Would that he could just sit back, tolerate Snape talking at him, and indulge in some wine until he cares not to. No, Lucius would only like to be that aloof, but it's an awfully lonely state to be in when you have little else. He considers that question with hooded eyes, glass held and hovering between the table and himself.

"I am an outcome that the majority of our peers would like nothing more than to avoid, should they ever make it back to the real world," he finally states. "They need not ask questions or do anything in reference to this to make it any less or more true. So no, not particularly."

He decides not to explain his attitudes towards the younger Snape. A judgement based off how he considers his own analogue.