dumb wizard

Snape never celebrated his birthday, because no one, not even himself, had forgotten it.But Xiu not only went to Madam Pomfrey to inquire about it, but remembered it carefully, and spent all his time trying to celebrate his birthday.

After eating the longevity noodles, Xiu also specifically asked Snape not to go to the auditorium for dinner at night, the anticipation and a little smug cuteness made Snape feel a little restless.

When Snape returned to the cellar from his Slytherin and Gryffindor potions lessons, Hugh was just in time to put the last dish on the table.He has no class in the afternoon.

Snape watched his slender back busy at the dining table, with his side face turned towards him, with a slight blush on his cheeks, his heart swelled inexplicably, as if something was about to burst out of his body.

At this time, Xiu had already noticed his arrival, and turned to smile at him.

Snape took off his coat, and Xiu naturally took it over and hung it on the wooden shelf by the door, then pressed the notebook on his left hand and wrote a sentence, walked over and handed it to Snape, "Professor, you go and wash it first. Take a hot bath to get rid of the cold."

Snape nodded and went into the bedroom.

Xiu added two more warming charms to the table full of dishes, then sat aside and waited for Snape to come out.

Ten minutes later, Snape came out with half-brushed black hair (Shu forbids him to use the quick-drying spell on himself), and saw Xiu sitting on a high-back chair shaking his calves, with a sweet smile on his face. smile.

Snapela opened the chair and sat down, Xiu served him a bowl of soup familiarly, watching him finish it gracefully, raised his eyebrows slightly, expressing his satisfaction with the taste, Xiu's smile was filled with satisfaction.

They began to eat, and the cellar was so quiet that there was only the occasional slight clash of dishes and chopsticks between the two.

In fact, Xiu seldom ate in the cellar. He usually settled his livelihood problems first, and then started to prepare Snape's meals.But today is different, Professor Snape's birthday, Xiu hopes to spend it with him.

After the sumptuous birthday dinner, Snape called the house-elf to clean up. Turning around, Xiu mysteriously took out a small box with a shrinking spell from his pocket.

Snape raised his eyebrows slightly, waiting to see what surprise the little guy had for him.

Xiu restored the box to its original shape, which was only a 5-inch box.Snape had a vague idea in his mind.

Xiu opened the box.As expected, it is an exquisitely crafted Black Forest cake, with a cherry dotted on top of the chocolate shavings, which looks very delicious.

The corner of Snape's mouth twitched, "Mr. White, your little head trampled by trolls makes you think that I would like such sweet and greasy things? Maybe Dumbledore would be interested in your cake, you Why not send it to the principal's office?"

Xiu hurriedly wrote in his notebook: "Professor, why don't you try the taste! It's not greasy at all."

Snape took a sip dubiously, and sure enough it didn't have that disgusting sweetness.

The slightly sour taste of cherries, the sweetness of cream, the slight bitterness of chocolate, the mellow aroma of kirsch and the fascinating aroma of nuts are perfectly integrated.

Snape raised his eyebrows slightly, "I have to say, Mr. White, you always surprise me in this regard."

Hearing this, Xiu, who was a little nervous at first, suddenly laughed, his amber pupils reflected Snape's graceful movements, hiding an unspoken admiration.

Snape ate the small cake slowly, and Xiu rested his chin and looked at him with gentle eyes.

He didn't want much, just being by this man's side was enough.

After Snape finished eating the cake, Xiu took out another small box from his pocket, with dark blue wrapping paper, which looked low-key with a touch of luxury.

Snape took it and took it apart in front of him.Inside the box was a pair of black cufflinks, very much like Snape's black eyes, possessing a fascinating charm.

The quality of the gems is good, but the workmanship is a bit rough.

Snape wasn't completely ignorant of this either.He suddenly raised his eyebrows and looked at the cautious Xiu beside him, hesitantly said: "Mr. White, are you the one who made these cufflinks?"

Xiu's fair cheeks turned red, and he nodded slightly after a while.

The cufflinks are made of the best ice-type obsidian among obsidian stones. He entrusted the store in Diagon Alley to find the rough stone at a high price, and spent more than a month grinding it out by himself.

He was busy with classes, homework, preparing three meals for Snape, receiving extra-curricular tutoring when he allowed, and dealing with Harry bringing Draco to chat with him from time to time, so he had very little free time. So I often have to skip my sleep time to make this pair of cufflinks.

Snape's fingertips gently stroked the slightly angular cuff buttons in his palm, and he couldn't tell what it was like.

