Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 44 Minister Fudge
Charlie didn't talk for long with Draco and his two little minions.

Because Draco was eager to show the other party his "black hole".So after talking hastily for a while, he left.

Charlie's side became empty again.Raising his eyebrows, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, then put down the glass and found a nice corner by himself, and sat down leisurely.

Sitting in the only secluded place among the noisy crowd, he couldn't help thinking of little Harry who lived in the home of his Muggle uncle and aunt.

Coincidentally, today is also his birthday... Presumably at this time, with Dobby's company, he should also open his birthday present.

Thinking of this, the corners of Charlie's mouth slightly raised again, revealing a rare bright smile.

At this moment, as the master of the family, Lucius was still chatting with several of his friends in the hall. He seemed in a good mood, even his eyes softened a lot, and he nodded to the people around him from time to time.

However, although it seemed that the conversation was lively, Lucius actually didn't pay attention here.

His eyes turned to the fireplace in his living room from time to time, patiently waiting for the arrival of a certain important person...

As for who he was waiting for, there must be no need to say more.

"Ding dong!"

With the ringing of ten o'clock in the evening.

In the empty fireplace, a green flame with a height of one person was ignited on time.

With a sound of "Chi!", the flames exploded, engulfed in a little ash, and scattered into the air.

Seeing this scene, a light flashed in Lucius' eyes.

"A distinguished guest is coming, I'm going to receive it!"

When he spoke, he stopped the few friends who were chatting happily, and then he pulled out and strode towards the fireplace.

"Hahahaha, sorry. I'm a little late! The Ministry of Magic needs me to approve a lot of documents today, so I'm late for a while."

In the fireplace, the flames hadn't been extinguished yet, and the voice of the person inside came out along with a burst of simple and honest laughter.

However, people who are familiar with him will not hang the word "simple and honest" on him.

And on the contrary, under his slightly mediocre appearance, there is really a shrewd heart hidden.

For a moment, everyone in the hall suppressed their voices and looked in the direction of the fireplace.

And at this moment, Lucius just happened to walk beside it.

"It is already my honor that you can come here specially, but I should feel sorry for letting you waste your precious rest time because of this matter..."

Lucius paused deliberately, then coughed a little, and continued
"All in all, welcome to come—Minister Cornelius Fudge!"

As soon as the words came out, the rising flames were also extinguished at the same time, and a fat old man wearing a suit and a top hat appeared in front of everyone.

All of a sudden, exclamations sounded one after another. People's eyes widened and they covered their mouths with their hands. They were all deeply surprised by the sudden appearance of the Minister of Magic.

As for Fudge, he seemed to be very happy to see this scene. With a smile on his face, he first shook hands with Lucius, who is also the host, then looked around at everyone, took off his top hat, put it on his chest, and nodded slightly. call.

"Good evening, everyone! I hope my presence doesn't disturb your pleasure!"

"Hahahahaha, how could it be!"

"It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Fudge."

"I'm Wells from the Kurt family. I greeted you at the dinner party held by Aibo's house. I don't know if you still have an impression?"

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I don't know why, but the timely humor of the high-ranking people always causes bursts of good-natured laughter.

For a moment, all the guests rushed towards that direction intentionally or unintentionally, holding wine glasses in their hands and speaking kind words in their mouths, as if they were life-and-death friends who hadn't seen each other for 800 years.

"Pfft..."

Charlie sat in the corner, watching this scene, couldn't help feeling amused.

These guys are really easy to understand...

Whether it is an adult or a child, the way of following others is simply carved out of the same mold...

Just now he thought it was quite funny how Goyle and the two fat guys from the Clark family followed Draco.

Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, he saw the plus version of the large-scale scene.

Shaking his head, looking at the red-faced Fudge surrounded by the crowd, he didn't say anything, but stood up from his seat and walked up the stairs to the second floor.

Among the crowd, the slick-faced Fudge quickly noticed Charlie walking towards the second floor, and he naturally understood what the other party meant.

Ever since, there was nothing to say, and after the communication with the crowd was hastily ended, the crowd dispersed.

He hurriedly picked up two glasses of undrinked wine from the table, bypassed the rest of the people and followed Charlie's route to the second floor.

Sure enough, in the secluded place on the second floor, he saw Charlie who was waiting for him.

"A glass of wine, Mr. Black?"

Fudge's expression suddenly became extremely eager. Holding the wine glass, he came to Charlie's side in a few steps, and handed the wine glass over.

"Thank you, I actually had a drink just now."

Although Charlie said so, he still reached out and took the wine that Fudge handed over.

The two clinked glasses lightly, and then began the long-delayed conversation with a smile.

"Don't mince words, my dear Minister."

After drinking the red wine, he seemed to be slightly drunk. Charlie didn't want to have a detour with Fudge, but said directly.

"Of course, of course..."

Fudge obviously also understood the character of the other party, and he couldn't use the traditional aristocratic way of communication for this unique and unique flower, so he was not surprised, and nodded with a smile.

He pondered for a moment, then said

"Recently, some equipment in the Auror office has appeared..."

However, before Fudge could finish speaking, Charlie interrupted him and directly stretched out two fingers.

"2w Gold Gallon... how about it?"

Fudge's eyes lit up immediately, and he turned his head to look at Charlie, the eager expression on his face became even more enthusiastic.

It seems that he didn't care about being interrupted by the other party before he finished speaking.

He originally thought that getting a grant from Charlie was not an easy task, and it would take a lot of persuasion.

But he didn't expect that the other party would be so forthright, and it would be such a large sum of money to open his mouth.

However, Charlie didn't finish his sentence.

"Another [-] Galleons will be added as a token of gratitude to the Ministry of Magic for their dedication to guarding the British magical world."

Hearing this, Fudge, who was blushing and extremely happy, slowed down and calmed down again.

He hesitated for a moment, rolled his eyes, and asked hesitantly

"Then what do you... need me to do for you?"

"The third class medal of the Knights of Merlin...

As well as the new products of our factory in the next quarter, I hope you can pick up one in front of the reporter and eat it with a happy face. "

(End of this chapter)