As much as Goyle wanted to be around for Christmas, he didn't doubt that the Dark Lord might want to cause trouble for the holiday. "I plan to be here all day, but we'll see how it goes," he said, smiling down at Greg. "My mother said that she's going to be coming over here. I don't think my father is." Goyle's father hardly ever came around, and Goyle was fine with that. He was an unpleasant man, and Goyle liked his mother much better.
Goyle picked his head up to look at his wife. "I figured that's what we would do. Keep it inside for now," he answered. "And I like your idea to shrink it. I think it'll be safer."