Hey guys! So I said in my other fic, for anyone that's reading that, that I was working on this right now as well. For some strange reason, I've taken a liking to this couple. Please tell me I'm not the only one who ships Lavender/Seamus. I mean, they're completely adorable, right? ...anyway, I wanted to write a S/L story for a while, and this was the first idea that popped into my head. I'm excited for it, but I can't promise fast updates. I'm having some problems with stuff on my laptop, so maybe an update every week. Hope you guys enjoy this, though. This chapter's not very long, but they'll get longer as the story progresses. Please read and review. (: Thanks.

Lavender's brown eyes flooded with tears as she stared at the tiny plastic device that was sitting in front of her in the first floor girls' lavatory. She never thought a day like this would come. She had never planned on what had happened. It was just an innocent mistake. Maybe all teenagers said that when they screwed up in some way, but Lavender meant it. It was just a mistake, and sometimes when people make mistakes, they can't take them back. And Lavender most definitely couldn't take this back.

A thousand thoughts started to rush through her mind, all of them crashing and clattering together until she didn't know what she was thinking anymore. Tears streamed down her face, causing her mascara to run, and she leaned over the sink and tried to calm her breathing. She was scared out of her mind. Her throat had gone dry, and her whole body felt numb. That stupid little pink plus sign was staring up at her, like it was mocking her for doing stupid things. She would have absolutely done anything to go back in time and change how she had acted, how truly irresponsible she had behaved. But there was no going back. She didn't have a Time-Turner, and so she was stuck with the consequences. She was only sixteen years old, barely even old enough to make her own decisions. So how was she supposed to be old enough to take care of a baby by herself?

The door of the bathroom swung open, and Lavender quickly swept the device into her bag and wiped away the tears that had stained her pale face. She knew before she turned around that it was her best friend, Parvati Patil, who had entered. She tried to calm her breathing once more and regain her composure, and when she was sure that she looked decent enough, she turned to face her.

"You alright, Lav?" Parvati asked with a small smile. She knew that her best friend had been crying. Her face was still red and her eyes still puffy. Parvati had a pretty good idea of what exactly was going on with Lavender, but she was too afraid to ask. She and Lavender told each other everything, so she knew that Lavender would tell her this.

"No," Lavender replied, still contemplating whether or not she needed to say anything to Parvati. She wasn't exactly ready to tell anyone. After all, she had just found out herself five minutes ago. Why did Parvati have to know so soon? "I'm just…I'm just feeling a little sick is all. Come on. Let's go to dinner." She held out her arm to Parvati, which Parvati usually hooked onto with her own, but instead, she just eyed her friend skeptically.

"Lav, it's not just feeling a little sick. Otherwise, you would have gone to Madam Pomfrey." Parvati crossed her arms and continued to gaze at Lavender with wide, dark eyes that seemed to bore right into Lavender's thoughts. But Lavender didn't budge. She crossed her arms as well and stared right back at Parvati, determined not to let her best friend get into her mind. And thankfully, Parvati was the first one to move. But she didn't leave Lavender alone. Instead, she reached into Lavender's bag and grabbed the little device that was lying at the very top. Lavender tried to stop her, but it was too late. Parvati's eyes narrowed at the little pink plus sign, and Lavender's breath caught in her throat.

"Lavender?" Parvati asked, her voice shaking a little as she stared at her friend, her beliefs about Lavender's behavior confirmed. She just couldn't believe it, though. She didn't want to. Lavender was completely boy crazy, yes, but she wasn't that crazy. She wouldn't sleep with anyone, especially if she wasn't dating them, and as far as Parvati knew, Lavender wasn't dating anyone. So how could this be possible?

Lavender's eyes filled with tears again, and she wrapped her arms around Parvati in a tight hug as she sobbed into her shoulder. She was so scared. How was she supposed to do this? She didn't even want a pet to take to Hogwarts, so how could she handle taking care of a baby? Her whole body started to shake, and Parvati wrapped her arms around Lavender as she cried. She wished that she could say she knew how Lavender felt, or say something to comfort her friend. But there was nothing to say.

