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Severus strode through the halls of St. Mungos with single minded purpose and a distinctly irritated scowl upon his face. He had thirteen cases of blood malediction to follow up on and neither of the fellow junior researchers that were hired alongside him were feeling up to carrying their own weight around here. Both purebloods, not heirs, although they have certainly inherited the abhorrent work ethic and unearned self importance that came with their status. Lazy and entitled and accustomed to being served. If Severus did not know Lucius Malfoy personally, he would’ve thought all purebloods were this bloody useless.
“ You, ” Severus barked when he spotted the apprentice that was meant to shadow him this month. He mostly ignored her up to this point, buried in books and notes as he was. She was meant to follow the senior researcher, who passed the responsibility down to his juniors, where it fell wordlessly into his hands, as it often did. “ Come with me, ” he said, passing a heap of parchment into her arms without breaking his stride. They were making their way towards the dark curses ward. “ You are aware of the study Healer Davis is conducting on blood curses? ”