Work Text:
From Chapter 1 of "Another Dream":
"Happy Christmas, Professor. I'm glad you're here with us." Then Hermione Granger smiled at Severus Snape, pressed a slim box into his hands, squeezed his shoulder gently, and exited the room before softly closing the door behind her.
He hadn't needed to say anything to her brief visit, and he was astounded at her simple gestures. A gift. With a card, even. Just a simple "Happy Christmas, Professor/From: Hermione Granger". Tasteful paper in a rather pretty silver-on-white, and a curled green ribbon, the type of curl you could get with – ah, yes, there it was, the press of the edge of the scissors, she'd wrapped it herself... and inside the paper he so carefully peeled away was a plain little box, but in the box was a scarf.
Gently, Severus lifted the scarf from the box. It was lightweight, but a deep, deep green, almost black, and looked to be soft as cashmere. It was clearly charmed for a proper temperature, to be worn in any season, but what struck him most was that it was charmed for softness beyond the material it was made of. Soft, gentle, comfortable, and entirely unable to bother his neck in the slightest. Her simple kindness struck him speechless.
Technical notes:
The scarf was double-knit loom-knit on a 24-peg straight knitting loom, using a very dark green yarn which is a blend of Alpaca, Merino Wool, and Acrylic. Very light and very soft. I used two strands together, since it wasn't thick enough otherwise. Yes, the yarn really is green, for all that it looks black. It looks brighter in direct sunlight, but it was not sunny when I photographed it.
I actually made the wrapping paper too; I stuck silver curling ribbon onto white paper. The paper was from a roll of paper (like wrapping paper is, only it was plain white), and I used double-sided tape to stick down the ribbon.