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Assimilation

Once again the brilliant pittwitch has come through.

Thanks pitt.

Chapter 44 Happy Christmas
Severus and Nina were ready to leave for Laos.
�Samuel said that his brother lives at a place called Ban Nape in eastern Laos. I�ve seen pictures of his brother Edward and Edward�s wife. Her name�s Marcia by the way. Anyway, once they know that he�s going to be there for Christmas they�re going to be really happy aren�t they?�
�Nina, we have no idea how they will react. It may not be convenient for them to have Samuel. You must be prepared for that.�
�Of course they�ll want him. Why wouldn�t they?�
Severus gave up. He only hoped that she was right. Fortunately she was.

When Edward Montford opened the door that evening to find the severely dressed and scowling Severus Snape, with a small but pretty young woman hanging on to his arm and beaming up at him Edward was somewhat lost for words.
�Good evening Mr Montford. I am Professor Snape, Potions Master At Hogwarts. Please forgive the intrusion but we are here to discuss your brother, Samuel.�
�Samuel. Dear Gods. Is he alright? What has happened? Please, come in.�
�Nothing�s happened. He�s fine.� Nina chirped as they stepped inside. �He just wants to come for Christmas that�s all. He misses you lots and it would really cheer him up if he can come here for the day. Wouldn�t it Professor? He wants to come and live with you too but you can talk about that when he�s here. What time shall we bring him?�
Nina�s eyes were bright as she looked up at Edward. Edward, Marcia and Severus stared back at her astonished. She hadn�t even paused for breath. Edward was convinced of it.
�Miss err��

�Nina.�

�Right Miss Err Nina. To tell you the truth, we would love to have Samuel here. But it really is too long a distance for him to travel. Even apperating it would take several days. As it is, you two are not going to make it back for Christmas. Surely you have realised that.�
�Actually Mr Montford, travelling is not the problem. What we are here to find out is whether or not you are willing to take him.�
�Well of course we want him here. Don�t we Marcia.�

�We would love to have him. But I do not see how it can be done Professor.�
�If I told you that we left Hogwarts only one second before we knocked on your door, would you believe us then?�
Marcia laughed and Edward looked at him as if he were crazy.
�No. We would not. Look. I don�t know what kind of trickery you are up to but it is cruel of you to come here like this telling us that Samuel is��
�Mr Montford, there is no trickery involved, I assure you. Please allow Nina to demonstrate. Think of somewhere that you would like to see and know without a doubt that it would be impossible to be there within a moment.�
Edward had took out his wand and was aiming it at Severus� neck.
�Very well. But she stays here with Marcia. Any tricks and Marcia won�t hesitate.�
�Stop it.� Nina told Edward. �You�ve got it all wrong. Please. I�ll show you. We�re telling the truth. Honest. Put your hand on my head.�

�Please.� She added when he hesitated.
When Edward saw his baby brother talking and playing with Nina, showing her the photo�s of him and Marcia. When he saw the expression on Samuel�s face as he looked at the photos he softened a little.
�Very well. But like I said. She stays.� He told Severus.
�No I can�t. Professor Snape will have to stay. I�ll be the one taking you where you want to go.�
�Very well. Marcia. You think of somewhere. My mind�s gone blank with all this.�
�What about Mount Vesuvius, Edward? I went there as a child. It�s really beautiful.�
�One of us needs to know what it looks like. Do you have a picture?� Nina asked.
�No. Not here we don�t. What about Gibraltar? You�ve been there Edward.�
�Gibraltar it is then.� Edward told her. �Marcia. Keep your wand on him. If I�m not back in five minutes. Kill him.�
Severus rolled his eyes. �Do you mind if I sit down?�
�Go ahead.� Marcia told him. �I can kill you just as easily in a chair.�
�Oh come on.� Nina said to Edward. �Hold my hand and think of Gible�whatever that place was.�
They were standing on a balcony. The same balcony that Edward had stood on with his parents five years ago. Samuel had only been seven at the time. They had been happy. The sun had set and the rock was in shadow. But it was still beautiful to him. His voice was husky when he spoke to Nina.
�I believe you. Take me back before Marcia Avada�s your Professor.�

