"You have, but underneath the years you're still my Severus," she said softly. There were still so many regrets, things she wished they could change, but to that there was also hope for their future as friends.
Her grin grew in response to his own, adored smile. It was an expression he didn't wear enough, and she cherished each instance she got it to emerge. "Well, you're not going to get rid of me so easily this time," she vowed. "And not only because we're working together now, on the same side this time." Though it seemed they'd ultimately been on the same side in the past, which was something she was glad to know.