Huh. Gerard squinted in William and Pete's direction -- the noise did seem to be coming from William -- or, well, from the object he was waving around at the disgruntled crowd of people in front of the refreshment table. Gerard couldn't tell what the damn thing was, though, which might have had something to do with wearing his sunglasses inside. But Gerard couldn't just take them off -- they were essential for his Dashing Mysterious Ambiance! Maybe he should just go closer and investigate the thing. And then potentially confiscate it and destroy it with fire. That noise was seriously like being stabbed in the eardrums with rusty forks. It had to be eliminated. For the Good of Hogwarts.
His cunning plot was derailed, though, by Spencer pointing out the two figures headed their direction. Adam in a lame-ass costume that seemed to consist mainly of a masquerade mask, and Mikey. Gerard flung his hands up in delight, evil malicious siren-stick forgotten.
"Plumage!" he exclaimed, bouncing excitedly. "Mikey, it's brilliant! I forgive you, we'll do the robot marionette for Christmas or something. Oh man, you got the feathers perfectly!"