Re: secret santa
And if you had read the other stories you would know that I have also read and commented on them and that the author already clarified why Severus made the potion.
My point was that Severus on some level knew his secret Santa was Harry. I doubt he would have made quite the same effort for his giftee if his generous donor was say, Lockhart. That was not a criticism of the author or the series- it was a lol-wink-nudge about Snape. I don't even know why I'm bothering to explain myself to a coward hiding in anonymity.