The Noctiphany Terror •Tom Riddle•

Chapter Seven

~Innocently guilty~

The week was almost over and Hydra grew more anxious thinking about going home. She got out of bed and slouched to the bathroom, trying to stall the time. It was a sunny Friday morning and all she wanted was to stay in bed and sleep a few more hours. She wasn't feeling like going to classes today, but she had Defence Against the Dark Arts with professor Merrythought first period.

It was her favourite class after all, she couldn't miss it. She put on the horrible uniform and tied her hair into a tight low bun to make sure it wouldn't annoy her during the duels. Delilah was still sleeping when Hydra got out of the bathroom so she went up to her bed and gently shook her arm.

"Morning, sleepy-puff." Hydra crooned in Delilah's ear causing her to wake up immediately. Delilah frowned at her roommate and got out of bed.

"You'd better hurry if you still want to get some breakfast." Hydra said while making her bed. Delilah was ready in less than ten minutes which was a record, given that she usually spends a lot of time in front of the mirror. Hydra couldn't hide her surprised face, after all it wasn't everyday she saw Delilah without any makeup and with her hair in a simple ponytail.

"Oh, give me a break!" Delilah groaned in her strong accent. Hydra held her hands up in defence and laughed at her friend's grumpiness.

They walked together to the Great Hall to finally get that breakfast, but Delilah stopped right at the entrance where Jacob was waiting for her. He had his hair slicked back and he was wearing beige pants with a white long sleeve shirt. He was holding a wooden basket covered with a deep blue plaid cloth.

"Where's your uniform, grandpa?" Hydra teased, looking him up and down with and amused look.

Jacob rolled his eyes then bent down to kiss Delilah on top of her head. "Morning, beautiful!"

Hydra wanted to gag to make them feel awkward, but someone beat her to it. She didn't have to turn around to know that the person behind her was Serenity. Both girls started laughing at the now angry couple.

"Why do you always have to make fun of us?" Jacob raised his voice and their smiled dropped instantly.

Delilah and him were always the calm and rational ones, they never got mad over stupid things. It was quite the show he was putting on. He gently put the basket down, then approached the two girls with clenched fists. He had his brows furrowed and his face went a deeper shade of red as he walked closer to them. Hydra let out a small snicker that unfortunately didn't go unobserved by the Ravenclaw.

"Is everything a joke to you?" he asked trough greeted teeth.

"Calm down, you aren't scaring anyone." Hydra said in her usual relaxed tone.

She did take everything as a joke because life was sad enough as itself. Why not make things more enjoyable and fun? She thought that it was better to act like a child and fool around than to mature from a young age. Yes, she was mature under the right circumstances, more like the circumstances she considered to be consequential enough for her to take them seriously.

"Yeah, Jacob. Calm down, we're just joking." Serenity added.

Delilah sat by her boyfriend's side looking sad. It was hard for Hydra to figure out why her friend was sad in this situation, but she had the feeling that she would find out soon by the sudden change of expressions on Delilah's face. She was now determined and angry, but at the same time hurt.

"You know, Hydra, I tried so hard to be the friend you needed." she started and panic took over Hydra's body. "And what do you do in exchange? Insult me and my boyfriend!" Delilah blurted out her words in a shaky voice.