Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Chapter 1: The Dark Lord Ascending

The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the the narow, moonlit alley. For a second they stood quite still, wands directed at each other’s chests; then, recognizing each other, they stowed their wands beneath their cloaks and started walking briskly in the same direction.

  “News?” asked the taller of the two. “The best,” said Severus Snape.