Sirius leaned back on his broomstick, causing it to steady in the air. At least the broom Aunt Ella had gotten him was still very good at this height, otherwise he would have been a little nervous — as it was, the broom was so new and so attuned to being ridden that Sirius was able to focus more on Hesper, and her shaky voice and the way she was higher-up than amateur flyers should be.
"Do you know what you're doing?" Sirius said; his tone was more curious than it was mean, but he wished he had said something else as soon as the words spilled out of his mouth.
"Do you know what you're doing?" Sirius said; his tone was more curious than it was mean, but he wished he had said something else as soon as the words spilled out of his mouth.