Oh, that was wonderful & romantic & sweet & hilariously funny - I nearly did the hot-chocolate-across-the-monitor-snort when I read: "In that case, you may explain to me why there is a deceased rodent on my carpet." Harry coloured. When he'd been a cat, bringing Snape a present of a dead mouse had seemed perfectly natural, but it was making a lot less sense now. "Um, staying in character?" he hazarded. He changed the subject hurriedly. - brilliantly funny!