Surprised, touched, joy, pity, a touch of happiness.

Mixed flavors.But there is no negative emotion at all, what this child brings to him is always warmth.

"I like it very much, thank you." Snape's voice was lower than usual, slightly hoarse.

Xiu was naturally happy, and Snape's unexpected compliment made him feel overwhelmed with joy, and the curvature of the corners of his lips couldn't be restrained.

How can I be so happy.Just a few ordinary words, he had a wonderful feeling of happiness that made him dizzy.

After Snape's birthday, Hugh felt the distance between himself and him shrink a little more, because Snape's tutoring time with him was obviously extended by half an hour.He knew that this half hour would be deducted from Snape's time studying potions, and he was both happy and distressed, because Snape would definitely take that time away from sleeping time.

Xiu is greedy for his little tenderness, but always hopes that he will not be so nice, so that he will fall deeper into the unsolvable deadlock of loving him, and there will be no redemption.

It would have been nice if they had met earlier.

Xiu often couldn't help thinking that maybe Snape might like him a little bit, maybe he could take a small place in his heart, and he would have more courage to stand by his side.

But if there is no if, he is late, so many years late.

The beautiful girl with red hair and green eyes got a treasure that he could never reach in his life, and brought it into her tomb as the most expensive sacrificial object.

"Xiu, Xiu? Xiu!" Xiu was taken aback by a sudden slap on the shoulder, and when he turned around, he saw Harry standing behind him, panting lightly.

something?Xiu asked him with his eyes.

Harry scratched his hair, and asked a little dejectedly, "Xiu, what are you in a daze for? I kept calling you when I saw you from the other side of the corridor, but you didn't respond."

Xiu smiled apologetically.

What else could he think?He was still thinking about whether he should make time to make lunch for Snape at noon today.He waited for two more classes, and there was also a class at 01:30 in the afternoon, so the time was tight.

Draco came up from behind, "Harry, don't you always act like a Gryffindor, okay? Just taught—Professor Snape gave you a couple of stares."

Harry scratched his head in embarrassment, he was too busy to notice anything else.

Draco turned to Xiu and said, "Xiu, do you have something on your mind?"

Xiu smiled and shook his head.

Harry pouted, "Xiu, you are always so busy, I can't even find you."

Xiu shrugged, he was indeed very busy, but he couldn't comment on what he was busy with.

Draco gave him an odd look, but didn't ask any further questions.Slytherins respect the privacy of their friends.

Harry winked at Xiu, "Hui, I have something to tell you."

Xiu slightly frowned—what's the matter?

Harry looked around, "Let's talk later after you finish class, Draco and I will wait for you in the library, there are too many people here."

After thinking about it, Xiu nodded.It seems that I can't make lunch for Professor Snape, I have to tell him.

Saying goodbye to Harry and Draco, Xiu hurried towards the cellar.On the stairs down to the cellar, I met Snape who had just returned from class.

Xiu ran in a hurry, panting slightly with his hand on the railing.

Snape frowned, "Mr. White, what's worth running around like a mindless troll?"

Xiu took a breath, walked up to him, took out his notebook and wrote: "Professor Snape, I have some things that I can't prepare lunch for you at noon, you remember to go to the auditorium to eat, don't forget everything once you enter the laboratory gone."

"Mr. White, I don't think I intend to starve myself to death. Your worries are completely unnecessary." Snape said coldly.

Xiu Xiaoxiao slandered: You don't have this plan, but everything you do is moving towards this goal.

Because the class was about to start, Xiu hurriedly said goodbye to Snape, ran up the stairs in a panic, and quickly disappeared from Snape's sight.

Snape stood silently on the stairs, watching the direction in which he disappeared, before leaving for a long time.

Slytherin lounge.

Harry was lying on his bed, poking his head out from the green curtains to look at the little platinum noble who was reading a book on the other bed.

"Draco, don't you think Xiu is always mysterious?"

Draco let out a "huh" indifferently, and turned a page in the book in his hand.

Harry puffed up his cheeks and said angrily, "Draco, why don't you care about Xiu?"

Draco finally moved his eyes away from the book, and looked at the staring blue-eyed Harry, "Rule [-] of the Slytherin rules, respect the privacy of friends. Harry, it seems that you haven't copied enough."

"Well!" Harry pouted, "I'm just concerned about Xiu, he always seems preoccupied."

Draco walked over to touch his little head, "If Xiu is willing to tell us, he will naturally say, you don't have to worry too much."

"Yeah." Harry nodded, rubbing against him.