Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 140 One chance

After making up his mind, Dursley took a deep breath, took two steps forward, and took the calm envelope from Petunia's hand, without any clues.

The outside of the envelope was plain white, clean as new without any markings.After getting it, it is only a thin layer, no different from ordinary letters sent by ordinary postmen.

However, just when Dursley stretched out his round and thick fingers, intending to gently push them away, an accident happened suddenly.

There was only a "squeak", and the originally thin envelope began to swell all of a sudden, bulging like a puffer fish that had been stimulated, as if it was about to explode in the next second.

"Vernon!!"

Petunia, who had been paying attention to Dursley's movements, couldn't help but widen her eyes a little, her heart rose, she subconsciously covered her mouth, and called out her lover's name.

Before Dursley could say anything, the next second, with a loud "boom", the envelope exploded.

The sound was so loud that even Dudley, who was sitting at the kitchen table eating hearty food, was startled and almost threw the food in front of him flying.

"Mom and Dad, what are you doing?!"

Looking up, there was human panic and anger on that pig-like face.

He turned his head suddenly, and then he broke away from the breakfast, and looked in the direction of the sound, that is, outside the corridor.

However, he didn't see Dursley and Petunia. Before Dudley's eyes, there was only a thick white mist covering everything around him.

In the opened envelope, white mist gushed out continuously, covering everything around in just a few seconds.

Even if Vernon knew that his wife was only two or three steps away from him at this moment, but he couldn't see the other person's figure, only her panicked shouts could still make him sure that they were still in his home at the moment , was not sent to other weird places like other novels.

"Vernon!! What happened!? Are you still there?! Honey, I'm so scared!!"

Petunia's voice trembled violently, and there was a hint of crying in it.It seemed that he was already terrified by the wizard's terrifying magic.

"Don't panic! Nothing happened, my dear."

Compared with his wife, Dursley clearly showed the calmness and responsibility that a man should have at this time.

He took two steps forward, groping and tightly grasping Petunia's hand according to the position of Om in his memory, and said in a deep voice
"Don't panic, I'm right here, nothing happened, it's just fog."

While calming his wife's emotions, he observed the surrounding situation.

Gradually, Dursley began to notice that the originally thick white mist around them began to show signs of gradually dissipating, and the observable range began to widen. The corridors and rooms that had originally disappeared also reappeared in front of their eyes. .

After another minute or so, the fog completely disappeared, and instead, in front of them, there appeared a man wearing a neat little vest, a tie around his neck, a gentleman hat on his head, and holding a A civilized stick, just like an elf dressed as an old London gentleman.

"you are not……"

Looking at the sudden elf, Dursley's eyes widened a lot, and he seemed to recall something, the little monster he saw in Harry Potter's room.

For a moment, he couldn't help opening his mouth, exclaiming and wanting to say something.

Unfortunately, the person standing in front of him is not a living person, but just an image preserved by magic. He will not give him any feedback at all, and naturally he will not listen to his words.

Invisibly, a piece of cheerful and jumping music sounded from nowhere, interrupting Dursley's words.And the little elf who came out of nowhere also seemed to have been triggered by a certain switch, and then began to move rapidly.

"Welcome to Charlie's Candy Factory~~"

He picked up the civilized stick, twirled it in his hand, began to step on the rhythm of the drum, and danced a piece of tap dance skillfully.

While dancing, with a slightly shrill voice, he happily sang a song written and directed by himself in the form of music that was popular before 1980.

"The best candy factory in the world opened the door just like you~~"

"We have gummy bears, chocolates, and countless toffees~~"

Dudley, who soon wanted to hear the sound, also moved his ears, moved the stool from the dining table with a face of curiosity, stood up, and walked to the door step by step, looking at the little monster singing and dancing not far away, There was a light in the eyes. "Hum Chi" twice, his mouth raised slightly, and he grinned.

You know, after staying at home for several months, he hasn't seen such an interesting thing for a long time.

And the elf's performance continued, and then sang
……

"Now Mr. Black's magical factory is about to recruit people~ I don't know who it will be, so lucky to be a member of him?"

"Our treatment is definitely better than your company~ and the monthly Galleon is enough for you to drink two glasses of butter beer every day~~"

"Come and take a look~ come and sign up~~ If you want to join us, please follow the address below to find us——"

Suddenly, it stopped abruptly, and the singing and dancing elves also stopped moving, and the civilized stick pointed in Dursley's direction.His eyes blinked mischievously, as if there was some kind of unique tacit understanding with the other party.

Then, there was another "Boom!!", and the delicately dressed elf image exploded, turning into white mist, and drifting around.

And in the center of the white mist, a recruitment notice fluttered down from mid-air, and finally fell peacefully on the floor.

At the bottom of the recruitment notice is the portrait of the elf just now. He is taking off the top hat on his head at the moment, like an actor who has just finished his performance, with a bright smile on his face facing the surrounding The audience bowed in thanks and finally stopped moving.

It was a long time after the performance ended that Penny and Dursley, whose eyes were blank, finally woke up from their trance.

They unanimously lowered their heads again, looked carefully at the recruitment notice on the ground, and did not speak for a long time.

"what is this!?!?"

