Harry Potter: Charlie and the Candy Factory

Chapter 234 Interlude before leaving

"Dobby?" Charlie's expression showed a bit of surprise. He raised his eyebrows and repeated the familiar name to Dursley with a bit of doubt in his tone.

Obviously, Dursley's request was something he did not expect. After all, in his original expectation, the newly established "Propaganda Section" would probably be a group composed entirely of Muggles or Squibs.

After all, in today's environment where Charlie's Candy Factory is dominated by elves, in order to fight for benefits or to be more coordinated at work, people should choose to survive in groups. This is also when Charlie chooses to expand the production scale of the factory and recruit a group of people.

It was something that the Muggles and Squibs had already expected.

Moreover, compared to the simplicity and simplicity of elves, similar to propaganda, which requires a lot of innovation and ideas, Muggles who have lived in Muggle society for half their lives should be more suitable for this job than them.

This is also understandable.

However, he never thought that as Dursley, now the new head of the Publicity Department, the first subordinate he asked for on his first day would be an elf, and it would be Dobby...

For a moment, even the wily Charlie couldn't help but feel a little uncertain in his heart, wondering what kind of chemical reaction this unusual arrangement and combination would produce.

And as if he had sensed Charlie's thoughts, Dursley, who already had extensive work experience before entering the factory, naturally would not just wait here stupidly expecting the boss's response.

"Yes...that's it"

He first raised his big thick hand and wiped the sweat on his face randomly, then explained in a soft and factual tone.

"Actually, I already knew this little elf before I came to work in the factory."

Dursley paused for a moment, raised his head, and carefully and quickly looked at Charlie's face with a pair of honest-looking eyes with a cunning look in them. He saw that the other party was not stunned, but listened with interest.

Dang even breathed a sigh of relief and continued.

"It was with my nephew... you know, Harry."

Hearing Dursley in front of him pronounce Harry's name so gently, and frankly admitting his nephew's identity in front of him, the strange look in Charlie's eyes intensified. His

The corners of his mouth raised, but he didn't say anything. He just waited silently, as if he wanted to see what Dursley wanted to say to him.

Dursley's hands were tangled uneasily in front of the huge belly, and he continued to speak hesitantly.

"What happened in the past few months is probably the most incredible story I have ever experienced in my life. From being an ordinary person to being exposed to magic, the constant changes in mentality, coupled with various twists and turns, finally

But suddenly the rain passed and the sky cleared up, and I successfully ushered in a new life... Even now, I can't digest all the feelings in my heart in one breath."

Charlie nodded slightly to show his approval. From the complicated look in his eyes just now, Charlie could see that at least in this sentence, Dursley was really filled with emotion.

Seems like a fake.

"Perhaps only after experiencing major changes can people finally learn to grow..."

As he spoke, he felt so deeply in love that he unconsciously exhaled a breath of turbid air, and then continued to sigh:

"Harry is a sensible child. Even though he was so harshly criticized by me before, he didn't think about revenge..."

Dursley recalled the night when he used "magical" means to eject himself, but then ran back to the closet at a loss.

"At that time, I put too much of my dissatisfaction with external factors on him, but I forgot that he himself did not make any mistakes. Harry himself is no different from Dudley, he is just a child."

"And I, like a bastard, vented all the things that he shouldn't bear on him in order to seek my own satisfaction..."

"Later..." Dursley subconsciously glanced at the boss in front of him, "When my situation reached the same disadvantage as him... I suddenly realized that what I did back then was very harmful to an eleven-year-old child.

Let’s talk about how cruel it is.”

When he said this, he seemed to suddenly think of something, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth unconsciously.

"However, I relied on his relationship and his identity as uncle to gain the respect of wizards and get the job at Charlie Black Candy Factory. It's really ironic when you think about it."

"So, does this have anything to do with you bringing Dobby into your department?"

Dursley quickly returned and said

"Dobby is Harry's friend. I hope that through this, I can ease the relationship with Harry as much as possible. Although I cannot ask for his forgiveness, I also hope that I can make up for the pain in his heart over the years as much as possible.

pain."

"That's all?" Charlie raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Furthermore, I do feel that... Dobby is a different kind of elf. At least among the elves I have seen, he is the most special one. I have a hunch that if I bring him into the Publicity Department, he must be a special elf."

The right choice.”

Charlie finally smiled, as if he could see the "sincerity" in Dursley's eyes. He finally relaxed, nodded, and said, "Okay, then I'll do as you say."

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In the afternoon, when Charlie returned to the office after wandering around, Russell came in with something specially prepared for him to take to France.

"Master Charlie, did you know? After you agreed to Dursley's request, he immediately appointed Dobby as the deputy director of the Propaganda Department!"

Russell reported to Charlie as if he was talking about something particularly new.

But after hearing these words, Charlie seemed to understand something instantly and couldn't help but laugh.

"Sure enough, teaching Dursley the new department was the right choice. He is indeed a...smart man."

"Did he do something?" Russell couldn't help but raised his head and looked at Charlie curiously, and asked in a low voice.

However, Charlie did not answer him, but asked instead: "Do you know why he made Dobby the deputy director?"

"Because he wants to fix things with Harry..." Russell replied without thinking, but just halfway through his words, he stopped abruptly.

After a moment, his eyes changed, as if he had discovered another meaning. After hesitating for a moment, he tentatively said to Charlie.

"He...what is he implying...?"

Charlie leaned on the backrest easily, held Vivien in his arms, stroked her plump hair, and closed his eyes and said

"He was expressing his attitude to other supervisors and me. Although the Publicity Department is a department that is mainly composed of humans, he did not intend to form a group. Instead, he set up Dobby as the deputy chief to express his views to the elves.

Express your ambiguous and friendly attitude.”

"Then why does it have to be Dobby?"

"Because it is very 'special'... it is both an elf and an outsider. Its past life experience has determined that it will not be a leader who can distract Dursley's power, so let him be the deputy director.

It’s the most suitable.”

Saying this, Charlie couldn't help but open his eyes

"Now I'm really starting to look forward to how the Publicity Department will perform under his leadership."

(End of chapter)