Voldemort held the Elder Wand in his hand tightly, anger gripping him. He paced back and forth in Snape's office, Snape sitting placidly at his desk. "This is not acceptable in the least, Snape," hissed Voldemort. "You said you had the school secured."
"I take full responsibility for the teachers' escape," Snape replied with a silky voice. "I am taking a personal obligation to collect them and bring them back –"
"And have them tortured for information upon their whereabouts," finished the Dark Lord through his teeth.
Snape let the air thicken for the instant of a second, and then replied, "Yes."
