"I might not have," he points out, wondering if he should be this amused that she isn't backing down. He can vividly remember another time he'd had an angry Gryffindor in his face like this, he'd been punched straight in the nose, and hit his head, and possibly acquired a concussion. He has little doubt Ginny would enjoy doing the same.

"They go high enough that I have plenty of time to cast an Arresto Momentum if I need to." And there's a smile, as innocent as he can manage, which isn't really very much, considering. "Wouldn't want someone getting hurt."