He nodded again and gave her a weary smile that didn't have much humor in it. "Who'd have thought you and me'd end up doin' this, yeah? Hermione'd probably have a fit at the shambles I'm makin' of bein' a prefect, if she knew." He'd meant it to be funny, but it fell flat even to his ears.
Sighing again, he turned back towards the Hufflepuffs. "You want me t'be the bad guy?"