Miss Granger, I do believe that you will have an even more arduous role now, living in that den of snakes. There was simply no way I could avoid this new circumstance without entirely throwing you to the wolves. As it stands, I doubt that Harry Marvolo will have the stomach to punish you much - and you are in a place to influence him. As I understand it, he may be swayed; if nothing else, your human presence will do it. Merely having the Creevey creature around would convince him of nothing.