AN: Well, first of all thank you very much for the reviews. :) I was so happy to hear you opinions. Now, on with the story...
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"So, what are you still doing here, Sev?"

"I am quite obviously still in need of medical surveillance." Grace chuckled.

"This sentence seems to be a first. When did you realise that you were not able to get everything right on your own? Before or after you were bitten by that monster of a snake?"

"Do we really have to talk about this?"

"Of course not, Sev. Did you know that there are speculations in the prophet that you might be Potter's father. I think that's quite funny. Only someone as dense as Skeeter would publish such nonsense."

"GrĂ¡inne, please...", he moaned.

"Refrain from calling me that!"

"If you call me Sev I will call you by your given name."

"I could call you Tobias."

"You wouldn't."

"No. I wouldn't call you that. It reminds me too much of your horrendous father. For real, what are you still doing here? Finally tired of teaching a batch of dunderheads?"

"I was tired of that from my first day as a professor onwards. What are you doing here at all? I thought you were in Sicily."

"I was but I couldn't let you rot in this hospital." Snape disbelievingly stared at her. "I am visiting Minnie for a few weeks. She is rather shattered now that Albus is dead and that she has to rebuild Hogwarts on her own and all that."

"On her own?", Snape asked flabbergasted. "Why isn't anybody helping her?"

"I have been helping her yesterday and the day before that. I have even cancelled my party because of that. I didn't inform you of that because I knew you wouldn't be coming anyway."

"Is there still much left to do?"

"There is the entrance hall. Which was totally destroyed. The wards need to be renewed. Then the whole school grounds. Basically everything needs to be renewed. We could use some help."

"I should really get out of here."

"If you are in dire need of supervision, Severus, you had better remain here. You were after all about to die only half an hour ago.", Grace teased him.

"Call a Healer. I will be leaving now."

"Right.", she chuckled. "As if you'd be able to walk out on your own. You have been laying here for a month, Severus."

"I know my limitations. Call a Healer. I'll dress in the meantime." Grace shook her head and walked towards the door. She turned around once more just in time to see Severus' behind flashing through the slit in his hospital gown as he got up from his bed. She chuckled and went to look for a Healer.

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