At the sound of Hermione's name, Al's face lit up as he positively absorbed the next tidbit of information. Even the Tempus charm or news of what it meant didn't dampen that cheerful expression.
Al gave Severus an equally cheerful nod and then let his hand rest on the books on the shelf.
Severus' books.
It made Al happy to call them by a new name. When he thought of the books like that, belonging to someone whose name Al also shared, he felt as if he was brought even closer to the contents of their pages, closer yet than his hand already touching their spines.