*walking quickly to McG's place, and appears to be talking to himself* I didn't say it was your fault. It's just that I've always ordered supplies from there, I don't recall that my post owl back in the real world had any trouble getting through, so this is the first time that one of my orders has been returned to send-
*flinches as the sparrow that is hovering at his shoulder flies up over his head and pecks him* *hard* Stop that! I said I wasn't blaming you. After all, this is some strange, alternative Margate, so it's hardly surprising you got lost on the - wait!
*reaches one hand up to his head to keep from being attacked again, only to have the sparrow hop onto his hand, digging its claws into his skin* All right. What I should have said was that Viridians' seems to have got lost, and you certainly can't be expected to track down a shop that insists on wandering about. *says all of this while bringing his be-sparrowed hand in front of his face so that they're on eye level*
I'm sure the Professor will have some idea of who the best supplier is, and then you'll be able to carry an order for me like the others have. *walking up the path to McG's front door, moving his hand away from the front of his face so that he can see where he's going*
Which is not to say -- *he says quickly, as the sparrow's feathers start to puff out in anger* -- that the other birds are cleverer than you are. *grins when he sees that this smoothes down the ruffled feathers almost instantly*
*reaches out with his other hand to knock* You're sure you want to come in? The Professor is a cat person, after- What are you... *holds still while the sparrow finally lets go of his hand before disappearing up one sleeve* All right, there?
*doesn't wait for a reply before knocking on the the Professor's door* *steps back to wait, wondering if she'll believe him when he tells her what he needs the contact for*
OOC: This is for immediate threading with just Severus, but McG is more than welcome to join in subsequently!