Looking at a weeping Rhea, Professor Snape felt as though a thousand hands were gripping his heart, twisting it in agony. Guilt surged to its absolute peak within him, leaving him no capacity to ponder why Rhea was acting so uncharacteristically at this moment! Besides, the mere thought of Rhea wearing a swimsuit at a public hot spring—with those damned men laying eyes on her—had nearly driven him out of his mind!
In a panic, Professor Snape clumsily wiped away Rhea's tears with his hands, pulling her into an embrace as he said, gentle and indulgent yet utterly helpless, "No, you haven't done anything wrong, Rhea. I was just feeling a bit self-conscious. I'll wear it. We won't go to the public hot springs—we can't share a spring with Muggles."
Adjusting her angle to look exquisitely pitiful, Rhea let out a sob and said to Professor Snape, "Really? Professor Snape, you aren't angry with Rhea anymore? That's wonderful! Rhea just knew Professor Snape is the best!"
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