�Don�t worry. She won�t.�

�Believe me she will.�

�She can�t. Nobody can. Come on.� She took his hand and thought of Marcia.
Marcia still had a shocked expression on her face from their sudden silent disappearance. �Well?�
�They�re telling the truth. I�ve just bloody been to Gibraltar. I am sorry for not believing you.�
�It�s okay. Professor Snape said that you would probably think that we�re mad. So can Samuel come then? And will you talk to him about living with you? Oh and he wants a broom for Christmas I think. You can give it to him yourself now. If he comes that is. He can can�t he?�
The couple looked at Nina�s hopeful face. Severus had his head in his hand. �Does she never give up?� He thought. �Why should I? It�s important. It�s for Samuel.�
�It would be nice if he could come Edward.� Marcia told her husband.
�I quite agree.� He turned to the Professor. �If you can get him here. And I now believe that you can. Then yes. I would be very grateful.�
�That�s great. We aren�t gonna tell him though. It�s a surprise so he�ll probably get a bit of a shock when he gets here so expect that won�t you and��
�NINA� Severus shouted at her making her jump. �Will you shut up. Let�s go.� He turned to Edward and Marcia. �I am sorry. She tends to get a bit carried away.�
�We noticed.� Edward told him as he and Marcia laughed.
�Good day to you both.� Severus grabbed Nina before she could say another word and they were back in his study.
�Why did you do that? I was talking to them.�
�No. You were prattling. Something you tend to do when you get overexcited.� He told her leaning over and talking to her nose to nose.
�Oh. I didn�t realise. Do I do it a lot then?�
�Yes. I have had the headaches to prove it.�
�Well I don�t do it on purpose. Have you got headache now?�

�No. But I am close.� He told her menacingly.
She surprised him by planting a kiss on his big nose. �Sorry.� She whispered. He took hold of her shoulders gently. �I shall let you make it up to me. At bed time.�
He pulled her to him and kissed her, searching her mouth with his tongue. She swayed slightly when he broke the kiss and reached up for another.

�I have to see Albus. Let him know that everything is agreed for Mr. Montford.�
�Okay. I�ll see you later.�
When Nina entered her living room, Kali was waiting for her.

�Miss. Mister Filch is been looking for you. He said you is able to see the kittens now.�

Nina shot out of the room and straight to Argus� office. As soon as she knocked, he opened the door.
�I knew you�d be here as soon as I saw Professor Snape leave the dungeons. Come in lass.� He gave her a grin.
�How many did she have?�
�Only two. She�s getting on a bit is Mrs Norris.�

He took her to the corner of the room where Mrs Norris curled up in

her basket with two tiny kittens. They were mewling and trying to find their way to her teats.�
�Oh Mrs. Norris. You clever girl. Look at your babies. They�re beautiful.�
Mrs Norris meowed at Nina in appreciation then went back to licking her young.
�Are you keeping them Argus?�
�I�m keeping one for myself yeah. But the others already spoken for.�
�Oh. They�re really lovely. I�ll have to get you that salmon now Mrs. Norris. Can I stroke them Argus?�
�No. She wouldn�t like it. It�s a bit soon. Maybe in a day or so. Mrs. Norris isn�t an ordinary cat yer see. She�s a magical cat an� a familiar too. Her young will mature a lot quicker then normal kittens would. The spares going day after tomorrow.�

�What? So soon? On Christmas day? Can I come and see them again tomorrow then please. Before it goes. Is that alright?�
�Aye I suppose so. But don�t go getting attached to it though. It has to go an� that�s that.�
Nina nodded and left. She wished that the kitten wasn�t going so soon. Maybe Argus would let her visit the other one sometimes. He probably would.
Nina liked cats. Uncle Pete always drowned the kittens that the farm cats produced. She asked him once if she could have one of the kittens for herself and he told her yes. Then he drowned them and chucked a dead one at her. He was laughing when he did that. She never asked him again.
Next day, Severus told her that he would be gone all morning. She wasn�t bothered. She had things to do. Kali had got her some sewing materials. She had fabrics, needles and thread. Something Nina never told anyone here was that she was very good at needlework.
When Severus left, she sneaked into his bedroom and took his best white silk shirts. There were seven of them and they had been very expensive.

