"Harry's right. We have to find Creevey before the school realizes he's missing!"
Hermione agreed with Harry's idea, though her main purpose was to create enough of a sense of urgency.
"We'll find Peeves!" Fred volunteered.
George grinned. "Exactly! I have at least ten thousand ways to deal with Peeves!"
"But I always see you two running all over the place with him chasing you," Ron muttered. He had never thought his twin brothers were reliable.
Quiet as he was, Fred and George still heard him. Fred glared at him. "That was last year!"
"George, tell our stupid little brother that we haven't lost to Peeves once this year!"
"That's right!" George drew out the words. "He's always hiding from us!"
Ron gave him a mocking smile. "He's not hiding from you. He's hiding from everyone!"
"Stop!" Hermione loudly interrupted the three Weasleys' argument. At this rate, she thought they might keep arguing until nightfall.
"We'll do what Fred suggested. You two keep looking for Peeves. Hagrid, stay with Fruit Tea, and let everyone know the moment Creevey turns up!" Hagrid nodded. He liked Fruit Tea very much, so he thought this would be an easy, pleasant task.
"What about you?" Hagrid looked at Harry and Ron.
Hermione pressed her lips together. "We need to keep an eye on Snape."
"Right! We can't let him out of our sight!" Harry felt that Hermione was more reliable after all. Ron's brain only worked some of the time.
But Hermione's next words made both Harry's and Ron's faces fall.
"Right now, we need to go to class!" Hermione said earnestly and sternly. "Snape definitely won't act during the day. It would be too easy for someone to notice."
"Class? That doesn't matter anymore! We're saving Hogwarts!" Reluctance was written all over Ron's