Essery had just barely sat down when Snape started in, and her eyes went a little wide. She'd known Sprout was leaving, the two had talked about it - her old Head of House had become a good confidant to have on the faculty in the last few years, and she was going to miss her - but she'd never even thought that she'd be offered the position.
"You're... offering me the position of Head of Hufflepuff?" She knew it sounded dull to ask, since he'd just said it, but she wanted to be sure.