"Oh, Severus," The young man smiled at him, gently reaching out to caress his cheek. Severus was helpless but to capture the palm and press a kiss against it. "Yes, you brought a fellow Potion Master, but remember: I invited her! Her presence made the setting no less nice and the ambience no less enjoyable. I went through a lot of trouble to make yesterday happen. I even had to enlist Sirius" help to pull me out of Hogwarts. But I did it all for you. I wanted you to have a good time. To forget about students and Dark Lords and Dumbledore for a few hours and just talk about the things you enjoy. And it was amazing to watch you. You had so much fun, so many new ideas, and you finally had people to discuss them with. I have never seen you so beautiful, Severus, and I enjoyed every moment of it. So please, don't apologise, because yesterday was exactly what I wanted for you, and I don't regret it for a second."