Nina monogrammed each shirt with precision. A small white SS near each point of the collars. Kali replaced them in his closet as Nina started on the fabrics.
She made lace trimmed handkerchiefs for the female Professors and monogrammed their initials in a corner of each. For Professor Flitwick, she made a lace ruff for his shirts. He liked to wear a ruff on special occasions.
Kali found her some nice wool fabric and she made a scarf and gloves for Argus in blue and the same in maroon for Albus, then a soft fleece cushion for Mrs Norris and her kitten. She also made a smaller one for the other kitten to take with it.
For Poppy she took some fine lawn? and made a lace trimmed tablecloth for the small table that she kept beside her armchair. Using magic for shaping, cutting and pinning made things a lot quicker and easier. All she needed to do was the stitching.
Once she had finished her needlework and put them in a cupboard, Kali brought her some nice paper and told her that she was supposed to wrap them up.
Nina never wrapped a present before and by the time she had finished, they looked a mess. Spellotape wrapped around and around everything so many times that the receivers were going to have real difficulty getting into them.
But Nina thought that she had done well and topped each one off with a bow. After a break to eat lunch in her rooms, she started on Hagrid�s present, a Dragon, made in the same way that she made the tree decorations. But this one was about the size of Mrs Norris and was a Norwegian Ridgeback.
Harry and Ron had told her all about Norbert. Her Dragon breathed fire but would not burn anything. She hoped that it would live for a good while too. Nina put it into a box and spellotaped that too.
�Only one problem now Kali.�
�What is you problem Miss?�

�I wanted to make something for you but Hermione said that if I give you clothes you will be freed and that it won�t make you happy. Do you want clothes Kali? If you want to be free you can be.�
�I is telling you before Miss. Kali is not a house elf. Clothes is not freeing Kali. Only you can frees me if you wants. But I doesn�t want to be free. I wants to stay with you.�
�Thank you Kali. You best go somewhere else then so I can surprise you.�

Kali had a big cheesy grin on her face as she left. No one gave gifts to elves and Miss Nina was making Kali a gift. It made Kali feel all nice and warm inside.
Nina got right down to it. She wanted to make proper clothes for Kali. The tea towel that she wore was always clean but, it was a tea towel for goodness sake.
She used a fair bit of magic to help this time. Wanting to get it finished in case Kali decided to pop back in. ¾
of an hour later, Kali�s present was spellotaped and in the cupboard with the others.
When she went to dinner, everyone was already there. The sound of carols filled the room from who knows where and the table was filled with food of all kinds.
�Nina.� Samuel called. �Come and sit with me.�
She looked at Severus and he gave a brief nod.
�Hiya Samuel. Alright?�

�Yeah. I�m looking forward to tomorrow? Several owls arrived today and I�m sure that one of them belonged to my brother. But I won�t find out for sure until morning. I hope he sent a broom. I want to try out for the quiddich team.�
�Well you might be surprised what you get.�
They chatted through the rest of the meal. Samuel no longer kept to himself so much and nattered with the other students as well.
Nina was excited about tomorrow. She was looking forward to seeing Samuel�s face when he appeared at his brother�s house.
That evening she entered Severus study wearing nothing but a big red bow. His eyebrows disappeared into his hair when he saw her.
�I thought you might like to open your present early.�
He growled low and deep as he rose from his chair and walked towards her.
�I most certainly would.� He told her. The desire evident in his eyes.

�Though I think this package deserves to be opened slowly, and with a great deal of care.�
He spoke low and sultry, causing her to shiver. Her nipples stood to attention and he gently rubbed his thumbs over the tips, making them harden even more.
�Oh yes. Definitely a package to be opened with slow �� He kissed one nipple. �Careful �� Then the other � �Consideration.� He lowered himself to his knees and kissed her belly button, swirling his tongue around inside then gently nibbling at its edge.
Her breath hitched and her legs nearly gave out on her at the sensation but Severus held onto her hips, supporting her as he worked his way back up to her breasts.
�I think you would be best *
opened*
elsewhere.� Severus told her, lifting her up and striding onto the bedroom. Laying her down on the bed he knelt at the side of her and smoothly pulled the two ends of the ribbon apart, his eyes locked with hers as he did. The bow fell open and he pulled it from under her and laid it carefully on the side of the bed.

