"It is - " George started, and Fred finished with an "Isn't it?" And grinned, clapping George on the shoulder and then vaulting the counter to go and give his brother a hard one-armed hug.
"They let you out of the castle? I'm a little disappointed. I always thought that teachers who weren't on patrol at night were chained up somewhere dire so they couldn't escape." That's what it would have taken to keep him there, anyway, when he didn't have to be.