Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 97 Welcome to American Magic

After all this was said, Andre seemed to think of something, and the expression on his face suddenly showed a bit of worry.

"Mr. Black..."

He paused for a moment, then looked at Charlie in the driver's seat, and asked in a weak voice

"Your trip this time, the American wizarding world... is actually not just to inspect the market and have friendly exchanges with us, right?"

Charlie listened to his words, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't say anything, neither refuted nor admitted.

"Gudong..."

Andre swallowed, and he felt a little sweat on his forehead again.It was like being in the office of Mr. Black next to me that day...

He looked away from Charlie and closed his mouth.Then he lowered his head, staring at the plush carpet on the chassis of the car, wondering what he was thinking.

For a while, there was an awkward silence in the car where the atmosphere was relatively peaceful.

"Don't worry..."

Finally, just as Andre's thoughts began to wander indiscriminately along with this silence, making himself even more terrified, Charlie finally spoke.

There was no change in tone, and the feeling of speaking was still as gentle and relaxed as before.

"Nothing will happen... After all, I still have to do business in your country, how could I do something irrational at this time?"

As he spoke, he stared straight ahead at the asphalt road ahead.At this moment, there was no longer any obstacle in Charlie's line of sight, and it was open and open, extremely empty.

Slowly stepping down on the accelerator, accompanied by a faint roar of the engine, the strong push back momentarily interrupted Andre's thoughts, who were about to think about what Charlie's words meant.

"Om!!!!"

In the car, the pointer of the speedometer began to turn up more than half a circle at an extremely fast speed.And with the modification and help of magic, the power is more sufficient than before.

Andre raised his head violently.Seeing everything going backwards in front of him, his eyes widened subconsciously, even his breath was suffocated.

"correct……"

Charlie held the steering wheel with both hands, turned his head to the direction of the co-pilot, Andre, and asked

"How do we get there?"

Obviously, compared to Charlie, who has always had the habit of drag racing, Andre obviously cannot adapt to this feeling of speed.

Although he envied that Charlie had a magic car, as a wizard, he didn't have many opportunities to ride in a car.

After all, this Muggle thing is strictly prohibited in the United States, not to mention that apparition is obviously much more convenient than a car.

Andre stretched out his hand, clutching his heart that was about to jump out, and replied subconsciously.

"The door... the door key!!!"

"Where's the Portkey?"

Reluctantly, Charlie could only slow down a little bit, and after the other party slowed down for a while, he continued to ask
"Okay, it seems to be...Liverpool." Andre said intermittently, panting heavily.

"We...maybe we should...slowly..."

"Liverpool, that's not too far away..."

Charlie muttered to himself.After listening to the key information Andre said, he ignored what he was going to say later, and then turned a dial at hand.

The car that was running smoothly began to sway gradually, and finally floated up and flew towards the distance.

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Soon, when the car landed smoothly, the door opened.

Andre, whose face was pale with fright, staggered out of the co-pilot's seat.

As a result, after walking two steps, he fell to his knees on the ground with another plop, and vomited wantonly.

"Ouch!!! Ooh—oh—oh."

"Are you... all right, Andre?"

Charlie also hurriedly got out of the car, walked to Andre's side in a few steps, patted his back intimately, and asked carefully.

"I……"

Andre turned his head subconsciously and glanced at Charlie, the resentment in his eyes almost condensed into substance at this moment.

However, when he just opened his mouth to say something, his face changed suddenly, he turned his head again, and vomited wantonly.

"vomit!!!"

"Tsk..."

Seeing Andre's appearance, even Charlie couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

He raised his hand, the ring flickered, and slipped his wand into it.

"Well, although I don't know if this is effective, it's better than doing nothing anyway, right?"

Charlie grinned and spoke softly, but he didn't know whether he was talking to Andre or talking to himself.

Immediately, he gently swayed the wrist holding the wand in the air.

"VULNERA SANENTUR!!! (SPEED HEALING)"

The spell came out of his mouth, and when the last symbol fell, a pale green light enveloped the tip of the wand.

With a "buzz", a gentle force began to spread outward, wrapping Andre's body, and it slowly dissipated after a long time.

"call……"

Andre stopped vomiting and gasped weakly.

"How is it, is it useful?" Charlie hurriedly stretched out his other arm, and while supporting Andre again, he asked.

"certainly not……"

Andre's feet were still trembling faintly, and he could barely stand up from the ground leaning on Charlie's arm.

