Chapter Thirty: A Magical Proposal
Lily looked extremely confused as Stevie walked through the door a few hours earlier than she was supposed to. "Stevie? What are you doing here?" she questioned her with uncertainty, but Stevie just simply slammed the door and burst into tears while running straight to her bedroom.
"Stevie wait, Harry and Sarah are trying to take their naps." She said right before Stevie shut the door but at least this time she hadn't slammed it. A few seconds later Severus arrived home.
"Oh thank heavens you're home. Something is wrong with Stevie." Lily told him as Severus raised a questioning eyebrow at her.
"You mean she's back from her date already?" He questioned her but before she could reply a snowy white owl started tapping at the glass of the window. Severus was even more intrigued now as he turned around and he walked over to the window to let the bird in.
The owl swooped inside and then landed on top of the kitchen table revealing the fact that it had an orange envelope clamped underneath its beak. "Oh no she didn't!" Severus exclaimed in complete and utter shock and disbelief while he removed the letter and tore it open. A very serious expression grew onto his face while he silently read the letter to himself.
"What happened Severus?" Lily questioned him anxiously before he turned over to look at her.
"Stevie performed the levitation charm in front of Chase and it says here that she is expelled from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." He explained before he started heading towards her bedroom door suddenly feeling enraged.
"Now come on Severus, don't blow your top. Both of the kids are sleeping anyways and you shouldn't wake them." She told him.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful." He assured her before bursting into Stevie's room. "We need to talk Stephanie." He began and Stevie knew that she was in big trouble since he was using her full name while sitting down on top of her bed by her feet. "Can you explain this?" He questioned her angrily while showing her the note as Stevie sniffed and quickly brushed away her tears while turning her head over to look at the letter.
Stevie didn't know what else to tell him so she decided that she might as well tell him the entire story. As soon as she had finished Severus just simply looked at her and before he could say anything that's when the doorbell rang. Severus rolled his eyes while he slowly got to his feet. "We'll talk more about this when I get back." He told her as he went to go answer the door.
He raised his eyebrow again as he saw Chase standing right there in front of him. "It wasn't Stevie's fault!" He cried while quickly running inside. "She didn't want to do magic in front of me after telling me that she was a witch but I wouldn't believe her!" He exclaimed as Severus looked back over his shoulder at the outside of the door and then back at him while continuing to raise his eyebrow at him.
"I beg your pardon, but I don't recall inviting you in." He said.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude, I'm just worried about Stevie that's all. Can I talk to her?" He wondered.
"No. Not right now. I was just about to discipline her and both Harry and Sarah are taking their naps. I'm sorry, but you'll just have to wait to talk to her at another time." He told him as he nodded.
"Alright, can you at least tell her that I'm sorry?" He asked him.
"Alright, I will." Severus told him as Chase thanked him and then they both said goodbye before Severus shut the door again and returned to his niece's bedroom. "That was Chase and he just wanted to apologize for getting you in trouble. However, Chase is a muggle and he isn't the one who decided to break the rules and perform magic." He pointed out.
"So then, am I really going to be expelled for this?" Stevie questioned him with uncertainty.
"I'm going to have a word with Dumbledore after Christmas and see what I can do. Maybe there's a possibility that we change your expulsion to a few month's suspension. However, during that time you will be grounded with no television, cellphone, or laptop. Agreed?" He questioned her as she nodded at him.
"Agreed." She replied.
"Let this be a lesson to you that you can't let boy problems get in the way of your education and future." He told her before getting back off her bed and leaving the room.
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Later on, that evening Severus left Stevie, Harry, and Sarah alone with Petunia and Dudley because he had quite the special surprise for Lily. As he led her outside to the front yard, she saw that there was a carriage with four Abraxans in front of it. "You didn't tell me that we were going to have a carriage ride." She said while smiling warmly at him.
"I know." He began. "The reason for that is I wanted it to be a surprise. Shall we Mrs. Potter?" He questioned her while offering her his arm. She continued smiling at him as she accepted his offer and he helped her into the carriage. Then before she knew it all four of the horses started to gallop and then they took flight up into the sky.
That's when suddenly Severus put his arm around her. He loved this woman so much and he thought that now was the most perfect time to tell her so. "I love you Lily." He began before giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"I love you too Severus." She told him happily with a dreamy sigh before resting her head on top of his shoulder. Severus smiled at her and kissed the top of it before he started running his fingers through her hair.
"I have always loved you and I also love your kids and none of that is ever going to change." He told her. "And I think it's time that Harry and Sarah had an official father." He said as Lily quickly turned over to look at him in complete and utter shock while he pulled a tiny black box out of his pocket and pushed it open with his thumb and revealed a tiny golden ring with a silver gem in the middle of it.
"Lillian Jane Evans Potter,.. will you marry me?" He asked her as she suddenly gasped and placed her hands upon her cheeks. "I would kneel but considering we're currently in a carriage up in the air right now that's rather difficult." He pointed out as Lily stifled a laugh and tears of joy rolled down her cheeks.
"Of course I'll marry you Severus." She told him which seemed to catch Severus by surprise but he just simply smiled back at her while tears of joy started rolling down his own cheeks.
"You will?" He questioned her with uncertainty.
"Yes,.. I will." She replied with a nod. Severus continued smiling at her while he slid the ring onto her finger and then they both closed their eyes and started kissing each other passionately as the carriage continued soaring through the sky.
