Order Only Private Message to Severus Snape

I should like very much to hear your views on Minerva's condition. Do your measurements indicate any lessening of the potion's benefits? Any sign that she is becoming inured to its effects? I've seen no external signs, but I'm hopeful that your more arcane analyses would give us early warning to make adjustments if needed.

I hope I don't need to tell you that we must remain vigilant: there's unlikely to be any overt signs of slippage so long as she is well enough to concern herself with appearances. She's very good at maintaining her facade, even from me after all these years.

Meanwhile, I worry that Dolores will find some way to inhibit my communication with Minerva. Mind you, that's merely an inkling, based almost entirely on what she's not said or on what I guess might lie between the lines of the things she does say. Something else to keep me occupied during the watches of the night.