:D Thanks so much for reading and for the lovely comment! :D I love thinking about the characters and their motivations, reactions, facial expressions, etc. :) I know what you mean about Snape's speech patterns--a lot of folks have him speaking maybe more like a formal paper (fewer contractions!) but for some reason when I hear his voice (Alan Rickman's, hee) in my head, he uses them not infrequently. Thanks again!