Re: Dinner preparations and repairs: Al & Severus
"But that would require buying the second kind of peas while there's an acceptable substitute in the cupboard and that's just wasteful and ten times the amount needed for seeds and of course it's a solution, not a mixture, anyone who has ever been in a stocked kitchen knows that baking soda dissolves in water and reacts with vinegar and-" Al turned to face Severus, to stare at him for parroting the obvious but froze, halfway within reach of the offered hand...
"Oh." He blinked.
He closed his eyes then, and shook his head as if shaking out his thoughts, and afterwards leaned down to press his face against Severus' hand and rub his cheek against Severus' palm.
"There's going to be people entering my house," he murmured, in warning, more to himself than to Severus. "They are non-residents but they have a valid reason to be here and should be let through the security spells without objection. And not only downstairs, upstairs too, since dinner guests ought to have loo privileges as well." He sighed.
My thoughts are scattered," he informed Severus after a few deep breaths. "I think I'll eat an additional dose of fish tonight, just in case. Do you think they'll want to see where I sleep too? They're direct family and present a low risk of future security holes, but I don't want to lift my Fidelius for them just for the purpose of idle viewing! That's not how security ought to work."