And I can understand wanting to hex someone--I was more than tempted to ask Bundy to keep her ears open, because if Brown and the Gryffindor Patil were involved at all, I can't believe that they'd be able to keep from giggling about it forever.

But I wouldn't want to put her in a bad spot, and I'd feel a bit, I dunno, fake-ish, since I did just tell Ed to stop threatening to hex people over it.

That was more not wanting him to get caught though, and also, well, people think it's bit naff if your younger siblings have to defend you.