Brilliant! I couldn't have asked for a story better suited to me, so I thank you warmly and snugly ... like sheepskin, in fact. There were many facets to, and lines in, this story that made me giggle, but there was one that had my thermals off from laughing so much.
"If it helps, I can bleat." Potter tilted his head and gave an experimental, "Baaaah."
If I could choose one line to take away with me, to bring out when in need of some cheer, that would be it ... though the image of Severus fisting a sheep will stay with me for a long time -- unfortunately.
This story was indeed a laugh and a half, but to be serious for a moment, that wouldn't have worked if it had not been touched by your inimitable and remarkable talent for wordplay, your swift, graceful pacing, and easy, flowing rhythm. Wonderful writing, as always, and I am thrilled to be its recipient.