Declan shrugged.

"Okay," he said, being used to taking the blame. As it was, he was surprised he wasn't completely socially frozen out in his house for the constant misadventures he had with his siblings. Declan figured they were probably resigned and just waiting for him to finish his stint at Hogwarts already.

"Do I know this person? Can we even trust a Ravenclaw?" Declan thought it over quickly. "Well, maybe we can. They're smart. They wouldn't do anything that would make them look bad." Declan just wasn't sure that meant they wouldn't throw them under the bus if necessary but every rescue mission had its risks and Charlotte needed to be found.

"Okay, but it was a beautiful night, and we did see what could have been a Centaur. Maybe."