CHAPTER NINTEEN
Dia groggily opened her eyes to see blinding white. When her sight had adjusted, she found she was in the hospital wing.
She immedaitly sat up. All the memories flooded back to her. Panic flowed over her.
Was Snape alright? What had happened to her father?
She was ready to jump out of bed when she heard faint voices. "...I don't know. Dumbledore, I think she's woken up!"
She heard the frantic rush of footsteps, and Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and Madam Pomfrey appeared.
Madam Pomfrey got to her first. She couldn't help beaming. "Oh, you poor dear! I thought you would never wake up! You had me so worried! Do you feel alright?"
Dia slowly nodded her head. She felt alright except for the nauseating feeling that had swept her before.
"Wha...what happened?" she asked.
Dumbledore stepped forward. "I think I can answer that for you, Miss Diamond."
"Is...alright?"
"Yes, Miss Diamond. Severus is fine."
"Severus! But it wasn't him..." Dia cried.
Dumbledore smiled. "I know, Miss Diamond."
"But how?" Dia asked.
"I have my ways," Dumbledore winked at her.
McGonagall soon stood near Dia's bed, shaking her head. "I still cannot believe that Arthur Diamond did such horrible things..."
Dia eagerly nodded. "Beleive it, Professor McGonagall. I had to deal with that secret all my life. That's why I ran away...I couldn't take the burden anymore."
McGonagall could only give a reassuring smile to the girl.
"Arthur Diamond?" Dia asked, not calling him 'father.'
"Arthur Diamond was another of Voldemort's victim's that night. I am surprised that you and Severus survived..." Dumbledore said.
"Severus!" Dia cried. "Where is he?"
Dumbledore smiled quietly. "Severus was released from the hospital wing a few days ago."
"A few days ago?" Dia incredulusly asked.
Madam Pomfrey nodded. "Yes, dear. You have been in here for a whole week now. Out of pure exhaustion, I daresay. Professor Snape, as Dumbledore said, was released a few days ago. He wasn't as battered as you."
"But you know he didn't write the letter?" Dia asked.
"Yes, my dear, I know. I have reinstated Severus with my full apologies as Defense Aginst the Dark Arts Master..."
"But, why did the Vertiaserum lie?"
Dumbledore sighed. "The only reason i can conclude is that Arthur erased Severus' memory and then recreated it, making it seem that Severus' wrote the letter after all."
"But if he's the Defense Against the Dark Arts Master..." Dia started.
"Then that makes you Potions Mistress," Dumbledore smiled.
Dia relished in this glory for a moment, but she exclaimed, "Where is Severus?"
A warm look crossed Dumbledore's face. "I had Professor McGonagall go a fetch him a few minutes ago. I was sure that he would want to see you."
Dia's eyes darted to the spot where McGonagall had been. True to his word, she wasn't there.
The three waited in silence, until the doors to the hospital wing banged open. All sets of eyes watched as Snape strode in, his robes billowing behind him, McGonagall following.
When he saw Dia, his stride quickened and he cried, "Oh, Dia."
He reached her bed and fell to his knees beside it. He took her chin in his grasp and his lips touched hers, interlocked a passionate kiss.
Snape didn't break away until Dumbledore cleared his throat. Dia looked around, McGonagall looked a bit awkward and Madam Pomfrey had a look on her face to say awh-how-cute-they-are-in-love!
Dumbledore backed away from the bed.
Snape clasped Dia's hand and gazed into her eyes. "Are you alright? I was so worried."
"I'm fine," Dia answered, smiling, but groaned when she felt a wave of nausea coming over her again. "Except..."
Madam Pomfrey stepped forward. "Except for the nausea?"
Dia looked stunned at her. "How did you know?"
"Becuase," Madam Pomfrey said, her smile widening. "When I examined you, I found that...that you are pregnant."
A silent gasp rippled through the room and Dia and Snape immediatly snapped their heads to look at each other. Dia wasn't sure how Snape would take the news, but all doubts melted when she saw the look in his eyes.
Dia Diamond felt she could stay in that everlasting glance with that man forever.
