Honestly, weren't you reading what I wrote? Stebbins said something really rude. Don't ask me to say what it was here because it's the kind of thing that ought to lose Hufflepuff points if the professors had heard him, and I'm not about to lose Ravenclaw any points for writing it out.

But that's why Marvolo sent the snake after him instead. I mean, he attracted its attention, but Marvolo was encouraging the snake, it looked like.