harry potter book of crimes

"Hey, Charlie! Why do I feel like you're getting shorter again?"

As soon as Ron saw his brother, he immediately began to look at him.

There are seven children in the Weasley family, and Charlie is the second. He also has the typical red hair of the Weasley family, but his face looks wider than the other brothers.

"It's not that I've gotten shorter, it's that you've grown taller."

Hearing Ron talk about his height as soon as he came up, he seemed a little unhappy. After all, he did seem a little shorter at home.

Perhaps because he has been fond of sports since he was a child, Charlie's body is obviously very strong. Even though it is winter now, the clothes on his body are not too thick, and the bulging muscles on his arms make the sleeves round.

Coupled with his job where he always had to deal with fire dragons, and wandering outside in the wild for a day, his skin color naturally became darker.

Maka had heard Ron mention it before, saying that Charlie's arm had been touched by the fire dragon's breath, and the result was a large dark red and shiny scar on the burnt area, but he himself seemed to remain the same.

enjoying the moment.

This is a real man - for this, Maka can only make this kind of evaluation.

"Charlie, I was just about to take everyone to find you! Director Yelaru asked you to take us to visit?"

When Maka asked, Charlie, who had a good-looking face, immediately smiled and waved his hand.

"No, I told the director myself," he said cheerfully, "Since you are here, of course as a family member and friend, I should personally act as your tour guide -"

Halfway through his words, Charlie suddenly lowered his rather thick voice.

"...Actually, the work here is very leisurely, especially in winter, when the big guys sleep a lot more time every day. There is nothing to play here, and you can't go out casually. The brothers are almost sick!

"

Charlie said that, but just looking at the bright smile on his face, you can tell that he actually still enjoys life here.

"Then what are you waiting for! Take us to see the fire dragon..." Maka said with a smile, "Didn't you see that Hagrid can't wait? I don't think he even looked like that when he saw Mrs. Maxim.

I’m so uneasy right now!”

"Oh, don't talk nonsense!"

Maka's teasing seemed to make Hagrid a little embarrassed, but he saw that he subconsciously threw the back of his hand on Maka's arm, causing Maka to grin.

However, when Harry and the others secretly laughed at Maka, Charlie didn't react much. Maka followed his line of sight and realized that it seemed that the distance between Harry and Ginny caused the problem.

his attention.

"Charlie?"

Maka did not try to challenge some of Charlie's thoughts, but quickly distracted him from his thoughts.

"Where should we go first?"

"Ah? Oh... no, not yet." Charlie suddenly came to his senses and said, "I have to take you to sign first. This is a rule. We researchers also have to go through the process before contacting the fire dragon. Also,

It’s just, hey… this is a display of fire dragons, and I won’t be the only ‘tour guide’.”

As he spoke, he waved to everyone to follow him forward. It seemed that he was going to the khaki bunker-like building.

Most of the houses here are of a similar style, and the main body should be hidden underground. This is because the fire dragon's heavy body and bad temper may cause damage to the surface buildings.

Not long after, everyone followed Charlie into the oval bunker, walked down the stairs and came to a hall.

The space here is not big, after all, not much space is used during normal use. And this hall, which does not look gorgeous and spacious, is actually the most decorative place in the dragon farm.

After all, it's just because they need to receive guests occasionally, otherwise they probably wouldn't even set up this hall.

"Natalia, get some visitor registration forms," ​​Charlie shouted to the witch sitting behind the front desk from a distance, "These are my friends, and my younger brothers and sisters - you go first

Help me entertain them, and I'll go find Jos."

Before bringing Maka and others to the counter, he said, "I'll be here in a minute," and hurried to the passage next to him. Maka didn't care, and then nodded to the lady behind the counter.

"Hello!"

This is a witch with a very outstanding appearance. At first glance, she will make people feel like they are shining. Judging from the name Charlie just called her, she may be a Ukrainian who is connected to Romania.

Well, I don't know why a girl would choose to raise a fire dragon here - Maka could tell just by looking at her rough palms that she was definitely not a receptionist here specifically.

If nothing else, at least she will also participate in the raising and management of fire dragons.

"Oh, hello sir..."

The other party seemed a little surprised that Maka came forward. After all, there was an "adult-looking" Hagrid behind him, and Maka's appearance was indeed a bit too young.

