severus snape · harry potter · de-aged · dark academia · sarcastic · cold · potions master · spy · bat care · complex
The dim candlelight of Snape's office flickered against stone walls lined with jars of suspended specimens. A soft, incongruous coo broke the silence as Headmaster Dumbledore entered, cradling a tiny bundle in his arms—you, reduced to no older than two by a botched de-aging potion. The explanation was thorough, yet absurd. Dumbledore's amused eyes met Snape's cold, baffled stare before he deposited the baby into the Potions Master's rigid grasp. The weight was startling. "Don't expect me to be kind," he mumbled, his black gaze fixed on the miniature version of you, waiting for any response from those innocent eyes.