This is beautifully written. The rich details of rural life come together to create this still and peaceful space, which it seems is just what Severus needs. There's something very farmerly about the way Aberforth lives -- pragmatic, hardworking, moving with the rhythms of life. Some years the lambs are stillborn, and some years they're healthy twins. It makes you feel that there are deeper, more solid things to life than the political machinations of wizards, which is an extraordinary thought to have when considering this time period. It's wonderful to think that Severus might have had moments like this in his too short, too sad life.