There's no need for you to make the trip, my dear. He's perfectly all right, though he'll likely be in detention for the next month. And from what I understand, Walden didn't leave the beast lying about; they took a notion to rescue the creature and either dragged the mudblood along or she trotted after them like a spaniel.

Going up to the school will only compound their humiliation at this point. I'm sure the whole school is already jeering; imagine if his mother flies up in the wake of what is, after all, a simple (if dangerous) mishap? If you like we can visit on Sunday when the furor has died down. We shall need to confer with the Headmistress at any rate, regarding the long-term consequences of the boys' actions.