Let's pass on the coding; if the whole conversation is is going to be written, let's just assume what they say is written. Fewer messy re-re-re-repostings that way, I expect, at least from me. n,n;;
Severus thinks a whiny grumbly this way's easier at Albus, but picks up a notebook and writes, "I don't suppose you were able to pinpoint the cause of the recent fire?"