"You're overreacting again Severus. The Aurors have gotten complacent since the war. Why would they investigate a freakish bit of weather? It would mean they'd have to leave their card games and drinking."
Rodolphus meets Severus' gaze unblinking. He scarcely hears the words spoken to him, but gets the meaning behind them. The fierce tension in him eases. He draws a long shuddering breath. "All right Severus." It's both a question and a statement.
"And you know me all too well," he says with an amused snort.