Title- A Light in the Dark (Chapter 6)

By- Space Faerie

Discalimer- I own nothing but the plot as stated in preveous chapters.

Rating- PG-13, it does have some foul language though....

Summery- Dinner for two in the dungens, Lavender and Severus come up with a name for the baby, and a special treat at the end.

A/n- To AppleCrazy- Good Idea, Harry And Hermione.. I think Now would be a good time for them to show....

I have a spell cheak, I can't say that enough, Boy I love hearing that. Now my work will be twice as good.

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Snape had never really gotten back to sleep, not that he could do anything to help it, Even a sleeping potion was no use. Today he had dinner with Lavender and about a million questins were flying through his mind, most of them were like 'What do I make?' or 'What does she like' or even 'Should I wear something other than black?' and thats saying..well...thinking something. Snape put on his robe and got ready to go to breakfast, He looked in the mirror, 'About 1 month...' He thought to himslf as he looked at his stomach. He finished up and decided to grade some papers before breakfast.

Meanwhile Lavender awoke to the chitter chattering downstairs. She could hear crying and..she thought a slap. Lavender pulled a robe around her and went to see what was up. Seamus had slapped Ron because he obiously found the picture of himself Ron had made a heart around, Harry was beside Ron with his Wand out, Neville was Crying and Hermione was looking bewildered. "Seamus! You had no right to do that to Ron!" Hermione fainally got out. "What *Is* going On?!?!" Lavender yelled, makeing her presense known. Ron started to sob as he explained "Seamus found that..that picture, and...and..Slapped me...Then Harry said there was nothing wrong with people like me...and that got Hermione thinking about what Harry's been doing...and..and she got a little mad..And Neville's crying...because...because He thinks I don't like him!!!!!" Lavender stared at Neville. "Neville..." Then she looked at Ron. "Oh Wow." She looked around the room and saw Seamus had started to cry to. "Oh Lavender! I am so sorry, Where have you been? I...I ment to say...say it but.." Lavender ran back into the girls dorm before he could finish.

Lavender had dressed and laid out an outfit for the night by the time it was time to go to breakfast. Snape sat at the High Table, picking at his food. When he caught Lavender's eye she glared as if to say 'You had better eat something or else you'll feel worse!' Now, Snape didn't think that was humanly impossible, but there were alot of things that he thought humanly impossible but he was wrong then so he could have been wrong now. He reluctently ate a bit of his breakfast. That got a small smile from Lavender.

Classes that day were about the small as usual. Lavender had potions before lunch. She chose to sit by Hermione instead of Parvati, she didn't want her...her...well, could she call Snape her boyfriend? If he was it would feel wrong to him to take points away from his...girlfriend. Right in the middle of class, when Snape thought things were going well, he dubled over in pain. Ron fainted, Parvati shreiked, Harry was talking to Hermione who was suggesting as many books as she could say in 1 breath on pain. Neville had a shocked look on his face like he might pass out or do a happy dance. It was hard to tell. Lavender ran up to Snape's side, getting lots of supious looks from her fellow students, and not just the gryffindors, but the slytherins. Espally Draco Malfoy, who looked paler than normal, As if her just saw his father making out with Dumbledore. "EVERYONE OUT NOW!!" Lavender screamed, and for some odd reason, everyone obeyed.

Lavender made Snape Lie down on his office desk since he was too weak to speak the password to his quarters, and even then he probley wouldn't have made it to the counch. Lavender was a loss at what to do, Snape on the other hand, knew excatly what he was going to do. "OOOOOOOOWWWWW GOD IT HURTS!!" He screamed. Lavender ran through spells in her mind until she rembered a silencing charm and she put it on his office so no one could hear his screaming. Then she ran through his private stores until she found a pain killer. Lavender tilted his head up and poured the potion in. He lay still wincing in pain. He was holding his stomach. Lavender got a warm colth and removed his hands. She placed it on his stomach and waited. After much panting he seemed much better. Lavender couldn't stiffle her giggle. "WHAT! May I ask Is So Funny?" He Snapped, slowly sitting up. "PMS, your probley having cramps or something, and the thought of a Male haveing PMS.." She trailed off. Snape glared at her. After makeing sure he was ok Lavender left for lunch.

"What was up in class?" Parvati asked. "Nothing" Lavender said. "Lavender tell me." Mabey Later." Lavender said.

Fainally, after a long and trying day it was time for dinne. Lavender chose to wear a simple white, long sleeve, shirt with a lacy collar and lacy sleeve ends and a white satin skirt with simple white heels. She tied her hair into a bun leaving 2 strands to fall into her face. When Parvati asked her the occasion she just said that she was getting Potion help. Parvati rolled her eyes but knew she would get no further.

Snape had made a funny sort of Pasta looking think with Red and Green sauce, along with biscuits and salad. When Lavender knocked on the wall he muttered the Password to let her in. "Mmmmm...Smells good in here." She said, taking a seat at a small table witch seated two. Snape caried the food to the table and sat across from her.

The ate in silent, except for the fact that every three minutes Snape had to brush those 'Annoying' strands of hair from her 'pretty' face and he had to comment on it when doing it.

At the end of there meal they sat on the counch in the small room witch he called the 'living room' and ate ice cream while watching the fire. They talked and talked about alot of things. Pausing to laugh absent-mindly every so often. They talked about classes, Snape assured her that she was doing 'at least ok' in potions, and he also talked about his trubles as a teacher. But Alas, The subject of there relansonship had to come up somethime, and that it did. "Today in class you gave me a real scare!" Lavender said. "Oh, and for that I'm sorry, I controlled my every move and scream and did it just to spite you!" Snape said Sarcasticaly "I just want you to be ok!! Thats all I want! Is that so hard to ask?" She flamed. "No. Why do you want the greasy-haired-git-of-a-potion-master to be ok?" He asked. Lavender was extreamly taken back. "Because I...I..." She stuttered. "You what? You want to get a laugh?" He said, suddenly the heavyness of a small box in his pocket seemed alot heavyer.

"No! How dare you say that! I...I think I'm...I know I'm in Love with you ok?!?!" She yelled. Now it was his turn to be taken back. "Do you mean it?" He asked, pulling her in for a hug. "Yes. I would do anything to make you happy! I would do anything for you and our girl witch I named Brigid." Snape's eyebrows rose at the name but he nodded his head, still thinking about that dream. "Lavender..." But she wouldn't let him finish, she pulled herslef away "Lavender what? Lavender, Its wrong to be in love with me? Lavender, Its wrong to Love some-one like me. Well I AM In love so there. Lavender what!?!?" She yelled. Snape smirkied, he pulled out the box and got down on 1 knee. "Nothing like that, actually I wanted to say.." Lavender gasphed as he opend the box.

"Lavender, will you marry me?"