Severus looked up from the essays he was correcting and sighed, finally. It seemed all the times he was getting someone's visit he would be doing something else though. What a busy man he could be. Surprising, considering he had no life. "Come in..." he called out, and slowly stood up, leaving the parchment on the table.
He walked towards the other side of the big room, where a cauldron was simmering softly and looked at the contents with a scowl. It seemed just about right.