Neville bit back a smile at the Ravenclaw dig, and was very grateful Hermione wasn't there to here it.
Was it that he was still young that Professor Black could remember that; the rivalry and the need to win? "I think Professors Black's idea has the most merit of anything that has come up so far. Including the non-partisan aspect of it." Was he truly non-partisan in this, Neville wondered, or was Black just doing what needed to be done so that Voldemort didn't win? He found that he didn't much care what the answer was.
"But as in Quidditch, there do need be be quidelines and controls so no one gets seriously hurt."