your author's note reminds me of my childhood. i loved horton hears a who. never had the book until i was an adult, but when i was little we had the video tape. and we went throught FOUR of them! i watched them until they would not play anymore. and my mom could quote it in her sleep. i know she get her revenge when i have kids. joy.

Loved this!So sweet, I can see little Mairin's face when she'd sent her father off to sleep. Beaming little child..lovely.

"Daddy's a good boy."LMAO!! Oh my God, that was very entertaining, Kailin! I enjoyed this story very much! Mairin was particularly a delightful child, aww ... how sweet ... :)I love this!

Really sweet story. “Read, Daddy!” is something I hear every night except it is "Mommmmy Read!" Thanks for the wonderful story. My daughter is Mairin's age and I can relate. So when do they just go to sleep and stay asleep all night?

It's very sweet and give me a good reason to re-read Snape a History. If th e muse inspires you some other family moments, please share. I like to know about the three of them.

Beautiful!  I had a similar minute of recollection when reading this story.  Each of my three boys had a different story they were fixated on for several months as toddlers.  Now they are all big enough to make me look short! Oh what a time that was...

“Daddy’s a good boy.”Awwww! That does sum it up so very nicely. Mairin is a pure delight and I would gladly read to her to give Hermione and Severus a night off. The image of Severus all tucked in with his teddy bear is equally precious.

Very sweet and very funny.  For my sister, her four year-old son is in love with trains and therefore it is Polar Express that needs to be hidden during the off season -- at both of our houses.  Thanks for a lovely story, JoAnne

This is a charming tale!  I really like it.  So sweet, that daddy's a good boy.My daughter didn't fixate on one book, but had tons of them memorized.   Regarding the kids not remembering those times:  I recently told my family that you take your kid to the park and the zoo and read them stories and sing them songs, and they recall so little of it.  But if you don't do those things as the child's brain is growing, the kid's brain doesn't develop properly."It's all good," as the kids say today.

You captured the spirit of a 3-yr-old intelligent being absolutely perfectly. Now that it's been about 16 years, I can admit that the journey from London to Grasse was somewhat tedious, having had to listen to "The Wheels on the bus" incessantly. LOL. That is, of course, not to say that you didn't capture the first-time parents equally well!!! Just a wonderful little snapeshot that brightened my day.

I fully sympathise. It's the Gruffalo with our little girl. Good fic. Cheers!

Very cute, and so like a 3 yr old!

Aw, that was sweet :)

Aww, how sweet and the sentiment is so true.

Awwww, its so cute! Positively adorable :)Brilliant depiction of a 3 year old, I have a niece and nephews who act just as you've described. Thank you for the wonderful read :)

My daughter actually did this!

Oh I love it!  Having kids of my own, I know just what this is like!

They're such a lovely family! I love the image of Snape asleep in the rocking chair :)