finally showed a bright smile that he had never seen before, and nodded seriously to the cousin in front of him.

"It's me, Cousin Narcissa, long time no see..."

Everyone present showed a smile, even Lucius, after a few hesitation, he swallowed the question that was about to come to his mouth, squeezed out a smile for the time being, and then looked at Charlie.

Draco was the only one holding his mother's hand in a dazed expression, looked at his father, then at his uncle, and then stared blankly at the man he had never seen before.

What's going on... Am I missing something?

Did no one notice my new clothes?