Harry.grabbed.hold.of.George..Meanwhile,.it.was.taking.the.combined.efforts.of.Angelina,.Alicia.and.Katie.to.stop.Fred.leaping.on.Malfoy,.who.was.laughing.openly..Harry.looked.around.for.
Madam.Hooch,.but.she.was.still.berating.Crabbe.for.his.illegal.Sludger.attack..
.Or.perhaps,..said.Malfoy,.leering.as.he.backed.away,..you.can.remember.what.your.mother.s.house.stank.like,.Potter,.and.Weasleys.pigsty.reminds.you.of.it.—..
Harry.was.not.aware.of.releasing.George,.all.he.knew.was.that.a.second.later.both.of.them.were.sprinting.towards.Malfoy..He.had.completely.forgotten.that.all.the.teachers.were.watching:.all.he.wanted.to.do.was.cause.Malfoy.as.much.pain.as.possible;.with.no.time.to.draw.out.his.wand,.he.merely.drew.back.the.fist.clutching.the.Snitch.and.sank.it.as.hard.as.he.could.into.Malfoys.stomach.‐.
.Harry!.HARRY!.GEORGE!.NO/..
He.could.hear.girls..voices.screaming,.Malfoy.yelling,.George.swearing,.a.whistle.blowing.and.the.bellowing.of.the.crowd.around.him,.but.he.did.not.care..Not.until.somebody.in.the.vicinity.yelled..Impedimenta!..and.he.was.knocked.over.backwards.by.the.force.of.the.spell,.did.he.abandon.the.attempt.to.punch.every.inch.of.Malfoy.he.could.reach..
.What.do.you.think.you.re.doing?..screamed.Madam.Hooch,.as.Harry.leapt.to.his.feet..It.seemed.to.have.been.her.who.had.hit.him.with.the.Impediment.Jinx;.she.was.holding.her.whistle.in.one.hand.and.a.wand.in.the.other;.her.broom.lay.abandoned.several.feet.away..Malfoy.was.curled.up.on.the.ground,.whimpering.and.moaning,.his.nose.bloody;.George.was.sporting.a.swollen.lip;.Fred.was.still.being.forcibly.restrained.by.the.three.Chasers,.and.Crabbe.was.cackling.in.the.background...I.ve.never.seen.behaviour.like.it.‐.back.up.to.the.castle,.both.of.you,
.and.straight.to.your.Head.of.House.s.office!.Go!.Now....
Harry.and.George.turned.on.their.heels.and.marched.off.the.pitch,.both.panting,
.neither.saying.a.word.to.the.other..The.howling.and.jeering.of.the.crowd.grew.fainter.and.fainter.until.they.reached.the.Entrance.Hall,.where.they.could.hear.nothing.except.the.sound.of.their.own.footsteps..Harry.became.aware.that.something.was.still.struggling.in.his.right.hand,.the.knuckles.of.which.he.had.bruised.against.Malfoy.s.jaw..Looking.down,.he.saw.the.Snitch.s.silver.wings.protruding.from.between.his.fingers,.struggling.for.release..
They.had.barely.reached.the.door.of.Professor.McGonagall.s.office.when.she.came.marching.along.the.corridor.behind.them..She.was.wearing.a.Gryffindor.scarf,.but.tore.it.from.her.throat.with.shaking.hands.as.she.strode.towards.them,
.looking.livid..
.In!..she.said.furiously,.pointing.to.the.door..Harry.and.George.entered..She.strode.around.behind.her.desk.and.faced.them,.quivering.with.rage.as.she.threw.the.Gryffindor.scarf.aside.on.to.the.floor..
.Well?..she.said...I.have.never.seen.such.a.disgraceful.exhibition..Two.on.one!
.Explain.yourselves!..
.Malfoy.provoked.us,..said.Harry.stiffly..
.Provoked.you?..shouted.Professor.McGonagall,.slamming.a.fist.on.to.her.desk.so.that.her.tartan.tin.slid.sideways.off.it.and.burst.open,.littering.the.floor.with.