"I didn't expect to get the position," Q admits. "Albus Dumbledore did things for his own reasons and none the wiser, sometimes even himself I suspect." He can't keep the bitterness from his tone.
Q shakes his head, looking at his fingers but not seeing them. "It was sort of a delayed reaction," he says," sounding almost dazed as he recalls what happened. "It was green," he says, whether reminding himself or telling Lucius is impossible to say. "Bright green."