Challenge: Resolution: Make new friends
Word Count: 100
Severus resisted “buddying” with the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher until he'd also partnered with the new Astronomy teacher (a delightful woman, intelligent and perceptive) and Binns' researcher (a bit plodding but not prone to upset, which was useful when working with a ghost). He already knew the man, already knew he did not particularly like the man, and had argued vigorously against Minerva's plans to hire him in the first place.
Finally, though, he had no choice. And so he steeled himself for the unpleasant task of revealing the secrets of his job to Remus bloody Lupin.