Standing and removing his clothes slowly, he never took his eyes from hers.
Nina was practically writhing on the bed impatiently. She knew he was taking his time on purpose, enjoying making her wait.
�Severus. I can�t wait much longer.�
�Really?� He purred. �It would seem that you have no choice little bird. You are MY present to do with as I wish. And I wish to take things slow.�
Severus was naked now as he stood and looked down at her. He climbed onto the bed beside her and lifted her arms above her head. Then, taking his wand and giving it a tap on the ribbon Nina was bound by the wrists to the bedposts.
Nina looked alarmed. �Severus. What did you do that for?�
�As I told you, mine to do with as I please. Do not release them.�
His voice barely a whisper as he placed tiny kisses along her cheek, along her jaw and neck and across her shoulder. The kisses continued down the side of her body as his hands trailed feathery light touches from ankle to thigh, thigh to belly, belly to breast.
Nina squirmed as she pulled against her bonds, trying to pull away from them, wanting to touch him and make him touch her more, just take her.

He knew what he was doing, knew that she was becoming desperate.

Severus straddled her and on his knees, moved up the bed until his hips were level with her face. Taking hold of her jaw with his fingers he pulled gently down, parting her lips and rubbing the head of his cock against her cheek. Nina strained against her bonds once more in an attempt to take hold of his length.

�No. This time I am in control. Now take me in your mouth.�
Taking hold of his cock he pushed the large head between her lips, giving short thrusts as he held onto the headboard with his other hand.

�Yess!� He hissed as his thrusts became deeper

Nina took him, all of him, as he plunged into her mouth and she sucked and worked her tongue around the head each time he pulled away. In her head, she thought the spell and when Severus thrust deep into her throat she swallowed him down as far as he would allow.
�Oh Gods.� He moaned what he realised what she had done. �Oh yes Nina yes.�
His thrusts became faster as Nina swallowed harder and the knot below his belly button spread out down to his balls in a wave of pleasure as he erupted deep into her throat. Not a drop escaped as she continued to swallow until he went limp and withdrew.
He gasped and kept his grip on the headboard until he was able to get his breath then moved down her body.
�This is turning out to be the best Christmas present I have ever had.�

Nina licked her lips. �Only turning out to be?�
�Very well. It is the best Christmas present I have ever had, although I have not yet finished with the opening of you.�
Kissing his way down her body, he lifted her legs his head? and dove straight in between her thighs, immediately plunging his tongue into her. She was dripping with excitement and he lapped up every drop as his nose worked on her clitoris.
Nina cried out for him not to stop as her excitement grew and she lost all sense of self as he took her to the highest point and let her drop over the edge with a scream, her hips bucking against him involuntary.
Severus� cock was ready again, bouncing to get into her as he brought her legs up high and rested them on his shoulders. He used his fingers to spread her wetness down between her buttocks and into her pucker hole. He inserted just the head of his cock into the place where his tongue had lapped at her, desperately resisting the almost overwhelming urge to plunge into its depths as he lubricated the head. He had to withdraw sharply when Nina pressed her hips hard against him.
�Severus. Please. I can�t stand it. Please untie me. I want�I need to be touching you.�
His gaze lifted to hers for a moment then he reached for his wand and released her bonds. Her arms fell to the pillow and stayed there as the circulation worked back into her hands.
He lowered his cock to her arse and drove himself deep into its depths with a grunt as Nina cried out and her hands came round to clasp him to her. He withdrew slowly, waited, and plunged in again. Several times he did this as her own fingers now worked their way down to finger her clit. He sucked and bit gently at her breasts as his hips now worked furiously towards giving him his own release.
Nina was working herself up into a frenzy, crying out his name and begging him to go faster and harder until they both crested together, she trembling and he thrusting still as he felt her muscles tighten around him until he collapsed on top of her. She clung to him, holding him close and wishing the ultimate moment could last forever. Severus raised his face to hers.
�Thank you. Thank you for the best present you could have given me.� Then he smirked a little as he slid out of her.
Well, except for one.� he told her, his fingers poking between her folds and making her whimper. She was still sensitive and even the gentlest of touches were too much for her yet.
�Have you got any of that healing potion. I could use some right now.�
Grinning, he held out his hand and muttered Accio healing potion. The small green bottle came flying to his hand. He removed the top and put the bottle to her lips.
�Oh that�s much better. You were a bit more ardent then usual.�
�You had best get some sleep then before I become even more so. See what you have done to me.� He looked down to his member which was quickly becoming hard again.
�How am I to blame for that?� She asked incredulously.
�By being here beside me. That is how. So get some sleep while you still have the chance.�
It didn�t take her long to drift off, though Severus woke her three times during the night so that he could avail himself of his Christmas present.

