HP Miss Paranoid and the Old Bat Professor

what day is christmasFamilies get together, do some shopping, enjoy a big dinner, and sit around a warming fire?Pretty much everyone loves the holiday, which makes sense, doesn't it?But this does not include Severus Snape, when he was a child, he did not love his family, and what he hated most were family gatherings, which would always lead to another very unpleasant Extreme development of human pleasure.And his family's economic conditions would never allow him to go shopping or have a rich dinner, or even enjoy a warm fire.So Christmas, as a child, was arguably the most hated holiday for Severus – because it always made him realize how little his life was compared to other people his age. Oops.

And when Snape gradually matured and became a master of potions, Christmas became just a dispensable thing for him. For a few years, he might not be able to stand the one-to-two month-to-month relationship between Lucius and Narcissa. The letter bothered me to attend a dinner party at the Malfoy manor, but he spent most of the holiday with his cauldron in his potions office.He never felt so lonely like this, maybe because he has already adapted to this kind of life, or he himself believes that only darkness is the most suitable for him.

But this year, because of An Nan's existence, Severus' Christmas has undergone a radical change.

'Miss Bennett, need I remind you that this is the Potions Office, not the Christmas Museum! ' Severus gritted his teeth, he really shouldn't have relented in agreeing to the little girl's request to decorate his office 'a little bit'.This Miss Bennett's 'slightly' seemed to be very different from his understanding, because at this time his supposedly dark and damp office was replaced by orange candles, bright Christmas wreaths and soft wool cushions!

An Nan, who was warming up by the hot re-lit stove, was very satisfied with her results, but faced with the angry expression of the dean at this time, she still carefully explained to her dean,

'But professor, I just hope we have a nice Christmas'

Facing the little girl's aggrieved and innocent expression at this time, and thinking that this little guy won't be able to be with his family this year, the anger in Severus' heart disappeared inexplicably, and he rubbed his forehead deeply. He took a deep breath and squeezed out a sentence between his teeth,

'This is the last time, no more candles or other decorations! '

An Nan, who had succeeded in her scheme, was so happy that her tail was almost raised immediately. She ran to the side of her dean, hugged his arm tightly, and said sweetly like a baby, "I knew that the professor you're the best'

Under the light of the orange candle, the little girl's cheeks were flushed, and her whole face revealed a child-like cuteness and obedience.Severus looked down at the little guy who was rubbing his cheek against his arm, and what little anger he had had finally surrendered.

Hogwarts has always organized a sumptuous Christmas dinner for the students staying at the school, but this year, because of An Nan's insistence, Severus happily asked Dumbledore for a leave of absence, saying that he would devote himself to Developed a certain potion, and because of some ulterior reasons, the latter readily agreed to Snape's request, and by the way, An Nan's request to shirk his discomfort and ask for leave.Therefore, our An Nan finally ushered in the first chance in his life to spend Christmas with the professor.

'Merry Christmas! After the dinner, An Nan solemnly handed over her Christmas present to the dean of her family.As before, it was also packaged in dark green matte cardboard, with a shiny golden bow tied in the middle. An Nan also specially used a decorative charm to make beautiful small halos around the bow.

Severus raised his eyebrows and glanced at the little girl who was staring at him nervously across the way, wondering what the weird thing would be this time, would it be the teeth of a black bear or the hair of an angel?Opening the small box, Severus was surprised to find that there were miniature bottles inside?

"This is the representative potion material I collected from different places." An Nan excitedly picked up a small bottle and showed it to Severus, "Look, this is the lotus dew from the East in the summer morning. The East The monks believe that the dew collected at this time is the purest and has special magical powers'

'This is a waterfall from the deep forest in the Blue Mountains of Australia, where the aboriginal wizards say that the stream carries ancient power'

"This is the cherry blossoms in the late night of early spring in Japan. It is rumored that the cherry blossoms collected at this time have special magic in the dark night."

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The little girl was still excitedly chirping and explaining, but Severus became more and more curious in his heart, how could this Miss Bennett know so many strange things?

'Miss Bennett, can you satisfy your professor's curiosity a little bit? ' Severus stared at the little girl in front of him with great interest, and asked casually in a rare relaxed tone,

'You mentioned that you've been to the Black Forest in Germany, the seaside towns in Italy, and Romania?I'm very surprised, your parents would let an underage girl go to those dangerous places?They also allow you to run a potion shop yourself? '

An Nan, who was suspected by her headmaster, was beating the small drum in her heart. Naturally, she couldn't say that she went there to find things, and that she opened the East Magic Pharmacy to get close to him, but Anna didn't want to treat him Severus lied, so he simply replied,

'I went to the Black Forest in Germany because my aunt married into a wizarding family there and I went to visit her; I went to Italy because I love Italian green olives; I went to Romania because my brother was there of the Wizarding Guild. An Nan pretended to be relaxed and counted with a smile, "In fact, my parents asked my brother to open the East magic pharmacy at first, but in the end my brother chose to go to Romania, so I took it over."

This little idiot can't even tell a lie, Severus sighed, rubbing his forehead, probably only this little guy could make such a lame excuse.Severus didn't want to force Annan to tell the truth, he believed that the little girl must have some compelling reason to hide it from him.Maybe it's a Bennett family secret, Severus guessed.

'Professor, do you know what?Christmas in Germany is simply beautiful!They still have the old town, with small wooden houses painted with light yellow walls, gray and white cobblestone main streets, tall church spires, and a clock tower that rings every hour on the main square.And on Christmas night, small candles are lit in every shop on both sides of the street, mistletoe and holly garlands of all kinds are outside the shops, and small fir trees are placed in front of almost every hotel or restaurant. It is full of decorations.They also have super delicious gingerbread and Christmas wine!Be sure to check out Christmas there if you get the chance, it's so beautiful! '

'And by the way, did you know that Christmas is in summer in Australia? ...'

The little girl in front of her was still chirping about her travels, while Severus was slowly drinking the Christmas red wine in his glass, listening carefully with rare patience.He raised his eyebrows and looked at the little girl who was happily grabbing his sleeve, and thought amusedly in his heart, isn't this little idiot thirsty after talking for so long?

And An Nan, who finally finished talking about her travels satisfactorily, grabbed the arm of the dean of her family at this time, raised her small face and opened her eyes wide, and said with a hundred parts of sincerity,

'So, you see, there are so many wonderful places in this world, and so many different things to try, would you like to go and see with me? '

Under the warm orange candle light, the little girl's big clear eyes are full of his reflection.Severus felt that he must be a little drunk at this moment, otherwise why would he feel his heart beating so fast at this moment?

The world is so big, but I just want to be with you.

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