Challenge: Mirror of Erised
Word Count: 100
Age 11
He glances into the room, sees himself and his parents, and is about to leave – this is his life, why would he be surprised to see his parents? – when he realizes two things:
First, his parents are in Halifax, not Hogwarts. Not only that, his Da is a Muggle, so how would he get to Hogwarts at all?
Second, they aren’t fighting. Da isn’t yelling, Mam isn’t cowering, and Severus isn’t hiding under a table sobbing. They’re smiling, they’re hugging, Da has his arm around Mam’s waist, Mam is ruffling Severus’ hair –
They’re happy.
Severus can’t look away.