What a lovely gift to come home to! And at last the time to comment. I loved the way you make their relationship work. Very believable. And, as always, perfectly in character. Lines I loved especially: he's a connoisseur of blood and the description! He cautiously sniffs the air -- if he's going to be Albus Dumbledore's lapdog, he may as well act the part -- and and Pomfrey was given to hovering. Fits my idea of Snape exactly. He wants, for the brief time that she yields to him, the illusion that he is keeping someone safe. . This line too, though. 'safe'. Yes. As four-letter words go, that one is acceptable. /g/ He likes that her body is not young and that she doesn't care; he knows that she will ask no perfection of his. Sorry for being boringly repetitive, but it's really great. and last but not least: "You have rather an exalted idea of the sort of charity you might be due," Thank you so much! It's such a lovely gift!
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I loved the way you make their relationship work. Very believable. And, as always, perfectly in character.
Lines I loved especially:
he's a connoisseur of blood and the description!
He cautiously sniffs the air -- if he's going to be Albus Dumbledore's lapdog, he may as well act the part --
and and Pomfrey was given to hovering. Fits my idea of Snape exactly.
He wants, for the brief time that she yields to him, the illusion that he is keeping someone safe.
. This line too, though. 'safe'. Yes. As four-letter words go, that one is acceptable. /g/
He likes that her body is not young and that she doesn't care; he knows that she will ask no perfection of his.
Sorry for being boringly repetitive, but it's really great.
and last but not least: "You have rather an exalted idea of the sort of charity you might be due,"
Thank you so much! It's such a lovely gift!