Compared with them, the heartless Dudley was obviously more concerned about the magical performance just now, so after the elf disappeared and turned into a piece of paper that fell on the ground, he became interested. High-spirited, he dragged his huge body wholeheartedly, using both hands and feet "hangchihangchi", as if he really turned into a little boar, and rushed towards the direction where Dursley and Petunia were.

Then he stopped in front of the recruitment notice, bent down and picked it up without hesitation. While picking it up, he seemed worried that someone would snatch this magical thing from him, while opening his mouth to yell about his sovereignty.

"It's mine! I saw it first!!"

"Dudley! Put it down!!"

Seeing the actions of her precious son, Petunia, who was eager to love her son, was so frightened that she had no choice but to squat down quickly, grabbing this "magic" thing in her hands, for fear that Dudley would be hurt by it.

"Give it to me! What's that? I haven't seen it yet!"

Dudley groaned, frowning, glaring at his mother.

This outrageous child who was almost spoiled insisted on stretching out his Michelin-like arms, and desperately grabbed the recruitment notice in the direction of Petunia's hand.

Although he didn't know what the thing was for, in his eyes, all interesting and fun things in this family should be sent to him as a matter of course.

"NO! Honey, this is vicious magic, you can't touch it!!!"

Petunia screamed again, and the silence in the whole room was broken again, and it became noisy...

.......................................

In the end, Dudley couldn't hold back his temper, and the recruitment notice still fell into his hands...

It's just that Dudley took this recruitment notice and looked it up and down, and after confirming that it was just a piece of ordinary paper that couldn't be more ordinary without any magic, he suddenly lost interest.

After handing it to his mother, he returned to the dining table and continued to deal with the remaining half of the soufflé, as well as the preheated bacon burger and French fries.

On the other hand, Petunia and Dursley no longer had the desire to continue eating.

Without saying a word, they hurried back to their room with the recruitment notice in hand.

With a sound of "Peng!", the door was firmly shut, and Petunia trotted back to the window.

He poked his head out of the window and looked around for a while. After seeing that there was no one in the empty street, he quickly closed the curtains to prevent anyone from seeing him.

When all the preparations were finally done, she finally came to the bedside. Looking at Dursley, who was sitting on the bed and looking down at the recruitment notice, the expression on his face was pale with indelible horror.

"What to do!!! That devil, Charlie Black!! He didn't let us go!! He found it again..."

Quietly listening to his wife's words, Dursley still didn't make any reaction, and looked at the recruitment notice without coughing, over and over again, a little lost in thought.

"Darling!! Say something! What should we do! Maybe we should move out of here... go somewhere else, find an uninhabited island, or just change the country!!"

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, Petunia's eyes lit up.

"Yes!! We're going to a country where Christianity is the religion!! Dudley will be respected there!!"

However, when she eagerly cast her eyes on Dursley, hoping that he would echo her words, Dursley, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

"You know, Petunia..."

He raised the recruitment notice in his hand, pointed to the address marked in bold and large font, and said in a relaxed tone like a joke
"Look, the address written on it is very close to us. If I drive, I can get there in half a day..."

Petunia listened to his words, her eyes widened in disbelief, and she screamed:
"Dursley!!!" It seemed that because of being too excited, Petunia directly called out his surname. You know, this kind of situation has never happened in the more than ten years of life together.

"What do you mean by that!?!? Are you going? You're going to apply!! You're going to Charlie Black's factory to apply!?? You're going to work for an evil wizard!?!"

As Penny spoke, her voice grew louder, more agitated, and angrier. In the end, her tone turned into a questioning question.

"........."

Dursley didn't retort. He put the hand holding the recruitment notice back on his knees, his eyelids drooping.

After quietly waiting for Penny's anger to gradually dissipate, he continued in a hoarse voice.

"Do you know what my opinion is? My dear, I think Charlie Black is not letting us go... but intending to give us a chance."

Dursley paused, seeing that Petunia pursed her lips and didn't intend to interrupt, so she continued.

"We have looked for too many people... prayed for them to help Darley. But you also know that no one succeeded! Although I can't understand it, I also vaguely understand that Charlie Black is stronger than all of them! "

"I was a supervisor in the previous company! I have a lot of management experience, not to mention other things, I can definitely beat those wizards fifteen distances away from Privet Drive in this respect."

As if talking about what he was good at, Dursley straightened his waist a little bit, he blew on his beard, and continued

"I can help him and help him make the factory better. At that time, I will make another request, begging him to forgive me for the mistakes I made before, and remove the magic on Dudley. I believe that he will not refuse me." ..."

"... But have you forgotten? The Grunning company you last worked in was specialized in producing water drill bits. You can't do anything with candy for half a dime..."

Petunia spoke again, but this time, her voice softened a lot, she was not as hysterical as before, and she seemed to have regained her senses.

"...Although the business is different, I can learn in advance. After all, I still have management experience. I am confident that I can become a qualified candy factory employee within a month."

Petunia's eyes shifted, listening to Dursley's convincing voice, she couldn't help feeling emotional.

"Honey, you have paid too much for this family... Actually, even if Dudley can't change back, we still love him. He will grow up like other children, and I am willing to raise him like this for the rest of my life."

"Do not……"

Dursley shook his head slowly, and said firmly

"You can't make any decisions for him. Dudley should have a healthy and happy life like other children. We can't support him for a lifetime. Even if we die and leave him enough property, it will be a disaster after all. he."

(End of this chapter)