Luna made her way down the corridors of the dungeons, a trip that she had made hundreds of times over the years, but this time she found herself feeling so anxious that she thought she might vomit.
She knocked softly on the office door, and it slowly swung open. Sitting at the desk was not Severus, but rather a short heavy set old man.
"Can I help you, miss?" The man asked.
"I was looking for Professor Snape." Luna said with a perplexed look on her face.
"Ah, yes, Severus. This was his office for many years, but he's been reassigned. " the old man said.
"Reassigned?" Luna questioned, and her heart sank. Had Severus up and left?
"Yes, yes. He finally got that Defense Against the Dark Arts position that he's been pining over. You can find him on second floor." The old man said with a smile.
"Thank you Professor uh- I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name." Luna said.
"It's Professor Slughorn, but you can just call me Horace, Dear." Slughorn grinned.
Luna stood outside the second floor office door that once upon a time she met Remus behind. She took a deep breath, and knocked.
"Who is it?" a rather annoyed voice called from the other side of the room.
"It's me." Luna said.
The door swung open, and to Luna's surprise, Severus was already standing at the doorway.
"...What are you doing here?" he asked softly.
Luna ignored this question, "I see you finally got the job you've always wanted. Congratulations." she smiled, "I'm really happy for you, Severus."
"You know," Severus began, "I've wanted this job for years. I always thought that once I got it, I would finally be happy... but I'm not."
He took a step closer to her, "I thought that this was the final piece of the puzzle to make me feel complete, but it turns out it wasn't."
Severus placed his hand on Luna's stomach, "It turns out all this time there was a piece that I never even realized was missing; a piece that I didn't even know was part of the puzzle all along... Now I find myself thinking about this piece all the time."
His gaze turned from Luna's stomach to her eyes, "But it's not the only one."
Severus gently rubbed Luna's stomach before heading over to his desk. He began rooting around the top drawer of his desk, and finally pulled out a small ring. A ring that, instead of a gem, housed a smooth orb filled with a blue swirling cloud. It emitted a faint light.
"This ring is a sort of pensieve. It only has enough room to hold one memory." Severus began as he walked towards Luna, "This one is of the exact moment that I realized that I love you... The moment that I knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my life you... If you would have me."
"Severus, it's gorgeous, but I don't know..." Luna said hesitantly.
Severus placed the ring in her palm and softly closed her fingers around it.
"I have never been more certain of anything in my life. Take some time to figure out if you're certain too." He said tenderly as he gently kissed her forehead.
