On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:53:34 +0100, Keith Anderson wrote:
>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!"
LOL Excellent!
You missed the bit where the bus is totally vandalised by Volendam football
hooligans because their team lost.
--
Martin
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