He also used up a good amount of his healing potion on her. Nina didn�t complain. She loved every moment of it, even going so far as to wake him up on Christmas morning with his cock down her throat. Severus did not awaken fully until he was about to come.
�Oh if only I could wake up like that every day of the year.� He told as she licked lips.
�I have another present for you Severus. I didn�t have any money to buy anything, so I did something for you instead.�

�You certainly did. Several something�s in fact.�
�Not that silly. Something else. It�s just that you mentioned a while ago that it was something you wanted done. So I did it. I just don�t know if you�ll like it or not.�
�What on earth are you rambling on about? Show me.�
She hopped out of bed and ran to his closet to get his best silk shirts. When she walked back to the bed holding them out his face went white.
�Those are my best shirts. They are all hand stitched and cost a fortune. What the hell have you done to them?�
Nina�s face turned the same colour as his. This wasn�t the reaction that she�d hoped for. She laid them carefully on the bed and stepped back.
�But you said. You told Albus. I thought that you would like it. I�.I�m sorry.� She told him as her eyes filled with tears as he grabbed one of the shirts.
He noticed the tiny hand stitched SS on both sides of the collar. Then he looked at the rest of the shirts and saw they were all the same.
�You�.you did this yourself, to my silk shirts?�
�Yes. I�m so sorry. I thought you�d like it. I can take the stitching out. Maybe it won�t show.� She was wringing her hands together, heartbroken that she had done something so foolish.
�You truthfully stitched this yourself? By hand?�
She nodded.
�But this is exquisite. The only reason that I have not had them done before now was because I did not trust anyone to do a good enough job of it. Yet you have excelled.�
He was kneeling up on the bed now, holding up the shirts one at a time and examining the delicate workmanship that he considered second to none.
�What you have done is striking. Beautiful. I shall be proud to wear them Nina.�
�Honest.� She asked, wiping her eyes on the back of her hands.
�Well of course honest you silly chit. I do not know what to say.�
As Nina moved towards him he put a hand out to stop her.
�Don�t you dare cry over my best shirts. Go and have a wash and then come back for your thank you.� He held the shirts out of her way protectively and grinned. �I love what you have done. Almost as much as I love you.�
She practically skipped to the bathroom after that. Ten minutes and a quick shower later she joined him on the bed.
�I did not mean to make you cry. I am sorry.�
�It�s okay. As long as you like them. Oh, and if you say a colour and put your finger to the stitching it�ll change to the colour you said.�
He immediately put a finger to one of the monograms and said �Green.� Instantly the collar bore two SS. �Silver.� SS, �Black.� SS �Red.� SS.

�This is amazing. You know you could make a fortune if you patent this.�
She sat and watching and smiling as he went through just about every colour in the rainbow and then some.
�I�m hungry. I�m gonna get dressed. You coming to breakfast?�

