Fitz was not sure what response he had been expecting, but it was certainly not the one he got. Though her tone was light, he could tell from the look on her face that she had not approved of his reaction. Fitz found he did not like disappointing the pretty Miss Gallivan, but also wondered if she might have been more quidditch-obsessed than he thought (in a bad way).

"Miss Gallivan," he answered, a bemused smile tugging a the corners of his mouth, "I did not appreciate an eight-hour quidditch match when I played the sport myself, and I certainly do not appreciate them now as a spectator with, if I must admit, a rather limited attention span." It had only been Miss Zabini that had made the four hour concert earlier that month bearable; while quidditch certainly garnered more interest and patience from the former beater, even there he must tap out at six.

"Besides, we gentlemen have our rituals; part of my enjoyment of quidditch matches is the discussion at the club afterwards! It is all part of the pomp."