CHAPTER DISCUSSION Chamber of Secrets Ch. 3, The Burrow

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Margaret Dean 
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> It also harks back to the folklore about brownies and similar
> creatures, who often take offense and leave if offered any sort of
> compensation apart from a bowl of milk.
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> --Margaret Dean
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Sue:

Or The Cobbler And The Elves, where the cobbler and his wife made clothes simply to thank the friendly elves who had helped their business get going again - but were not slaves, just - friendly. The elves took the clothes and went off happily.

There is a flavour of the brownie about it, though.
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