For once, a surprise present for me – one thoughtful and very brave Slytherin has ventured to try and win my good graces with a birthday gift. He must have asked Dumbledore for the date... Or is, by chance, the boy merely thinking of me? I hold no such illusions. However, it is a worthy attempt – a kit of random yet labeled, rare ingredients from South Africa, one of the most diverse plant communities in the world. And a book with a note: "I hope you find this more entertaining than our pathetic essays next term". Well, well, one of them is actually somewhat perceptive. Attempt accepted.Late posting! Severus Snape's Jan. 9th birthday was spent in a happy way for me, as I was on vacation with my dad. I celebrated the birthday of this wintry man with a winter celebration! We had lovely clear, frosty, in my opinion perfect winter weather, great for a long walk in a cloak. I aptly passed time with friends in their very large, and dormant, labyrinth herb garden. Few potions ingredients were to be found among the sleeping plants, but it was beautifully peaceful.
Then home for a steaming mug of herbal potion and lava cake. (Okay, so one's good for the body, the other mostly good for the soul!) I didn't get to hang out with any other fans, but hey – then again, Severus isn't too social a fellow, and my relationship with him is personal anyway!
Above, top: Me in the herb garden, liking the stiff, chilly wind.
Above, bottom: Formal winter portrait of me as Snape.
Below, top: Beautiful, austere - winter on Lopez Island, near home.
Below, bottom: A cloaked apprentice searches for rosehips, one of the few fresh ingredients to be had this time of year. In fact, they're best this time of year, after the first frost has increased their medicinal properties!
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