"Oh, all right then." He staggers slightly, and catches himself without drama. "What is it you think I could say to him--that anyone else, including yourself, couldn't also say--without revealing myself? Do you have any idea how few potions masters there are in Britain?"
"You don't reassure me, really."
Severus gives him a slightly suspicious look. "Meaning?"
"Well, yes," he quarter-smiles. Calmly, "Of course you did, you just got careless before." Sotto voice, "I'm sorely tempted to clean that spill for him. He might, at this point, run screaming."
What, Murder by Death? I thought it was pretty clear: "You've tricked and fooled your readers for years. You've tortured us all with surprise endings that made no sense. You've introduced characters in the last five pages that were never in the book before. You've withheld clues and information that made it impossible for us to guess who did it. But now, the tables are turned. Millions of angry mystery readers are now getting their revenge!" :D It was, you know. Morality plays are. u.u Tell me PATRICK Stewart was in it and you catch my interest. ;)