A great deal of Percy's attention was focused on doing his level best to look as incredulous as possible at the idea that he and any of his brothers might be conspiring to transport a dragon out of the school, but this still managed to annoy him. "With all due respect, Mr. Malfoy," he said frostily, "this is Hogwarts. If you saw a poltergeist pretending to be a dragon, I don't believe that gives you the right to be out past curfew." Malfoy subsided, seething, and Percy addressed McGonagall politely. "My patrol's over. Can I do anything for you before I go to bed, Professor?"