Date: Sunday, January 7, 2001
Time: Early afternoon
Location: The Woods' cottage
Characters: June Connors, Oliver Wood, Wini Wood (NPC), Severus Snape
Rating: G - there's a child present! (Well, now that Snape's involved, I should probably push that to at least PG...)
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Here comes Santa Claus... )
In truth, he had no intention of staying long - the only reason he had asked to accompany June was that he was quite certain Wood would either slam the door in his face, or refuse to open it entirely, if Severus arrived alone. Moreover, if he sent the gift by post, it was sure to return to him, unopened, which was simply unacceptable.
Once Winifred had seen it and opened it, whether or not she would be allowed to keep it would no longer be in question. Wood was far too soft to deny his child anything she wanted. Severus just had to make sure she had the opportunity to want it!
Then, he would leave, and let them to themselves, though he was not the least bit satisfied with June's interest in the philandering prat! How many women had Wood been associated with in the last ten months, his wife scarcely cold in her grave? How quickly he abandoned Ginevra Weasley - though that was for the best - Oliver Wood wasn't good enough for anyone Severus esteemed. Why couldn't the prat toy with ( ... )
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What she wanted to say was more along the lines of What's wrong? but she fancied he wouldn't want to talk about it. Not now, anyway. But her look was frankly concerned ( ... )
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He set Winifred's package in the inside of the door, and he could hear his daughter giggling with Snape. Giving a slightly embarassed smile, he opened up his own present.
Oliver stared at it for a moment until June explained it. His face softened and he looked up at her, obviously pleased. "It's great, really," he said. "This is brilliant." It'd certainly save him a load of worry.
"You want to go and watch Wini open up hers?" he asked.
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Clasping her hands behind her back, she watched as he opened the package. Being able to see the recognition and pleasure on his face made it twice as precious. And a bit of a relief, too. It was certainly not the first time she'd presumed to intrude unasked into the very personal territory of Wini and her safety. But he didn't seem to mind.
"I'd love for Wini to open hers, if she wants to." She laughed softly, having caught glimpses past his shoulder of Wini's absorption in her other Christmas gift. "Unless she's otherwise occupied, of course."
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