"No..." Alistair remembered how he had deliberately teased Snape just moments before, and he loosened his grip, compromising, "All right, then you can pet me a few more times."
"No need." Snape withdrew his hand and turned to walk toward the sofa.
The sensation on his ears vanished abruptly, and Alistair suddenly felt a hollow ache in his chest. The dog ears on his head visibly drooped, and the dog tail behind him hung limply against his thigh.
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