Fellowship & Fairydust

~ by Severitus

The rest of the school year passed by with hardly any change at all in Potions class. Professor Snape was still as cruel and unfair as always, even with the scrawny feline perched constantly on his desk or shoulder. However, as small an improvement as it was, he stopped trying to get Harry expelled whenever blame for some horrific incident could be put on him, and Harry was eternally grateful for that change. Professor McGonagall always made a point of smiling at Harry whenever the cat made its appearance in her presence, and softened up even when in an unpleasant mood. No one else knew where the feline had come from, though Harry was sure Ron and Hermione suspected him of something. After all, Harry was the only student that the cat was friendly toward; it greeted everyone else in roughly the same manner as its master.

Perhaps the most significant effect of the Christmas gift was that on every Christmas Eve afterward, Harry would venture alone down to the Great Hall, take his seat by the fire, and enjoy a steaming mug of cocoa. And every Christmas Eve, Severus Snape would sit in the other armchair with Caedus at his side, and for that one night out of the year, they would sit together in silent understanding. For that one night, Harry Potter and Severus Snape were friends.

Glossary

Caedus: murder
Desero: to forsake or give up.

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