Severus smiled wryly, tucking his chin over the fluffy crown of Al's head in his own, odd version of a hug.
"Shall I tell you a secret?" he murmured. "I don't much like being watched either. Especially by a crowd." Especially by that crowd.
"But I'm going to put up with it, because I've got something of utmost importance to show them: the fact that I've found someone love, someone I want to spend the rest of my life with.
And I hope you'll put up with it as well, because I've got someone of utmost importance to show them: you."