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"Don't bother my concentration!" Severus snarled, dropping a snake fang into the cauldron. It hissed, and turned a blue hue. Sirius threw his arms up.
"Sorry!" he sighed, "What are you making?"
"A pain-relief potion," Severus replied, mixing powdered dragon horn into it. He nodded his approval, and took a spoon out of his robes, along with three vials.
Severus filled each container to the top, and put corks in the tops, carefully setting them on a shelf. "You do know, that you had me and Remus worried this morning?" Sirius commented casually.
"Why is that?" Severus asked, looking at him. Remus frowned from the chair.
"Harry was gone from his crib. We didn't know where he was!" Remus sighed, "And when we looked for him-"
"We found the most interesting sight...do you know what it was?" Sirius asked smoothly, grinning at the professor.
"No...no, I don't," he said, grabbing hold of the cauldron to stop his shaking hands.
"You sir, with Harry and Hermione, SLEEPING! All bunched together, like a family!" Sirius cried, faking sobs of happiness. Severus scowled, glaring at him.
"Sev, I think you like them!" Remus chipped in, smiling. Ron looked up at Severus, chewing on a purple teething ring. Drool dripped off his chin. Severus shook his head.
"Sevewus lub us!" Hermione squealed, hugging his ankles. Severus' cheeks tinged pink, his eyes going wide. Sirius laughed.
"Remus, get a camera! This is a once-in-a-lifetime look!" he chuckled. Severus edged out of the room, snarling. Hermione skipped after him, falling every five seconds.
Sitting down at his desk, Severus banged his head on the edge of the wood. "I hate myself, I hate myself, I hate myself!" he seethed.
Severus always had rein over his emotions, but sometimes let them out, when no one was watching, of course. Hermione looked up at him from the floor. "Sevewus sad?"
"Severus mad...Severus sad...Severus going to DIE!" he snarled. Hermione pulled herself onto his lap, whimpering.
"Hewmione don't want Sevewus to die...Hewmione lub Sevewus," Hermione cooed. Severus looked at her with dark eyes, a smile tugging at the corners of his lips, as warmth he hadn't felt in years spread through him.
"Sirius, what are you doing?" Remus asked, watching his friend. Sirius had his ear pressed against the door.
"Listening. You won't believe what I just heard!" Sirius replied. Remus frowned.
"Sirius, it's wrong to eavesdrop! Stop it!" he said.
"Hermione just said she loves Sev!" Sirius said, ignoring the lecturing Remus. Remus shrugged.
"So? It's understandable. Severus is the one that's been taking care of her the most," Remus replied, sighing. Sirius nodded, smiling.
"Then it is good that Sev is getting a bit of love...it'll do him good!" Sirius mused, sitting down on the couch, Harry giving him a startled look.
"HERMIONE!" screamed the silky voice of Severus.
"Don't bother my concentration!" Severus snarled, dropping a snake fang into the cauldron. It hissed, and turned a blue hue. Sirius threw his arms up.
"Sorry!" he sighed, "What are you making?"
"A pain-relief potion," Severus replied, mixing powdered dragon horn into it. He nodded his approval, and took a spoon out of his robes, along with three vials.
Severus filled each container to the top, and put corks in the tops, carefully setting them on a shelf. "You do know, that you had me and Remus worried this morning?" Sirius commented casually.
"Why is that?" Severus asked, looking at him. Remus frowned from the chair.
"Harry was gone from his crib. We didn't know where he was!" Remus sighed, "And when we looked for him-"
"We found the most interesting sight...do you know what it was?" Sirius asked smoothly, grinning at the professor.
"No...no, I don't," he said, grabbing hold of the cauldron to stop his shaking hands.
"You sir, with Harry and Hermione, SLEEPING! All bunched together, like a family!" Sirius cried, faking sobs of happiness. Severus scowled, glaring at him.
"Sev, I think you like them!" Remus chipped in, smiling. Ron looked up at Severus, chewing on a purple teething ring. Drool dripped off his chin. Severus shook his head.
"Sevewus lub us!" Hermione squealed, hugging his ankles. Severus' cheeks tinged pink, his eyes going wide. Sirius laughed.
"Remus, get a camera! This is a once-in-a-lifetime look!" he chuckled. Severus edged out of the room, snarling. Hermione skipped after him, falling every five seconds.
Sitting down at his desk, Severus banged his head on the edge of the wood. "I hate myself, I hate myself, I hate myself!" he seethed.
Severus always had rein over his emotions, but sometimes let them out, when no one was watching, of course. Hermione looked up at him from the floor. "Sevewus sad?"
"Severus mad...Severus sad...Severus going to DIE!" he snarled. Hermione pulled herself onto his lap, whimpering.
"Hewmione don't want Sevewus to die...Hewmione lub Sevewus," Hermione cooed. Severus looked at her with dark eyes, a smile tugging at the corners of his lips, as warmth he hadn't felt in years spread through him.
"Sirius, what are you doing?" Remus asked, watching his friend. Sirius had his ear pressed against the door.
"Listening. You won't believe what I just heard!" Sirius replied. Remus frowned.
"Sirius, it's wrong to eavesdrop! Stop it!" he said.
"Hermione just said she loves Sev!" Sirius said, ignoring the lecturing Remus. Remus shrugged.
"So? It's understandable. Severus is the one that's been taking care of her the most," Remus replied, sighing. Sirius nodded, smiling.
"Then it is good that Sev is getting a bit of love...it'll do him good!" Sirius mused, sitting down on the couch, Harry giving him a startled look.
"HERMIONE!" screamed the silky voice of Severus.