Chapter 796: At the Dinner Party
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On Harry's side, the atmosphere wasn't so harmonious.
Molly was naturally dissatisfied with the behavior of Van Lin and Sirius, and involved the work of the Order of the Phoenix on the dinner table......
Mrs. Weasley's face was a little unpleasant, but this was Sirius's house after all, and naturally, Mrs. Weasley couldn't embarrass Sirius too much.
"I have something to tell you, Sirius. We collected a few things on the desk in the studio, which were still clicking and shaking. Of course, they may just be toys, but I think it's best to take a look at them before throwing them away. ”
"Whatever you want. Sirius didn't care about that.
"The curtains over there are also full of moths," continued Mrs. Weasley, "and I want to fix this tomorrow." ”
"I'll go over tomorrow," Sirius said.
Van Lin could hear something sarcastic in Sirius's voice, but Van Lin wasn't sure the others thought so.
Opposite Harry, Tonks is putting on a show for Ginny, who is constantly changing the shape of her nose. Each bend of her eyes was accompanied by the same expression of pain, as she had done in Harry's old bedroom, her nose bulging high like a bird's beak, similar to Professor Snape's, and shrinking to the size of a mushroom stalk, and growing a large patch of hair from each nostril.
Apparently this was standard mealtime entertainment, as Ginny was quick to ask her to conjure up their favorite noses.
"Make a pig's mouth-like nose, Tonks. ”
Tonks was forced to do it, and Harry looked at it, and the thought raced through his mind like a female Dudley smiling at him across the table.
Mr. Weasley, Bill, and Lupin are engaged in a lively discussion about leprechauns.
"They still don't offer anything when they leave," Bill said, "I just haven't found out if they believe they'll come back." In the meantime, they may not like to draw a line completely. It's out of the way. ”
"I'm sure they'll never come back—you know—" Mr. Weasley said, shaking his head. "They will suffer from the loss of their companions: remember the last time a leprechaun family was murdered somewhere near Nottingham?"
"I think it depends on what they can offer," Lupin said.
"I don't want to talk about gold. They would be interested if they could be offered the freedom that we have been denied for centuries. You still don't believe Ragnock had any luck? ”
"He feels like a proper anti-wizard at the moment," Bill said, "and he didn't stop being angry at these commercial salesmen, he was sure that the Ministry of Magic was covering up the truth, and those goblins never got their gold, you know-"
"Those goblins aren't reliable. Van Lin said, "You know, Gringotts' way. ”
"You're talking about the goblin named Pogner?" Lupin said, "but it doesn't mean all goblins, I think they're still ......."
Suddenly, a maniacal laugh came from the center of the table, drowning out the rest of Professor Lupin's words.
Fred, George, and Mondungus were rolling around in their seats laughing.
".......And then," said Mundungus, laughing so hard that tears even came to his face, "and then, if you believe me, he said 'Well, Old Don, where did all the toads come from?' And I said, 'All right, I'm going to mark all your toads, 'What's next?' and you're going to want to know a little bit more?, and if you believe me, young man, this clumsy monster bought them all, 'These are my own toads, of course I'm going to pay first.'" ”
"I don't think we need to hear any more of your life, thank you, Mondongues," Mrs. Weasley said sharply, as Fred slammed down on the table and laughed.
"I beg your pardon, Molly," Mundungus said immediately, wiping his eyes and winking at Harry. "But, you know, Harris with warts really paid for those nicks in the first place, so I really didn't do anything wrong. ”
"I don't know where you learned the idea of right and wrong, Mondongues, but you look like you've missed some crucial lessons," Mrs. Weasley said coldly.
Fred was just embarrassed before returning to George's side, and then the two of them buried their faces with honey in the shape of a wine bottle, and George was burping.
For some reason, Mrs. Weasley gave Sirius a disgusting look, then stood up and picked up a chunk of rhubarb bread crumbs to make pudding.
Harry looked his godfather up and down.
"Molly is unhappy with Montongues," Sirius whispered.
"Why did Montungus come to the Phoenix Command Organization?" Harry said very calmly.
"He's useful," Sirius muttered to himself. "He knows all the scams,—— yes, he knows, and sometimes he thinks of himself as one of the scammers. But he was also very loyal to Dumbledore, and once it was Dumbledore who helped him get out of trouble. Someone likes to be around Old Don, and he's heard a lot of things we don't know. But Molly thinks inviting him to dinner is too much. She can't forgive him for leaving his post while he was in charge of your guardianship. ”
"So, you should know how much Mrs. Weasley cares about you, Harry. Van Lin said, and then took over the dinner that Mrs. Weasley had prepared.
"Of course I know. Harry said, then at Mondongus, and then at Mrs. Weasley.
Harry's feelings about Mundungus were a little mixed.
Speaking of which, there was some gratitude, which allowed him to escape from the Dursleys' house, but what happened before and after was not pleasant......
Three pieces of pudding with large rhubarb breadcrumbs and a little custard down on his stomach, and the waistband of Harry's jeans felt tight and uncomfortable. When he put down the spoon, the conversation paused for a moment.
Mr. Weasley was reclining in his chair, looking content and relaxed, Tonx was yawning, her nose was now back to normal, and Ginny was sitting cross-legged on the floor, having tricked Crookhill out from under the cupboard and was now luring it into chasing a honey.
"I think it's almost bedtime," Mrs. Weasley yawned.
"It's still early, Molly," Sirius said, pushing away the empty plate and turning his head to look at Harry.
"You know, I'm surprised at you. I think the first thing you do when you get here is start asking questions about Voldemort. The mood of the room quickly changed as Harry talked about it and the Dementors mentioned.
If a few seconds ago it was lethargically relaxed, now it is alert, even a little nervous.