After the two of them spent some time in Severus's bedroom examining the dragon's reverse scales and teeth, Severus walked Miss Rhea back to her room and told her a bedtime story. As for what kind of bedtime story Severus told—
Miss Rhea said she wanted to hear about the trivial everyday things that happened at Hogwarts back when he was a student and after he graduated. After thinking about it for a moment, Severus agreed!
And so the bedtime story began. Miss Rhea said she didn't want to hear about the Marauders; she wanted to understand the Professor's past, but that didn't mean she wanted to reopen the Professor's old scars!
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