I do not own Harry potter, I do not own Little Women the Musical
"Susan!" Lily embraced her long time best friend, Susan potter as she disembarked the large Passenger boat. "How was South America?"
Twenty old Susan Potter, James Potter's younger sister, and the youngest potter child had just returned from a two month tour of South America with her parents and her boyfriend of four years, whom Susan insisted come along. "Where's James?" Susan looked around for her elder brother, then stopped, "Let me guess, He didn't want to have a fight today right?" she rolled her eyes.
"Where is Severus by the way?" Lily grabbed one of Susan's carry-ons. "Hey hey hey." Susan tutted, "From what I hear you are in no shape to be carrying things." She eyed her sister in-law's flat stomach. "I am only one month along, I am perfectly capable of doing things." Lily retorted, "Leave me be."
Susan stuck out her tongue childishly, "Here come Severus." Susan waved him over, He and Lily had made up after their fight, after Severus had spent about five months apologizing every chance he got. Lily eventually gave in but James was much less forgiving. "Hello darling." Susan half hugged him with her free up. "Come on, these bags are killing me."
They loaded their small bags that held all their belongings with the help of an undetectable extension charm, into a sleek black London cab. "Where to?" The driver asked with a thick Cockney accent. "SoHo please." Susan directed, handing him the address with her Flat number on it. They sped off as the Cabbie rolled up the sound proof barrier. "I Understand Congratulations are in order." Severus noted. "Jesus does everyone know?" Lily laughed, "Almost."
They pulled up to a brick apartment building, Lily paid the cabbie while Susan and Severus Toted the luggage up to the apartment. "Sweet Lord woman why did you have to more into the penthouse of a ten story apartment complex?" He grunted, "How much stuff did you pack?"
Susan scoffed, "First of all that is your bag, and you weren't complaining when we moved in."
They finally reached the top apartment, Susan fummbled with her keys and unlocked the door. "There see." She sighed and placed her hands on her hips. "That wasn't so bad." A few moments later Lily joined them, "Ten stories, no elevator and you chose to live in the bloody penthouse?" she panted. "You know what, hush." Susan crossed her arms and handed her a glass of lemonade.
Susan had landed a job as an attorney for wealthy corporations and rich ministry workers, so with a rather large steady income, she was able to pay the rent for a nice apartment with new furnishings like leather couches and a king sized bed.
"Susan may I talk to you for a moment?" the couple chattered in the corner, Lily raised an eyebrow as Susan kept glancing at her, "Have you told her yet?" Severus asked.
"Told me what?" Lily asked, Susan jumped and shuffled in place, "Well, uh, it's really quite funny really. Uh…" Susan darted back to Severus, "You tell her." She insisted, pushing him forward.
"No, you tell her." He turned around and pushed her forward.
"Alright…" Susan settled on the edge of the couch. "We were in this beautiful little wizard town in Brazil and the entire town was cut up with these little canals like Venice, and the only way to get around was in a gondola" she started.
"God it's hot out," Susan complained, "its south America what did you expect?" Severus pointed out. "Come on let's go for a boat ride." Susan groaned but followed him to a free long decorative boat with a seahorse head carved into the front. Susan paid the boatman and untied the rope holding them to the dock. They rowed out the clear blue waters of the canal. A vender selling sun umbrellas and Gardenia flowers in a row boat alongside offered a blossom to Susan who smiled and bought a flower and an umbrella to shade them from the burning sun.
"That sounds lovely" Lily sighed, "I wish James and I could do something romantic like that."
"I have Pictures but I'll show you after the story, anyway." Susan began once more
Susan hummed an old French lullaby as they glided over the water, the boat propelled by magic. The town was quiet, few people strolled along the sidewalks. "That's lovely." Severus commented, snapping her from her daydream. "Oh thank you."
They talked for hours about Severus's new job as a teacher and of Susan's work. Soon the day drew to a close and the star began to rise over head, hundreds of Fireflies danced over the water and in the air, like stars you could reach out and touch. The air had cool to a comfortable temperature as Susan marveled at the insects. "They're so beautiful." She gasped. "Yes you are... I mean they. Yes they are." Susan laughed and bumped his shoulder playfully.
