Then, Tom stumbled out from behind the bar in excitement, helping Charle with his bags and leading him to the best room.
If the wizarding world had something like kneeling service, Tom would definitely have arranged it for Charle.
Are you kidding? Guests who come here to drink are lucky if they order a plate of snacks to go with their drinks. Some even bring their own snacks. Who orders expensive luxury packages?
If it weren't for the start of the school year when parents bring their children to try something new, they might occasionally sell a few. Otherwise, they might not even sell one a day.
But with Charle staying here, he would order eighty portions a day. This was enough to multiply the Leaky Cauldron's profits several times over. What was giving him a good room and the best service?
Tom even wanted to introduce his granddaughter, Hannah Abbott, to Charle and set them up. It just so happened that these two children were in the same year. Feelings should be cultivated from a young age!
After seeing Charle into his room, old Tom continued.
"Mr. Charle, I'll go make the luxury package you ordered right away. However, the quantity is quite large, so it might take a while to deliver."
"How about I send you a few snacks first to tide you over?"
Charle, however, waved his hand and placed the bag containing the broken wands on the table.
"No need, I brought my own."
"Do you have seasonings like salt and pepper and ketchup? Just send me a few portions."
To this, Tom could only say, what's sending some seasonings to such a generous customer?
Any seasoning available on the market, if even one portion was missing, it would be considered poor service!
So next, Tom waved his wand, and the guests in the Leaky Cauldron witnessed a strange sight.
All sorts of odd seasoning jars lined up, tap-dancing, and streamed into a room on the second floor.
Salt and pepper, black pepper, white pepper, ketchup...
These common seasonings went without saying, but even seasonings with some wizarding world ingredients were sent in.
Tom even pulled out a bottle of soybean paste from somewhere and sent that in too!
After Tom sent these seasonings, Charle locked the door, his eyes burning with fervor.
"After working so hard for so long, the time for harvest is finally here."
He pulled a broken wand from the bag, a combination of beechwood and phoenix feather.
"Hmm, phoenix feather, rebirth from fire, needs something strong."
Immediately, Charle dipped it in the chili powder Tom sent and put the wand into his mouth.
Hiss!
The pain from the chili powder, combined with the heat released by the phoenix feather, was a perfect match, creating a feeling like eating extra spicy hot pot.
Refreshing!
Charle slurped a few times, then bit down hard.
Crack!
Crispy and crunchy, like eating french fries!
Immediately following was the prompt from the Deep Blue System.
Deduction Points +2200!
As this prompt sounded, the fervor on Charle's face grew even stronger.
"One phoenix feather, and it's even a leftover from who knows when it was plucked to make a wand, can provide so many deduction points."
"If I roasted and ate a phoenix, how much would that be? At least several hundred thousand, right?"
"Dumbledore seems to have a phoenix named Fawkes. I thought he was a bit silly and easy to trick when I read the original book..."
...
Meanwhile, in the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts.
Dumbledore was half-closing his eyes, as if contemplating something.
Fawkes the phoenix was pacing on his desk.
Suddenly, Fawkes shivered, as if feeling a chill.
Dumbledore felt something, opened his eyes, and a hint of solemnity appeared on his face.
"Darkness is reviving, Voldemort's power is making a comeback. In the near future, the wizarding world will be in danger again."
"This chilling cold, Fawkes, do you feel it too?"
Fawkes was stunned for a moment, then gave a human-like look of disdain.
Then it turned around and presented its phoenix rear to Dumbledore, clearly not wanting to bother with him.
Dumbledore was first taken aback, then gave a wry smile, his attention returning from this little interlude to his upcoming plans.
"Harry Potter is also about to enter the wizarding world. He grew up in the Muggle world and has a mysterious connection with Voldemort. His character still needs further testing."
"There are signs that the Philosopher's Stone is being coveted, likely by Voldemort and his minions."
"It won't be long before they make a move on Gringotts, but I have already moved the real Philosopher's Stone."
"This stone can serve as bait to lure Voldemort to Hogwarts, so I can see what state he's in now and how many years it will take for him to return."
"At the same time, this is also a test for Harry Potter. I hope the child doesn't disappoint me..."
Even before Harry Potter had entered the magical world, Dumbledore was already contemplating deeply, even thinking about how to set up challenges to test Harry Potter and his future companions.
And when he thought of Harry Potter's companions, Charle's figure subconsciously appeared in Dumbledore's mind.
Such a talented young wizard, and according to the feedback Professor McGonagall just sent, Charle's magical essence is the ultimate sacred and light, completely incompatible with darkness.
Making him Harry Potter's most important friend will play a significant role in Harry Potter's future path as a savior.
Dumbledore showed a satisfied expression on his face, the more he thought about it, the more he felt this was a good arrangement.
As for how Charle would meet Harry Potter, as the Headmaster of Hogwarts and the strongest white wizard of this century, Dumbledore had a hundred ways to arrange it.
He was confident that he could make Charle and Harry Potter completely unaware.
No matter how high Charle's talent was or how great his future achievements would be, he was still just a young wizard who hadn't grown up yet.
Dumbledore was confident that Charle would never be beyond his control.
...
However, what Dumbledore didn't know was that in the luxurious private room of the Leaky Cauldron, Charle had already discovered a new way to eat broken wands.
Charle picked up a wand, dipped it in the thick sauce that old Tom had brought in, then picked up a cucumber stick, and put them both into his mouth at the same time.
Crunch!
The crisp, sweet taste mixed with the savory sauce made Charle's eyes show a look of enjoyment.
"Wands really need to be dipped in thick sauce!"
"Paired with cucumber sticks, this taste is amazing. I could eat fifty and not get tired of it!"
Slowly putting the last wand into his mouth and eating it, in the Deep Blue System, Charle's deduction points had surged by nearly forty thousand.
Adding the previous balance, his deduction points now exceeded eighty thousand.
A look of anticipation appeared in Charle's eyes.
The first deduction of Apparition allowed him to have a goblin-like version of Apparition, greatly increasing his escape ability.
What about a second deduction?
A scene he had seen in the original movie flashed in Charle's mind, where Dumbledore and Voldemort's figures changed continuously, moving like a startled rabbit and a swooping falcon, the pace of the battle was so fast that ordinary wizards couldn't even get involved.
Also, in some fantasy works, mages appear out of thin air in another place like ghosts.
This made Charle think of the direction for the next deduction.
Perhaps, he could deduce towards short-distance Apparition, to be used directly in combat!
The next moment, Charle said in his mind.
"Deep Blue, second deduction, deduce towards short-distance, fast, high-precision, deduce Apparition into a displacement spell that can be used in combat!"
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