Oh, how dreadful. Hysterics? Was it the pain that caused the hysterics, then? Not that he doesn't have plenty of cause, of course, but he's always struck me as unbelievably stoic about his injuries. Perhaps he just reached some mental limit.

(Honeydukes AND a new jumper, made with my softest wool.)

I'd like Professor Carrow have done to him what I'd find amusing.