Susan really had to work hard to watch her tongue. Her teeth were aching from just simply holding back the retort about the fact that he'd asked her in here. If he hadn't, she wouldn't be bothering him.
"Well then, I'll be sure to engage in more gossip and discussion on private cases with my fellow colleagues," she eventually snapped.
"No, sir, it's monumentally clear that you obviously falsified your recommendation that I was to be recommended back on duty, ergo you should be investigated for making such claims." She knew after she said it that she should not have said a word, but well, horse, gate, gone...
"Fine, shall we make it a procedure that all interviews be conducted by one officer now, not two? Whatever happened to having two officers of the opposite sex so as to avoid any possible claims of sexual misconduct. If you're going to get stuck on me for forgetting one regulation, then you need to consider the other one hundred I followed to the book!"
"Fine," she said. "I'll just take the next portkey to Russia - on your expense - and go look for Bletchley and whatever woman he wants to shag this week. I'm sure that's going to go down a treat." She had no desire to go to Siberia or wherever, and she was sure the idea of it being at Auror expense would make him back down.
She put her case file down on his desk. "Fine. I'm sure that Savage will just love to spend time reassigning a week old task for a week, when everyone else is just flat strap." Right now she would only be too happy to walk out that door and not come back in. Percy was a complete ass.