Rare Pair Shorts

Back for more fulsome praise!
I absolutely loved While she wanted her House to win (and who wouldn’t considering how Severus crowed with each Slytherin win), Minerva had other reasons for being on the pitch. Severus is such a likely explanation, but oh, those other reasons ...

Picking his best friend as Keeper wasn’t the worst thing he could have done but it was certainly in the top five Reminds me of my own thoughts on my students, occasionally. "This isn't the stupidest thing I've ever heard, but it comes damn close." Not that I ever say it, of course ...

Sometimes children do funny things but we can’t blame them. Rolanda is absolutely right. Still, there are moments (she'll have known them, too) when you think: Why can't we? There's no real reason why we can't ... I may have told you this before, but you're great at giving a teacher's point of view.

I tell you a lot of things. Normally you don’t listen to me. So typical of the banter between them. Love this.

When we started this relationship, I was just as important as your duties. That's the whole point, isn't it? And so Minerva, to make precisely this mistake.

so full of joy she could barely find room for it all Great image.

Once again, you have the weight of the world on your shoulders and you’re not sharing it.” Perfectly IC - for both.

Perhaps we’ll call it stunningly unaware and be done with it.” May I join the ovating crowd?

I loved my gift, thank you so much, dear Mystery Author!