Harry Potter: Charlie and the Candy Factory

"Let's go, Old Tom. I'll bring you more candies when you come back next time."

Holding the door handle of the Leaky Cauldron, Hagrid, who was about to leave with a Muggle attitude, turned his head, waved cordially to his old friend behind the counter, and said goodbye with a smile.

"I'm looking forward to it."

Old Tom's shriveled face was filled with a bit of a smile, and he still wiped the cup unhurriedly with his hand. He nodded slightly and responded briefly.

In this way, the Muggles, including Dursley, left the bar and officially headed towards the place where they would work in the future, the Charlie's Candy Factory.

………

Today is destined not to be a peaceful day for the factory.

On the assembly line, the elf changed from his usual serious concentration, his eyes were lively and bright, and he raised a smile at the corner of his mouth. From time to time, he turned his head and chatted with the workers beside him. His tone contained many emotions such as anticipation, tension, and joy.

The mixture makes the entire workshop more dynamic than usual.

"Do those Muggles really not know how to use magic?"

"Have they never seen an elf before..."

"Do they all look the same as wizards?"

"Shh, let me tell you a secret. Not long ago, I heard Zaguru say that Boss Kobe has been staying up late these days to prepare teaching materials. He wants to train those Muggles before they officially come into contact with the machine."

"Will they live with us?"

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Although the things they talked about were different, they were all inseparable from the upcoming new employees.

After all, although they reject wizards and do not like those compatriots who are willing to become slaves, it is all because of the rather complicated historical issues involved and their struggle for human dignity.

In fact, in essence, there is no big difference between the elves living here and the house elves outside.

They are still kind-hearted, active, and full of curiosity about new things. Even though they have gained self-esteem and self-understanding after being baptized by thoughts, their nature has not been erased.

"Do more work and stop talking about these things that have nothing to do with you..."

Soon, just as a group of elves were chatting more and more enthusiastically, almost knocking off the roof of the workshop, the door of the production department office was pushed open.

Kobe put a thick leather notebook under his arm, curled his lips and walked out.

As he spoke, he couldn't help but yawn. Whether it was his listless look or the bags under his eyes that were obviously drooping, it seemed to hint to the employees that their boss was not resting well.

The elves quickly fell silent, turned their heads back, and began to focus on the assembly line in front of them, not daring to make any more noise.

Fortunately, Kobe didn't intend to reprimand him, or in other words, he completely understood the mood of his employees at this moment.

After all, in order to train those Muggles, he had not had a good sleep for several days... This was undoubtedly a disaster for him who was already lazy.

But the task was given to him by Charlie. As one of Charlie's most reliable subordinates, he must not let anything slip in a place like this.

So, reluctantly, before the Muggles arrived, I relied on my many years of experience to finish a thick textbook. At this moment, I was preparing to take the lead in the first wave of contact with the new employees for future opportunities.

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Soon, Kobe, who was constantly thinking about how to meet Muggles for the first time, took big steps and walked out of the workshop.

And with Kobe's departure, the elf, who had finally calmed down, once again burst into noise.

"Have you seen it! What Kobe Bryant is wearing today! He is so formally dressed. I have never seen him dressed like this."

"I guess he borrowed those clothes from Mr. Russell, didn't you notice? The boss doesn't look very fit when he wears them."

"Yes, his belly is almost bulging..."

The chatter continued for a long time, but this time, no one stopped them.

Even Charlie was lying on the railing of the corridor outside the office, listening with interest to the chatter of the employees.

From time to time, I hear something interesting and smile knowingly...

"Master, don't you go and meet the new Muggles?"

Russell took a document and walked out of Charlie's office, standing about two steps behind him.

He raised his head, hesitated for a moment, and then asked carefully.

"Um?"

Charlie raised his brows, couldn't help but retract his gaze from below, and turned in Russell's direction. There was still a bit of a smile on his lips, and he seemed to be in a good mood, not at all passive due to the increasingly tight construction schedule.

"Are you worried about Kobe?"

He could see what the other person was thinking at a glance and asked

Russell did not cover up, he frowned slightly, and also came to the position in front of the railing, looking towards the door of the workshop - that is the direction that Kobe just left.

Then he nodded, with a hint of worry in his tone.

"What I'm thinking about is that although Kobe is the director of the production department, this is his first formal contact with Muggles... I'm afraid."

Before Russell could finish talking about his worries, Charlie raised his hand and interrupted what the other party was about to say.

"Afraid of what?" he asked rhetorically, and then continued to answer on his own.

"Are you worried that he will be afraid and nervous when facing those Muggles? Without my company, he will mess everything up?"

As he spoke, the smile on Charlie's face became more and more overflowing, with a relaxed and teasing tone that was in sharp contrast to Russell's worry.

"You underestimate Kobe too much."

Charlie leaned down, patted Russell on the shoulder, then took the document from his hand and read it carefully.

It records all the Muggle information about this arrival in every detail.

"Having faced the cold shoulder of pure-blood wizards, and fighting to the death with Death Eaters... would he be nervous about these Muggles entering the magical world for the first time? Don't be kidding..."

As he spoke, Charlie flipped through each Muggle's information, and soon he noticed an "old acquaintance" among them.

Vernon Dursley was also among them... This was obviously something Charlie had not expected.

He knew very well how much this family hated magic, and he couldn't help but recall the little prank before.

He originally thought that after that prank, the Dursley family would hate the wizarding world even more deeply. But now that Dursley has arrived, he can't help but marvel at the wonder and fate of the world.

But after doing this several times, he still only paused for less than two seconds, and then continued with his expression as usual.

"Kobe just wanted to make this first official meeting between the factory elves and Muggles as perfect as possible."

"He is not a guy who loses his temper easily, and that's why I asked him to be the head of the production department. As his partner, you should also have some confidence in him, right?"

Charlie lowered his head again, looked at Russell, then organized the documents he had read and handed them back to his hand again.

Russell's ears flapped twice and his eyes blinked, as if he was thinking about something following his master's words.

Soon, the original worry in his expression disappeared. Russell laughed, nodded, took the handed document, and responded.

"You are right, Master!"