Sabbath heard footsteps approaching, a lock clicking and then the door swung inwards. There stood Mr Kitridge and beyond his shoulder, Sabbath could see the owner of the sour puss and the whiney voice - Rooney. In full view of Mr Kitridge though, he refrained from responding in the deserved manner to his perfectly audible groan.

He paused in his approach.... Did Mr Kitridge just say “What brings you by?” Sabbath’s face immediately brightened, perhaps he had no idea about the altercation at the feast, or perhaps he’d forgotten all about it. Sabbath had been certain the new professor had mentioned it to him, but, even still, he was not about to dob himself in. He decided on the spur of the moment not to bring it up at all.

“Oh! Well, nothing really, Mr Kitridge, I just wanted to pop in and say how lovely it is to be back at Hogwarts for the new semester and that I look forward to seeing your smiling face around Ravenclaw tower," he said, with a big smile. He avoided the gaze of 'Prefect Bronwyn' who he knew was lurking in the wings, listening to his charade. Roons had better keep his big mouth shut if he knew what was good for him.

“Umm, I can see you have company, I’ll leave you two to talk, shall I?" he said, still smiling, starting to edge backwards a little. He could sense the possibility of getting away scot-free was definitely imminent.