*giggles* It was too funny to pass up, the idea that there would be all these fake mediums in town and the one true medium owns the pub. The Master of Death thing made the most sense to me so I'm really happy that worked for you too as an explanation. And I really worried that my poor drunk Severus might be too much, so I'm doubly thrilled that you picked up the underlying sadness there, that yes he was probably a lot drunker than usual but drinking on Halloween is a very long tradition for him.
Thank you very much, I'm really happy you enjoyed it!