Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 115 Hufflepuff Lounge Riot
Even if the murderer is dead, the damage has already been done after all.It is impossible for him to disappear into nothingness along with the sinful ending of the Blind Pig Bar.Will only continue to follow Dab.Like a maggot attached to the bone, he will always be by his side.
After a brief conversation with Chavcha and Dab, Charlie didn't bother them too much.Leaning against the wall, looking at the happy young man playing not far away, he couldn't help but let out a faint sigh.

But soon, Charlie shook his head again, took a deep breath, and pulled himself together.

After all, things have already happened, no matter how hard it is, it is impossible to go back to the beginning of everything.

As the helm of the entire factory, it is impossible for me to put all my heart on this matter.Instead of this, it is better to raise your head and continue to look forward, at least everything is still developing for the better.

"Come on, Russell!"

Not staying any longer, Charlie's eyes flickered a little.

He tugged at his collar, and after taking a last deep look at Dabu who was smiling happily not far away, he turned his head and walked towards the original destination.

Hearing this, seeing that the entanglement and melancholy in Charlie's eyes disappeared, he regained the firmness and confidence he was familiar with.Russell couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief, nodded quickly, and followed Charlie's pace.

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Soon after……

Standing at the gate of Hogwarts, Dumbledore looked at the well-packed wooden boxes in front of him, stacked together to form a hill, and couldn't help but fell into some kind of thinking...

Soon, from behind the pile of wooden boxes, an elf wearing the work uniform of Charlie's Candy Factory "Shuashushu" ran out with two short legs upside down.

Standing still in front of Dumbledore, with a bright smile on his face, he eagerly extended his right hand.

Dumbledore smiled and said nothing more.Slowly bent down, raised his hand and held the opponent's hand together.Quite formally shaking.

"Hello! Dear Headmaster Albus Dumbledore!" the elf spoke, he opened his mouth, and the slightest excitement could be heard in his slightly shrill voice.His face also flushed slightly, and those huge eyes exuded a strange light...

"Sure enough! What Mr. Russell said is not wrong! You are really as amiable and kind as the rumors say!"

Listening to his words, Dumbledore's thick and white eyebrows raised slightly, showing a somewhat surprised expression.

Subconsciously, he began to recall the "Russell" mentioned by the other party.Soon, he remembered that the owner of the name seemed to have exchanged letters with him not long ago, specifically telling him that Charlie was not in the factory at this time, but had gone to the American magic world.

With this thought in mind, the original surprise in his eyes also turned into clarity.So he continued to ask softly
"Thank you for your compliment... my dear friend. What should I call you?"

Hearing that Dumbledore wanted to know his name, the elf was even more excited.

He took out the palm he was holding with the other party, patted his shriveled chest, and happily introduced
"Dada, Principal Dumbledore! My name is Dada! I'm an elf in the research and development department of the candy factory, and I'm also the main person in charge of the candy vending machine project."

"So... Dada, are these behind you the candy vending machine specially sent by Charlie?"

Listening to Dada's words, Dumbledore nodded, straightened up, and returned his gaze to the pile of boxes. With a bit of curiosity, he asked the question he wanted to ask the most.

"That's right! Headmaster Dumbledore!"

Dada responded with some pride, then took a few steps back, jumped lightly, pulled out an unstacked box, and skillfully unpacked it, revealing the brand new machine inside .

The moment he saw the machine, even Dumbledore's eyes lit up.Under the bushy beard, it was difficult to conceal the change in his expression at this time.

To be honest, at this age, Shen Dian, who has been Dumbledore for more than a century, has experienced countless stories, large and small.

Although his childlike activeness and innocence have never changed, there are very few things that can really interest him.

Except that every time the new candy sent by Charlie is about to fall into his mouth, there will be a little bit of anticipation in his heart, there are hardly any other changes in his daily life.

But now, looking at the novelty in front of him that he had never seen before, Dumbledore didn't wait to admit it, he seemed to have recovered a little bit of his eagerness to try. .

