[HP] Can you be gentle with me

Snape had been in a lot of trouble lately.

It's definitely not because Nigel still refuses to call himself father.

Of course it wasn't because he couldn't find a way to fix Tahlia's eyes.

It's because in the past few days, he always felt that Tahlia and Nigel were always whispering mysteriously, and when he walked in, Nigel would push Tahlia vigilantly, and their conversation would end in an instant, causing him to Until now, I still don't know what the two of them are planning...

And he didn't like being kept in the dark at all.

What made him most unacceptable was that he seemed to be the only one who didn't know about it, because one time when they visited Black's house, Black stared at him with thoughtful and playful eyes all afternoon. See for yourself.

"Photo studio?"

Snape slowly put down the potions journal in his hand, looked at Tahlia who was smiling in disbelief, even though he knew she couldn't see now, he tried his best to hold back the corners of his mouth from twitching.

"You said, we're going to a photo studio...what to do?" he asked.

"Go to the photo studio, what else can you do besides taking pictures?" Tahlia said seriously. "You, me, and Nigel, we don't have a family photo yet, do we?"

"Then there's no need to-"

"Because I want to, Sev." Tahlia blinked and smiled at him. "Isn't that reason enough for you?"

Snape shut his mouth.

He felt that Tahlia, who was playing capricious to him now, was extremely cute.

After a while, he spoke slowly. "If Nigel is willing to put up with being in the same picture with me, then I'm fine."

"Of course he's fine." Tahlia smiled brightly. "I've already talked to him—"

So, two days later, Snape took Tahlia, and Nigel, who didn't even bother to speak, appeared in the only photo studio on Diagon Alley.

The clerk was obviously frightened, and stood behind the counter in a daze, forgetting to call out the greeting.

"Snape...Professor—Professor Watson." After a while, he stammered out.

And Snape frowned, turned to talk to Tahlia. "It's been a long time since I've heard someone call you—"

"If they both call us both Professor Snape, there will be confusion, right?" Tahlia replied calmly.

Snape blushed. "If you had agreed with my suggestion, perhaps—"

"Putting our wedding on the front page of the newspaper is never a good idea, Sev—" Tahlia said seriously. "And it's so unlike anything you'd do."

"I could be more ostentatious," Snape said slowly, and then, with a slight smile, he leaned into Tahlia's ear and whispered. "I can't wait to let the whole world know that you are mine."

Tahlia blushed and froze in place, not knowing how to react.

Fortunately, Nigel stepped forward naturally, pulled Tahlia a few steps forward, deliberately ignored Snape's glaring, and spoke. "Don't forget what we discussed earlier—" just solved Tahlia's embarrassment.

"Ah, yes—" Tahlia smiled.

She began to fumble in the small bag she carried with her. Since she lost her sight, it was quite difficult for her to find something from the interspatial bag, but after a while, she pulled out a set of clothes smoothly.

To be exact, it was the one that made Snape's face cringe in the background, and made Nigel laugh happily when he saw his father's expression──

──Santa costume.

Plus a white fake beard that Snape thought was ripped off Dumbledore's face.

"What is this for?" he asked, even though he had absolutely no desire to know the answer to the question.

"Of course I want you to wear it—" Tahlia took it for granted, and then took out two sets of clothes that were also bright red from his small bag. "Nigel and I will wear them too, and it's Christmas, so we're going to have to wear them, don't you, Sev?"

"I'm not at all interested in such boring festivals," Snape said dryly.

"Don't—" Tahlia blinked again, pleadingly at Snape. "I specially prepared this, don't you want to wear it?" Then, he smiled. "Besides, I'll wear them together too──"

Hearing these words, Snape couldn't help but imagine Tahlia's cute appearance in the suit she held in her hand──

"Okay." And he agreed with the same uncontrollable mouth, and it was too late for him to regret it.

"Great!" Tahlia said happily. "I suddenly wish my eyes would heal soon, Sev──" She reached forward, touching Snape's chest, raised her head, and smiled brightly. "So I can see what you look like in this dress today!"

"So you have to remember to take your medicine on time." Snape didn't know what medicine he had taken wrongly, but he also echoed Tahlia's words.

The reason is actually very simple.

Previously, Tahlia had always held a very negative attitude towards regaining her eyesight, and Snape always felt that she had no intention of being able to see the world again—

If she could look forward to regaining her eyesight again, then he would do anything for him, even wearing this...

In fact, he really wanted to classify this thing as stupid.

"I've always taken my medicine on time!" Tahlia said feigned displeasure, pushing Snape slightly harder.

"Really?" Snape raised an eyebrow. "I also found out yesterday that you didn't take a sip of the bottle of medicine in your pocket—"

Tahlia coughed instantly.

"Severus, you'd better hurry up and put on—" Nigel couldn't help but interjected. "Don't keep Tahlia waiting too long."

"Yeah, Sev—" Tahlia jumped at the moment, as long as Snape didn't pursue her and accidentally forgot to take his medicine. "I'm waiting..."

Snape's face was dark, looking at Tahlia who looked at him expectantly, and Nigel who was gloating in front of him.

He suddenly regretted that he promised to come to the photo studio together yesterday.

And one day many years later, when Tahlia waved that photo in front of him with a smirk, he felt even more regretful.

but……

"Speaking of which, what about that year's Christmas present?" With the corners of his mouth raised, he leaned close to Tahlia's ear and said softly, and the breath he exhaled happened to spray all over her side.

"What, what?" Tahlia had already blushed completely because of Snape's actions, and even her speech became staccato. "Didn't you... Didn't you say earlier that you're only a boring holiday like Christmas?"

"I don't care about that boring holiday." Snape said in a low voice, still deliberately moving closer to Tahlia, even though she kept twisting to move away. "But I'm not against Christmas presents, Tahlia."

"No, there's no such thing!" Tahlia growled angrily, still trying to push Snape away who was getting closer. "Besides, you never said what gift you wanted—" He paused for a while, and looked at him suspiciously. "What are you missing?"

Snape smiled slightly, pulled Tahlia past him, held him in his arms, and leaned down to kiss her forehead. "You will definitely be the best Christmas present." After finishing speaking, he picked her up and quickly moved towards the bedroom.

"What are you going to do?" Tahlia asked suspiciously.

In the past few years, it seems that Snape has completely fallen in love with the game of holding himself like this, and now he seems to have suddenly gone crazy again──

"What do you say I'm going to do?" Snape whispered, but just wouldn't give Tahlia a clue.

Nigel was rarely at home tonight.

"Merry Christmas, Tahlia," he said, kicking open the bedroom door.

"Merry Christmas, Sev." Before Tahlia realized what happened, she responded in a daze before realizing that she had been carried into the bedroom. "What are you going to do?" She couldn't help screaming, and asked again.

"I've changed my mind, Tahlia." Snape chuckled. "Christmas without presents—maybe I can live with that."

"I don't... ah──"

Yes, Snape thought with satisfaction.

Where does he need a Christmas present.

The most precious gift is already in front of my eyes.