Severus is quiet while she goes on, and though it's hard to tell considering his stoicism and the low light, he is actually having a fairly impressive deer in headlights moment in response to her sudden eruption of Feelings. He doesn't offer her a light, but only because he's taking a moment to consider this turn of events and - well, phrasing it like 'And imagine Penelope ten years younger and wearing a uniform' sounds terrible (so of course it's being written), but the only supportive context that Severus has beyond the horrible murderous wizard cult is in the form of being a teacher.

So.

"You are a witch," he begins, and he's not sure he can get this to sound like anything beyond Professor Snape (not that Penelope knows Professor Snape exists), but oh well, "You are far from helpless. You are a businesswoman, and an artist, and verbal warrior of the highest caliber. It doesn't seem to me like you've had a difficult time in this city, as hard as it might be on your heart."

It might be better if he sounded awkward, instead of stiffly formal. Alas. "And I'm fine." He's always fine.