"There's still so much left to see!" Wonka said as the lights to the Television Room were dimmed. Wonka pulled off the ridiculous goggles and faced Dumbledore and Severus. "Now, how many ticket winners are left?"

Dumbledore and Severus shared a glance at each other. What was Wonka doing now?

Dumbledore decided to state the obvious. "Mr. Wonka, only Severus remains."

A look of shock entered Wonka's face. "You mean, you're the only one?"

"Yes." Severus said.

"What happened to the others?" Wonka asked curiously.

"Well," Severus deadpanned, "I have certain vague ideas of what might have happened."

A euphoric smile entered on Wonka's face. "Oh, my good man, but that means you've won!" Wonka energetically shook Severus hand, "oh, I do congratulate you! I really do! I'm absolutely delighted!"

Severus felt overwhelmed. "There really is a special prize?"

"Yes, and it's all yours!" Wonka confirmed, still shaking Severus hand, "I had a hunch right from the beginning that it would be you. Well done. Now we mustn't dilly or dally! We have an enormous number of things to do before the day's out!"

Just as Severus thought his hand might fall off, Wonka withdrew his hand. "But luckily for us," Wonka continued, "we have the great glass elevator to speed things along -" Wonka ran into the elevator doors and fell to the floor.

"Mr. Wonka?" Dumbledore called.

Wonka lifted himself back up. "Speed things along." Wonka clicked the button to access the elevator, and the doors opened to a ring. Severus and Dumbledore followed Wonka into the elevator. Wonka threw his goggles into a small compartment in the elevator, and Severus and Dumbledore followed suit. Wonka then clicked the button that said Up and Out.

"Up and Out?" Severus read, "what kind of room is that?"

Wonka gave a knowing look. "Hold on!"

The flying glass elevator sailed upward at a speed much faster than when they had last rose it.

"Oh, my goodness," Wonka said after the elevator passed what Severus estimated as being at least thirty stories, "we're gonna need to go much faster, otherwise we'll just never break through."

"Break through what?" Severus dared to ask.

Euphoria reentered Wonka's face. "I've been longing to press that button for years!"

A master at solving puzzles, Dumbledore pieced together what was going on. "Severus, he intends to fly the elevator out of the factory roof!"

Severus was speechless. All he could manage out was "What?"

Dumbledore looked at Wonka. "You really mean -"

Wonka nodded. "Yeah, I do!"

For some reason, Dumbledore's eyebrows rose in realization, as if the Headmaster had just concluded something. It was that look Severus hated, because Dumbledore only gave it when he intended to keep vital information from everybody else!

"It's made of glass!" Severus barked, "the faster you go, the more likely it'll smash into a million pieces!"

Wonka just gave a psychotic laugh. Severus was inwardly panicking, but for some reason, Dumbledore seemed unfazed by their doom.

Having no choice, Severus pulled out his wand. "IMMOBILIS!" A flash of light emerged from Severus, and the flying glass elevator came to a halt.

Severus caught a glance at Wonka. The chocolatier had a look of triumph on his face. "Decent spellwork, Severus. Hogwarts, I assume?"

Severus nearly dropped his wand.

"I had suspicion's when you brought the infamous Albus Dumbledore. They increased after the chocolate room," Wonka explained, "this was a little test. And you definitely are a wizard."

And Severus Snape's life was never the same again.