The smile spread across his face from the joy he saw in Schmoop. "You are very kind, Schmoop." Before he could take another bite, he heard footsteps coming and turned to see who was approaching. "Ah, Alice. Hello to you as well."

At her question as to what the chocolate cookies were doing, he positioned himself between Schmoop and Professor O'Hara and gave her a mischievous grin. "Why, Alice, you can clearly see those cookies are sitting on a tray. That's all they are doing. Were you hoping they would dance for you?" His hope was to give Schmoop the chance to get out of there, if he chose to do so, and leave him to deal with any consequences. He really didn't know where the professor stood in her loyalty to the headmaster.