He must be speaking in code

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After sifting through all of almost two weeks of Snape's conversations in his office, I am convinced that he must be the most boring person in the universe.

All he talks about are the board meetings he has, the daily reports of the state of Hogwarts and its students, and making sure the accounts are in order. He's said nothing about the Carrows, nothing about the Dark Lord or serving him, and nothing even about which students or professors he might even slightly dislike. In short, there is no gossip happening at all in his office.

I wonder if 'budgets' is code for 'You-Know-Who.'