Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 94: Like a God
Located on the basement floor, the highest position in the entire Ministry of Magic is the minister's office where Fudge is located.

In the minister's office, Fudge's chubby face looked extraordinarily rosy.

Sitting behind his desk, his eyes narrowed, while he stretched out his hands to stroke the beard above his lips, he hummed some unknown strange tune... He didn't hide his joy at the moment.

Soon... There was a knock on the door of "dong dong dong" from outside the door.At the same time, Umbridge's voice also came from outside.

"Minister, Mr. Black is here!"

Fudge straightened up subconsciously, and then stretched out his hands to straighten his striped suit and tie.Immediately afterwards, he checked his appearance in the small mirror on the table.

After everything was confirmed, he picked up an unknown document from the desk, pretended to be working, sat on the seat, and said loudly

"Please come in!"

As Fudge's voice fell, the door of the minister's office slowly opened with a "squeak".

"Charlie!"

When the door was fully opened and Charlie walked in from outside, Fudge also put down the document he was holding in good time.The expression on his face was full of surprise and joy, and nothing else could be seen.

He kindly called out Charlie's name, stood up from his seat, walked out from behind the desk, and greeted him with a few steps.

Umbridge bowed slightly and followed behind Charlie, but as if on purpose, he was one body ahead of Russell.

Seeing that Minister Fudge stood up to greet him directly, he looked at Charlie with more flattering and humble eyes for a while...

"Hello, Minister Fudge!"

Charlie's smile was bright and pure, a gesture that would not be offensive no matter what.

Facing Fudge who got up to greet him, he also took two steps forward in a very self-respecting manner, stretched out his hands, and tightly held each other's hands.

To be honest... If they don't know something, no matter who they are, they will think that these two are friends who have known each other for many years.

"I heard that the minister was in a meeting, and when he heard that I was coming, he hastily canceled the meeting and came to meet me?"

Charlie looked at Fudge and asked with a smile.

"Hahaha...a small matter, it's just a small matter." Fudge smiled heartily, and waved his hands pretending not to care.

Suddenly, Fudge turned his gaze from Charlie to Umbridge.

"Deputy Director Umbridge—"

"Minister, what are your orders!" Umbridge asked with a smile, suppressing her sharp voice, as soon as Fudge finally noticed him.

For Umbridge's posture, Fudge is probably used to it, and he didn't feel as uncomfortable as when Charlie and Russell just came in. He just nodded casually, then swept his eyes from Russell at the back, and said
"I have something important to discuss with Mr. Charlie later. Please take this..." Fudge's voice paused, as if he was deliberating on how to address Russell. After about a second or two, just continued
"Take this house-elf friend of Mr. Black out for a cup of tea and somewhere to rest."

"Good... good Minister Fudge"

Umbridge's eyes changed a bit, and the smile on his face weakened slightly, but he still nodded and complied reluctantly.

She turned her head away, and it was only at this moment that she finally looked straight at Russell, but her tone was still obviously colder than when she was talking to Charlie and Fudge.

"Please... my house-elf friend."

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"Come on! Mr. Black, please sit here!"

After Umbridge led Russell out of the office and the originally open office door was closed again, the smile on Fudge's face finally couldn't be restrained anymore.

He squinted his eyes, and while speaking, he took Charlie's hand and led him to sit on the sofa.

When Charlie sat down, Fudge sat down next to him.

"The third-class medal of the Knights of Merlin has been approved at various levels, and an award ceremony will be held for you soon... As for the... sugar you told me at Lucius' house?" Fudge paused, swallowing He took a mouthful of saliva and continued
"I can actually do it anytime."

Seeing that Charlie was sitting still, Fudge turned sideways, looked at him, and couldn't help rubbing his hands together, speaking in a much more amiable tone than before.

If Umbridge is still in the office at this moment, I am afraid that her three views will be completely reshaped... She would never have thought that the pinnacle of power she yearned for would be the same when faced with money. Can't help but bow down.

"There's no rush...Minister Fudge."

Charlie waved his hands with a smile, pretending to be indifferent to everything, and said so.

"Uh... ah?"

Obviously, Fudge didn't expect Charlie's words. He opened his narrowed eyes a little, and looked at Charlie with some puzzlement.

He originally thought that Charlie couldn't wait, so he made a special trip to pay a visit in person.That's why he brought up both things so early in order to satisfy the other party.

However, the other party's sentence "These are small things" at this time caught him off guard.

His brows slowly frowned, and for some reason, an inexplicable uneasiness emerged from his heart.

"Then...Mr. Charlie, what is this for?"

"Those are secondary things. In fact, my original intention is to thank the Ministry of Magic for its dedication to the British wizarding community over the years."

This time, it was Charlie's turn to squint his eyes. He smiled and said unhurriedly, looking like a fox.

Although it is true that Fudge was held in this position by Dumbledore, he is not a waste!Especially since he has held the position of Minister of Magic for so many years, he has long been a qualified veteran in the officialdom!

Naturally, it is impossible to believe Charlie's nonsense, what kind of thanks for his dedication to the British magic world, let alone him, if you just recruit someone from the bottom, he will not believe it!
Hearing this, Fudge frowned even more, and the uneasiness in his heart became stronger.

Just as he opened his mouth to say something to Charlie, Charlie spoke first.

Charlie waved his hand, stopped Fudge who was about to speak, then stood up from his seat, turned around, and said to Fudge

"Otherwise...the minister should look at the money first."

After the words fell, Charlie slowly raised his hand and slowly opened his palm.

From between Fudge and him, the dim red gemstone ring suddenly lit up.

"Ding……"

A crisp sound resounded... A gold Galleon appeared out of nowhere and fell to the ground with a pleasant sound.

"Ding……"

Immediately afterwards, the second, the third...the fourth...

The original crisp sound gradually became chaotic, and more and more Galleons poured out from Charlie's palm, and then fell to the ground with a crackling sound.

Like a torrential rain, it hit the office floor violently.

Fudge's original frown began to ease uncontrollably, he opened his mouth, he couldn't say anything, everything was choked in his throat.

Lifting his head, he looked at the young man who was facing him, throwing out a large amount of Gallon with a smile on his face... His pupils trembled, dilated and then contracted.

In the end, he finally calmed down, and that gaze clearly seemed to be looking at a god.

　Tomorrow [-]D

　　
　
(End of this chapter)