What a really beautiful story.

How incredibly lovely and unusual. I loved this story. I hope you write more of these.

-Lord.

...You took all my expectations, crushed them, put some spit on it, and then made a cap d'opera.

Thank you.

-Lord.

Aw, come on Severus, get it together! You used to be a spy for god-sake! One gift, plus another one, plus a third one, suspiciously corresponding to the other two, and the fourth one, which lets you do miraculous stuff!

-Lord.

Laughed like a philistine at this,"Ossie took one whiff and bolted for the other room, hiding under the tree with accusatory howls."

You are seriously talented.

-Lord.

Again, does Severus not wonder from whom he receives the gifts?

I wonder, the cat wonders, and He doesn't.

Why is he so damn special?

-Lord.

Listen to the cat, Severus; the cat knows the answer!

Favourite line: "If you've complaints about the service, I suggest you leave them in the litter box."

-Lord.

This cat is more useful than the one who helped discover Iodine.

-Lord.

Ah, the cat. I know where this is going, but again, this is so lovely, so beautiful, that I close my eyes and read. Er, one eye.

-Lord.

I don't really understand why Severus is not wondering where the gifts are coming from. He seems so accepting of everything, good and bad, that is almost looks out of character. Yet, after considering what he went through, he seems broken by the death of Duble-dee, so yeah, it makes sense.

-Lord.

I love how Severus respects the cat. He doesn't force him to stay in his lap (like me), or purr (like me), or force things on it, (like me).

Severus is not like me. How fortunate. By the way, your cat has the strangest fascination with Christmas trees. Like me.

-Lord.

Lovely chapter. I love the way Snape thinks, and the way you don't use his name.

-Lord.

I love this phrase, "But it kept his toes warm."

My toes are always so cold, that many a time I get up in the middle of the night and put woolen socks on. When I read that phrase, you seriously made me take a sharp breath. That is the best use of 'cat' I have ever read about.

-Lord.

Ah, and the companion appears. I have to say, your writing is gorgeous.

-Lord.

I have to notice, you have not said his name once in this chapter. But nevermind that (It's easy to know who he is) Just the introduction made me hunger for more.

-Lord.