The talk with Gryffindor did a lot of good. Many Gryffindors" ire shifted from Harry to Professor McGonagall; nobody volunteered an answer in Harry's next Transfiguration class, and he didn't see a Gryffindor approach her at a meal or in the hallways for over a week. Not everyone was on Harry's side—Percy Weasley seemed to think the simple fact that he'd broken the rules damned him, and McLaggen didn't seem to forget Harry's insults—but it was a major improvement over being the pariah.