...Severus had apparated back to the castle – so angry with the basilisk for allowing Harry to harvest her venom as a Christmas gift for him that he had unintentionally torn through the anti-apparition wards surrounding Hogwart’s property.

With a surge of magic that startled even the headmaster, Severus had apparated directly to her side and rained a slew of imprecations and threats down on her so venomous that even Salazar’s portrait looked faintly scandalized...

Chapter 16  The Tiniest Wish  by dianehc