The beginning (June 16 1980)
Raven looked up from her spot and smiled at Severus. They have been keeping their relationship a secret since they were 15. Now, at 19 they were still keeping the secret. They didn't want either the Order of the Phoenix or the Death eaters to know about them. 'Four years of secrecy and deception. Now it's more than us,' Raven sighs as she touches her stomach. Severus had felt Raven beautiful lilac eyes staring at him as he read the paper and then he heard the quiet sigh escape her lips. He knew what that sigh was for because the same thing was on his mind. How where they going to keep their daughter a secret? The two pureblood enthusiasts had even gone as far as seeing muggle doctors for their daughter. Raven spoke up as a few more minutes passed and said in her quiet, refined British voice, "Severus, I have to take her away. You know I cannot stay in England. Someone will find our daughter and me. I think I need to leave the country and before you say no just listen. If I leave this country I can keep your last name and so can she. No one will find us."
Severus was now biting back tears as he stared at his beautiful wife. He knew she was right. Voldemort was getting stronger. He wanted them as far away as he could. Raven was a Slytherin when they were in school and even a pureblood enthusiast, but she hated death and unnecessary destruction. This is what the Dark Lord wants and Severus doesn't want his two most precious things, Raven and their daughter, being exposed to that. He knew he was going to lose her one way or another. So he did what he needed to do and Raven instantly knew what he was doing. He was memorizing her because he didn't know when he would be able to see her again. He was looking at the delicate features Raven has and the way she looked effortless beautiful. Severus started getting chocked up realizing this may be it. He put down his paper and sighed himself. As the first tear dropped, Raven was already half way moving to get the camera. "How about we take a family photo, so you will always have us," Raven quietly asked as Severus was nodding very quickly.
As she went to get the camera, Raven said, "I will stay so you can hold our daughter. I am going to miss you so much Severus. I will write muggle way of course, and she will know that you love her." She walked back in to see her handsome husband silently crying. She quickly ran up and sat on his lap crying with him. They sat like that for about an hour and got a hold of themselves enough to take the picture and as like were looking at the picture, Raven's water broke. "Oh Severus, it is time! Get the bags! I will start walking down," Raven said in her worried voice.
In a record ten minutes, Raven and Severus were on their way to the muggle hospital to have this baby. After 16 excruciating hours in labor, they had a beautiful baby girl. The nurse asked, "What the baby's name Mr. is and Mrs. Snape?" Severus and Raven looked at each for a minute, and then Raven nodded her head. Severus took a deep breath and said, "Alice Lilian Snape."