The square candy vending machines were uniformly painted bright white.Charlie's initials and logo printed on the side.

At the front is a piece of crystal-clear transparent glass. Behind the glass, rows of shelves are divided into small grids, and the name of the candy corresponding to each grid is clearly marked below the grid.

It's just that, because they haven't been officially launched yet, the inside of these machines is also empty, and there is no candy on the table.

Even so, Dumbledore felt that he could also imagine what it would be like when it was really filled with colorful candies in every neat grid.

"Perhaps." Dumbledore couldn't help but said, "I feel that after so many candy vending machines have filled the entire school, there is still a spare one that can be placed in the principal's office."

Of course, what Dumbledore said was just a small joke for himself. He didn't really think that he could place a machine for his own use in the principal's office alone.

However, to his surprise, after listening to his words, Dada took out a carefully folded list from his pants pocket with a serious face.

This one was specially given to him by Russell before it went to Hogwarts, and it said where these vending machines were placed.Since it was decided by Charlie himself, the markings on it are detailed, even down to a certain corner or a certain corridor.

"Wait, Principal Dumbledore, let me have a look." Dada said as he quickly expanded the list, his eyes scanned the position of the corresponding number of each machine from top to bottom.

"Machine No. [-] is in the Hufflepuff Lounge No. [-] is in front of the cafeteria and No. [-] is in the auditorium"

"...No. [-] is the Slytherin lounge, and No. [-] is under the portrait of the weird old man with the long beard next to the potions classroom in the corridor on the second floor."

"... NO.15, NO.15 is aha! I said, I remember that there must be this." After reading this, Dada's eyes suddenly lit up, and then looked happily at Dumbledore again, and then The list in hand is specially shown to the other party for viewing.

"Look, Principal Dumbledore! Machine No. 15 is placed in the principal's office, and Mr. Charlie specially drew a red horizontal line under No. [-]!"

"what?"

Hearing this, Dumbledore's original expression of surprise became even more surprising, so he walked forward and carefully took the clearly marked list from Dada's hand.After careful identification, he couldn't help but smile a little.

Although he didn't do business like Charlie, his extraordinary intelligence still allowed him to see that the places where the vending machines marked by Charlie belonged to the kind of people with large turnover. , or a location with a solid source of customers, only the last one is directly different from the others, and it is placed in his office.

He didn't need to think too much, and he immediately understood that this was Charlie expressing his care as a student to him.

He didn't give way too much, after all, Charlie usually mailed some candies to him from time to time.

It can be said that since his student opened a candy factory, he has never spent any money on candy, and he can even make a lot of money every month, which he can give to some other professors.

But this time, it was just a different way, and Dumbledore had already gotten used to it.

So, just nodded, Dumbledore handed the list back to Dada, and said in a gentle voice

"When you go back, please express my gratitude to Charlie for his kindness."

After taking the list, Dada carefully folded it and put it back in his pocket, then smiled and said

"If I go back... I probably won't be able to do anything during this time."

Then he turned sideways and pointed to the pile of boxes behind him.

"Although after modification, these candy vending machines can use magic to replace those troublesome circuits in the Muggle world. But after all, it is the first launch, so specific debugging is still being carried out in many places. And later maintenance also requires Do it often."

Hearing this, Dumbledore couldn't help but nodded.

He took out a candy from his pocket, stuffed it into his mouth, and said with a smile
"That being the case, I'll write another letter to him sometime."

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Soon, as the first candy vending machine began to be installed at Hogwarts, the young wizards in the whole school, like a pot exploded, spread the word to ten, ten to hundreds, and in less than half a day, all People have already got the news accurately.

In the Hufflepuff boys lounge, a group of Hufflepuff badgers in yellow uniforms were all gathered together at this moment, the light in their eyes was as real as they were, and they all pursed their mouths, watching the squatting girls meticulously. Dada, who was constantly tinkering and adjusting beside the huge machine.

