After dining in the Great Hall, Grindelwald used Apparition to reach the manor he had previously purchased under this alias. It was already 11:35 PM. Lying in bed, he mischievously wondered if Albus would also suffer from insomnia tonight upon receiving his self-recommendation letter, and whether Albus would come alone or bring the Ministry of Magic along... His thoughts drifted endlessly, until he finally resolved that no matter what, he would change Albus's future!
Now, returning to Rhea and Snape: after leaving Hogwarts together, they headed to a Potion shop in Diagon Alley to purchase some basic herbs. Then, Rhea pulled Snape along to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour and made him share an ice cream with her. Nowadays, Rhea wanted to do couple-like things with her teacher every day. After finishing their sweet ice cream, Snape took Rhea by Apparition back to Spinner's End.
"Teacher, you go read your book first, I'll go make dinner," Rhea said happily, releasing Snape's hand as soon as they arrived home.
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