Testers?..
.Us,..said.Fred...We.take.it.in.turns..George.did.the.Fainting.Fancies.‐.we.both.tried.the.Nosebleed.Nougat.‐..
.Mum.thought.we.d.been.duelling,..said.George..
.Joke.shop.still.on,.then?..Harry.muttered,.pretending.to.be.adjusting.the.nozzle.on.his.spray..
.Well,.we.haven.t.had.a.chance.to.get.premises.yet,..said.Fred,.dropping.his.voice.even.lower.as.Mrs.Weasley.mopped.her.brow.with.her.scarf.before.returning.to.the.attack,..so.we.re.running.it.as.a.mail‐order.service.at.the.moment..We.put.advertisements.in.the.Daily.Prophet.last.week...
.All.thanks.to.you,.mate,..said.George...But.don.t.worry….Mum.hasn.t.got.a.clue.
.She.won.t.read.the.Daily.Prophet.any.more,..cause.of.it.telling.lies.about.you.and.Dumbledore...
Harry.grinned..He.had.forced.the.Weasley.twins.to.take.the.thousand.Galleons.prize.money.he.had.won.in.the.Triwizard.Tournament.to.help.them.ealise.their.ambition.to.open.a.joke.shop,.but.he.was.still.glad.to.know.that.his.part.in.furthering.their.plans.was.unknown.to.Mrs.Weasley..She.did.not.think.running.a.joke.shop.was.a.suitable.career.for.two.of.her.sons..
The.de‐Doxying.of.the.curtains.took.most.of.the.morning..It.was.past.midday.when.Mrs.Weasley.finally.removed.her.protective.scarf,.sank.into.a.sagging.armchair.and.sprang.up.again.with.a.cry.of.disgust,.having.sat.on.the.bag.of.dead.rats..The.curtains.were.no.longer.buzzing;.they.hung.limp.and.damp.from.the.intensive.spraying..At.the.foot.of.them.unconscious.Doxys.lay.crammed.in.the.bucket.beside.a.bowl.of.their.black.eggs,.at.which.Crook‐shanks.was.now.sniffing.and.Fred.and.George.were.shooting.covetous.looks..
.I.think.we.ll.tackle.those.after.lunch...Mrs.Weasley.pointed.at.the.dusty.glass‐
fronted.cabinets.standing.on.either.side.of.the.mantelpiece..They.were.crammed.with.an.odd.assortment.of.objects:.a.selection.of.rusty.daggers,.claws,.a.coiled.snakeskin,.a.number.of.tarnished.silver.boxes.inscribed.with.languages.Harry.could.not.understand.and,.least.pleasant.of.all,.an.ornate.crystal.bottle.with.a.large.opal.set.into.the.stopper,.full.of.what.Harry.was.quite.sure.was.blood..
The.clanging.doorbell.rang.again..Everyone.looked.at.Mrs.Weasley..
.Stay.here,..she.said.firmly,.snatching.up.the.bag.of.rats.as.Mrs.Black.s.screeches.started.up.again.from.down.below..I.ll.bring.up.some.sandwiches...
She.left.the.room,.closing.the.door.carefully.behind.her..At.once,.everyone.dashed.over.to.the.window.to.look.down.on.the.doorstep..They.could.see.the.top.of.an.unkempt.gingery.head.and.a.stack.of.precariously.balanced.cauldrons..
.Mundungus!..said.Hermione...What.s.he.brought.all.those.cauldrons.for?..
.Probably.looking.for.a.sale.place.to.keep.them,..said.Harry...Isn.t.that.what.he.was.doing.the.night.he.was.supposed.to.be.tailing.me?.Picking.up.dodgy.cauldrons?..
.Yeah,.you.re.right!..said.Fred,.as.the.front.door.opened;.Mundungus.heaved.his.cauldrons.through.it.and.disappeared.from.view...Blimey,.Mum.won.t.like.that…..
He.and.George.crossed.to.the.door.and.stood.beside.it,.listening.closely..Mrs.Black.s.screaming.had.stopped..