Waiting with great anticipation for the successful installation of the first candy vending machine
Occasionally, a few students couldn't restrain their excitement and whispered in the crowd, but they were soon interrupted by the people around them.

They made a silent gesture to the speaker with a serious face, for fear that these few words would delay Dada, who was concentrating on his work in the crowd.As a result, unexpected errors occurred.

Just like that, a strange calm was unexpectedly achieved in the originally noisy and lively lounge.

Filch leaned against the door leading to the external exit of the lounge, folded his hands on his chest, curled his lips, obviously expressing his disdain for a group of little wizards who had little knowledge.

When he thought that this thing was the product of Charlie Black, that devil, he couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.If Principal Dumbledore hadn't told him that the demon hadn't come this time and told him to maintain order at the installation site, he would have wished to run farther!
Who knows what Charlie Black will do in this candy vending machine?Maybe it's a dead toad, maybe it's a dense pile of spiders, maybe even some special potion that hurts people invisible? !

Every time he thinks about it, he can't help but shudder, and his heart beats like a subconscious "thump bang bang".

Finally, under Filch's continuous imaginings, Dada, who had been fiddling with the machine, took a long breath, took a handkerchief handed over by an unknown little wizard, and wiped the sweat off his head. After cleaning it, he stood up immediately, facing the group of young wizards, he grinned with a sense of accomplishment.

"Okay!!! Debugging is complete!!!"

This sentence was like a switch, and the children who didn't know how long they had been waiting for immediately cheered enthusiastically.

"ooooooohhhhh!!!"

Without making them wait any longer, Dada turned halfway and put his hand on the button next to the vending machine that was engraved with "Replenishment".

"Peng!" With a sound, he took a heavy shot with his hand.Behind the glass, the originally empty grids began to shake faintly and flicker with light.In the next moment, all kinds of colorful and dazzling candies filled all the blanks to the brim.

From left to right, the classic Charlie brand chocolates, fruit jelly candies of various flavors, as well as the hot-selling ice plum sweets, peanut butter sandwich halva, and the first-time violet candy, etc., all came into view.

Even the little wizards who were still cheering couldn't help but be suffocated by the scene that almost included all the candies in Charlie's Candy Factory since its establishment.

Even Filch, who looked disdainful, couldn't help but subconsciously widen his eyes, the eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Now, it belongs to you!"

After Dada's words fell, all the little wizards fell into agitation for a while. Compared with the original quietness, it is no exaggeration to say that it has been reversed 180 degrees! !
"Hurry up!!! Let me be the first one!!!"

"I want to eat licorice sticks!!"

"chocolate!!!!"

The students crowded around one by one, trying their best to squeeze towards the candy vending machine. Often, they had just finished buying and before they had time to count the candies in their hands, they would be "sent" out by the swarming crowd. Out of the innermost circle, came to the outer.The scene can be said to be chaotic to an unprecedented state.

And it wasn't until this time that Filch, who was still looking at the vending machine in surprise, realized his mission.Hurriedly pulling the students who were about to rush in one by one, shouting at the top of their voices

"Order!!! Pay attention to order!!! Do you want to write a review??"

However, the originally invincible threat lost its due effect at this moment.

After all, what Filch had to face now was not individual students, but a group of students.At this time, how will he know which is which? Anyway, it is impossible to punish them all at the same time!

Under such a state of mind, the little Hufflepuff badgers were tightly united. Not only did no one talk to Filch, but a few naughty guys took advantage of the chaos to slap Filch hard on his ass. Feet, and then re-squeezed into the crowd contentedly, brushed off his clothes afterward, hiding merit and fame deeply.

Dada, who barely squeezed out of the "riot", stood in a place where he would not be affected, and looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief.

He clenched his fists tightly, as if seeing the scene where this self-developed and improved candy vending machine spread all over the magic world, he couldn't help muttering
"As expected of Mr. Charlie!!!"

(End of this chapter)