Severus Snape (severus_or) wrote in hogwarts_or, @ 2008-02-26 20:39:00 |
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In the Owlery [open]
"Will you -- hold -- still?" Severus snapped at the infernal owl. Unfortunately, that had been a mistake. He grunted through clenched teeth, recoiling, after the bloody bird sheared a strip of flesh off his knuckle. As his order form fluttered away, landing near the threshold, he nearly slipped and fell on the slick stone, but he managed to regain his balance just in time. Pity he'd dropped the bit of twine he'd been holding, and it was lost amongst the droppings, bones, and owl pellets. Not that he would have wanted to retrieve it now, even if he knew where it had landed.
If this hadn't been the only owl left, Severus might have tried his hand at the Killing Curse. As it was, he would simply have to make a point not to try and send post at dusk, when most of the birds had gone off to hunt. Once he'd sucked on his injured finger long enough to remove the blood as well as heal the wound to his pride, he retrieved his order form, cut another length of twine with his wand, and prepared to try again. Before he had the chance, however, he turned at the noise of the Owlery's door creaking open.