Leave it to Remus to make a boy that never actually wanted to smile do it nearly every time they were together! Severus was a lot closer this time, eyes bright beneath the fringe of lashes he looked up through.

"Ah, that's the key then, yeah? Imagine me'self as a meal and there we are, fox ears!"

An amusing statement to make because it was absolutely true. Remus brought the best out in Severus. He was the only one who seemed to see his potential. And perhaps his simple belief in him amplified his magical prowess.