�Yes. I shall be with you in ten minutes. Wait for me in your rooms and I shall come and collect you.�
Ten minutes turned out to be thirty as he continued to change the colours on his monograms with fascination. Nina sent Kali in to find out what was taking him so long and he almost flew into the shower.
As soon as Kali went back into Nina�s rooms, Nina passed her a badly wrapped parcel and gave the elf a big kiss on the cheek.
�Happy Christmas Kali.�
Even with elf magic, Kali a good while to get through the spellotape to her present. But when she held up the tiny white blouse with a K on the collar, followed by a teal coloured skirt and matching jacket with K on the pocket, she was ecstatic.
�Miss is making this for Kali? All by herself? Oo Miss. Kali loves it. I is thanking you very much. Can I puts it on now?�
�Yeah go on. I can�t wait to see you in it.�
Kali was wearing the outfit in an instant.
�Wait till the other elves is seeing me in this. They is being sooo jealous. Kali thinks that Dobby is liking it lots.� She added shyly.
�Kali. Are you and Dobby� you know�seeing each other?�

Nina didn�t know that elves could blush. But Kali did. �You�d best go show him then.� Nina laughed.
Kali disappeared just as Severus walked into the room.
�Crikey. Has it been ten minutes already?� She asked him sarcastically.
He was wearing one of his silk shirts and had changed the monogram to Slytherin green.
�You are aware that sarcasm is considered to be the lowest form of wit.� He told her.
�That, from the king of sarcasm. Anyway, I alter my wit to suit my company.�
Taken aback by her retort, he blustered for a moment before removing a small box from his trouser pocket, held it in his hand and looked at it.
�In that case, perhaps I should keep hold of your Christmas present until your opinion of me has improved.�
�M�my what?�
�Your Christmas present.�
�You got me a Christmas present? But I don�t get�what is it?�
She squealed excitedly as she tried to grab the box. He held it out of her reach. �Ah ah. I want an apology first.�
�I�m sorry, sorry, sorry. Can I have it now? Please.�
�Hmmm. After due consideration.� He told her, as she bounced up and down like a rubber ball trying to snatch the box from his hand. �Yes.�
He passed her the box and her face glowed with excitement as she opened it. Inside was a silver bracelet with several charms dangling from it.
�Oh Severus.�
There was a dragon, a phoenix, a unicorn and an elf, each made from silver and had eyes made of shell fragments from the Chinese fireball egg, just like the necklace he had given her.
�It�s beautiful.� Her eyes were filling with tears. �Can I wear it now? I�ll put the necklace on that you got me too. Thank you.� Flinging her arms around his neck and giving him a kiss was enough to tell the Potions Master that he had chosen well.
He fastened the bracelet on her wrist. �The bracelet is charmed by the way, not to break. There are more you know.�
�More what?�
�Presents of course. Come on.� Severus grabbed her hand and pulled her into his study. �Over there on the sofa.�
Nina looked to where he pointed. The sofa was piled with gifts. �Oh. Look at them all. Which one is for me?�
Severus leaned towards her and spoke softly. �All of them, little bird.�
She nearly choked. �They can�t all be mine surely. It�s got to be a mistake.� She thought.
�On the contrary, every one of them is yours.�
Walking over she stared at them. Every one was wrapped carefully with pretty paper and different coloured bows.
�But who? How? Why?�
�Me.� �Quite easily.� �And because it is Christmas. Now open the damned things.�
Picking one up carefully she turned it this way and that, gently poking and squeezing it, trying to guess what was inside.

�Are you going to open them or not woman?�
�Err�I don�t want to spoil the paper. It�s pretty.�
�Don�t be silly.� He grabbed it off her. �Just rip it off. Look, it�s easy.� He ripped the paper apart before she could stop him to reveal the most gorgeous rosewood jewellery box and passed it back to her.
It had a tiny silver key and when she turned it in the lock and lifted the lid a small figurine with long black hair, wearing a red dress popped up and danced to the melody of �Lady in Red�. The tears flowed again as she stared at the petite dancing figure.

�I do hope that you are not going to snivel like this each time you open one of your presents. I shall run out of clean hankies.�
I�m sorry. I can�t help it. This is beautiful and I�m not used to this.� She blew her nose on his clean linen hankie and passed it back.
�Ugh. Keep it. Just open the rest and we can go for our breakfast.�
She dove in and ripped the paper just as Severus had. She still cried at each one. She couldn�t help it. There were clothes and shoes, proper ones not magical. Two warm winter cloaks and a light summer one.

