Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

The Unforgivable Curses

           Insidewereaboutfiftybadges,allofdifferentcolors,butallbearingthesameletters:S.P.E.W.

           "Spew?"saidHarry,pickingupabadgeandlookingatit."What’sthisabout?"

           "Notspew,"saidHermioneimpatiently."It’sS-P-E-W.StandsfortheSocietyforthePromotionofElfishWelfare."

           "Neverheardofit,"saidRon.

           "Well,ofcourseyouhaven’t,"saidHermionebriskly,"I’veonlyjuststartedit."

           "Yeah?"saidRoninmildsurprise."Howmanymembershaveyougot?"

           "Well-ifyoutwojoin-three,"saidHermione.

           "Andyouthinkwewanttowalkaroundwearingbadgessaying’spew,’doyou?"saidRon.

           "S-P-E-W!"saidHermionehotly."IwasgoingtoputStoptheOutrageousAbuseofOurFellowMagicalCreaturesandCampaignforaChangeinTheirLegalStatus-butitwouldn’tfit.Sothat’stheheadingofourmanifesto."

           Shebrandishedthesheafofparchmentatthem.

           "I’vebeenresearchingitthoroughlyinthelibrary.Elfenslavementgoesbackcenturies.Ican’tbelievenoone’sdoneanythingaboutitbeforenow."

           "Hermione-openyourears,"saidRonloudly."They.Like.It.Theylikebeingenslaved!"

           "Ourshort-termaims,"saidHermione,speakingevenmoreloudlythanRon,andactingasthoughshehadn’theardaword,"aretosecurehouse-elvesfairwagesandworkingconditions.Ourlong-termaimsincludechangingthelawaboutnon-wanduse,andtryingtogetanelfintotheDepartmentfortheRegulationandControlofMagicalCreatures,becausethey’reshockinglyunderrepresented."

           "Andhowdowedoallthis?"Harryasked.

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