Chapter 241: The Two Blacks [bonus]
The common room fireplace burned high on Saturday morning, emerald flames warming the space to a drowsy comfort. Few people were about at this hour. Most Slytherin students were still buried under their covers.
The other houses were no different.
Regulus stepped out of the dormitory and paused at the corridor entrance.
Snape sat in a chair by the fireplace, hands empty, doing nothing. His gaze tracked to Regulus the instant he appeared.
Regulus glanced at him and had a fair idea what this was about.
They held each other's eyes for a beat. Neither moved.
Then Snape stood and walked over.
The faintest twitch crossed Regulus's mouth. He turned and headed for a sofa on the far side, away from the fireplace.
Snape followed but didn't sit. He placed a small bottle on the coffee table and stood there, waiting.