Dumbledore and Snape finally reached Meg's office. Dumbledore made the door open by the same spell he'd used on the door to Snape's office, Alohamora. He found Meg inside, staring dreamily out the window like she did in her Defense classes.

"Hey, Meg," said Snape.

"Oh…Severus…I'm so glad you're here!" cried Meg, grabbing Snape and pulling him into a rib-crashing hug. "How are you doing, handsome?"

"Just fine, now I'm with you," said Snape mysteriously.

"I'll leave you two alone…" said Dumbledore, inching out of the room. "I'll be back in about ten minutes, before your class gets back in, Severus. Goodbye." He shut the door behind him. Snape stood up and slapped himself in the forehead, looking outside anxiously.

"What happened?" asked Meg.

"I forgot to bring my class back inside," said Snape. "You see, I sent them outside so I could see you, and now they're probably wondering where I am…"

"Don't go," said Meg. "You've only just come. Why don't I go outside and round them up with you, sweetheart? See…umm…here. Come outside with me. We can make sure they all get inside. And remember, Dumbledore said we had ten minutes before we had to go get them, so maybe we can sit outside for a while, you know, on a bench or something like that, you know?"

"Umm…yeah…great…a bench," said Snape, knowing where this was going. He certainly liked it when he was kissed by Meg, but still…he didn't like all the students watching him, especially Harry, because he knew they would whisper about him even more afterwards.

"Okay, good, let's go," said Meg, smiling at Snape and going out of the room. Snape followed her, and they went outside. Snape found a white bench and pointed it out to Meg, who agreed that it was a good bench to sit on, so the two of them found a good seat. "I've been waiting for you all day, you know. You're just so handsome, you know, can you wait for the day of our wedding, Severus? I certainly can't…Oh, it's going to be so much fun, and can you imagine us kissing again? That's going to be so wonderful…Do you think I can really wait one week for our wedding?"

"Knowing you, I think you probably can't," said Snape, smiling at Meg. "So, maybe we can go and get your wedding clothes later or something, like at Madam Malkin's."

"Do you think they sell wedding dresses there?" said Meg. "And tuxedos? Oh, you'll look even hotter with a tux on, won't you, Severus? You'll be so adorable, won't you!"

Snape felt strange then. He was torn between his old self, who did not want to look adorable and kept telling him that he wasn't a good match for Meg and that they were too different. The other half of him said that it didn't matter how different they were, as long as they loved each other. Then the other half of him said that she didn't really love him in her deep heart, it was just a Romance Charm, and she absolutely hated him in real life. He knew this was the closest he would ever get to Meg ever really liking him, because he knew secretly that they were just too different for that.

"Severus…" said Meg. "What's wrong? I love you."

"I know you do," said Snape. "Look, Meg, I don't know…I don't…" Snape never got to finish, instantly quieted by Meg's spell. She lifted it, and put her arms around him, pocketing her wand and looking up into his eyes. Snape's strange feeling escalated…

"Meg…there are people," said Snape desperately.

"They don't care," said Meg, putting her lips close to Snape's so that there was only about an inch between them. Snape felt sparks coming out of his wand. He knew that happened when you were really mad, but he hadn't known it happened when you were in love. Well, I wouldn't, he thought, as he remembered what Dumbledore had said about love being a whole new thing to him. He turned back to his wife-to-be, who was still talking to him. He didn't dare look directly into those deep brown eyes, lest he fall into them. "I don't care if they see us. Do you care, Sevy?"

Sevy. Sevy, she called me. She's never called me by a nickname before.

"No, Meg," said Snape, getting that feeling like Meg had bewitched him again. "I don't care at all, sweetheart. We can do whatever you want and I won't care…"

"Good," said Meg, leaning even closer (if that was possible) and kissing Snape on the lips. He felt more sparks shooting out of his wand, this time higher in the air. Time seemed to inch by, Snape just wished he had his watch with him, so he could see what time it was, but he didn't. Suddenly, he heard a voice calling him. He pulled away from Meg and saw Dumbledore.

"Severus!"

Snape looked up at the sky. Now I'm in for it, he thought, waiting for Dumbledore's reaction to his kissing of Meg. Dumbledore ran over to him and grabbed his shoulders.

"Oh, Severus, your love for her, her love for you, brings tears to my eyes!" said Dumbledore, who actually did have tears in his eyes. "Did you know your wand was putting up fireworks? That means you really love her, Severus…how sweet…oh, I can't wait till your wedding when you two kiss in front of the whole school! That's going to be so much fun, Severus! Umm, Severus?"

Snape looked at Dumbledore numbly. "Yeah…it'll be great…just great…"

"Okay, then, why don't we go and prepare the wedding tomorrow?" said Meg happily. "You know, it's so exciting that I'm finally going to be married…You're going to kiss me while we're hugging or something, right? Or are you going to, like, sweep me off my feet?"

"I don't know," Snape said quietly. "I really don't know."

Meg skipped ahead of them, with Dumbledore and Snape walking next to each other quite a ways behind her. Dumbledore smiled at Snape as they walked.

"Don't worry," he said. "I'll help you get ready for this. You do have one week, after all."

"I know," said Snape, "but I have to buy a tux, which…can't I just wear my robes? I like them so much better than a suit. That's what Muggles wear! And I have to learn how to really dance, so we can at the reception party, and I have to learn how to kiss…I don't know if I can even lift her enough to sweep her off her feet. Hmmm…I think I might know a spell that does that…"

"I think you kissed her good enough outside today," said Dumbledore. "You've only got to do it standing up, that's all. And I'll get Draco's paper back for you today."

"Thanks, Albus," said Snape weakly, feeling more respect for the headmaster than ever.