Hermione thought Higgs was being controlled by Malfoy with the Imperius Curse.
And Malfoy was controlling Higgs in order to ambush Dumbledore.
Dumbledore had not attended Slughorn's ball this time, so Higgs, under Malfoy's control, had made no move either.
Although this was a reasonable conjecture, there was no evidence for it.
Harry, however, wondered what gave Malfoy the nerve to take on Dumbledore. Even if Dumbledore stood still and let him attack, he might not be able to hurt him. Given the difference in their magical power, his spells would most likely flicker out.
Still, Hermione's words were not without reason.
If Malfoy used magic, even a hundred of him together would be no match for Dumbledore. But if he used some other means, that was much harder to say.
Monday came around again. After morning exercise with the Quidditch players, Harry went to the Great Hall with Ron for breakfast.
Lavender had got hold of a recipe from somewhere and made some snacks, which she claimed were good for the body. She was feeding them to Ron.
Curious, Harry asked whether he could try some, but Lavender refused, telling him he had no use for them yet and they could discuss it when he did.
Harry had no idea what she meant, but seeing both Ron and Lavender blush a little, he felt sure there was a secret.
He asked Hermione, only for her to roll her eyes at him and tell him to ask Qiu.
Harry was bewildered. Harry did not understand. Harry went to ask Qiu, and Qiu hit him.
So Harry was even more bewildered and understood even less.
There was nothing particularly noteworthy about classes after that, and the week went smoothly right up until Friday evening.
On Friday evening, Lupin hosted this session