Dia groggily opened her eyes to see blinding white. When her sight had adjusted, she found she was in the hospital wing.
She immedaitly sat up. All the memories flooded back to her. Panic flowed over her.
Was Snape alright? What had happened to her father?
She was ready to jump out of bed when she heard faint voices. "...I don't know. Dumbledore, I think she's woken up!"
She heard the frantic rush of footsteps, and Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and Madam Pomfrey appeared.
Madam Pomfrey got to her first. She couldn't help beaming. "Oh, you poor dear! I thought you would never wake up! You had me so worried! Do you feel alright?"
Dia slowly nodded her head. She felt alright except for the nauseating feeling that had swept her before.
"Wha...what happened?" she asked.
Dumbledore stepped forward. "I think I can answer that for you, Miss Diamond."
"Is...alright?"
"Yes, Miss Diamond. Severus is fine."
"Severus! But it wasn't him..." Dia cried.
Dumbledore smiled. "I know, Miss Diamond."
"But how?" Dia asked.
"I have my ways," Dumbledore winked at her.
McGonagall soon stood near Dia's bed, shaking her head. "I still cannot believe that Arthur Diamond did such horrible things..."
Dia eagerly nodded. "Beleive it, Professor McGonagall. I had to deal with that secret all my life. That's why I ran away...I couldn't take the burden anymore."
McGonagall could only give a reassuring smile to the girl.
"Arthur Diamond?" Dia asked, not calling him 'father.'
"Arthur Diamond was another of Voldemort's victim's that night. I am surprised that you and Severus survived..." Dumbledore said.
"Severus!" Dia cried. "Where is he?"
Dumbledore smiled quietly. "Severus was released from the hospital wing a few days ago."
"A few days ago?" Dia incredulusly asked.
Madam Pomfrey nodded. "Yes, dear. You have been in here for a whole week now. Out of pure exhaustion, I daresay. Professor Snape, as Dumbledore said, was released a few days ago. He wasn't as battered as you."
"But you know he didn't write the letter?" Dia asked.
"Yes, my dear, I know. I have reinstated Severus with my full apologies as Defense Aginst the Dark Arts Master..."
"But, why did the Vertiaserum lie?"
Dumbledore sighed. "The only reason i can conclude is that Arthur erased Severus' memory and then recreated it, making it seem that Severus' wrote the letter after all."
"But if he's the Defense Against the Dark Arts Master..." Dia started.
"Then that makes you Potions Mistress," Dumbledore smiled.
Dia relished in this glory for a moment, but she exclaimed, "Where is Severus?"
A warm look crossed Dumbledore's face. "I had Professor McGonagall go a fetch him a few minutes ago. I was sure that he would want to see you."
Dia's eyes darted to the spot where McGonagall had been. True to his word, she wasn't there.
The three waited in silence, until the doors to the hospital wing banged open. All sets of eyes watched as Snape strode in, his robes billowing behind him, McGonagall following.
When he saw Dia, his stride quickened and he cried, "Oh, Dia."
He reached her bed and fell to his knees beside it. He took her chin in his grasp and his lips touched hers, interlocked a passionate kiss.
Snape didn't break away until Dumbledore cleared his throat. Dia looked around, McGonagall looked a bit awkward and Madam Pomfrey had a look on her face to say awh-how-cute-they-are-in-love!
Dumbledore backed away from the bed.
Snape clasped Dia's hand and gazed into her eyes. "Are you alright? I was so worried."
"I'm fine," Dia answered, smiling, but groaned when she felt a wave of nausea coming over her again. "Except..."
Madam Pomfrey stepped forward. "Except for the nausea?"
Dia looked stunned at her. "How did you know?"
"Becuase," Madam Pomfrey said, her smile widening. "When I examined you, I found that...that you are pregnant."
A silent gasp rippled through the room and Dia and Snape immediatly snapped their heads to look at each other. Dia wasn't sure how Snape would take the news, but all doubts melted when she saw the look in his eyes.
Dia Diamond felt she could stay in that everlasting glance with that man forever.