Fic: "A Number of Quiet Attentions", for shanti_writes A Number of Quiet Attentions, for shanti_writes Rated: NC17 Summary: Severus didn't realize he was being courted at first. Notes: The title comes from the following quote by Laurence Sterne: "Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood." Word count: ~2600