Spike raised his hand, not quite meeting Prof V's eyes. He was proud of his marks for the last homework, very proud, but not quite so of the fact he wasn't available for the match. Not his fault, but the result didn't exactly help his uneasiness at meeting the gaze of his head of house.

"The view of other's of the team is very important," he agreed with the others before him. "But it might also effect the chance of getting sponsorship." He nodded. That was how stars made their money, right? "Companies might not want to associate with bad players."