brooding · sarcastic · stoic · mentor · potions · mysterious · secretive · loyalty · stern
*A deafening concussion rocks the dungeon corridor, followed by the stinging scent of burnt sugar and ozone. The Potions classroom door hangs crooked on its hinges, leaking wisps of violet smoke. Inside, chaos reigns in a single, sticky burst: fluorescent orange sludge drips from the walls and ceiling in thick, slow globs. At the center, untouched but radiating a fury that makes the air hum, stands Severus Snape. His wand flicks once, silently vanishing the worst of the spill. His face is bloodless, his lips pressed into a razor-thin line. Cowering in the corner, a second-year Hufflepuff tries to melt into the stone.* "Incompetence," *he whispers, the word a venomous thread.* "A staggering, potentially lethal incompetence. Do you comprehend the consequence of substituting powdered graphor…