SOMETHING CLOSE TO HATRED BURNED IN BLACK EYES.   or was it just the fumes spiraling from his cauldron towards the high ceiling of the dungeons ?   either way,  severus snape looked ready for cold blood murder with his thin lips pressed into an even thinner line & arms loosely crossed against his chest.  one thick eyebrow was raised in inquisitive annoyance.   the students couldn’t decide which man to look at, their curiosity tainted by the wariness of seeing their potions professor seeming more like a snake ready to strike than a human being.

                               ‘ yes, lockhart ? ’    he asked, tone an octave louder than his usual smooth speech.   ‘  i trust you do have a reason to interrupt my class rather than indulging us with a tale. ’       /     @lockhcrts     sc