Thanks. Heh, he is and he's upset that his relatives would leave him alone as well as still being overwhelmed concerning Hogwarts closing and being worried about how he's going to fund his education at a new school.  Yet there's also some joy at being away from his relatives which he isn't sure how to feel about, what with other things (the school closing mainly) occupying his mind.  

Yeah, I don't think I've read many stories that involve Severus knowing to bake.   Imagine Severus baking cookies for Christmas with Harry.  Well, that may be based more on the christmas tradition in my family where mom and us girls get together and bake cookies during Christmas.  Grandmom used to as well but she doesn't do much baking anymore.  I'm hoping it will turn out to be something they can bond over. 

 I think in this story, Severus told the truth, however the child passed away when young.  Now normally, Arastos will be Snape's son from Lily (older half-brother of Harry) but in this one I think perhaps he had a different child altogether that died possibly in infancy or early childhood.  I'm not planning on Arastos being in this one.   

I'll try to work on a second chapter for the story.

Thank you and glad you are enjoying it.  You're welcome and yes, I flipped through some others, rather surprised how short the entries were but it was something I wanted to do for a while as I didn't make it in time for the fall challenge of last year.  I thought the carols were something that would make it unique so tried to look up old ones that Severus might have potentially learned, possibly from Lily as children or that he might have heard before Hogwarts.  Wanted to post it during or close to Christmas but alas the chapter gave me some problems, but what else is new yes? XD  Hopefully I can fulfill your expectations as well as future potential readers.