Title: Controlled Substances, II Challenge: drug legalization Word Count: 100
“Boomslang venom?” Severus slapped down the morning paper. “What next, legalizing nundu musk for use in perfumery? It's equally dangerous.”
“I agree,” said Minerva, not dropping a stitch as she knitted a scarf for one of her late husband's connections. “Clearly the Wizengamot think otherwise.”
“They're dunderheads if they think this is even slightly acceptable. I've a mind to tell them so,” said Severus. He sneered at the picutre of the Hogwarts representative, a mild-mannered fellow named Bakewell who sold specialty jams on market day. “Does this fellow have office hours?”