Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

Triwizard Tournament

           Pumpkinjuicespreadsteadilyoverthetablecloth,stainingseveralfeetofwhitelinenorange,butHermionepaidnoattention.

           "Therearehouse-elveshere?"shesaid,staring,horror-struck,atNearlyHeadlessNick."HereatHogwarts?"

           "Certainly,"saidNearlyHeadlessNick,lookingsurprisedatherreaction."ThelargestnumberinanydwellinginBritain,Ibelieve.Overahundred."

           "I’veneverseenone!"saidHermione.

           "Well,theyhardlyeverleavethekitchenbyday,dothey?"saidNearlyHeadlessNick."Theycomeoutatnighttodoabitofcleaning...seetothefiresandsoon....Imean,you’renotsupposedtoseethem,areyou?That’sthemarkofagoodhouse-elf,isn’tit,thatyoudon’tknowit’sthere?"

           Hermionestaredathim.

           "Buttheygetpaid?"shesaid."Theygetholidays,don’tthey?And-andsickleave,andpensions,andeverything?"

           NearlyHeadlessNickchortledsomuchthathisruffslippedandhisheadfloppedoff,danglingontheinchorsoofghostlyskinandmusclethatstillattachedittohisneck.

           "Sickleaveandpensions?"hesaid,pushinghisheadbackontohisshouldersandsecuringitoncemorewithhisruff."House-elvesdon’twantsickleaveandpensions!"

           Hermionelookeddownatherhardlytouchedplateoffood,thenputherknifeandforkdownuponitandpusheditawayfromher.

           "Ohc’mon,’Er-my-knee,"saidRon,accidentallysprayingHarrywithbitsofYorkshirepudding."Oops-sorry,’Arry-"Heswallowed.

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