Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
The Burrow
"Yeah,Mum’salwayswishingwehadahouse-elftodotheironing,"saidGeorge. "Butallwe’vegotisalousyoldghoulintheatticandgnomesalloverthegarden.House-elvescomewithbigoldmanorsandcastlesandplaceslikethat;youwouldn’tcatchoneinourhouse..."
Harrywassilent.JudgingbythefactthatDracoMalfoyusuallyhadthebestofeverything,hisfamilywasrollinginwizardgold;hecouldjustseeMalfoystruttingaroundalargemanorhouse. SendingthefamilyservanttostopHarryfromgoingbacktoHogwartsalsosoundedexactlylikethesortofthingMalfoywoulddo.HadHarrybeenstupidtotakeDobbyseriously?
"I’mgladwecametogetyou,anyway,"saidRon."Iwasgettingreallyworriedwhenyoudidn’tansweranyofmyletters.IthoughtitwasErrol’sfaultatfirst—"
"Who’sErrol?"
"Ourowl.He’sancient.Itwouldn’tbethefirsttimehe’dcollapsedonadelivery.SothenItriedtoborrowHermes—"
"Who?"
"TheowlMumandDadboughtPercywhenhewasmadeprefect,"saidFredfromthefront.
"ButPercywouldn’tlendhimtome,"saidRon."Saidheneededhim."
"Percy’sbeenactingveryoddlythissummer,"saidGeorge,frowning. "Andhehasbeensendingalotoflettersandspendingaloadoftimeshutupinhisroom...Imean,there’sonlysomanytimesyoucanpolishaprefectbadge...
