Severus nodded; one less task on his agenda at the end of the day. "Very well. You have time - you'll need to be settled in a few days before the start of term. I'll have your papers sent to you within the week. If you have any further questions, you can direct them to your peers, current and former." Which included him, of course, but he wasn't one for volunteering. "Neville Longbottom has accepted the Gryffindor position; any assistance you can give him in struggling through will no doubt be greatly appreciated. You're blessed with a rather less troublesome House." And then, old biases died hard, and as far as he could remember Longbottom had always needed all the help he could get.