"Uh, you're still family, after all. There's no need to..."
"Luo Bin, you don't understand. When someone makes a fool of themselves, everyone laughs at them. It's a Weasley family tradition. Ha! Percy's always throwing his weight around just because he gets good grades. Fred, George, and I have all had more than our share of lectures from him!"
Ron laughed so hard he slapped the table. Fred leaned against the wooden door, muttering, "I knew snooping through his things would give us something to really hit Percy with. George, wasn't I right?"
"Absolutely brilliant! Oh, if only we'd had a Muggle Camera handy just now. We could've caught that embarrassing look on his face, then shown the pictures to his kids once he got married. Ha ha!"
George laughed until he got a stitch in his side and had to clutch his stomach to ease the pain.
"Luo Bin, do you think..."
Harry didn't know why, but his gut feeling that Ginny knew something about the Heir and the Chamber Monster hadn't faded with the revelation of Percy's secret. If anything, it had grown stronger.
"Harry, with Ginny's personality, the harder you push, the more she'll withdraw. Give her some time!"
Harry thought it over carefully. Ginny really was like that. "Uh, all right, then!"
"Ron, Harry, are we still playing cards? If not, I'm going back to the Dormitory to rest!"
Hermione peeled the paper strips off her face as she asked.
"N-no, we're done. Go ahead!"
Even as they gathered the cards and put them back in the box, Ron couldn't stop grinning. Clearly, he'd been fed up with Percy for a long time.
On the way back, Hermione made a casual excuse and left.
"Where's she going? It's so late. Madam Pince must've closed the Library