Deliane Dursley

Chapter Four

I wished I could wonder why my family was acting like this. I wish I didn't know. But I did know, my suspicions were true. The owl and their reaction was all the proof I need.

I'm a witch.

I just wanted to cry until I couldn't anymore, so that's what I did. I cried because I didn't have a father any more or a mother Dudley surly wouldn't act decently to me anymore. I don't have a family, in a split second they disappeared.

"Delane?" I heard a hesitant voice ask quietly. I gasp and looked up quickly.

It was Harry I'm in the cupboard.

"Harry" I sighed in relief. He seemed to be examining the fresh salty tears running down my red cheeks. He slowly got off of his small cot and sat upon the floor beside me on his knees. With a hesitant glance I felt his thumb brush under my eyes.

"What wrong?" he ask. everything was quiet and still. All you could hear was my deep heaving breaths.

"Harry" I croaked and began to cry again.

"What?" he ask again, nor loudly this time.

I was struggling to speak.

"I got a letter, Harry" I cried harder I felt a arm wrap around me tightly.

"What do you mean? What is wrong with that?" He ask curiously.

"It's not a regular letter, Harry! It was a Hogwarts acceptance letter!" I said finally, crying into his stomach.

I didn't hear a reply so I looked up at him. His face was a sickly pale and his eyes were pealed wide.

"What am I going to do?" I ask him. I sat up slowly and hugged my legs to my chest.

"I have no father, no mother, not even Dudley anymore" my head fell in to my knees. What was I going to do now?

"Delane." I heard Harry say. I didn't reply I just kept crying.

His hand rested on my left shoulder and I finally looked up at him.

"I'll be your Dudley" he told me. I raised my eyebrow.

"What" I ask in a strained voice.

"If Dudley won't be your brother I will" I thought he was kidding at first but he didn't laugh, he looked at me with sincerity.

"Really?" I ask in a whisper, my tears had subsided.

"Really" he said back, with a small smile sketching his face

I jumped in to his arms and hugged him as tight as I could. He seemed to be shocked at first but I soon felt the hug return.

"Thank you so much, Harry. You have no idea how much this means to me" I say into his chest .

I barely heard the whisper in my ear back, but I did "I'll be your brother if you will be my sister" I nodded into his chest and slowly slipped into a dreamless sleep.