"Hmph!" said Al, giving Severus' handwriting and then Severus himself a long stare for good measure.
"Coward," he grumbled. And then he set aside the key, and, being the responsible one in this relationship, set out to write the needed reply. He went through the list items in the original note and addressed them one by one, methodically and primly: Thank you for sharing your plans... Congratulations... Thank you...