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"Listening Skills" (Snarry, G)

Original poster: florahart

Title: Listening Skills
Words: 100
Pairing: Snarry
Rating: G
Warning: Implication of MPreg, maybe.
Challenge: firsts.

Severus was growing quite concerned.

Harry, on the other hand, seemed entirely unworried. “When she’s ready,” he said, steadying her on her toy broom and watching her play.

Severus didn’t see how he could be so calm.

The day she turned three, Lily finally spoke.

In paragraphs.

Of sixty and seventy words.

In which she expressed exasperation at the inadequacy of spoken language.

He asked her why she hadn’t spoken before, and she scowled, his expression on her dainty features. “Father. I did. In your head. You didn’t listen.”

Severus gaped, then looked at Harry, who shrugged. “Thought you knew.”