Severus wasn't paying as much attention to strategy as he might have, either. His prediction that their games wouldn't be long, complicated affairs seemed to be coming to bear. He didn't mind. "It's a hobby," he said with a shrug, advancing another pawn. "You run a charity and take in wayward animals and teach young children to sing more or less on key, and I read books. Mine's rather tidier, I think," he added, nudging the cat when it decided to rub against his leg - and pushing it a little more sharply when it refused to move. "But I'm sure you're to be thanked for your contributions to the choir."