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"Who attacks a school during exams anyway?" q asked with an annoyed look on his face. "Everyone's high-strung and twitchy enough as it is. Why not just after Christmas when they're all relaxed and happy from being at home?"

"A truly twisted, cruel and evil - not to mention thoroughly cliché - villain."

"Yes, Voldilocks is nothing if not regular," Peeves said. "But then again, I have a feeling you're going to use that to your advantage Q."

"So long as he sticks to the schedule and doesn't attack until school's over then yes, I will."

"And if he doesn't?" q asked and then smirked. "I wonder if you could face off with the Dark Lord himself without giving into temptation and using your Q powers."

"Of course I could, it's not like he's all that powerful. It's only the humans who think he's powerful."

'Beside you, nothing can appear powerful. But to anyone without your power, the Dark Lord is strong.'

"Oh, and what exactly is he going to do? Kill me? Torture me? Feed me to a pack of vegetarian piranhas? You're forgetting that a) I'm immortal b) I'm not carbon based, nor am I actually corporeal unless I want to be and c) well, there are no vegetarian piranhas."

q rolled his eyes.

"Actually, I remember Tom Riddle when he was a student here," Peeves said thoughtfully. "And while he definitely had power, I think his true strength lies in his mind. He's cunning and determined, which is what makes him dangerous."

"Yup, cunning enough to get caught in a trap accidentally set by a dying woman and her one-year-old," Q quipped.

'Harry Potter is a powerful wizard and one day-'

"Fawkes, if I wanted to listen to an earful of Potter-praise, I'd un-silence my mirror."

A Year with Q, Chapter 40