On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:33:16 +0100, Tim C.
wrote:
>Is it just me or does anyone else think "Voldemort" when they read
>Volendam?
"It's amazing", said Harry, "Just what Muggle technology is capable of
- that cruise-ship over there is rather elegant, don't you think?"
"My Dad would love it", said Ron, "And he'd want to take it to bits to
see how it worked."
"Wonderful as it may be", observed Hermione, "There's something that
doesn't quite add up. We saw everything that was moving on the IJssel
Meer a couple of hours ago - do you recall this particular ship?"
The others fell silent.
"You don't think", said Ron thoughtfully, "That He who Must not be
Named has adapted it with a Portkey and anyone who steps on
board........"
"Precisely", answered Hermione, "This ship has suddenly materialised
from apparently nowhere. If the tourist Muggles go on board, they're
food for Nagini!"
"Talking of food, I'm starving", said Harry. "What do Muggles in these
parts eat?"
"Overpriced shrimp sandwiches, overpriced smoked eel, warm bottles of
Heineken, rancid kroketten", grunted Ron. They fell silent again.
As they gazed gloomily at the plastic bottles and used condoms bobbing
up and down in the harbour, they failed to notice the gaunt, bent
figure advancing on them.
"Get away from here", hissed the creature. "Get away!"
"And just who", demanded Hermione,"Are you?"
"Hendrik van Scrunge", said the crooked creature, "House-Elf to the
Lord of van Ejvil Shipping Lines - Captain of the cruise-ship 'Death
Eater'. "
Bugger me", said Ron, "I think it's time we got the Muggle bus back to
Amsterdam and saw some more action at the Banana Bar!"
Keith (formerly of Bristol UK)
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