The Unknown

Chapter 68

Dahlia was excused from lessons for the day and McGonagall assured her that no one would bother her in her room. They didn't wish to move Dahlia from her room and return her to camp as they knew they couldn't get her through the hallways without being seen by anyone and Dahlia had fallen asleep, so they didn't wish to wake her. Loki held her on the floor as she cried herself to sleep before moving her to the bed and sat on the floor beside her bed, not wishing to leave her side. Both boys stayed too, watching over their sister and protecting her from anything that would come to harm her, including herself if they had to.

It was a few hours later when Dahlia began to stir, and the boys quickly ran to her bedside as their father was in the bathroom. She blinked rapidly as she came around and said, "Fen, Jora." She then sat up against the headboard as she asked, "where's dad?"

"Bathroom," Fenrir answered, "only time he's left your side".

"Oh," she said then looked down to her lap.

"Dahlia," Jörmungandr said, "talk to us".

She opened and closed her mouth for a moment, trying to figure out what to say until she looked up and glanced between her brothers and said with such sorrow, "I'm sorry, I am so sorry to the both of you, to all of you. I shouldn't have said what I said in Godric's Hollow".

"It's fine," Fenrir said and was about to say more but Dahlia cut him off.

"No, it's not," she said with a shake of her head, "I used the prophecy against you knowing it would hurt you, I shouldn't be so easily forgiven".

Fenrir shrugged, "too bad because to me you are forgiven". He then glanced to Jörmungandr who nodded, agreeing with his brother.

"But I shouldn't be," she replied, "you should at least be yelling at me or calling me a monster or...just something".

Fenrir sighed, "would it make you happy if we did?" Dahlia nodded. "Fine," he said and thought, "you're a baby who is self-sacrificing moron who can't control her magic, you're a fool to believe you can save everyone, you're a weird hybrid which is probably why your eyes look too close together and you come from an evil killing family. Happy?"

"No," she said immediately, "because I know you don't mean any of it..." she then paused and reached up to her eyes and looked to Jörmungandr and asked, "my eyes aren't weirdly close together, right?"

Fenrir laughed as Jörmungandr rolled his eyes and said, "after what he said, it's the eye thing you hold on to? You look fine, beautiful even, sister". Dahlia then dropped her hand from her face and Jörmungandr caught it and held it and said, "the point is, we all make mistakes, we all say and do things that we don't mean. We knew you didn't mean what you said, but we thought you were grieving over your mother, not trying to push us away".

"But-"

She was immediately cut off by Fenrir, "I swear if we hear but I shouldn't have said it blah blah blah one more time, I am throwing you into that lake".

She then glared at him and said, "you wouldn't dare".

Fenrir instantly picked her up and threw her over his shoulder and Jörmungandr just laughed as he let go her hand and Dahlia began to kick and hit Fenrir and ordered him to let her go. He began to walk to the door but stopped which confused her, until Fenrir did as she said and put her down and she turned to see her father stood at the door. Loki sighed, "of course you would wake up when I'm not there".

They both only took a few steps towards one another before Dahlia leaped into his arms and he held her tightly. He kissed the side of her head as she said, "I'm sorry, dad".