"Of course." He said it in a mocking tone, as if Barty was a total moron for suggesting otherwise. Rolling his eyes, he shook his head and looked down, not wanting to give a lot to the son of such a man. He was not about to leak information to someone like this but he did find a boy like Barty fascinating. There was something in his eyes that left Snape feeling cold inside. Thrilling, in it's own way, but not enough to get cocky.

"I'm always thinking ahead. If you're not then you'll soon fall behind. There's a lot of ambition in this house, you have to be prepared or you'll lose out."