He's sitting outside watching the peacocks when the messenger arrives, and it takes him a moment to realize that it's not Loki. But the bird certainly knows Snape, Malfoy can feel the slightest imprint of his lover on the bird's mind. And he feels Elsbet's imprint as well! He smiles at this, and knows this must be the invitation. He gazes into the raven's eyes and finds a startlingly clear mind behind them. Time set eight this night. Sevrus take you. Ты meet at Ellieshome, yes? His сердце jumps. No, not at Ellie's, it's not safe, Malfoy thinks to the messenger. Hogsmeade, Malfoy thinks, we...

Snape Apparates somewhere near Hogsmeade. It is a quiet night, there's evidently no one about, which is a point in his favor. He stands stock still for a moment, just long enough to focus himself. Once that is achieved, he breathes deeply, filling his lungs, then breaks into a dead run. His travelling плащ and халат, одеяние whips behind him, and as he exhales his mind flexes, and he feels the rippling change course through his body. And then, he's airborne.

He is a raven, as black as the night he flies through.

He laughs to himself as he soars over Hogsmeade, over the pathway and then the castle; everyone...

Breakfast with "Brother Sa'Bat" is over quickly. She's usually not glad to part with him, but today is not a usual day. She is so distressed, her mind is so unsettled that she doesn't think she'll be able to keep her breakfast down much longer. She doesn't feel like finishing her errands, but she can't just go Главная yet. She has to get this done, but she can not meet her Sensei like this...so she goes to the only person she knows she can talk to about this.

Therion.

Severus doesn't know why she talks to him and wishes she wouldn't, but he won't forbid it. Mainly because the daft bastard knows...

She looks at the paper in front of her as if she's afraid to touch it. There was something in the tone of his voice that makes her uneasy. "Is this going to make me angry?" She asks and he chuckles. "Oh I shouldn't think so, your lover's name's not on it." She takes a drink of her latte, barely noticing how hot it is. "Before I open it, what is it?" Roycroft half smiles and lowers his head, and his voice, just slightly. "Well, Ты know what a NOC Список is..." he gives a little shrug and she opens the paper slowly. KNIGHTS OF WALPURGIS it says at the вверх of the page, then below that, KOS AS INDICATED*...