Harry Potter: Charlie and the Candy Factory

Chapter 232 The feeling of being crushed

"Nicola Flamel?"

After listening to Principal Dumbledore's words and taking another look at the Philosopher's Stone in front of him, Charlie couldn't help but shuddered slightly, and his originally relaxed and relaxed expression began to become serious again.

He first tasted the name carefully in his mouth, and then fell into some kind of thinking.

There was silence in the office for a while, and Dumbledore was not in a hurry. With the same leisurely smile on his face as before, he lowered his eyelids and continued to taste the candies in the drawer.

The time passed bit by bit in a calm atmosphere, with only a few waking portraits still whispering, becoming the only sound in the room at this moment.

"Look...this young man from the Black family is here again..."

"Hmph... This is probably the most shameful thing in his life, that is to become your descendant."

"Weasel skin! What do you mean?!"

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After a while, Charlie stopped his thoughts, looked at Principal Dumbledore in front of him, and spoke to break the original tranquility.

"Why do you want to come to me?" As he said this, Charlie spread his hands and said sincerely.

"After all, I have never been to France, and the days after Christmas and New Year's Eve are also the peak busy times for candy factories. I'm afraid..."

He organized his words, trying to make his rejection more tactful, but before he could continue to speak the words he had thought of, he was interrupted by Dumbledore.

"It's Nico Flamel, he wants to see you."

After finishing the last candy in his hand with satisfaction, Dumbledore clapped his hands with satisfaction, then raised his head and looked at Charlie again, and then said abruptly.

"What?"

Charlie was stunned at first, but couldn't help laughing the next second

"Are you saying that the legendary master of alchemy wants to meet me?"

Dumbledore did not speak, but nodded calmly, indicating that it was as he said.

But Charlie smiled and waved his hand, thinking that the principal was joking with him. He shrugged helplessly and continued.

"Stop making trouble, principal... As far as I know, Master Flamel has refused to see guests since more than ten years ago."

As he spoke, Charlie paused again and carefully looked at Dumbledore's face in front of him. Seeing that the other person was still smiling as usual, with no change at all, he had no choice but to continue.

"Although, I admit that in terms of talent in business or candy, the name Charlie Black means that no one can match him, but I guess there is no qualification for him to make an exception. After all, he is an alchemist.

Master, you are not a sugar master...right?"

Dumbledore rested his elbows on the table, crossed his fingers together, and listened quietly to Charlie's soliloquy. His white beard, eyebrows and hair remained motionless, reflecting the gentle light, as if they were light.

itself.

The two principals who were fighting with each other above their heads couldn't help but stop in unison, looking down, curiously and gossipily exploring the information in the conversation between the two.

"Nicholas Flamel, that old guy is still alive?"

"Well...it's incredible. I heard that the old guy once hugged my grandpa."

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It wasn't until Charlie finished speaking that Dumbledore finally spoke and explained slowly

"Not long ago, I had an exchange of letters with him. In the letter, I mentioned the alchemy item you made to him. Unexpectedly, he was very interested in your design and whimsical ideas.

interest…………"

After hearing this, Charlie's eyes finally began to change. Even his sitting posture became more serious. He looked at Principal Dumbledore with a slightly strange look. He did not speak, but continued to listen to what the other party said.

"It was actually not my intention to ask you to send the Sorcerer's Stone back this time." Dumbledore said, his quiet and unruffled eyes taking a deep look at Charlie in front of him. "It's Nico Flamel.

I requested it personally.”

"And, actually, he brought you a small gift, and he hopes I can give it to you."

"Small gift?"

Charlie was even more surprised. He didn't know what to say for a moment. After all, a legendary alchemist like Nico Flamel should have been with him for a lifetime as a candy merchant.

They had no chance of crossing paths, but they never thought that now, through some strange combination of circumstances, they were connected through Principal Dumbledore in a wonderful way.

It's really...unexpected.

While he was still in a daze, Dumbledore had already brought the small gift from Nico Flamel to his desk and placed it in front of him alongside the Sorcerer's Stone.

It was a seamless, round sphere made of mithril, and on it were countless beautifully arranged, obscure and mysterious characters. With his hands slightly cold, Charlie picked it up and brought it to his eyes, pouting.

I carefully observed every detail of it, and then I couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

Isn't this the "magic world version of the grenade" that I worked hard with Peng Peng and others in the factory? Not only that, compared to the products in my factory, the one in front of me, whether it is

The material craftsmanship and the priority sequence of the magic symbols are all higher by more than one level.

"this…………"

Charlie gently pinched its shell with a few slender fingers and kept turning it, carefully observing every detail and every corner of it. The more he looked at it, the more frightened he became. This one couldn't fit into the palm of his hand.

Even with his extremely picky standards, he could not see any flaws in alchemy items of all sizes. In his heart, there was only one evaluation that could match it - perfect!

After watching it over and over again in such incredible ways for a long time, Charlie finally gave in in frustration and admitted that in front of him, no matter from every aspect, it was probably the most perfect state of this alchemy item, with more and less.

, everything is within the so-called "just right" range...

"You..." Charlie raised his head again, looked at Principal Dumbledore in front of him with suspicion, and asked, "What did you say to Nico Flamel at that time?"

It seemed that he had not seen Charlie Black, his best student, with such a deflated expression for a long time. Dumbledore, who was so playful, was in a great mood for a moment, and couldn't help laughing loudly with his face glowing red.

"Hahahahahahaha..."

It wasn't until he laughed for a while that he finally wiped the tears from his eyes, made a strange expression, and replied

"I just casually mentioned that it is round and can release powerful power in an instant...other than that, there is nothing else."

Well...at this moment, Charlie Black, who has always been a genius who crushes his peers, has to admit that this feeling of being crushed by a big boss is not very wonderful.

(End of chapter)