"Well, what do you think I'm used to hearing?" Severus asked quietly, frowning. "Apart from the bit about make-up, it's practically the same thing. Except at least they say you aren't as pretty as you could be. In my case, they conclude I'm must be evil because I'm ugly." Now he could no longer help sounding sullen. It was nice to hear her call him enchanting, of course, but somehow the niceness got buried under an ever-mounting hill of resentment.