Harry Potter: Charlie and the Candy Factory

After reacting to the outage, Vernon hurriedly stretched out his hand and touched Charlie Black's fingers with a hint of trembling.

Feeling the strength on his knuckles and the coolness that was still infected by the cold wind, there was still an inexplicable unreality in his heart, as if this was just a sweet dream, but in fact he had not really woken up yet.

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"Yes...yes, Mr. Black, this is our first official meeting."

Vernon looked into the other person's calm eyes, hesitated for a moment, and nodded in response quietly and seriously.

You know, not long ago, in the early hours of Christmas Eve, he sat on the sofa in the living room and used all the curse words he knew in his life, while crying and scolding him and his immediate family members.

But until now, when this man actually stood in front of him, he couldn't feel any resentment in his heart for a while, as if all the waves had been wiped out by Charlie Black's deep and noble blue eyes.

It's spotless.

There was only gratitude and endless fear lingering in his heart, as if it was such a proud honor for Charlie to come here in person on Christmas Day... However, at this moment, he somehow forgot

, the many troubles he has encountered in the past few months, either indirectly or directly, all came from the man standing in front of him who moved him.

Maggie froze in place like a stone statue, her eyes wide open without blinking, staring at the character who could only be seen on magazine covers or TV news.

She would never have imagined that on such an important day as Christmas, she would actually see the legendary "Pride of Britain" visiting her brother's house in person! At this time, her mind was empty, and she subconsciously wanted to

He raised his hand and touched that face that was too delicate to look like.

However, as soon as her hand reached up to her, before she could stretch it out, Penny, who hurried over at an unknown moment and looked excited, staggered aside.

"Are you...are you here for Dudley?"

She held Charlie's other hand tightly, as if holding the only straw to save her life, and her pale lips became rosy again due to the unnatural congestion of excitement.

The brilliance in those eyes made even Charlie, who had seen countless things in the world, unable to look directly at her for a moment. It was as if there was an invisible force passing through her eyes, unquestionably infecting everything around her...

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This is love...a magical element that exists around everyone, everywhere, but possesses energy that is unmatched.

Back then, this woman's sister and his former best friend Lily Yin Vance relied on this unparalleled power to defeat Voldemort, bringing his ambition to an abrupt end that night eleven years ago.

But now, Charlie didn't expect that she could feel that surprising and subtle power in her sister again.

The same feeling of seeing him after so many years made him pause.

The memories in his mind couldn't help but emerge, filling his thoughts. It wasn't until more than ten seconds that Charlie came back to his senses.

"You can say that, because I came here mainly for two things..."

He smiled and nodded, as if nothing had happened, and calmly replied to Penny's question. At the same time, he had to sigh sincerely in his heart.

Maybe the Yin Wansi family is born with the talent of "love"...

As he spoke, Charlie let go of his right hand that was tightly clasped with Vernon, and reached into his pocket to fiddle with it.

After a while, he took out a familiar and exquisite piece of Charlie's hazelnut chocolate and handed it to Penny, who still held her left hand and refused to let go.

"This is my Christmas present to Dudley."

In an instant, Penny's hand loosened her grip, and then she carefully caught the piece of chocolate handed over by Charlie as if she had found a treasure.

"You mean..."

"Just like you thought."

Charlie didn't make any further excuses. Facing her hopeful words, he nodded deeply.

At the same time, the boulder that was suppressing Vernon and Petunia's hearts was completely shattered into powder...

Petunia's face showed an unprecedented smile of relief, and Vernon's eye circles instantly turned red, and he began to faintly twitch his nose.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Charlie Black... I think this is probably the best Christmas gift I have received in so many years."

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The Dursleys felt nothing but excitement in their hearts at this moment, but behind them, Maggie, who had just been pushed away by Petunia and was watching this scene, had another feeling.

What happened? Is the world really crazy? First, Charlie Black came to the door of his brother's house, and then he took out a piece of chocolate worth less than five pounds from his pocket, which can be found everywhere... and then...

My brother and sister-in-law started crying over this piece of chocolate!?

This is simply, inexplicable...

Maggie, who couldn't understand what was happening, could only pretend to keep a reserved smile, watching Maggie stiffly like an outsider. After expressing gratitude, she turned around and hurriedly ran to the second floor.

Seeing this, she couldn't help but feel resentful towards her younger sibling.

What kind of rude behavior is this? Even though the guests are still here, the wife takes the gift and leaves directly in front of her husband!

If you make this big shot angry, you'll be in big trouble! Don't forget, your brother is still working under him.

Thinking of this, her originally reserved smile became more and more flattering. She hurriedly stepped forward and came to Charlie, opened her mouth, and flatly flattered him.

They were nothing more than some clichéd adjectives like "young and promising" and "handsome". Compared with Russell's changing compliments, they had no meaning at all. Not only did they not make him feel happy, they even had the effect of making him feel better.

Some kind of counter-effect, it seems particularly noisy.

After glancing at Vernon's sister who was still praising him over and over with a few words, Charlie withdrew his gaze and patted Vernon's thick shoulder affectionately.

"This time, besides giving Dali a Christmas gift, I also have another thing to do."

Feeling the weight on his shoulders, Vernon was more energetic than ever at this moment.

When the biggest problem that troubled him was solved, Vernon seemed to be able to see that a better life was waving to him in the future.

He straightened his back, nodded seriously to Charlie, and replied in a sonorous and powerful voice.

"What do you need from me, Mr. Black?"

"I plan to set up a new department specifically responsible for the promotion of Charlie's candy."

At this point, Charlie stopped talking, and then, the hand on Vernon's shoulder slowly moved down and touched his chest with his index finger.

"You are the director of the new department."