Kitty listened with a frown as Professor Hirsch asked questions and Sam mentioned not seeing anyone other than her and Juni. This seemed much worse than Peeves average everyday pranks. But if it wasn't him...who did that leave them with?

"There is one student who personally doesn't like all too much," she admitted, and she knew Professor Hirsch knew who she meant. "But she's honorable and would never do this, especially not to the other others. I know she's innocent. And I don't know who else could have a grudge against us." It was scary to think there was someone who hated Ravenclaw girls out there.

"We should get the Bloody Baron to ask Peeves if he knows anything," she said at last, hoping they could get back to thinking of this as a prank. "It might seem worse than his usual style, but don't forget he almost killed people on the stairs a few years ago."