"It's getting late." Severus noted, "Oh, I wish we could just stay out all night, just floating here." Susan sighed wistfully. The starlight danced in her eyes as she stared up at the night sky. She layed across his lap, humming her previous tune. Suddenly the church bells rung ten times, to signal a new hour,"
"Oh Lily it was magical, and I don't mean like our kind of magic I mean…" Susan smiled and leaned on he boyfriend's shoulder.
"So tell me, who proposed to whom?" Lily asked in an amused tone. "You know! I was trying to be so discreet about it." Susan stuttered. "So there we were together."
"in a gondola." Severus cut in. "Together" she finished off.
Susan yawned as the tide began to lull her to sleep. "Susan?" Severus asked, she blinked tiredly at him, "yea?"
"I, uh, I've been meaning to ask you something for a while now and I can't think of a better time to do it." He rambled out quickly. "Yes Severus?" Susan sat up in an 'you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention." Sort of way. "Uh." He struggle to turn over in the boat to face her without rocking it, he shifted so he was more or less on one knee, "Will you marry me Susan? I don't have the money for a ring, but…" before he could finish they hit a wave that shook the boat and sent him into the water with a splash.
Susan gasped as he came up a split second later drenched, she smiled and stood up, "Yes I will." She shouted, and dove in after him." She swam back to him panting, "Yes I will marry you!" she yelled gleefully, covering his face with kissed before stopping with an ecstatic smile, "Well there goes our boat." Severus nodded to the vessel that floated off into the distance, "Crap." Susan muttered, "That was a rental."
She grinned mysteriously and ducked underwater for a moment than came up and spit water in his direction. "Oh so that's how it's going to be." He challenged and splashed her with water.
"So" Susan said expectantly, Lily sipped the last of her lemonade and eyed the two who waited for her attention, She let them wallow in their anticipation for a few seconds, "Congratulations" she finally said, cueing an attack of affection from Susan, "Sue, Honey, I can't breathe." Lily pushed her off.
"Speaking of rings." Severus said. Pulling a small box from his pocket. "I am a man of my word" he slipped the simple ring on her finger, a small precious stone on a silver band. "Severus, it's the most beautiful thing I have ever seen." Susan kissed him. But was cut off by a sharp knock at the door. "Christopher Columbus." Susan muttered and opened the door to see four panting men, one with a scruffy beard and shoulder length hair, one with sandy brown hair who was lanky and wearing ragged robe, A short, stout man with thin hair and weepy looking eyes, and finally a young man with thick glassed and messy jet black hair.
"Ten stories, no elevator and you chose to live in the bloody penthouse?" James panted, sounding like her was on the verge of collapse. Severus stiffened up and Lily went to help her husband to the couch. "Christ, I'm out of shape." Peter moaned, "You didn't need to walk up ten flights of stair to know that Peter dear." Susan pointed out to the beefy man.
"Snivillus still dating my sister?" James asked bitterly, Susan swatted him upside the head with a spare magazine, "Be nice." She scolded. "Yes mum." 'Swat'
"As a matter of fact Potter, I think we have gone a bit past dating." Severus mused in a knowing tone. "Huh?" all attention was on them, Susan held up her left hand with the engagement ring. "We're going to be married in the spring." Susan said proudly as Severus pecked her cheek in full view of the others as if to taunt them.
James stuttering in gibberish before his eyes rolled back and he collapsed on the floor, Peter stood dumbstruck with his mouth agape, Remus nodded to Severus and shook their hands, Severus accepted it a bit reluctantly after Susan elbowed his ribs. Sirius shook his head in a daze simply muttering "I need a drink" over and over again.
Lily sighed and with Susan's help dragged James to the couch before Susan stopped short. "Wait." She went to the kitchen and returned with a glass of water, "every one stand back." She pulled the cold liquid over her brother who shot up like someone kicked him, "Oh Susan, I had the most awful dream, Snape was there and you were…" Susan once again waved the ring in front of his face. "I-I-I-" he stammered, "Nope" he fainted once more as Lily panicked and grabbed him