Harry Potter: Charlie and the Candy Factory

Located on the ground floor, the highest location in the entire Ministry of Magic is the Minister's Office where Fudge is located.

In the minister's office, Fudge's chubby face looked particularly rosy.

He was sitting behind his desk, his eyes narrowed, and while he was stroking the beard above his lips, he was casually humming some unknown and weird tune... without any attempt to hide his joy at the moment.

Soon... a knocking sound of "dong dong dong" sounded from outside the door. At the same time, Umbridge's voice also came from outside.

"Minister, Mr. Black is here!"

Fudge subconsciously straightened his waist, then stretched out his hands to straighten his striped suit and tie. Then he checked his appearance in the small mirror on the table.

After everything was confirmed, he picked up an unknown document from his desk, pretended to be working, sat upright in his seat, and said loudly

"Please come in!"

As Fudge's voice fell, the door of the minister's office slowly opened with a "squeaking" sound.

"Charlie!"

When the door was completely opened and Charlie walked in from the outside, Fudge put down the document he was holding in time. The expression on his face was full of surprise and joy, and it was impossible to tell anything else.

He called Charlie's name affectionately, stood up from his seat, walked out from behind the desk, and took a few steps to meet him.

Umbridge followed Charlie with a slight bow, but as if on purpose, she was one position ahead of Russell.

Seeing Minister Fudge standing up to greet him, the look he looked at Charlie became more flattering and humble...

"Hello, Minister Fudge!"

Charlie's smile was bright and somewhat pure, the kind of gesture that would never offend anyone.

Facing Fudge who stood up to greet him, he also took two steps forward to show respect to him, stretched out his hands, and tightly held each other's hands together.

To be honest...if they didn't know something, I'm afraid no matter who they are, they would think that these two are close friends who have known each other for many years.

"I heard that the minister was in a meeting. When he heard that I was coming, he hurriedly canceled the meeting and came to see me?"

Charlie looked at Fudge and asked with a smile.

"Hahaha...a small thing, just a small thing." Fudge smiled heartily and waved his hand pretending not to care.

Suddenly, Fudge's eyes turned from Charlie to Umbridge.

"Deputy Director Umbridge——"

"Minister, what are your orders?" When she saw that Fudge finally noticed her, Umbridge's flattery remained the same, and she asked with a smile, suppressing her sharp voice.

Fudge was probably used to Umbridge's attitude. He was not at all different from when Charlie and Russell first came in. He just nodded casually, then glanced at Russell at the back and said

"Mr. Charlie and I have something important to talk about in a moment. Please go and bring this..." Fudge's voice paused, as if he was thinking about how to call Russell. After about a second or two,

Then he continued

"Take Mr. Black's house elf friend out for a cup of tea and find a place to rest for a while."

"Okay...Okay Minister Fudge"

Umbridge's eyes changed a bit, and the smile that originally appeared on her face also weakened slightly, but she still nodded and agreed with some reluctance.

She turned her head, and it was only at this moment that she finally looked directly at Russell, but her tone was still obviously colder than when she was talking to Charlie and Fudge.

"Please...this house elf friend."

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"Come! Mr. Black, please sit over here!"

After Umbridge took Russell out of the office and the originally open office door was closed again, the smile on Fudge's face finally revealed itself no longer able to be suppressed.

He narrowed his eyes and while talking, he took Charlie's hand and guided him to the sofa to sit down.

When Charlie sat down, Fudge followed suit and sat down next to him.

"The third-level medal of the Knights of Merlin has been approved at all levels, and the medal ceremony will be held for you soon... As for the...candy you told me about at Lucius's house?" Fudge paused and swallowed.

He took a sip and continued.

"I can actually do it anytime."

Seeing Charlie sit down, Fudge turned sideways and couldn't help rubbing his hands while looking at him. His tone of voice was even more kind than before.

If Umbridge was still in the office at this moment, I'm afraid her outlook on life would be completely reshaped... She would never have thought that the peak of power that she yearned for would be the same when faced with money.

I couldn't help but bend my waist.

"There's no rush in any of this...Minister Fudge."

Charlie smiled and waved his hands, pretending to be dismissive of everything, and said this.

"Uh...ah?"

Obviously, Fudge did not expect what Charlie said. His eyes, which were originally narrowed into a straight line, opened a little and looked at Charlie with some confusion.

He originally thought that Charlie was impatient and went to visit him personally. That's why he brought up both matters so early to satisfy the other party.

However, the other party's words at this time, "These are just small things," caught him off guard.

His brows slowly wrinkled, and for some reason, an inexplicable uneasiness emerged from his heart.

"Then...Mr. Charlie, what do you want?"

"Those are minor things. In fact, my original intention is to thank the Ministry of Magic for its contribution to the British magical community over the years."

This time, it was Charlie's turn to narrow his eyes. He smiled and said unhurriedly, looking like a fox.

Although Fudge was promoted to this position by Dumbledore, he is not a waste! Especially since he has been the Minister of Magic for so many years, he has long been a qualified officialdom veteran!

Naturally, it is impossible to believe Charlie's nonsense about thanking him for his contribution to the British magic world. Let alone him, if you pick anyone up from below, he will not believe it!

Hearing this, Fudge frowned even more, and the uneasiness in his heart became stronger.

Just when he opened his mouth to say something to Charlie, Charlie spoke first.

Charlie waved his hand, stopped Fudge who was about to speak, then stood up from his seat, turned around, and faced Fudge and said

"Otherwise...the minister should take a look at the money first."

After the words fell, Charlie slowly raised his hand and slowly opened his palm.

Between Fudge and him, the dim red gem ring suddenly lit up.

"Ding……"

A crisp sound sounded...a gold Galleon appeared out of thin air and fell to the ground, making a pleasant sound.

"Ding……"

Then, the second one, the third one... the fourth one...

The originally crisp sound began to gradually become chaotic, and more and more golden galleons poured out of Charlie's palm, and then fell to the ground with a crackle.

It was like a rainstorm, hitting the office floor violently.

Fudge's originally frowned brow began to relax uncontrollably. He opened his mouth, but nothing could come out, and everything was stuck in his throat.

Raising his head, he looked at the young man who was facing him, with a smile on his face and he was spreading a lot of gold galleons wantonly... His pupils were shaking, dilating and shrinking.

Finally, he finally calmed down, and his eyes were clearly looking at a god.