After the two of them stepped out of the Great Hall, they exchanged a smile. Severus led Rhea back to the dungeon, took one of his own robes from the bedroom wardrobe, and draped it over her shoulders. Then he brought her up to the roof. Rhea produced two rocking chairs from her spatial storage, and they lay quietly side by side, watching the starlit sky filled with falling snowflakes. Rhea couldn't help marveling, "Professor Snape, look how beautiful it is!"
"Mhm," Severus replied softly, gazing at the sky.
"To be honest, when I was little, I used to stare blankly at the night sky like this. Back then I was always wondering when the heavens would finally listen to my prayers and make my wishes come true. Then one day, perhaps the heavens really did hear me, and my wish actually came true," Rhea said softly.
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