Challenge: Alchemy, Ancient Art and Science
Word Count: 100
Minerva would most emphatically not loan them the Quidditch pitch.
“I agree that debunking that ludicrous book is important, but the school simply cannot take sides on such a controversial issue,” she'd said when Severus broached the idea. “You'll have to find a private venue.”
Severus had bitten back a harsh reply – Minerva had a tongue like a whip when she chose – and began looking for appropriately warded sites. Malfoy Manor was out, something about the peacocks being sensitive, but Lucius was scarcely the only pardoned Pureblood with land.
Then he received a letter from Argus Pyrites....