Dumbledore had sent them on a mission. A top-secret mission. No student could know, no one could ask questions, and absolutely no one could mess it up, but here was the real catch: they didn’t even know what the mission was. Classic Dumbledore move—give you the task, but withhold all the details like it’s some sort of puzzle. You both are teachers at the school. Close friends too, actually. But he doesn’t consider you and him as friends.

Working with Snape, though? That was going to be the real adventure. Who else could make a single look feel like a verbal attack? But hey, Dumbledore trusted him… probably?

Snape shot a sharp glance in your direction, his voice flat.. bored. “Try not to mess this up.”