Then last one she opened was a small book with a golden G and a small golden key pressed onto the front.
�What�s this?� She opened it to find columns of figures.
�That Nina, is your Gringotts account book and the key to your vault.�
�My what? What�s that mean?�
�It means that Albus and I have spent a lot of our spare time investigating for you. It appears that on your parents demise you inherited a sizable amount of Galleons. Hence the book. It is a record of how much money you were left after your parents estate was settled, the interest accrued and the final total. We only finalised it two days ago and this arrived by owl yesterday. I thought it would be nice to wrap it for you. Apparently vast fortunes were amassed and left over the generations, and although I do not know how much, apparently you are a very wealthy young lady. Congratulations.�
A series of inarticulate noises came out of her mouth as she looked at the final figure. �Seveeerrrus. Look.� Was all she managed to croak as she passed him the book.
He almost passed out when he saw the sum total of her wealth. It ran into the billions.
�Bloody Hell.� He muttered.
�Mmm.� She squeaked.
�It may be best to keep this to yourself for now. Do you realise this makes you the richest person in the wizarding world?�
Nina shook her head. All this was just too much for her to comprehend.
�Maybe if we go have a bite to eat. You still have to take Samuel to meet his brother don�t forget. If you wish we can discus this later.�
�Yeah. Later. I�I�ll just get my erm the presents.�
Nina was distracted to say the least. �Bugger. Bugger. And double Bugger.� She thought.
�Were you not buggered enough last night?� He thought back with a smirk on his face.
�Severus Snape. You shut up.�
�I never said a word woman. Now come on.�
When she pulled the small pile of presents from the cupboard and dropped them into a box on the chair, he lifted one out. �What are these?�
�Christmas presents. They�re not much because I made them myself. I didn�t have any money then. I wrapped these myself.�
They both looked at the small parcel in his hand and her face dropped. ��It looks rubbish doesn�t it? Especially next to the ones you wrapped. I�ve never done it before.�
�It will be fine.� He told her with a small snort.
�Don�t laugh. It�s not funny.�

�Then why are you smirking also?�
�Shut up I�m not.�
They sniggered over the badly wrapped presents all the way to the hall.
�MERRY CHRISTMAS!� Everyone shouted when they walked in.
Nina smiled widely and Severus scowled until she nudged him and he forced his mouth into a half smile.
�Happy Christmas everybody. Look what I got. And I got other stuff too. It was great.� She told them excitedly.
�I�ve got presents for some of you too but their not wrapped very well. Sorry.�
There were a lot of laughs around the table as people tried to get into their presents. Nina also received several gifts from the staff, but her favourite one was from Albus. She opened the paper to find a long thin box. When she opened it a gasp escaped her.
�It�s a wand. Severus look I have a wand.�
�It is not a regular wand Nina. Albus told her. �It does not have a magical core as other wands do. I explained you situation to Mr Olivander and he came up with this. It is 8 inch Rowan wood and does not actually work.. But at least you shall be able to give the appearance of using the wand when you are in classes.�
�Thank you so much. Now I can be like the others. I won�t seem so strange any more.�
�Nina. You have never appeared strange.� Severus thought.
�Maybe not to you. But some of the students think I�m a freak. If I have this they�ll think I�m normal won�t they?�
She hadn�t given Hagrid his yet so she walked round the table to him and gave him a plain brown box.
�I couldn�t really wrap this one Hagrid. But maybe that�s a good thing. Hope you like it.�
She sat down as everyone at the table watched Hagrid open his present.

�Oh. Oh. I don believe it. �Ow did ya know?� He asked, carefully lifting out the little dragon. It breathed fire at him, but it didn�t burn him.
�Harry told me you like them. You do don�t you?�
�Do I? Course I do. I love nothing better. Thank you.� �Hello Egbert.� He said to the little dragon. �Come to daddy, there�s a good boy.�
�Severus. He�s not really gonna call him Egbert is he?�
�Unfortunately yes.� He thought back with a smirk.
She giggled. �It�s worse then Norbert.�
They had finished breakfast by the time everyone had got through the spellotape and discovered their gifts and told her thank you.
�This is beautiful needlework Nina.� Minerva remarked. �Where on earth did you get it done?�
When Nina blushed Severus answered for her.
�Actually it was done by the same seamstress who monogrammed my silk shirts.� He told them proudly as he lifted his chin to give a better view of his collar.
�Oh my Severus. That looks excellent. Who was it?� Albus wanted to know.�
�Nina.� He said simply. �In fact, I believe everything she has gifted you with was hand stitched by herself.�

There were a lot of oh�s and ah�s at his statement and Nina didn�t think she could get any redder and wanted to get away. �Can I take Samuel now. Please.�
�As soon as you have finished your toast you may go.�
She wolfed down two pieces, drank a glass of milk and got up.

