"So Dumbledore only said it was destroyed," Q leans forward. "Did anyone think to check? Maybe send an owl to Nicholas Flamel?"
"A book that writes back?" Q murmurs. "New one on me." Q takes a deep breath. "All right Severus, but you're going to have to clean up any mess," he says lightly to cover up the sudden anxious feeling he has. He pulls a pencil stub from his pocket and opens the book. With another worried glance at Severus, Q lightly pencils 'HELLO' on the frontispiece.