Richard appeared in the international magical office of law sensing the presence of different magic. He walked past several desks and saw two house elves huddled against the wall taking deep breaths. He walked round the side and they spotted him, they frowned deeply. The air around them crackled.
"Now listen" Richard said calmly as he approached them "whatever the reason is behind this you dont need to involve the kids. Just give them back, talk it over with us and we can sort this out- ok", he suddenly stopped as they were getting agitated at his approaching. "I'll stay here then. You must have a decent reason behind this."
"Reason? You want to know the reason?" said one of the elves with bushy eyebrows.
"yes, why?" Richard replied
"Well, we are doing this because you is . . ." the elf stopped in mid-sentence and gasped as he spotted Richard take another step forward.
"NO WAIT, I'M NOT GOING TO HURT. . ." Richard began before "AHHH, NO!" as the elves disappeared in a puff of smoke. He left the room at a run.