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Chapter 17: late night

The rest of the day had gone fairly well. Charley got another pack of Oreos and everyone just seemed in an a lot better mood. Everyone left at around six and dad and I decided to flop on the sofa whilst watching beauty and the beast. Belle had just been captured by the beast when I decided to ask dad something which had been bugging me for ages.

"Dad why haven't you read harry potter?" I asked deadly serious.

"Because I don't feel that it's my cup of tea." Dad replied. I was shocked at this and slightly angry.

"How would you know seeing as you haven't even tried to read one." I cried back.

"Calm down Stella, it's just a book." Dad said taken a back.

"Say that to me when you've read them." I said turning away from him.

"Fine Stella, seeing as your being so childish I'll read them. If it really makes you happy." Dad said equally sulky. He turned towards the bookshelf and picked up the seven harry potters.

"Thank you." I said, with a tone of victory. I decided to carry on watching the film for a little bit because even though dad was a fast reader it would still take him time to get through seven marvelous creations.

"Jeez I never thought it would be Quirrall, you'd think dumbledore would of sensed something." Dad said a few minutes later, putting down the first book.

"Look who's liking harry potter now." I said joking. Dad just pulled a face back at me and he picked up the second book.

"What! Ginny opened the chamber, but she's only in her first year." Dad said amazed putting down the second book and picking up the third.

"It's so nice that harry has found a parental figure, even though Sirius isn't free." Dad said, putting down yet another book.

"God I knew they should of just killed pettigrew and if you ask me Cedric was a bit stuck up for my liking." Dad said.

"God dad, give the boy a break he's just been murdered." I laughed. "Yay your on my favourite book now."

"That was so sad, I can't believe Sirius is gone. At least he has lupin but still." Dad said shocked placing down the book carefully.

"I know mum and I cried our eyes out when we read that book but you have to admit it umbridge is a bitch." I said, I loved it that dad was getting so into it.

"Language stel." Dad said sternly. "But your right." He added with a smile.

"WHAT! Snape killed Dumbledore! How could he. Dumbledore trusted him and this is how he repays him. Once a death eater always a death eater and Malfoy, I always knew he was no good." Dad practically shouted, which caused me to laugh extremely hard.

"Ohh but there's still another book to go." I giggled.

"WHAT! NO, NO, NO, NO. So let me get this straight. George gets his ear blown off, harry goes hunting for horcruxs looses Ron along the way. Gets Ron back. Nearly gets killed at Malfoy manor. Dobby dies, they break into gringotts, the last horcrux is at Hogwarts. The battle begins, Snape, Fred, lupin and tonks get killed along with Colin creevey. Harry finds out all along snapes the good guy who loved his mother. Dumbledore was just raising him to get killed because he's the final horcrux. Harry dies then dumbledore explains everything he should of said before then harry comes back to life and kills Voldermort." Dad said in one breath.

"I think you got everything. Apart from the fact that Neville is a legend, Ron and hermoine get together then nineteen years later harry marries Ginny and has three kids and hermoine and Ron get married and also have magical kids." I laughed.

"Why your mum didn't get me into that sooner, god knows." Dad said looking at the books shocked. "Is it normal that I feel empty?" Dad asked.

"Yep, that's the first stage of harry potter withdrawal." I laughed.

"I don't like it." Dad said like a child.

"No one does dad, no one does." I reassured him still laughing. For the rest of the night dad and I talked mainly about harry potter. It wasn't until ten that we decided to get an early night seeing as we had to be up early the next morning. Tomorrow we were collecting all the stuff we wanted back home so they could be shipped over. We were then getting a flight back at one in the afternoon.

The next morning I woke up feeling refreshed. I had a pleasant nights sleep and I was feeling a great deal happier. I got up out of bed and made my way downstairs to the kitchen. I was happy to see that dad had cooked me a fry up and tucked in straight away.

"Hungry I see." Dad smirked behind his coffee mug.

"Yep, and you do good fry ups." I scoffed with my mouth full.

"Stella close your mouth it's disgusting." Dad commented,

"Sorry." I said with my mouth open to annoy him.

"I give up." Dad said tutting."Please sleep on the plane because we won't get in till midnight and tomorrow you've got another late night because its Morgan's."

"Oh yeah I completely forgot." I said. In someways I was dreading Morgan's. dad told me he was throwing extra big this year for me and I really hated having lots of attention.

"Yep and you've got to dress up, Morgan says that he wants everyone looking nice." Dad smirked, he knew that this was my worst nightmare.

"Great." I said sarcastically. "You could of at least given me a bit more warning."

"Your lucky I even told you." Dad laughed. I lurched across the table planning to punch him but I ended up spilling my coffee all over my bare legs again.

"Shit." I screamed before I ran off to the bathroom to put cold water on my burning leg.

"Not again." I heard dad sigh as I ran out of the room.

