Once the ritual was through, the teenagers broke down in the middle of the circle. Harry was lying with his head on Ron's thigh, Ron had his head on Hermione's hip, and Hermione was comfortably resting against Harry's chest. As the protective shield around them broke, Severus started running towards them. He was surprised to notice that the Dark Lord and Barty were joining him. House-elves popped up around them, carrying trays and pitchers. Once he was kneeling next to the stupid children, Snape noticed that they laughed, louder and louder with each second. Unconcerned, the Dark Lord forced some juice and finger-food that looked suspiciously like a mini-quiche on Hermione, while Barty offered a glass of milk and a biscuit to Ron. That left Snape with tea and mini-sandwiches for Harry, and while the idiot boy took it, even swallowed three of them in short order, he stopped eating, instead of laughing out loud, when Hermione snickered, "The bear."