Happy Birthday to Me
The man stared at the child as she skipped across the room, her pigtails trailing behind her as she did so. His smile was soft; something that was rarely seen on his weathered and tired face.
"Lily!" A woman raced to the child, her arms extended and her face lit with a glow. The little girl squealed in response, her cheeks chubby and smile contagious. Severus looked up as his name was called; his daughter was waving at him.
"Dad? Are you coming for cake?" Nodding, the professor pushed himself off the stood he had found and walked slowly towards the table meticulously set with the finest dishes. Someone was calling orders from the kitchen.
"Aimee!" The kitchen voice yelled. Snape looked at his daughter, who just smiled and shrugged as she placed her own daughter on the floor again.
Severus found a seat around the dining table, his eyes looking around the rest of the occupied seats. His son-in-law, a muggle lawyer Kevin Johnson, sat next to his granddaughter, fiddling with her dress as the girl of only two, managed to take it off more often than leaving it on. Next to her were her brothers, Henry and Jacob – 11 and 15 respectively, both bickering about whose cauldron was left in the garden to grow mould over the summer. Severus just smiled at them. A few other people had joined the table but his mind was distracted by his wife appearing at the door from the kitchen carrying the largest cake he had ever see.
With a huge smile, she placed it down in front of him with a kiss as well. The cake had a giant 60 piped on it green icing, for his birthday.
"Happy Birthday, love."
"Thank you, Petunia," Severus whispered, looking up at her. As he blew out the candles and listened to the song they insisted on singing every time, he looked at his family and could not stop another smile forming on his face.
He could never be happier.
A/N: Words - 336
Ancient Runes Extra Credit - Someone with emotional riches...
Gringotts – Old:
(Female OC) 3. Aimee Johnson [10 point bonus]
(Crack Pairings) 2. Severus/Petunia [10 point bonus]