*it is an effort -- really and truly an effort -- to keep from expressing frustration, but he reminds himself that Q is not his patient, he is not getting paid to treat him, and he can walk away whenever he wants to* *it's this latter that enables him to keep from rolling his eyes or drawling 'Yes, I did actually ask if there were anybody here who knew you before you were possessed'* *about Snape* You were close, then? *this is new information, and might explain why Q dislikes MWPP and is so protective of Snape* Yes, I imagine he would say something. *tries not to think about The Thing# (and fails)* Under the circumstances.
*very, very doubtful, while trying (unsuccessfully, probably) to keep from looking at Q as though he is insane* I... see. *he doesn't have much experience with people who've been possessed by Voldemort, but he's observed Harry and spoken with Ginny, and he doesn't see what stuttering has to do with anything*
#The Thing is a reference to that... *shrugs* Thing that Sev spat up shortly after waking up in Margate.