There came a horrified shout from the Boys dormitory, startling everyone in the Gryffindor common room. A few seconds later Ron ran down the stairs, carrying a sheet.
"Hermione!" He said, breathless. "Look!" He pointed at a bloodstain on the sheet.
"Oh thank god, finally!" Ginny said.
"You had us all worried for a while," Fred said.
"We thought Ginny would beat you to it!" George added.
Ron looked confused. "What the hell do you mean?"
Hermione smiled and shook her head. "Ron, if I were you I wouldn't be waving that around for everyone in Gryffindor to see."
Everyone laughed, including Harry. "Well, word would've got out somehow," he said. "Some house elf would've gotten a fright, and you know how bad they are at keeping secrets."
All of Gryffindor howled with laughter except Ron, who just looked more and more confused (and Hermione, who was miffed about Harry's house elf comment).
"What are you guys talking about? Look what happened to Scabbers!"
"Scabbers?" Fred laughed. "Wow, he took longer than all of us!"