Since the exam lasted two hours, most of the other students were taking exams in different subjects. Annie had finished in a mere fifteen minutes, so it was only natural that when she wandered alone through the quiet, empty corridors, she ran into the caretaker, Filch.
"Stop!"
"Why are you here?"
"Oh—"
"I see. You didn't go to the exam!"
"Ha ha!"
"I'll report you to Professor McGonagall!"
"And then..."
"You can look forward to detention!"
Filch seemed to have suffered at Annie's hands before, because even after stopping her, he didn't dare grab her. Instead, he sneered viciously and threatened her.
"Ha!"
"Yeah, right..."
"Go tell the headmaster if you want. It won't do you any good!"
"Because I already handed in my paper!"
Annie teased him without the slightest restraint, sticking out her tongue and making fun of him.
"That's impossible!"
"It hasn't even been twenty minutes, and the exam lasts two hours. How could you have handed it in already?"
"You're lying!"
"Or..."
"Did you hand in a blank paper?"
As he spoke, Filch fixed Annie's pretty face with a suspicious stare, as if he hoped to spot something amiss.
"You're the one who handed in a blank paper!"
"Ptooey!"
"I clearly finished it!"
"Anyway, a fool like you wouldn't understand. I'm just that amazing!"
With that, Annie turned and walked away, too lazy to bother with him.
After all, she hadn't broken any school rules. If he dared stop her, he could just see whether she'd use a spell to teach him a lesson.
"That's impossible!"
"No one can finish an exam in twenty minutes. I've never seen it happen in all my years!"
"You're lying!"
"I'm going to report you to Professor McGonagall!"
"I swear!"
Seeing Annie leave and ignore him completely, Filch grew even