Chapter 48 - First Quidditch Match Ⅱ (2/2)

Rowan almost slaps her face in exasperation. ”The four of you really didn't think this through, did you?”

”Why?” Pettigrew exclaimed. ”It's a brilliant idea and it's going to work!”

”That's exactly the problem,” Rowan growled. ”Filch never attends Quidditch matches and always stays inside his office!”

Everyone's faces blanch as Pettigrew weakly says, ”Uh-oh.”

”Yes, uh-oh is correct,” Rowan snapped.

”We have to stop him,” Sirius exclaimed.

”Just wait here, I'll go get him,” Rowan tiredly said.

”Seriously?” Pettigrew said in disbelief.

”If I don't go, there is no telling what other mischiefs, the three of you will get into,” Rowan matter-of-factly stated.

”Aw, you really like us,” Sirius ruefully said with a matching grin.

Rowan rolls her eyes at them and makes a rude gesture at them, before hurrying up the steps into Hogwarts. ”Do you think she'll be fine?” Lupin idly replied as they watch Rowan vanish into Hogwarts.

”Probably,” Sirius replied as he shrugged and glanced at Lupin. ”Want to go back to watch the match?”

”Sounds good,” Lupin shamelessly chimed back as Pettigrew sputtered in shock. ”Besides I'm sure they'll be fine,” Lupin added.

”Aren't we going to wait for them?” Pettigrew protested.

”No, we'll only serve to draw attention to them,” Lupin countered.

”Exactly, what Lupin said,” Sirius smartly concluded.

Pettigrew lamely slouches and says, ”Oh.” Either way, the three boys returned to the match as the shouts and boo's fill the air. And before the three of them knew it, they had gotten so involved in the match that they wouldn't recall their original purpose until the match had finally ended.