The stone Quetzalcoatl gave Al a fangy grin and a nod as it slitherflapped aside.
In the office, Snape looked up and gave a smile of his own when he saw Al in the doorway. "You must've learned Legilimency," he teased, "I was just thinking about you." He waved a hand invitingly, and a velvet-upholstered armchair sidled over on claw-carved feet. "Would you like some tea? I was just about to get a pot."