Severus gives this due (and apparently grave) consideration, and finally concedes (also apparently gravely), "Fair point."
With half a smile, "Thank you. But it did take a year or two to get the hang of the classroom, whatever the students were permitted to think. And the common room, good god." He shudders, and sips his drink without any visible reaction. He'll let Rus handle the barman, with whoever's money, at least for a while.
heh. Well, his mom is Russian; I'm not sure she quite gets it. His dad's just evil. :D But he was named after the father in Ivanhoe, not the HP character. Not sure which is worse, really... Uh... yes? Ah. (g) Well, given that I doubt Sev knows what Red Bull is, I'll let him stick to knowing the more traditional recipe. ;)