.FOR.HEAVEN.S.SAKE!..screamed.Mrs.Weasley..THERE.WAS.NO.NEED.‐.I.VE.HAD.ENOUGH.OF.THIS.‐.JUST.BECAUSE.YOU.RE.ALLOWED.TO.USE.MAGIC.NOW,.YOU.DON.T.HAVE.TO.WHIP.YOUR.WANDS.OUT.FOR.EVERY.TINY.LITTLE.THING!..
.We.were.just.trying.to.save.a.bit.of.time!..said.Fred,.hurrying.forward.to.wrench.the.bread.knife.out.of.the.table...Sorry,.Sirius,.mate.‐.didn.t.mean.to.‐..
Harry.and.Sirius.were.both.laughing;.Mundungus,.who.had.toppled.backwards.off.his.chair,.was.swearing.as.he.got.to.his.feet;.Crookshanks.had.given.an.angry.hiss.and.shot.off.under.the.dresser,.from.where.his.large.yellow.eyes.glowed.in.the.darkness..
.Boys,..Mr.Weasley.said,.lifting.the.stew.back.into.the.middle.of.the.table,..your.mother.s.right,.you.re.supposed.to.show.a.sense.of.responsibility.now.you.ve.come.of.age.‐..
.None.of.your.brothers.caused.this.sort.of.trouble!..Mrs.Weasley.raged.at.the.twins.as.she.slammed.a.fresh.flagon.of.Butterbeer.on.to.the.table,.and.spilling.almost.as.much.again...Bill.didn.t.feel.the.need.to.Apparate.every.few.feet!
.Charlie.didn.t.charm.everything.he.met!.Percy.‐..
She.stopped.dead,.catching.her.breath.with.a.frightened.look.at.her.husband,
.whose.expression.was.suddenly.wooden..
.Let.s.eat,..said.Bill.quickly..
.It.looks.wonderful,.Molly,..said.Lupin,.ladling.stew.on.to.a.plate.for.her.and.handing.it.across.the.table..
For.a.few.minutes.there.was.silence.but.for.the.chink.of.plates.and.cutlery.and.the.scraping.of.chairs.as.everyone.settled.downto.their.food..Then.Mrs.Weasley.turned.to.Sirius..
.I.ve.been.meaning.to.tell.you,.Sirius,.there.s.something.trapped.in.that.writing.desk.in.the.drawing.room,.it.keeps.rattling.and.shaking..Of.course,.it.could.just.be.a.Boggart,.but.I.thought.we.ought.to.ask.Alastor.to.have.a.look.at.it.before.we.let.it.out...
.Whatever.you.like,..said.Sirius.indifferently..
.The.curtains.in.there.are.full.of.Doxys,.too,..Mrs.Weasley.went.on...I.thought.we.might.try.and.tackle.them.tomorrow...
.I.look.forward.to.it,..said.Sirius..Harry.heard.the.sarcasm.in.his.voice,.but.he.was.not.sure.that.anyone.else.did..
Opposite.Harry,.Tonks.was.entertaining.Hermione.and.Ginny.by.transforming.her.nose.between.mouthfuls..Screwing.up.her.eyes.each.time.with.the.same.pained.expression.she.had.worn.back.in.Harry.s.bedroom,.her.nose.swelled.to.a.beak‐like.protuberance.that.resembled.Snape.s,.shrank.to.the.size.of.a.button.mushroom.and.then.sprouted.a.great.deal.of.hair.from.each.nostril..Apparently.this.was.a.regular.mealtime.entertainment,.because.Hermione.and.Ginny.were.soon.requesting.their.favourite.noses..
.Do.that.one.like.a.pig.snout,.Tonks...
Tonks.obliged,.and.Harry,.looking.up,.had.the.fleeting.impression.that.a.female.Dudley.was.grinning.at.him.from.across.the.table..
Mr.Weasley,.Bill.and.Lupin.were.having.an.intense.discussion.about.goblins..
They.re.not.giving.anything.away.yet,..said.Bill...I.still.can.t.work.out.whether.or.not.they.believe.he.s.back..Course,.they.might.prefer.not.to.take.sides.at.all..Keep.out.of.it...