Slytherin Heiress ☑

-17-

"What's this...?" his voice lowered as he spoke.

I opened my eyes slowly to see him standing beside my bed holding... a photo frame.

I shot myself up on my bed and snatched it before I could think what I was doing.

"Hey, why'd you do that? You look beautiful in that," he chuckled at me holding the frame on my chest which was constantly rising and sinking in nervousness.

"I, ugh, thanks but..." I was lost of words to tell him. What should I explain?

"Just a glimpse please?" he longed his hand forward and pleaded. If I gave him and he noticed about the eyes, that wouldn't be good.

"I.. I don't really like this one to show anyone, you know?"

"Yeah you don't like it that's why you bring it with you and hug while you sleep. But you're weird. I have never seen anyone hugging their own picture while sleeping. I keep my parents' beside the..." he trailed off and stopped in the middle.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to say... Wait, could it be...?" he said and sat beside me. Before I could guess what he was going to do, he started tickling me causing me to drop the frame out of my hold.

He snatched it away and stood up before I could get out of the blanket and snatch it back. He compared my face and my mother's.

"But it's... NO! The eyes!" he suddenly exclaimed and lowered his face to bring it on my level and stared into my dark eyes. I could almost hear my heart beating in my ears and just hoped he wouldn't notice that.

"Is this... your mother?" he finally understood. I sighed and sunk back into the bed.

"You said you didn't find out anything. Are you... hiding something from me...?" he said ever so slowly I knew he was about to get angry if I didn't explain it.

"I... no, I don't know the whole truth to tell anyone," I said. That was a half lie and half truth.

"What else did you find out about your mother? And why were you hiding?" his voice was intimidating, I almost jumped out of my skin.

"I'm not hiding anything..." I stuttered.

"You're a terrible liar, Delphini," he said silently before he walked away but stopped at the door.

"I thought you trusted me. Seems I was so wrong," he slammed the door shut behind him before I heard his rapid footsteps going down the stairs leaving me in tears.

This was what I feared. If he will come to know the whole truth, would he ever accept me as who I am? No way, he would never.

Even Mr. Potter and Mrs. Weasley said to be myself, my identity was enough to ruin everything. My identity should stay hidden. One more day and everything will be over.

I wiped away my tears before going down to join everyone in the dining place.

My heart almost stopped at the sight. The huge Christmas Tree in the living room was filled with loads and loads of gifts underneath it. "Dolphin! This is for you!" Lily rushed to me with a drawing on her hand. It was a drawing of a blonde girl, who was me and a little girl holding the hand who had red hair like of Lily and a Christmas tree which was of my height from the picture.

"Aw, so sweet of you," I said and kissed her forehead. And she went on to give others her pictures as a Christmas gift. I had kept gifts for everyone under the tree by magic so I never knew how amazing the sight was.

"Delphi, come and open yours," Victorie who was holding a huge snowman statue which was dancing around in its place, rushed to me and pulled me over.

"Sure," I chuckled and suddenly felt a cold stare on me. I turned around to find Ted glaring at me. I gulped and looked away. It was definitely not the right time to tell anything.

I went and opened up one of the random one with my name on it.

It contained a green and black muffler with letter D with white color craved on the corner.

"That must be from Molly," Dominique said and put it around my neck. I chuckled at the sight of myself in the mirror who was wearing a muffler on pajamas.

We opened all the gifts before breakfast which was quite a fun.

I almost cried when I opened Ted's gift which contained a photo of all of the families, whoever I knew and me also in the picture. I don't remember taking this picture. He must have made it with a muggle way of some Photoshop or something. He was amazing at that. Just that the pictures could move which was not muggle-ish.

And a pair of maroon gloves with soft white fur on the cuff.

I hope he likes my gift to him and his anger will somehow calm a little...

I went up in the room and stuffed all the gifts carefully in my bags. Just then, I noticed a white box wrapped with transparent plastic and tied with cream color ribbon. Who could be the sender?

I carefully opened the box and saw a pendant inside.

A pendant with a sand-clock in the middle. What is this...?

Just then, I found a small letter with it.

Turn the time turner for past traveling. Go back and find everything.

Hope you find out everything...

~HGW

Who is HGW...?

Just then, I heard some rustle. When I turned back to the bed, I thought I saw myself on the edge of the bed. I turned back in front and the rustle continued. I must be dreaming, this must be a dream.

I turned back slowly once again, and there was nothing. Phew, I must be too stressed or something.

I climbed on the bed and wore the pendant around my neck and flicked a little.

Just then, I felt the world moving for a flash of second and when I saw beside, I chocked on my own spit.

That was me, sitting and examining the letter! Isn't that me few minutes ago? Should I hide myself... from myself?

I was just about to hide behind the bed just when that another me turned around.

She was shocked. Of course, I was too. Just after she turned away, I quickly jumped into behind the bed and finally realized something...

I went back into the past!

Now I got what the letter means. And I knew who must be the sender.

Thank you, Mrs. Weasley, I thanked her within and kept the time turner back into the box carefully.

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