The house was empty, and here I sat in a musty, dark living room on a beautiful sunny Hawaiian day, waiting to talk to a cheapskate who exploited children.
“Got it here somewhere, ” said Hagrid, and he started emptying his pockets onto the counter, scattering a handful of moldy dog-biscuits over the goblins book of numbers.
It's like if you want to renovate your house, you've gotta rip out all those busted cabinets and the musty carpeting before you can bring in the nice hardwood floors and custom countertops.