There it is. Practically crackling off her like electricity, the desire to do something awful to him. She's so good at it, too, living and breathing dark magic. It's an absolute waste to have this woman as anyone's wife or sycophant; she's mad and she's dangerous but just imagine what she could do if left to her own devices. That is what's beautiful.

(There are a lot of things wrong with Severus Snape.)

He smiles. It's unpleasant.

"You seem very interested in finding out, either way." Is he mediocre?