"We can't though, can we? If we get caught, it's a punishable offence." He didn't want to lose his kingdom before he even entered it. Adjusting his scraggly old coat, he raised his hand to trace over the inside pocket that kept his wand. "Could we even do it without being caught?" Sirius had apparently zapped someone before so perhaps it was possible. They couldn't always be watching, could they?

At the mention of Slytherin, Severus beamed. "I'm really hoping for Slytherin. Perhaps we'll be sorted in the same house. I should hope so... it'd be nice."

He would already have a friend. That would make life so much easier. "The best sort get into Slytherin."