Dobby returned even faster than Brian had expected, and what he brought back exceeded Brian's imagination too: an enormous bag a good bit taller than Dobby himself, and the money pouch, still bulging with Galleons.
Brian had to admit that his first reaction to the sight was-Dobby blitzed Borgin and Burke and pulled off a zero-cost shopping spree worthy of the history books.
"Mr. Burke is a generous man. Not only did he not charge for the dragon eggs, he also gave Dobby lots and lots of treasures. They're all in this shoulder bag-and Mr. Burke gave Dobby the bag too!"
Dobby puffed out his chest and stuffed the two bags into Brian's arms one after another, looking delighted.
"Of course, these treasures all belonged to Lucius Malfoy before, but he still owes Dobby many, many years of wages.
"So all these treasures belong to Dobby-and now they all belong to Chet Brian-this is Dobby's thank-you gift!"
Ah, so that was it. Brian understood why Mr. Burke had done this. Apparently, Mr. Burke was a meticulous, considerate man. This had been a mutually agreeable zero-cost shopping spree.
The matter of the thank-you gift could wait. Right now, Brian wanted to know what exactly these treasures Dobby mentioned were. "Dobby, what's in here besides the dragon eggs?"
"Heh-heh, why doesn't Chet Brian look for himself?" Dobby's tone sounded certain that Brian would like his thank-you gift.
Brian blinked and stuck his head into the enormous Graphorn-hide shoulder bag enchanted with an Undetectable Extension Charm-hmm-wow, this really was a pleasant surprise. Two dragon eggs whose markings matched the letter's description were wrapped snugly in exquisite leather bags. Beside them sat a large chest stuffed with all sorts of strange magical objects.
For example, a bronze coin with a smooth reverse and a