"Yes, but you think the operative word there is 'waste' and I think it's 'seems,' and we're probably both going to go on thinking those two things... Oh, on purpose. Accidentally-on-purpose in his case, possibly."
He gives Rus a quizzical look. "They didn't let you play Beater?"
"Too obvious. Naga Jolokia pepper, which has the advantage of being the right color." He gives a rather glittery smile that Alf can see from where he is. "I could leviosa a rash-causing solution between his shoulderblades right now. We could also convince him that you're a mean drunk and I'm a mean sober and watch him wriggle on dosage."