"I’d be happy to bind a house-elf in need if I could," he explained apologetically to her and Jilly as he snacked on a scone with jam and cream, "but the Nott family already has three house-elves, and we couldn’t take on any more. As it is we had an elfing leave a year ago to join the Shafiq family. It’s good for them to move around anyway – it stops inbreeding."