Chapter 7: Lucius Malfoy Buys Remus Lupin Off E-bay
One morning, Remus Lupin opened his front door to retrieve his usual bottle of milk, and found himself facing instead the tastefully clad frontal part of none other than Lucius Malfoy.
"Oh, hello there, Mr Malfoy, what can I do for you?" He asked, repressing the urge to slam the door in Lucius' face.
"I have come to take what is rightfully mine," Lucius replied, grabbing the collar of Lupin's shabby plaid shirt, and pulling at it forcefully.
Lupin started to slap at Lucius' hand, staying put by holding on to the doorframe. "Wait a minute, that shirt isn't yours!" he shouted, perplexed.
"Oh, it's not the shirt that is mine," Lucius replied, his eyebrows raised. "It's you."
"Lucius, I am not your property." Lupin said, looking up at Lucius with a dangerous glint in his eyes.
"Yes you are," Lucius said. "I bought you on E-bay yesterday."
"WHAT?" Lupin said.
"I...bought..you...on...E..Bay...yes.ter...day." Lucius said, articulating carefully. "Look, here is the confirmation e-mail." He held out a sheet of paper.
Lupin grabbed it and read it several times over. "Well, you're right, I am now your property." he finally admitted, and he had no other choice than to let himself be dragged to Malfoy Mansion by the still ragged collar of his scruffy plaid shirt.
One morning, Remus Lupin opened his front door to retrieve his usual bottle of milk, and found himself facing instead the tastefully clad frontal part of none other than Lucius Malfoy.
"Oh, hello there, Mr Malfoy, what can I do for you?" He asked, repressing the urge to slam the door in Lucius' face.
"I have come to take what is rightfully mine," Lucius replied, grabbing the collar of Lupin's shabby plaid shirt, and pulling at it forcefully.
Lupin started to slap at Lucius' hand, staying put by holding on to the doorframe. "Wait a minute, that shirt isn't yours!" he shouted, perplexed.
"Oh, it's not the shirt that is mine," Lucius replied, his eyebrows raised. "It's you."
"Lucius, I am not your property." Lupin said, looking up at Lucius with a dangerous glint in his eyes.
"Yes you are," Lucius said. "I bought you on E-bay yesterday."
"WHAT?" Lupin said.
"I...bought..you...on...E..Bay...yes.ter...day." Lucius said, articulating carefully. "Look, here is the confirmation e-mail." He held out a sheet of paper.
Lupin grabbed it and read it several times over. "Well, you're right, I am now your property." he finally admitted, and he had no other choice than to let himself be dragged to Malfoy Mansion by the still ragged collar of his scruffy plaid shirt.
