"Boys can't ever learn until they get their feet wet." Rodolphus returned back, though no longer did his features hold that bland, stony expression. Instead, his eyes were begin to spark with the beginnings of a blaze.
"In fact," He twirled his wand, tapping his chin in a mockery of thought, "I think I can teach two lessons today. Seeing as I've let this little boy make my decision and gotten his feet wet in the process, why don't I let him go all the way in and begin the lesson for me."
He turned toward Adrian and smiled eerily, "When faced with insubordination, punishment must be swift." Rodolphus sounded as if he was giving a lecture at Hogwarts, "Whether it is from a subject or from a wife or consort. Though in the latter case, remember to not be too rough, afterall, they are -" He glanced at Mafalda, "the weaker sex."
"Here you are asked to begin a punishment on my behalf, to a superior nonetheless. What is the spell you will use to open?" A cocked eyebrow indicated that he wished Adrian to act, and act quickly.