"No, he gave jobs. Or call them missions, or quests, I don't care, the point is that impressing him was about letting him know what we could add so he could give proper assignments. And that why do you need to go around trying to impress anyone?"
If the words had been spoken aloud, they would have been spoken in Sanskrit, because that's not a message that Severus is going to understand, even in English. Even in Legilimency. "You have about three drinks to every one of mine," he points out, putting his coat on. He's not arguing, really; just saying.
"We did," he confirms with a gloomy half-smile. About to complain that then everything had gotten political again, he stops himself; no need to deliberately instigate the destruction of other people's property. Especially people who will apparently sell him edible take-away meals he can eat at the cauldron. It's not as though the mug would come out of that waiter's pay; that would be a different story.
Oh? Whyfore? It's not as though he can't say with perfect honestly that its removal was completely unintentional... Did! Was Roman-themed. A non-fratlike toga party. The food was awesome. However, three couples have had babies this year, and they, uh, really changed the atmosphere. Especially the one who was all grizzly with a stuffed-up nose, poor little turtle. :( His mom says she's gotten four hours sleep in the last three days total, and she habitually exaggerates, but in this case I think maybe not much. This may be interesting. :D Are you planning to actually do a post?