Challenge: prison guard
Word Count: 100
Of course the other guards wanted to “initiate” him, and of course that meant sending Severus to quell a fight between two hardened prisoners. Severus dealt with them in short order – concealing his wand in his nightstick only made sense – and after some congratulatory backslapping and a round of drinks after shift, the rest of the guards considered him one of the lads.
It was just as well. Dartmoor wasn't the hellhole it had been a century ago, but it still was not a pleasant institution. Having as many allies as possible was a necessity, not a luxury.