"Hey!" Stephen poked out his tongue in a very ungentlemanly way, "I can break the rules I'm the one with the stick! And I've no idea what's in the picnic to be honest... I just asked the house elves for a punting picnic..." It got easier to guide the boat along the river, or maybe he was just getting better at it. A push and then lift and swivel and then back down to push again. Easy! It was rather therapeutic really, with the sun shining and a slight breeze to stop it being too overbearingly hot.
He narrowed his eyes at Michael's question, "Why do you want to know about bridge hopping if it's against the rules hmm?" His mouth curled into a smile, "You know I'm head boy this year right? I'll have to punish you if you break the rules."