"Neither do I wish to," Severia replied. "Two wars was enough for all of us who went through both, I expect." She paused, debating, and then she decided to admit the truth, since no doubt Minerva was either dying of curiosity or under the false impression that Severus had adopted a very alternate lifestyle. "If you were wondering, this was the result of a magical accident," she said. "I transformed myself into a female in order to participate in a Muggle fashion show, and then I could not transform back."