And thus, the firsties were dissuaded from immediate investigation of the trapped treasure-baited gauntlet. With a little careful questioning of various people by Theo about the Headmaster’s possible absences from Hogwarts, new plans were made. The Headmaster always left the school for a couple of days to discuss OWL and NEWT results with examiners at the Ministry in June. And Snape, despite his unfounded reputation as a vampire, usually went to bed at around ten o’clock at night, so that he could enjoy an early breakfast in the Great Hall before most of the students were even out of bed. To avoid both, an expedition in June late at night would be just the ticket.