Harry Potter and the Candy Factory

After Charlie left, the doors of the candy factory closed again, and the black-haired man finally lowered his arms, which had been crossed in front of his chest.

“So… what do I need to do next?”

He looked towards Russell, who was still waving at the departing vehicle, paused for a moment, and then asked.

His voice carried a strange laziness, as if he couldn't muster interest in anything.

In fact, he was usually like this. This time, he only came because Charlie summoned him; otherwise, he would never have shown up…

“You don’t need to do anything.”

Russell lowered his arms, but didn't turn around.

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He still had his back to Lane, and his tone was vastly different from when he was with Charlie.

“Since Master Charlie believes you are qualified to temporarily take his place, then as his most loyal servant, I will naturally support his idea without question.”

Russell's calm voice was polite and distant, without deliberately concealing it.

“However, I hope you can also understand that managing a factory is completely different from being a distributor, especially when this factory is mainly composed of elves.”

Lane simply raised his eyebrows, looking at the elf in front of him with a hint of surprise, but didn't say anything.

“In fact… not everyone is Master Charlie.”

Russell slowly turned around, looked up at the man named Lane, and continued.

“Master Charlie is a great and remarkable being. He is the faith and pillar of all elves, and the core of this factory…”

“Although I can unconditionally support the orders issued by Master Charlie, I do not agree with his words—because he is irreplaceable… Do you understand what I mean?”

Lane listened quietly to Russell until the last syllable fell from Russell's mouth, and then his expression finally changed.

The corners of Lane's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a smile that wasn't very bright but made Russell feel strangely familiar.

He reached out and scratched his curly, dark hair before slowly replying.

“It seems that there are some misunderstandings between us… But it doesn't really matter, because I also agree with what you said.

Charlie is a great man, and a unique fellow. No other wizard in the world can do what he has done, and no wizard dares to do what he wants to do.”

As he said this, a hint of sadness and reminiscence flashed in Lane's eyes, which Russell couldn't understand. But it quickly disappeared, as if it had never appeared, returning to that unchanging laziness. ♬ ♦     ♦ ♧

Even Russell wasn't sure if he had seen something wrong…

“Don’t worry,” Lane continued, still speaking with that lazy tone.

“My admiration for Charlie is no less than yours, and I also have a very clear self-定位.”

Lane paused.

“Perhaps you could prepare a room for me so I can get a good night's sleep and have something to eat.”

“Then we can just wait together happily for Charlie's return… Anyway, with Charlie's name here, there shouldn't be any trouble in the next few days, right?”

Lane's answer was obviously something Russell hadn't expected… For a moment, all the words he had carefully considered to warn the other party were useless.

Russell was slightly stunned, and the indifference and distance in his eyes immediately diminished a lot.

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Only then did he begin to carefully examine the guy in front of him…

He had to admit that he felt a little fond of this kid named Lane—at least from his words, Russell could feel that the other party's respect for Master Charlie was as genuine as he had said, without any falsehood.

“Right!”

Finally, Russell nodded, with a smile on his face as well.

“There won't be any trouble. Everything will be the same as before. Let us quietly wait for Master Charlie's return!”

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At the same time as Lane and Russell were talking, in the car that had just driven away from the factory, Andre sat in the passenger seat, unable to help but widen his eyes, looking up, down, left, and right at everything inside the car.

“It’s really amazing…”

He smacked his lips enviously, and then looked again at Charlie, who was driving beside him, sincerely praising.

“I really wish the American Congress was as enlightened as the British Ministry of Magic… In America, you can never own such a beautiful magic car!!!”

“Uh…”

Listening to Andre's words, Charlie, who was driving, subconsciously glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn't tell him that, in fact, modifying such a Muggle car wasn't something that was particularly encouraged in the UK either.

It was only thanks to the help of a kind person working at the Ministry of Magic that he exploited a loophole in the law.

“Hasn't the American magical world opened up a lot in recent years?”

Charlie smiled and changed the subject.

“Um… actually, I don't feel much about it.”

Sure enough, Andre, hearing Charlie's words, was naturally diverted and began to talk about recent events in the American magical world.

“In fact, you know…”

He spread his hands and shrugged.

“The so-called openness is only relative to before. In fact, even though the Magic Congress has been working hard in recent years to combat a series of destabilizing factors such as the Purifiers and the Second Salem, that kind of thing seems to be rooted in the flesh of the American magical world, and it can never be removed… All that can be done is to repeatedly cut off the parts that are exposed to the surface, so that it doesn't grow wildly, and to maintain your decency in front of outsiders.”

Charlie couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, with a undisguised look of surprise in his eyes. He really didn't expect that the other party would have such a high opinion.

But thinking about it carefully, it seemed normal. After all, being sent to England to talk to Charlie face-to-face, he should have some ability.

“So… if I go to America, will it be very troublesome?”

Taking the opportunity, Charlie asked.

“Uh…” Andre pondered for a while, seeming to be thinking about something.

“I think it might be a little troublesome… but it will be much easier than those wizards who go to America alone. After all, you are going this time in the name of business cooperation, and with me together, it won't waste too much time on the review.”

As Andre spoke, he seemed to have thought of something and quickly added.

“However, the wand registration step is probably unavoidable.”