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"Wakey, wakey," The blind was opened and the sun shone into the room right onto Dells eyes. With a groan Dell rolled over and pulled the blanket over her head, curling into a ball.
"Go away James," She groaned knowing he wouldn't listen. It was the first morning of Christmas vacation and it was nine in the morning, a time that Dell did not wish to wake up at.
"I thought you were a morning person," James said, shaking her body though she just held the blanket tighter.
"Not on holidays," Dell whined, trying to get him to leave her alone.
"He's not going to leave you alone," Lily said, and then James pulled the blanket off of her. Dell gasped in surprise and watched as Albus passed, toast in his mouth. She grabbed the pillow and pulled the pillow over her head mumbling, "Doesn't he ever sleep in?"
"Nope," Albus said with his mouth full of toast and eggs on the plate in his hand.
"Albus Severus Potter, go and eat that in the kitchen!" His father said, and Albus ducked his head turning around and hurrying away. "And what's going on here?" He added, looking around with an amused look.
"James is trying to get Dell up," Lily said as Dell flipped on her stomach and pulled the pillow over her head.
Harry Potter chuckled and said "Leave her alone, James," Though he didn't really sound convincing.
"I know a way you can get her up," Lily said though her voice said there was a price for him to hear it.
"What do I need to do for it?" James asked suspiciously, hearing it too.
"Why don't you just leave me alone?" Dell put in her muffled hopes which were ignored.
"When I get a boyfriend you can't to do to me what you and Fred are doing to Roxanne," Lily said staring at James.
James thought it over, before finally saying, "OK, but only if it works."
"Deal," Lily said with a smirk before looking at Dell. "Well, the other day I was talking to Hailey," Dell's whole body froze and she was thinking she wouldn't. "And she told me a little secret of Dell's." Lily continued.
Dell sat up in bed so quick she fell out all tangled up in the sheets. "I'm up, I'm up," She said so quick, a panicked look on her face. She looked up at the surprised face of the three Potters, and saw Lily, whose face was confused. Dell realized whatever secret Hailey had told her it hadn't been the one Dell thought, the one that only Hailey knew, and it seemed only she still knew.
"Hailey told me that Dell snores real loud in the middle of the night," Lily finished, looking at Dell curiously, wondering what she had thought she was going to say. For she knew Dell had thought she was going to say something else, as, not being able to help it, Dell's shoulders relaxed, and her face turned into one of relief.
"Well, we'd better get down and eat or else Albus is going to eat it all. I'm sure you've seen how much he eats up at Hogwarts, Dell," Harry said and Dell gave him a look of thanks as James jumped and hurried out yelling something at Albus. Lily gave Dell one last look of curiosity before leaving.
"Are you coming?" Harry asked.
"I'm just going to get dressed," Dell said, and he left with a nod and the same look his daughter had given her, closing the door behind him.
Dell got up from the ground and slowly started to pick out her clothes and get changed. She had to be more careful. Fred had said he'd noticed that Hailey had been acting weird – around her no other. Then her doing what she did – with the mention of Hailey again. Now they'd know that Hailey knew a secret about Dell, one that Dell didn't want them, her best friends, to know. They'd be suspicious. Dell sighed as she braided her long blonde hair, her deep blue eyes worried.
Dell walked downstairs to breakfast unsure of what she would find. She passed Ginny Potter on her way up, who said, "The three are in the kitchen dear," She had a plate in her hands, which she added, "This is for Harry. He'd rather stay away from the fight over the food and eat in his study." Dell laughed and headed down.
She stopped just outside the door, hearing a voice speaking.
"Hailey has been acting weird lately, Fred's noticed it too. Always around Dell, she's always looking at her, as though waiting for something. Then, she's rolling her eyes when Dell looks back. Dell says she doesn't notice it, but she has looked back." James said.
"What do you think it could be? You think it has something to do with that thing Dell did – when she burnt the paper? What did you say she said it had to do with? That it was a girl thing?" Albus' voice spoke up.
"Then why wouldn't she tell Dom? Isn't she her closest girlfriend? Or maybe even Roxanne, though I could see why not that. I think she didn't want anybody to know this that Hailey just figured it out. But what could it be, what could be such a big secret that…" Lily trailed off in thought.
They had all been partially right. James with Hailey looking at Dell, and then Dell saying she hadn't noticed, but actually looking back, Albus with connecting the burning paper to what had happened, and Lily with Dell not wanting anybody to know but Hailey finding out. Luckily none had figured out the secret.
Dell sighed and pushed the door open. She saw Lily sitting on the counter with her plate of food beside her, James straddling the chair at the table, Albus being the only one sitting normally at the table. They all went silent as soon as she entered.
"Hey Dell, hungry?" James asked, pushing the food towards her.
"Yeah, thanks," Dell said with a small smile, not removing her eyes from the floor. James smiled drop as he realized she had overheard part of their conversation.
"Oh, mom told me that Aunt Hermione and Uncle Ron are coming over later today with Rose and Hugo – and Uncle Ron needs something from Uncle George so they are going to grab Fred on their way." Albus said to try and break the awkward moment.
Dell didn't know if that was a good thing or bad thing, and it seemed as if James didn't either. She knew he wanted to tell him the stuff Dell had done but it wasn't best with Dell around. But Dell couldn't help the smile that appeared on her face when she heard that Fred was coming. James relaxed too, and didn't seem to think more than another of her best friends was coming that brought a smile to her face and nothing else. If only he knew.
Dell sat down and began to eat. It would be a long holiday.
Edited 2020-02-15