A Meeting of the Unexpected Kind [Headmaster's Office]

[Severus Snape]

As the student left, Professor Snape approached the Headmaster, placing the book upon his table before him. "Its a journal that I acquired. It should be your's. Perhaps you knew the author." Severus knew that the Headmaster darn sure did know him, as it was the private writings of his own Late friend. Severus had always listened intently as Albus reflected upon his childhood friendships from time to time. "There is something inside." Pressed in the pages were petals to a rare flower. Wizards used to grow their Potions Ingredients in their own back yards and kitchen windows. They called them an herb garden, so muggles would not question the odd shapes of the leaves. "These would be atomic today, based on their age alone." The petals would have a sure fire kick that would throw off any unlearned Potioneer today. Their age alone would make them volatile, but there are other factors which cannot be accounted for, such as how much sunlight they were exposed to during their blossoming phase, and the amount of water the consumed, among other factors. Very much information needed to be determined through testing, before these petals could be decided upon as an addition to one's Potion.

Severus sat in a seat and waited to see Albus' reaction to his presentation.

Albus waited until Logan had left before turning his attention to Severus. He was displeased that the potions master had interrupted him while he was with a student, he had made it perfectly clear, on several occasions to the entire staff that the students came first, and that he was only to be interrupted if it was of the utmost importance.

As the door closed behind Logan and Snape took a seat, Dumbledore gave him a cold piercing look, sitting back to hear what the other man had to say. Dumbledore's expression did not waver as the other man spoke, he gazed at the journal placed before him, waiting until Snape had finished speaking before reaching toward the small leather bound book.

"Where exactly did you find this Severus?" He asked nonchalantly, flipping through the pages before glancing, at last, up at the man sitting opposite him.

[Severus Snape]

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You know, I had no idea that you changed your link. I thought I had joined the wrong thread before. :Z

The old man was ornery. Its common. Severus knew that he would be the same, were he so old that he would require an entire week to count that high on his digits; mainly because he is apt to lose his place over and over. He disregarded the sense of disdain. He could never see the Headmaster as of late. He had to demand his time, or he would never be granted it. As usual, Severus suspects it has something to do with Potter, and that he does not believe the boy capable of defeating the Dark Lord.

In regards to the text, Severus would rather refrain from the entire list of details surrounding its discovery, but instead decides to offer, "it was the lure amidst a back alley auction. It took quite a price. But I suspected that you would not have liked me to pass it up without giving it my best shot to possess it." In reality Severus did not gain the personal writings by way of bidding on the item. He did in fact, wait until it was purchased and carried off alone, where finally he cursed his way to gain its possession. This is what he would prefer to keep to himself. Should he be arrested in Knockturn would not sit well with the old man; but neither Warlock is at all inept that they could not fight their way through when needed, and escape entirely without witnesses to boot!

Severus did not read the pages within, nor even glance through them, beyond flip to the petals of the flower to assure they were not dangerous to be in his possession. "I merely suspected it was for the best." He was obliged to uphold the integrity of the school at all costs.

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Sorry about that, that wasn't my intention, I'm really sorry if I confused you.

While Dumbledore failed to see why this matter needed to be attended to immediately, he did see the gravity of the situation. If someone with perhaps a bit too much spring in their step had come across this book, they would have been apt to harm themselves and perhaps someone else. Although he would never say it aloud, he was grateful to Snape for finding it.

"Well done Severus." He took the small book, flipping through the pages. "Have you looked it over? Perhaps discovered its origins?" If Voldemort was behind this he would no doubt try other things to lure young witches and wizards into harming themselves and perhaps others.

"I will keep this, but only until after you have looked it over."