.I.m.sure.they.d.never.go.over.to.You‐Know‐Who,..said.Mr.Weasley,.shaking.his.head..They.ve.suffered.losses.too;.remember.that.goblin.family.he.murdered.last.time,.somewhere.near.Nottingham?..
.I.think.it.depends.what.they.re.offered,..said.Lupin...And.I.m.not.talking.about.gold..If.they.re.offered.the.freedoms.we.ve.been.denying.them.for.centuries.they.re.going.to.be.tempted..Have.you.still.not.had.any.luck.with.Ragnok,.Bill?..
.He.s.feeling.pretty.anti‐wizard.at.the.moment,..said.Bill,..he.hasn.t.stopped.raging.about.the.Bagman.business,.he.reckons.the.Ministry.did.a.cover‐up,.those.goblins.never.got.their.gold.from.him,.you.know.‐..
A.gale.of.laughter.from.the.middle.of.the.table.drowned.the.rest.of.Bill.s.words.
.Fred,.George,.Ron.and.Mundungus.were.rolling.around.in.their.seats..
.….and.then,..choked.Mundungus,.tears.running.down.his.face,..and.then,.if.you.ll.believe.it,..e.says.to.me,..e.says,...Ere,.Dung,.where.didja.get.all.them.toads.from?..Cos.some.son.of.a.Bludger.s.gone.and.nicked.all.mine!..And.I.says,
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.Nicked.all.your.toads,.Will,.what.next?.So.you.ll.be.wanting.some.more,.then?.
.And.if.you.ll.believe.me,.lads,.the.gormless.gargoyle.buys.all..is.own.toads.back.orf.me.for.a.lot.more.n.what..e.paid.in.the.first.place.‐..
.1.don.t.think.we.need.to.hear.any.more.of.your.business.dealings,.thank.you.very.much,.Mundungus,..said.Mrs.Weasley.sharply,.as.Ron.slumped.forwards.on.to.the.table,.howling.with.laughter..
.Beg.pardon,.Molly,..said.Mundungus.at.once,.wiping.his.eyes.and.winking.at.Harry...But,.you.know,.Will.nicked..em.orf.Warty.Harris.in.the.first.place.so.I.wasn.t.really.doing.nothing.wrong...
.I.don.t.know.where.you.learned.about.right.and.wrong,.Mundungus,.but.you.seem.to.have.missed.a.few.crucial.lessons,..said.Mrs.Weasley.coldly..
Fred.and.George.buried.their.faces.in.their.goblets.of.Butterbeer;.George.was.hiccoughing..For.some.reason,.Mrs.Weasley.threw.a.very.nasty.look.at.Sirius.before.getting.to.her.feet.and.going.to.fetch.a.large.rhubarb.crumble.for.puddin.
.Harry.looked.round.at.his.godfather..
.Molly.doesn.t.approve.of.Mundungus,..said.Sirius.in.an.undertone..
.How.come.he.s.in.the.Order?..Harry.said,.very.quietly..
.He.s.useful,..Sirius.muttered...Knows.all.the.crooks.‐.well,.he.would,.seeing.as.he.s.one.himself..But.he.s.also.very.loyal.to.Dumbledore,.who.helped.him.out.of.a.tight.spot.once..It.pays.to.have.someone.like.Dung.around,.he.hears.things.we.don.t..But.Molly.thinks.inviting.him.to.stay.for.dinner.is.going.too.far..She.hasn.t.forgiven.him.for.slipping.off.duty.when.he.was.supposed.to.be.tailing.you...
Three.helpings.of.rhubarb.crumble.and.custard.later.and.the.waistband.on.Harrys.jeans.was.feeling.uncomfortably.tight.(which.was.saying.something.as.the.jeans.had.once.been.Dudley.s)..As.he.laid.down.his.spoon.there.was.a.lull.in.the.general.conversation:.Mr.Weasley.was.leaning.back.in.his.chair,.looking.replete.and.relaxed;.Tonks.was.yawning.widely,.her.nose.now.back.to.normal;
.and.Ginny.who.had.lured.Crookshanks.out.from.under.the.dresser,.was.sitting.cross‐legged.on.the.floor,.rolling.Butterbeer.corks.for.him.to.chase..