That evening, Snape arrived at the Chamber of Secrets with a cauldron and a pile of basic Potion ingredients. He glanced at Kreacher, who was bustling around inside the Chamber, then at Lupin, who was looking displeased as he guided Li Feng in magic nearby.
Upon seeing Snape arrive, Li Feng happily put away his magic and lowered his wand. He stepped forward, gave a wizard's salute, and said, "Good evening, Professor Snape."
Snape gave a slight nod in response to Li Feng's greeting. He was here as a private tutor, after all, so he could accept Li Feng's wizard's salute.
Snape looked at Lupin with blatant disdain. This guy had been one of the people he disliked since their school days. It was already good enough that he had not pulled out his wand and fired a Stupefy at him on sight. Greet him? As if.
Frowning, Snape said in a tone Li Feng found impossibly tsundere, "It appears I have come at an inconvenient time. Perhaps we need to arrange another time."
Although he knew Lupin had been teaching Li Feng magic in the Chamber recently, he had never expected the man to still be here at this hour. He had assumed that once he and Li Feng agreed on a lesson time, Lupin would have the sense to get lost.
Lupin was much the same. He did not look at Snape kindly, nor did he offer any greeting or salute.
However, unlike Snape, he had long known that Snape would come to the Chamber at night to teach Li Feng Potion-making. He also knew Li Feng intended to study under both of them at the same time. Thus, he ignored Snape's words and said to Li Feng, "I hope you have enough energy to survive an entire