Dec 24, Harry Potter, Severus/Remus, All I Want for Christmas Title: All I Want for Christmas Author:shadowycat Fandom: Harry Potter Pairing: Severus/Remus Word Count: 470 words Prompt: 24: A Christmas Wish List Rating: PG Warning: unbeta'd
Remus tied, then re-tied, a bit of silver ribbon and stared doubtfully down at his handiwork. The bow was slightly lop-sided and the paper was a bit crinkled, but then it wasn’t particularly easy to wrap a bottle of Firewhisky neatly. It would have to do. Now, the question was... how to deliver it? If he could have one wish granted for Christmas this year, it would be to have a lasting peace with Severus.
He’d hoped that now that the war was over, and they were working together at Hogwarts, they might be able to forge a new relationship, but so far, things were still a bit tense. Maybe now, at Christmas, they could finally make a fresh start. After all, Christmas was a time of peace and forgiveness, right? If it couldn’t happen now, when could it happen? With a determined expression on his face, Remus picked up his gift and headed off toward Severus’s rooms.
~~OvO~~
Severus glanced into the basket that stood on his desk. Only one small parcel remained. He’d given out all of his gifts except one... the most difficult one, yet the most important, too. After all, giving Minerva a bottle of her favourite whisky or Filius a box of his favourite bonbons wasn’t difficult. He did it every year. Giving a gift to Lupin... Remus, now that was something new.
He pulled the last little package out of the basket and nervously straightened its bow. If he could have one wish this Christmas, it would be that they could finally bury the hatchet somewhere other than in each other’s backs and start anew. He wasn’t sure that a simple box of chocolates would get him what he wished for, but it was a start. With a nod of his head, he clutched his gift tightly, left his quarters, and headed for Remus’s rooms.
~~OvO~~
Although coming from different directions, they each approached the same corner at the same time. In the blink of an eye, a cat unexpectedly ran between their feet. Each one instinctively grabbed for the other, hoping to avert a fall. When they found themselves face to face, each firmly clasped in the other’s arms, a sprig of mistletoe suddenly dangling above their heads, nature simply took its course.
Peering out of an empty classroom, the tabby watched the newly reconciled professors with great interest. If a cat could smile, she surely would have. Although it hadn’t been easy, getting these two to see how much happier they’d be together, instead of at odds, was number one on her Christmas wish list; helping to make it happen, well that was just good sense. It appeared things had worked out even better than she’d hoped, and it would be quite the Merry Christmas all around. Who could wish for more?