"You missed it, you were still asleep," explained Oliver, waving his hands vaguely. "Apparently McGonagall found you - she was in a right state when she told me. I came up here straightaway, of course." Percy was mildly surprised at how reassuring it was to know that someone in the world other than his mother cared about his well-being. He really ought to appreciate his friend more. Oliver continued, " ... so I was here when Granger's parents showed up. McGonagall had to call them of course, she was really hurt, they were talking about taking her to St. Mungo's for awhile!" Oh, wow. Percy was pretty sure the last time someone had had to go to St. Mungo's from the Hogwarts infirmary was sometime in the 1970s. Oliver was saying "- and there was this great row - "