Hermione looked up from her book. "Charlotte has been such an angel today. Do check on her, won't you, Severus? Perhaps she's getting lonely."

"Not a problem," Severus said readily, rubbing his eyes wearily as he put down his quill. He had been grading essays and welcomed any break.

Severus walked over to Charlotte's room and was surprised to see her awake, after she had been so quiet.

Gazing into the baby's wide eyes, he muttered, "Maybe you need something? Legilemens."

Severus quickly grew just as wide eyed as his daughter. He fell to the floor in a dead faint.