It seems that, perhaps because of the work content, the dragon farm has little communication with the outside world. If it were a place with better information, the possibility of Maka being recognized is really high.

"Please sign your name and affiliation on the registration form... Oh, since there are Mr. Weasley's family members, you must all be from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, right? You can leave the affiliation column blank.

I will fill it out for everyone in a moment."

"Thank you, it's just a few words, we can do it ourselves."

Maka took the quill, filled out her registration form in a swipe, and then handed it to Harry who was standing next to him.

"Well...sister, I want to ask Charlie how he is doing here? Mom is always worried that he will get hurt or something, but Charlie doesn't tell the truth every time he comes home."

While everyone was signing one by one, Ginny suddenly asked about her brother on the counter.

When the young witch named "Natalia" heard this, she smiled hesitantly, as if she was troubled by how to answer the question.

"Are you Mr. Weasley's sister? You are much prettier than I thought..."

Her somewhat joking start made Ron immediately burst into laughter.

Listening to what he said, it was obvious that he was teasing Charlie in a roundabout way. It seemed that although the other party only called Charlie by his last name, the relationship between the two should be pretty good.

"In fact, in a job like this where you are often exposed to powerful magical creatures like fire dragons, the danger is definitely not small... I don't want to use nice words to fool you on this point." She said, "So I can only say - I am willing to choose this.

Most wizards who hold the same job are deeply in love with those big guys, and Mr. Weasley is the same."

"And the salary is not low" - Maka secretly added this in her mind.

The Weasley family is not rich, and raising these seven children will require a lot of gold galleons. Their father Arthur's salary alone in the Ministry of Magic is definitely not enough.

Therefore, the eldest son Bill chose to work as a curse-breaker belonging to Gringotts, and went to the ancient tombs in the pyramid to face various curses and magical mechanisms; the second son Charlie came to this dragon farm to deal with dangerous monsters all day long.

Fire dragon as companion.

What these two positions do are both jobs that have a risk of death, but the wages and bonuses are also high enough to match the level of risk, and the meaning is self-evident.

Fortunately, neither of them dislikes work that requires an adventurous spirit.

Just as Natalia was talking, another figure suddenly ran out of the passage on the right, shrugging in this direction with a look of helplessness.

"Jos seems to have had a bad stomach at noon, and is currently squatting in the toilet and refusing to come out! Just wait a minute, I'll look for anyone who's not taking a nap..."

Charlie's words naturally prove what he said before. It seems that the dragon farm is really busy in winter!

But at this moment, Natalia behind the counter called out to Charlie.

"Then let me go! Anyway, there are no other appointments today... I just have to go to Area B to see Eve's baby."

When he heard that there seemed to be baby dragons, Hagrid, who had finally calmed down a little, became excited again.

"Norbert was also sent here... Oh, it was only as big as a hand back then, I don't know what it is like now!" He muttered in a low voice, and his eyes began to shine.

Compared with Hagrid, Maka was naturally unlikely to be so excited. But he had fed the little fire dragon before, and even tried the ancient method of dragon training on the little guy. Now that he thinks about it, he still misses it.

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Of course, Charlie definitely couldn't hear Hagrid's mumbling. Seeing Natalia say that, he nodded immediately, then went behind the counter to find the form and filled it out skillfully.

"They are really unlucky, they can only sleep in the dormitory." He wrote as he wrote, "When the dragons they are responsible for are dormant, there are not many opportunities to go and see them..."

Unlike trainers, researchers don't get to "play" with fire dragons every day. Those fire dragons are scattered in a large mountain range, and sometimes even trainers may not be able to find them at once.

"Okay, let's go!" Throwing the quill back into the ink bottle, Charlie immediately turned around and said, "You're in luck today! The breeding frequency of fire dragons is not very high, and it's not easy to meet baby dragons!"

The more they heard what he said, the more eager Harry and the others became to give it a try, and even Hermione, who had always been calm along the way, seemed to be a little interested.

According to her original opinion, she didn't have much curiosity about fire dragons. In her words - "I don't understand at all, why boys' eyes light up when they hear about fire dragons?"

"Oh, by the way," Charlie was heading for the exit, but suddenly turned around and said meaningfully, "Be careful, the most dangerous thing in the mountains is not actually the fire dragon..." (To be continued)