Re: Arrival - before dinner
Percy really didn't want to do the honors, but there was little he could do once George had made up his mind. Giving little resistance, Percy had to admit to himself that the crack about Hermione starting a gnome movement was funny, and he chuckled.
Looking suspiciously at the gnome, who was by this time absolutely fuming, Percy then glanced at the bare space at the top of the tree and asked, "Sticking charm?"