The faint look in his eyes still hasn't disappeared, he continued to say
"I just had a poached egg and two slices of toast this morning...and now I've vomited it all out."

After saying this, an ugly expression appeared on his face again, and he subconsciously opened his mouth again, retching for a while.

It seemed that the things had indeed been vomited up, and he retched for a while, but nothing else came up his throat.

"Mr. Black..."

With trembling hands, Andre took out the white handkerchief from his pocket, wiped off the unknown objects left at the corner of his mouth, and continued
"I take back what I just said, and starting today, I will add two more lines to my ban list."

"What?" Charlie raised his eyebrows slightly and subconsciously asked

"First, I will never take a car again. Second, I will never travel with you again..."

.........

In order to express his apology, Charlie was not so cruel that he took Andre to the United States in a hurry. Instead, he found a nice small shop so that the other party could have a full rest for a while.

"Actually, I always thought British food was terrible..."

Sitting on an exquisite rattan chair, Andre looked at the people walking on the street outside the store, and while picking up the last cherry on the plate in front of him and putting it into his mouth, he couldn't help saying to Charlie.

At this moment, his face finally had blood color, became a little rosy, and was no longer as black and white as when he first got off the car.

"Have you been to England before?"

Charlie leaned comfortably on the cushion at the back, picked up a soft bag, took a bite in his mouth, and asked
"No…"

Andre shook his head first, then picked up the coffee cup and drank the last bit of cappuccino in it.then went on to say
"This is my first time in England."

"When you come next time, I can take you to have a good time."

After taking the last bite of the soft bag, Charlie picked up a tissue, wiped some residue on his fingertips, and stood up.

"If there is a chance."

Breathing out a foul breath, Andre also stood up, casually took out a twenty-dollar bill from his pocket, and gently pressed it under the white porcelain plate.

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After several twists and turns, Charlie followed Andre into a dark and dirty alley.

"Why do you have to hide the Portkey in such a place?"

Charlie lowered his head, glanced at the big gray mouse running fast along the corner, and said silently

"This is the result of negotiations between the American and British magical communities. After all, you know how afraid of No-Majs are in our place."

Andre said casually, and stopped at the end of the alley.Standing still, he looked at the dilapidated stone wall in front of him.

"The stone in the second row and the fourth row is the door key. I'll just hold you when the time comes."

"I understand." Charlie nodded without saying anything, then reached out and held Andre's hand together.

With a sound of "hum!", when Andre lightly touched the moss-covered stone, a strong twisting force instantly pulled Charlie up.

Before he could react, he felt a blur in front of his eyes, and his belly button seemed to be hooked by something, and he was pulled straight forward.

After a brief period of dizziness, Charlie's eyes became clear again.

Andre had disappeared, and the scene around him changed from the dirty and dark alley to a narrow cubicle in an instant.

He sat on a stool, and opposite the stool was a long black office desk.

Behind the long table, a woman with blond hair was lowering her head to record something with a quill.

"Name."

The woman wore a uniform similar to that of customs in the Muggle world.And on her chest was embroidered a blue eagle medallion representing the Magic Congress.

"Charlie Blake"

After hesitating for a while, after looking at the empty walls around and the white tile lamp on the top, he obediently cooperated and said
"What did you come to America for?"

"Business exchanges, and market research."

Charlie looked as usual, and skillfully said the reasons he had prepared.

The woman looked up and gave Charlie a curious look.Brushing back the hair around his ears, he continued

"Have you been to the American wizarding world before?"

"the first time."

"Then your wand must not be registered either?"

"Yes...do you need me to bring it to you now?" Charlie silently took out his wand from the inside of his coat and handed it out as he spoke.

"Someone will come to check your things later, you just need to sign this form..."

"Thank you."

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Maybe it was because he came back with Andre. Anyway, when the lady left, the person who came in after that didn't make it too difficult for Charlie. After taking a random inventory of his things, he typed on his wand After a mark was made, it was returned to Charlie.

"Welcome to the Wizarding World of America."

Accompanied by a programmed greeting from the other party, Charlie stood up from his seat, followed the small door that opened behind him, and slowly walked out of the narrow compartment.

After he stepped out, the scene in front of him suddenly became brighter. Compared with the British Ministry of Magic, the spacious hall was much brighter and quieter.

"Here! Mr. Black!"

Not far away, Andre excitedly waved to him with a bright smile on his face.

"Welcome to the Wizarding World of America!"

He told Charlie again what the inspector said just now, but compared to the former, Andre was much more sincere.

(End of this chapter)