"Well," says Sam, clearly flustered by the compliment. He blushes, momentarily at a loss for words. "Well! But then it's not a competition at all, I suppose, is it? But thank you all the same, Miss Hermione." He smiles shyly at her, before jumping back to what was - at last to him - a very important revelation she'd shared with him. "Leastways there's plenty of food for us all here!"