Challenge: Alecto Carrow
Word Count: 100
“Professor Carrow, may I have a moment?” Severus, dressed in his most formal robes, stood very straight outside the Muggle Studies classroom. He might be about to make a colossal mistake, but forcing Parkinson to use Stinging Solution in lieu of face cream was the last straw.
“Of course, Headmaster!” Alecto doused the lights and joined him in the hallway. “How might I help you?”
Severus reminded himself that the less time Alecto spent at the school, the less chance she had to persecute the girls. “By doing me the honor of accompanying me to the Apothcaries' Ball.”