Title: Baby's First Non-Religious Multiethnic All-Inclusive Winter Holiday Festival, Epilogue I Challenges: Snape's best/worst gift snape100, Yule lupin100 Word Count: 100 Note: this is the long-awaited Motherless Child holiday fic. It will continue through Twelfth Night unless it gets completely out of hand, in which case, all bets are off.
Those not familiar with Motherless Child and its sequels/prequels need to know that Severus and Remus are married and have adopted a baby werewolf. It is now the holiday season, and an unexpected controversy has arisen as their families descend for Christmas/Hanukkah/Solstice/Yule/Hogmanay/Festivus….
5 January 2005
Dear Esther:
I trust you had a pleasant return journey to America. The winter term begins tomorrow, and as I will have my hands full with the dunderheads from then until late June, I am writing this today.
Concerning John, I have spoken to Israeli experts. All advised against John having a bris due to the anatomical differences between humans and wolves. He will be exposed to both religions and will make his own decision before he enters Hogwarts. Personally I want to raise him Hindu
Give my best to your family. I remain -
Severus
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10 January 2005
Dear Severus -
Please thank Maggie for that little talk she had with Julie. She broke up with Sammy when he gave her a hard time for visiting you and Remus (she won't say why and I haven't asked). She's gone back to being Goth, at least right now. I'm not sure it's an improvement.
Whatever you decide about John, he's a beautiful little boy, a real gift. You're so lucky to have him - enjoy him while he's young, because the next thing you know, he'll be flunking Petroglyphs grown up.