"He just does," Adam said, a little exasperated because there was a whole long story behind it and approximately half of it Adam wasn't able to tell because that would end up outing Gerard, and that was the last thing he wanted to do. "Suffice to say, he intercepted me when I was on my way up from Hogsmeade, after the last full moon. I was, ah. Deep in the throes of that magic-sucking illness at the time, and I may have given him the impression that I am, in fact, a werewolf." Adam paused, thinking for a moment. "It's just more fun for me if he continues to believe that."