Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 5 Love Will Live With You
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"so……"

Charlie found a place with steps and sat down casually.

"Have you never met your parents?"

While speaking, he skillfully peeled off the wrapping paper of the hazelnut chocolate in his hand.From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Harry who was sitting next to him.

Harry hunched over, clamped his knees tightly and buried his flushed face in it, not daring to look at Charlie beside him.

Hearing Charlie's question, he only gave a weak "hmm", and then nodded his head slightly.

Looking at the red hot ears of the other party, Charlie couldn't help laughing secretly for a moment.He shook his head, then handed the peeled chocolate over to Harry.

"Let's eat it! This is our flagship product, and it's very popular in Ma...and in the UK. Children as old as you usually like it very much."

Charlie's tone was soft and gentle, like the breeze on the Thames, blowing away the gray mist that rolled up in the sky of Surrey, and it also made Harry's emotions subconsciously relax.

Harry raised his head slightly, looked at the chocolate that had been peeled in front of him, and then at Charlie.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally made up his mind and reached out to take the piece of hazelnut chocolate that was half the size of his face.

When he got the chocolate for the first time, Harry didn't choose to put it directly into his mouth.Instead, he closed his eyes, raised his nose and sniffed gently.

All of a sudden, a sweetness of chocolate, mixed with the burnt aroma of roasted hazelnuts and a vaguely mixed honey smell penetrated into his nostrils.

He was too familiar with this taste... His cousin Dudley would eat two pieces of chocolate of this size in one sitting almost every afternoon.

So much so that Uncle Dursley and Aunt Petunia would always discuss it over dinner.

The owner of that Charlie's Candy Factory should have made their sweet little Dudley a chocolate ambassador.

After all, seeing how delicious and sweet he could eat every time, the couple believed that there was absolutely no one in this world who liked this chocolate more than Dudley.

Thinking about it, Harry couldn't help taking another deep breath, as if he wanted to keep this smell in his heart forever.

Charlie sat silently by the side, watching Harry who seemed to be undergoing some serious ceremony facing the chocolate, he didn't make a sound to disturb, but waited patiently.

The corner of his mouth couldn't help but raise a smile, and his eyes miraculously revealed a sense of anticipation that had disappeared for a long time.

It seems that getting a sincere compliment from the child beside him has become an extremely important thing.

In Charlie's anticipation, Harry finally opened his eyes and carefully took his first bite.

Looking at the clear tooth marks on the chocolate, Charlie didn't even seem to realize that his smile became a little more obvious.Even looking at each other's eyes, they subconsciously widened a little.

When Russell, who was standing by and serving, saw this scene, his eyes almost popped out.For a moment, his expression was almost uncontrollable, and he almost changed from a human appearance back home to raise elves.

With amazed eyes, he carefully sized up the ordinary little boy in front of him over and over again.

He really didn't understand what kind of magical power this child possessed, which could make his master, the greatest wizard in his mind—Charlie Black care so much! ?
Along with chewing slowly, Harry suddenly straightened his back.

There was a gleam in his eyes.A smile that had never been seen before could not be restrained on his face.

He turned his head, looked at Charlie who was waiting beside him, and gave the best evaluation he could think of at this moment.

"delicious!"

Although there were only three short words, the joy in his tone and the smile on his face expressed Harry's indescribable joy.

And this is undoubtedly what Charlie wants most.

It seems to be due to being hungry for too long.Harry didn't choose to savor every sip carefully, and after swallowing the first sip, he began to increase his speed.Soon, in less than 3 minutes, he successfully eliminated the remaining chocolate in his hand.

Charlie, as before, smiled and watched him eat the whole piece of chocolate bit by bit.

After the last corner was put into his mouth, Harry licked his fingertips which were still slightly stained with chocolate, and exhaled deeply.

He reached out and patted his stomach, his face filled with satisfaction.

"Hic..." Harry couldn't help hiccupping, then laughed to himself.

It can be said that this is the fullest he has been in the past few weeks.

And when facing Charlie, he was no longer cramped and nervous as before, but a little more close and familiar.

"I am full?"

Charlie finally spoke again, asked with a smile, and went on

"When I go back next time, I'll ask Russell to bring you some more."

"Thank you, Mr. Black."

Harry wiped the remaining chocolate at the corner of his mouth with some embarrassment, then bowed slightly to Charlie beside him, thanking him.

"Mr. Black..."

Suddenly, Harry seemed to think of something, couldn't help but raised his head again, looked at Charlie with a pair of big eyes, hesitated for a moment, and asked courageously

"Do you know my parents?"

"..."

Charlie raised his eyebrows, looked at little Harry who looked up with shining eyes, the eyes almost overflowed with longing, after two seconds of silence, he still chose to nod.

"Uncle Dursley and the others never let me see pictures of my parents...they only told me that my parents died in a car accident."

Saying so, Harry paused.

He swallowed, and looked at Charlie with more sincerity.

"Can you tell me about my parents? Tell me anything... I want to know what kind of people they were."

Listening to Harry's words, Charlie pursed his lips and lowered his eyelids.It seems to be organizing the language, thinking about what to say to the other party.

After a long while, Charlie, who was pondering over and over again, said this

"Sorry Harry, for some reason. I can't tell you much about your parents... but I can tell you that I studied and was educated in the same place as your parents. They were my first year The senior in the grade is also a well-known... "man of the hour" in the school."

Harry listened with his head up, his eyes looking straight at the other person.He couldn't help holding his breath, for fear of disturbing Charlie's narration.

"I, what I want to say is..."

Charlie reached out and gently brushed Harry's curly, tangled hair.

This time, he didn't escape.

"Your parents love you very much, they are even willing to give their lives for you... even if for some reason, they cannot be by your side."

Charlie's voice paused, "But..."

While he was talking, his hand gently stroked Harry's bangs, and pushed his bangs away, revealing the lightning-shaped scar.

A faint ray of light emerged from his fingertips, and quietly, the streamer disappeared slowly into it.

"Love will live with you forever."

(End of this chapter)