By nine dad and I had already sorted through every room in the house, going through things to either chuck, keep or put in storage. I'd now finally got all of my belongings and dad and I had the dreaded task to sort out the final room. Mums room. Dad slowly pushed open the door and shivers ran through me as I remembered this as the place where she had died. Cautiously entering I decided to start at the bed side table and dad took the wardrobe. I opened the draw and looked inside at the contents. Mums jewelry box was inside along with her perfume. I gently picked up the bottle and ran my fingers over the lid before I sprayed some on my hand. The smell instantly brought tears to my eyes. , mum had worn this perfume eversince I could remember and smelling it made me feel like she was in the room. I decided to keep the bottle but only wear it on special occasions. I then opened her jewelry box. Inside was an assortment of earrings, necklaces and rings. I gingerly picked up mums favourite necklace and let the gold chain run through my fingers. Mum wore this necklace everyday and loved it so much that she made sure to take it off every night so it would t get damaged. The reason she loved it was because dad gave it to her before she moved to Alaska, so she could have it when she missed him. This again brought tears to my eyes and I quickly put it back in the jewelry box carefully. I decided to keep the whole box and added it to the pile. That was her bedside table done. I turned around to see how dad had gotten on with the wardrobe to see that he was immersed in letters. I quietly went over to him to see what they were. When I sat down beside him I instantly saw mums handwriting along with dads and I straight away knew.

"She kept them, each and everyone." Dad said breathlessly. When mum and I moved to Alaska, dad and mum would write to each other nearly every week. It was mums idea because dad used to do this with his mum when she was ill.

"I know." Was all I could say back. "Keep them dad, but as long as you don't get obsessed over them." I said gently. This made dad look at and stare at me.

"When did you get so amazing." Dad said smiling a sad smile.

"I got it from you and mum." I replied.

"I love you Stella." Dad said hugging me.

"I love you too dad." I spoke hugging him back, letting a single tear escape.

The next morning I woke up exhausted. Our flight had been delayed so we didn't get back to the apartment till two in the morning and as hard as I tried to take dads advice I just couldn't sleep on the plane. I decided not to get up straight away so I looked at my phone. Iwas surprised to see that I had five new messages as I hardly ever got texts from anyone apart from charley, Ellie and Molly and the occasional worried check up one from dad. Unlocking my phone and going in the messages I saw that the first three were from Ellie, Molly and charley.

The first one was from charley:

I'm so embarrassed for getting in such a state over the Oreos. It was just a tough day and I was really looking forward to eating my own pack. Please thank Derek for giving me a new pack they tasted like heaven. Hope you got home save and miss you:( xx

Don't worry, it actually put us all in a good mood. The flight got delayed so didn't get in late and I miss you too:( xx- I replied.

The next one was from Molly:

Hey xx hope you got home safely, it's going to be so weird without you xx if you ever need to talk to anyone I'm always just a phone call away, so don't go getting to popular in Virginia xxxxxxx

Aww Molly I don't know what I'd do without you. I home and safe and don't worry I doubt I'm going to be queen bee here, you know how weird I am. - I replied, Molly always sent me really nice texts and it was nice to know I could rely in someone.

The next one I knew would be from Ellie:

Hey stel, hope your okay xx I missyou already and you really need to come visit! Hope everything goes well with Henry tonight;) and ring us everything what happens! Xx

Trust you to send that. I miss you too but don't hold your breath with Henry! Xxx -I replied back. I was just desperately hoping it wouldn't be awkward tonight between Henry and I.

The next text turned out to be from Henry, I felt suddenly nervous opening his message:

Hey Stella, hope everything went okay. I'm sorry that dreadful things have happened to you and you don't deserve it one bit but I just want you to know that I'm always going to be here for you no matter what. If you need a talk at all ring me or find me tonight at Morgan's, I'm prepared to listen. See you tonight:) Henry xx

I read this message a couple of times over. It touched me to see how much Henry really cared for me.

Thank you so much Henry, it really means a lot. I can't wait to see you tonight at Derek's:) xx - it was a short reply but I wasn't really quite sure what else to put.

The last text was my biggest surprise. When the name popped up I couldn't quite believe it.

Hello Stella, I am deeply sorry about your mother and I know that at the moment it must be really hard for you. She was such a wonderful person and I considered her as a daughter to me. I'm so sorry I couldn't make the funeral, Alaska is a bit hard for me to trek to. Please know that I did try to come. I have rung your father this morning and we've arranged for me to come other tomorrow seeing as I'm already in town. I really can't wait to see you and love you to the moon and back. Love from pops.

Hey pops, I love you to and don't worry about the funeral, I understood I really can't wait to see you tomorrow it's been to long! Than, you for sending me this, it really was beautiful, lots of love Stella xx

I hadn't seen pops since Christmas and it really had been to long. Dad told me that before I was born he'd finally forgiven his dad for leaving him and his mum and decided to be civil with him. Mum and dad wanted me to have at least one grandparent and seeing as he was the last one alive they agreed to get on well for my sake. I think this did benefit dad though because whenever they were together you wouldn't know that dad once hated him. I was so happy he was coming over and I suddenly felt a little bit less lost.