In the hundreds of quidditch games he'd been to, he never really could picture himself flying. Though he tried it once, very long ago but mostly he preferred the ground and distracting the fans through causing trouble.

Sliding into the seat in the back row so as to be undetected, Peeves watched quietly for the first half of the game; then when Gryffindor scored for fifth time, that was when he launched his plan into action.

Which was barely launched at the lion roar coming from Loony Lovegood's hat that knocked Peeves backward. Who knew his plots could backfire with a 'bang'?