In fact, she couldn’t back out now. Harry had spoken to McGonagall barely half an hour after Hermione had reluctantly agreed to stand in for him, so that he could officially sign her up as a substitute Seeker. Fortunately, or unfortunately for Hermione, depending on how you looked at it, the teacher hadn’t raised any objections. Possibly, if Hermione’s cat had been signed up, she would have given it as valid. It was a Quidditch Cup final, and the teacher was possibly the biggest Quidditch fan in the whole school.