"Who's the father?" Parvati asked after a few minutes.

Lavender's sobs stopped suddenly as she pulled away from Parvati. She knew that this question was bound to rise up at some point, but she only wished that it had been later, so that she could prepare herself for it. Parvati was not going to be happy at all. Exactly one month ago today, the Gryffindors had hosted a party to bring in the new school year, and Lavender had attended, promising herself that she was just going to hang out with her friends and enjoy the night. No drinks, just talking. But one of her friends had talked her into having one firewhiskey, and so she drank it. Lavender had no idea that she had such a low tolerance for alcohol, so she had no idea that one drink would have made her drunk. She had stumbled all over the room before one of the guys in her year found her and took her up to his dormitory so that she could get some sleep. He must have been pretty exhausted as well, because he curled up in bed next to her and just laid there, not moving. She wasn't exactly sure what happened to lead her to doing this, but she ended up having sex with him, and then they fell asleep in his bed. The next morning, Lavender woke up next to one Seamus Finnigan, a boy that she had only talked to on just a few occasions. She screamed, waking him up, and they both agreed that they had been drunk and it was a mistake. They wouldn't tell anyone about the night, and they would go on about their lives just as always. They were not friends. They didn't speak. They sat close to each other in class, but otherwise, there was nothing.

But the worst part was this: Seamus Finnigan was the only boy that she had ever slept with, and she knew that the baby was his. This boy that she barely even knew. And even worse, Parvati did know Seamus. In fact, Parvati was almost in love with Seamus. She had been waiting on him to ask her on a date for three years now, and he had never done it. When Lavender told Parvati who the father of the baby was, she knew that Parvati would probably hate her for life. They would probably not be friends anymore. And Lavender didn't know if she could go through this pregnancy without her best friend at her side.

"Lav?" Parvati asked after a long silence. "Who's the father?"

Lavender's tears resumed. She couldn't do it. She couldn't possibly look her best friend in the eyes and tell her that she had slept with the boy that she had been in love with since the day she laid eyes on him. It would break her heart. Especially if she knew that it wasn't just meaningless sex. No, it was so, so much more than that. Seamus was most definitely the father of the little baby growing inside of her. "I can't tell you…" she muttered underneath her breath, not meeting Parvati's eyes. "You'll hate me."

Parvati's eyes narrowed, obviously thinking hard about what could possibly make her mad. There was only one boy that came to mind, but she knew that that couldn't be right. Lavender had never even talked to him… "Well, I mean…no, it couldn't be." She smiled a little and patted her friend on the shoulder. "Is it Ron? It's gotta be. You've liked him for a while now. And I always had a feeling that he liked you too."

Lavender shook her head rapidly and looked down at the floor, clenching her fists and trying to gather enough strength to tell her. She was just so stupid. Why did this have to happen to her? "Okay, you remember that party last month? The one where I got drunk by accident and ended up in the boys' dormitories? Well…I accidentally slept with someone that I didn't mean to be with. I mean, I don't even know him. I didn't even know his last name until last year! It's crazy, really, but I can't tell you. You'll be mad."

Parvati glared at Lavender and moved away from her, her whole body stiffening. "Seamus? Seamus Finnigan? The guy I've liked since first year?" She gulped and backed away from Lavender some more, suddenly acting as if Lavender was some kind of animal. She looked into Lavender's brown eyes and then down at the pregnancy test she was holding in her hands. And then she threw it down on the ground in anger and stormed out of the bathroom. She couldn't even think at the moment. Tears were blurring her vision, and she wiped them away before she could reach any other people in the hallway. She couldn't believe it. The best friend that she had so trusted no more than ten minutes ago had betrayed her in the worst way possible. Well, Lavender Brown was not going to be her best friend anymore. She didn't need her. She could find other friends…

Lavender sunk down on the floor in the bathroom and cried until she couldn't cry anymore. She had just lost the rest of her teenage years. She had surely lost her reputation and respect. She had lost her future. But right now, worst of all, she had lost her best friend.