"Ahaha, Severus, it's been a long time. You're looking quite well lately."
Sirius also retracted his snarling, fierce expression at lightning speed and politely began making small talk with Severus—back then, he had been shaved bald in his dog form for annoying Lily. For two months, he hadn't dared to go out on adventures as a black dog, and every day he left the house, he had to wear a hat to cover his bald head.
Harley's eyes widened. She hadn't expected her always gentle and virtuous mother to be the final boss; the aura she emitted just now was almost on the same level as Lord Voldemort's.
Seeing the atmosphere between her husband and friends soften, Lily donned her persona of a virtuous wife and mother once more, saying gently to everyone:
"You all chat for a bit, I'll go prepare some refreshments."
After all, James and the others were guests; it would be quite rude not to serve any refreshments.
Seeing the situation was under control, Lily picked up the adorable Harley and turned toward the kitchen—leaving Harley here alone with those four foolish males who argued the moment they met really didn't sit well with Lily. (Lupin was caught in the crossfire).
"Uh... Lily, don't go to so much trouble!"
James spoke up hurriedly, indicating that he didn't need any refreshments.
Sirius quickly chimed in, "That's right, Lily, please come and sit down."
As they spoke, the two of them kept casting anxious glances at Severus nearby, seemingly hoping for some direction or advice from him.
After all, they had just upset Lily; could these so-called "refreshments" even be safely consumed?
Facing James and Sirius's pleading looks, Severus's brow furrowed slightly as he fell into deep thought.
After a long while, Severus slowly looked away, breaking eye contact with James and Sirius.
Severus's unusual behavior made James and Sirius's faces turn even paler—could it be that their days were numbered?!
Although Lily's temperament had indeed become much gentler since having Harley... even Severus was a bit unsure if Lily might spike the refreshments due to her excessive dissatisfaction with them.
While she certainly wouldn't give them lethal poison, it was possible she might use some strong laxatives or something to punish them.
Facing the impending "dangerous" refreshments, Severus could only silently comfort himself that his situation was at least much better than those three idiots across from him, who would have to be sent to St. Mungos if they were affected.
It's—it's fine, Severus. You're a potions master after all; even if you're affected, you can brew an antidote yourself... Severus wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and, along with the Trio of Idiots opposite him, silently awaited the coming judgment.
Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Harley was watching Lily's busy figure with curiosity.
She saw Lily first take a few slices of frozen toast from the refrigerator, then carefully place them into the oven already preheated to 180°C, setting the timer for five minutes.
After the toast was done, Lily skillfully spread an appropriate amount of sauce evenly onto each slice, then sequentially added fresh, crisp lettuce leaves, fragrant ham slices, and various other delicious ingredients. In the blink of an eye, the exquisite and tempting ham sandwiches were finished.
Seeing little Harley looking at her sandwich-making with interest, a somewhat mischievous idea suddenly popped into Lily's head.
Lily smiled and gestured for Harley to wash her hands at the sink, then helped her climb onto a kitchen chair, bending down to meet Harley's eyes and asking softly:
"Weren't Daddy and those uncles being very scary just now? They're being naughty~ Would Harley like to consider giving them a little 'lesson'?"
Eh?
The clever Harley immediately understood, her eyes sparkling with excitement as she nodded repeatedly, indicating her willingness to cooperate.
(Severus: Hiss~ Why is it suddenly so cold... is my Little Cotton Jacket leaking air?)
Lily gave a sly smile and then took out all the neatly arranged seasonings in the kitchen, lining them up in front of Harley, and encouraged her:
"My darling, now you can display your talents to your heart's content~ Any combination is fine!"
Lily thought that since these were all edible everyday seasonings, even if Harley mixed them up haphazardly, at most the taste would just be strange and unpalatable; it wouldn't hurt anyone.
Just a little well-deserved punishment for those reckless and impulsive guys.
Speaking of which, this was actually Harley's first time cooking in two lifetimes. She had been quite lazy in her previous life and never cooked at home; when her parents weren't around, she mostly ate out or ordered takeout.
She remembered a saying that seemed to circulate on the internet in her previous life—When cooking, remember to follow your inspiration!
Actually, Harley had misremembered; correctly speaking, it should have been "The biggest taboo in cooking is following a sudden inspiration."
But Harley didn't know that. she was still thinking about the meaning of the phrase—it should mean that to cook well, one needs to add inspiration and creativity, right?
She understood!
With honey in one hand and mustard in the other, Harley began her path of creative cooking.
When the exquisitely shaped sandwiches were brought into the spacious and bright living room, Severus and the Marauders fell into silence in unison.
They had thought Lily might add some special "seasoning" to the refreshments to give them a little lesson, but the sight presented by these sandwiches exceeded everyone's expectations—what was that layer of eerie blue-green sauce in the middle?
Could it be a mixture of blueberry jam and mustard?
This is a bit too blatant!
Looking at the four men in the living room, who were full of alertness and intimidated by the mysterious-sauce-version sandwiches, Lily smiled and said with feigned ease:
"Aren't you going to eat? This is a unique sauce that little Harley mixed herself. If you don't eat it, won't you break little Harley's heart?"
Having said that, she also deliberately winked at Harley beside her.
Receiving the signal, Harley put on an innocent look and nestled cutely against her mother, her watery eyes watching everyone present with great expectation.
Especially after seeing Severus and the uncles' hesitation, the little one pouted her small mouth aggrievedly, making one's heart ache with affection.
Facing such a cute and charming little angel, who could bear to refuse her sincere and beautiful intentions?
James stepped forward without hesitation and grabbed a sandwich from the table; Snape, sitting across from him, naturally refused to be outdone, snatching up another sandwich and taking a big bite—this was a delicacy made with heart by his own darling; as a father, how could he eat slower than an outsider!
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