A Joke is not a Joke

"It was just a joke. Really. We didn't intend for anyone to get hurt. If we'd known...well, we wouldn't have done it. But it's too late for that now. And the blame is as much mine as it is his. It was his idea, but I went along with it. God, how could I have been so careless? Mom always said our pranks would get us into trouble one day."

"It was just a joke. Really. We didn't intend for anyone to get hurt. If we'd known...well, we wouldn't have done it. But it's too late for that now. And the blame is as much mine as it is his. It was his idea, but I went along with it. God, how could I have been so careless? Mom always said our pranks would get us into trouble one day."

It was just a joke. Really. If we'd known what would happen--if I'd known--well, we wouldn't have done it. But we didn't, and we did, and--well, you know what happened next. Mum always said that our jokes would get us in trouble someday.

FINAL CHAPTER! In this chapter, George admits to the teachers that he and Fred created the monster, and Snape tells them everything he knows about it. Fred and George figure out how to get rid of it. Kind of a weak ending, but...