Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Outside the cafe, the sun was just right, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going, whether they were old people, children, men or women, everyone had a smile on their faces, their expressions were soothing and calm, and they didn't seem to have any worries.

Charlie's eyes were lowered, and he didn't speak. Instead, he was concentrating on admiring the paintings in the notebook, while using a spoon to subconsciously stir the cappuccino in his hand that was still steaming.

Little Sanchez was left alone holding the cup of caramel macchiato in both hands, fidgeting, watching Charlie slowly finish all the paintings page by page.After the notebook was closed again, and the cup of cappuccino that had been stirred until it was warm was picked up by Charlie to take a sip, he finally took a deep breath and asked impatiently

"Mr. Black... how do you feel?" After finishing speaking, he seemed to have no confidence in himself. Before Charlie could respond, he tugged at the neckline and flattened his already colorful clothes , dragging his exaggerated glasses with his hand, he moved his gaze elsewhere, and added in a nonchalant tone, as if laughing, "Of course...in fact, it's just usual entertainment. After all, I didn't No matter how I like these things, it's all because I'm free..."

"very impressive."

However, before he finished speaking, Charlie put the coffee cup back on the mat and savored it carefully, then interrupted what he was going to say next, and calmly and seriously expressed his evaluate.

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head, glanced at the faint ripples on the liquid surface, and the broken picture that could be vaguely reflected, and silently commented on this cup of coffee, "It's not as good as Russell, but better than Narcissa's." Strong... Overall, for an ordinary No-Maj cafe, it's not bad."

Hearing Charlie's comment, the next second, Gao Biqi Sanchester, who was continuing to talk meaninglessly, stopped abruptly.He seemed to be fixed in place by a sudden "Tongtong petrification", and even the seemingly random movements of opening his teeth and claws also stayed in mid-air and did not continue.

However, Charlie could see through the thick lenses on his face that at this moment, complex twists and turns appeared in the eyes of this young man in his twenties who seemed to have just graduated from a magic academy.

"You... Seriously?"

After a while, he retracted his hands and put them on his thighs, making his sitting posture straight again. Then he looked at Charlie's face that hadn't changed except for a smile from the beginning to the end, and asked again in a low voice, as if he was a little uncertain. .

Charlie raised his eyebrows, feeling strange because of his question, but instead of rushing to answer, he picked up the coffee cup again.After smacking twice again, he asked in an unhurried manner
"Have you never shown it to anyone before?"

Little Sanchez had an embarrassing smile on his face. He drooped his eyelids, stopped looking at Charlie and looked at the cafe table aimlessly.After another pause, he continued to explain
"No, apart from you, I only let my father see it... But you should be able to guess that he is not very interested in this kind of stuff."

Charlie nodded and said nothing, but chose to continue drinking the coffee in his hand.Through these short conversations, he can probably guess that Gao Biqi Sanchez and his father Nakel Sanchez may have a bloody family conflict like those in ordinary movies.

But as an outsider, he didn't intend to intervene in the private affairs of the two by talking about chicken soup for the soul or other things here.After all, Nakel Sanchez is his partner, and the French wizarding world is also an important sales market for Charlie's candies. If these insignificant trifles trigger a series of chain reactions and cause damage to his business, that would be a shame. It's really not worth the candle.

Seeing that Mr. Black had no desire to continue talking about this matter, and the atmosphere gradually became a little awkward, little Sanchez also calmed down in a timely manner, and calmly took the notebook on the desktop back to himself hand, and then changed the subject to chat about other things.

"By the way, Mr. Black, I almost forgot. My father said that he specially spared the evening time for your trip this time, and asked me to tell you that if you don't need special If you are in a hurry to return to England, please give him a chance to have dinner with you."

"Is that so..."

Charlie put the coffee cup down again. Hearing the invitation from Sanchez Jr., he couldn't help but make a rough estimate in his mind: It's not too late now, if he can deliver the things to Nicole Flamel in time In addition to the time he said he wanted to see himself, it can be said that there is plenty of time to face Naker's invitation.

Sibi, without any further hesitation, Charlie smiled and readily agreed.

"It's true that I haven't seen my old friend for a long time. I have been exchanging letters in the past few years, and I miss him a lot. If he wants to have a meal with me, then I think why shouldn't I?"

Little Sanchez, who received an affirmative answer, had a smile on his face again, as if he had completed a rather difficult task, and he couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, it seemed that he thought of something again, and hurriedly continued to ask, "When and where will I pick you up, Mr. Black?"

Charlie pondered for a moment. Considering that Nicole Flamel's address had been cast with the Loyalty Charm, it was not appropriate to tell others. He continued:
"You don't need to pick me up, it's right here, and we will gather here when the time comes."

Little Sanchez was stunned for a moment, but he was smart enough to quickly understand what Charlie meant, so he didn't continue to fight for anything, and nodded obediently.

"Okay, then I wish you a pleasant stay in Paris—"

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After finishing the conversation with Sanchez Jr., Charlie didn't stay too long in the cafe. After drinking the rest of the coffee, the two separated.

Charlie tightened the down jacket a bit, continued to play with the "toy" with one hand, and took out the note written to him by Headmaster Dumbledore with the other hand.

"The third arrondissement of Paris, rue Montmorency..."

While muttering, Charlie raised his head and looked at the street sign in front of him at the moment.

"It looks like it's here."