Word of the Day: Prestidigitation
Meaning: Sleight of hand
Characters: Snape and Dumbledore
Word count: 100
All the years Snape had spent at the helms of the subtle science and exact art of potion-making, it was a shame that his final act of glory turned out to be little more than prestidigitation. To be used as a tool was something he was used to, after a decade or two in the service of dual masters, it didn't even sting anymore... but after all he had been asked to sacrifice it would have been a lot more fitting had his last mortal service involved bottling glory or stoppering death.
" I will do as you require, Headmaster."