Lady Luck brought Su Er and the others' nighttime outing to an end.
Harry had been so carried away that he only realized he had left his Invisibility Cloak up in the Astronomy Tower after they had come down the stairs.
As luck would have it, Filch appeared before the three of them at precisely the wrong moment.
And so, two hours after leaving Professor McGonagall's office, Su Er returned to it, enduring her volcanic fury alongside a deathly pale Hermione.
"I simply cannot believe it." Her lips trembled. "It is already one in the morning, and you are still wandering around the Castle!"
"I think I understand perfectly well what happened."
"You used some flimsy lie about a dragon to lure Draco Malfoy out of bed, and he had the misfortune to be caught by me. The ridiculous thing is..."
"Su Er Bones, I thought you were a well-behaved child, just like Miss Granger. Surely you didn't believe Mr. Potter and the others' absurd lie too?"
"..."
Knock, knock, knock... At the sound of knocking, Professor McGonagall broke off her reprimand, pressed her lips together, and walked over to open the door.
"Sorry to interrupt, Professor McGonagall. I caught another young wizard." With a strange chuckle, Filch pushed someone into the office.
"Neville?" Harry exclaimed.
"Harry, I heard Malfoy say he was coming to catch you..." Neville said urgently, only to be interrupted by Professor McGonagall.
"Very good. Very good, Neville Mr. Longbottom." Professor McGonagall was so furious she laughed. "Another student deceived by your flimsy lies. I suppose you thought this was very amusing? Did you?"
"I have never heard of such a thing-five students out of bed in one night!"
"You will all have detention. Yes, you too, Su Er Mr. Bones. Whatever happened, none of you