“You are mushier than a Hufflepuff on Valentines' day, Potter. Why couldn't you respond with a simple thank you? It'd have saved us both the embarrassment of behaving like a bumbling pair of teenagers”
Heh. That's just so Severus. ;D Loved the steady progression of their relationship, the kiss and hint of something more to come. But, too, I loved that you acknowledged that the constant notoriety is taxing on a relationship. Especially when everything is so new and neither is especially used to romantic relationships in the first place. Another excellent installment.