Theo rose when Snape entered the room, smiling politely and brushing matters aside. "Please, Professor - or should I say Headmaster? I am on the board myself, I know fully well how busy things have been."
"Congratulations, by the way, on your appointment."
He gestured for Orthus to stay, as he stepped forwards. "I have told the elves to prepare tea for us, but I though you'd like to start with the man," he said. "He is in the dungeons, so I'll need to Apparate you. No one gets in or out if not brought by a member of the family."