�Samuel can I have a word in private please.� She whispered to him.
�Yeah. Hang on.� He picked something up of the table and followed her out of the hall.
As soon as they were out of the doors he passed her the package.

�It�s not much but happy Christmas.� He told her. �Professor Snape took me to Hogsmead yesterday special to get it.�
Nina opened the paper to find a hat, scarf and mittens in Slytherin green.

�Oh Samuel thank you. You didn�t have to do this.�

�I know. But I wanted to. You�ve been nice to me and helped me a lot. I just wanted to say thank you.�
He reached up and gave her a peck on the cheek. His cheeks reddening as he did.
�Well I�ve got something for you too.�

�You have? Wow. Can I see?�
�Well I can�t hand it to you. But I can show you. Will you hold my hand?�
�Why?�
�Trust me Samuel. Just this once, please.�
He did and burst into wracking sobs as his brother Edward grabbed him in a bear hug, followed by Marcia who squeezed him so tightly he thought he would pop.
�Happy Christmas Samuel.� Nina whispered and disappeared.

Severus walked into her living room as she arrived back.
�Did he seem pleased?�

�Oh Severus. It was lovely. His face when he realised that he was with his family.� Her own eyes were glassy when she looked up at him. �I�ll have to go back for him tonight. Hopefully they�ll have talked by then. If he can�t go and live with them at least he can visit now.�
�Yes, well Argus is in my study and refuses to leave until he has seen you. Come on.�
She ran back to the cupboard and grabbed Argus� present.
�Argus. Happy Christmas. Here. I made you a present.�
His face lit up and dropped again when he couldn�t get it open. Ten minutes and a lot of chuckles later it lit up again when he found the scarf and gloves.
�How did yer know blue�s me favourite colour?�

�Erm. I didn�t. It�s just luck. Sorry.�

�Don�t be. Thanks. I got something fer you too. Here.�
He dug into the pocket of his great coat and pulled out a kitten. The one he had told her already had a new home.
�Mrs Norris� kitten. But you said she already had a home. Don�t they want her any more?�
�That depends on you lass. You�re the one I was talking about. The Headmaster�s already said it�s okay �cos she�ll be yer familiar see.�
�Severus. Look I�ve got a kitten.� She told him amazed.
�So I see. But make sure that it keeps to your rooms and does not come doing its business in here.�
�Oh she won�t, I promise. A name. She needs a name.� Holding the kitten so their eyes were on a level Nina studied her.
�Well since you were born here at Hogwarts that makes you a Scottish cat. And you�ll be my familiar so you�ll be able to tell me things. Secret things. So I will call you Scotta.�
�Scotta? How did you come up with that name?�
�Scotta was a Goddess. She gave her name to Scotland you know. And she was a warrior, and a Prophetess.�
�It�s as bad as Egbert.�

�It is not.� She told him and Scotta gave him a hiss. �See. She likes the name and doesn�t like you saying awful things about it. Do you Scotta?�

Scotta mewled and scrabbled to get purchase on Nina�s jumper.
�That reminds me. I have something for Mrs Norris and you too little kitty. Yes I do.� She told it in a baby voice.
�Merlin preserve us.� Severus mumbled as he rolled his eyes.
A week later he was ready to hex the damned kitten to oblivion. He was constantly finding small piles of cat poop in his rooms. Usually first thing in a morning when he had nothing on his feet. His favourite armchair had been clawed almost to death and there were cat hairs all over his bed linens, his clothes and his furnishings.
�NIINAH!� He shouted when Scotta peed on his sofa. �COME AND GET THIS BLOODY CAT OUT OF MY ROOMS NOW.�

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