Are You the Imprint of a Departed Soul?

by wolfgirl413

Short one-shot inspired by that line by Ron in HBP...Random but funny. What does Severus Snape do when encountered by an inferius?

Disclaimer: I don't anything, it all belongs to J.K. Rowling. This is solely for entertainment purposes, not for profit.

Severus Snape backed up against the dark alleyway, searching for an escape. He let out a groan of desperation as he saw the dark, indistinguishable creature get closer. Inferius or ghost? he thought to himself, Inferius or ghost? He squinted into the darkness at the shape again, and called out, "Excuse me, are you the imprint of a departed soul?" The creature came closer to him and he noticed it was solid. That blasted Potter, he thought, why is his opinion more useful than mine right now? He shot a small flame out of his wand to repel the inferius and went on his way, making a note to listen more closely to Potter in the future.