"Of course it was Severus. I've known him since I was small. He's the only one of us that I've seen besides you. Everyone else thinks that we're fictional book characters. He's just... gone. I've looked everywhere for him, and no one has seen him. Not that a lot of people knew him in the first place anyways since he's Severus and snarls equally at everyone. But he was nice to me, and ... I miss him."

Bast touched his fingers lightly over some of the messages on the bulletin board, pointing out some to Harry.

"Tomorrow morning there will be a lot of them here that is Person A asking if Person B made it through the night. A lot of them go unanswered since the person died or vanished in the Nightshift. Like I said, the monsters get them or the bad doctors do. Mr Radio and the Head Doctor talk a lot during the Nightshift, each of them sniping at the other. Sometimes they give clues to treasures too, if you know where to look. I've been over a lot of Landel's, so I can sort of find anywhere I need to go. I like the kitchen best since there's chocolate cake there, and the Dementors hate chocolate cake. Oh!"

Bast began patting himself down, finally pulling out a little baggie with a chocolate chip cookie in it from his pocket. Offering it to Harry, he shrugged sheepishly.

"I can't find block chocolate, so this is all I have. Most of the other patients think I'm stupid for wanting cookies, but I knew the Dementors would be around soon enough. Lucky said they liked you, so maybe it'll help."

He wrinkled up his nose then, eyeing the notes thoughtfully.

"That was good, right?"