This particular story, with chapters, that follows the timeline of the original books, but centers around Harry Potter's sister born 8 months apart. Draco Malfoy serves as her love interest. I've done my best to stay true to the canon events and overall tone of the series. I hope you enjoy reading it! Extract: Harry sat up slowly, nose dripping red, eyes furious and wounded. "You think I've changed?" Ivory's voice dropped, calm as a blade. "I didn't change, Harry. I just stopped being nice while you disrespected me and ignored everything I did." She stepped closer, wand still steady, but her voice trembled with something raw. "You want to know the real difference between us? You Gryffindors chase glory like it's your birthright. But Slytherins-we protect what's ours. Even if we have to do it from the shadows. Even if it means we're seen as the villain."

Delilah "Del" Cross went into the woods with the express purpose of never coming back out. However, death was interested in someone else that night. Del finds a murdered young woman, who soon rises from the dead as a zombie. Del is brought into a very special community living in happy isolation within the beautiful Whisper Valley. There creatures of myth and legend live together in harmony, following a strict set of rules that allow them to be who they are but also enjoy modern amenities like a steady Wifi connection and the latest smartphone. They all just want a normal life that's free from persecution by humans. For them, humans are instead seen as a commodity. Specifically they're known as the "Bodies" and they all have one year to either be sponsored or converted by one of the town's supernatural citizens. Del fills the vacancy left by the corpse in the woods, Calista Nightgrave. Calista should have been the next bride to a wealthy vampire, but instead she is a lowly zombie that's furious over the shift in her immortal afterlife. Both Del and Calista feel like something was stolen from them that fateful night, and they must work together to find the truth behind the death thief. *** Content Warning: Suicidal Ideation (Chapter 1: A Walk through the Woods) *** This is the first book in the Delilah Cross series. Books 1-4 are complete and available on Wattpad. Posting for the final book will begin March 2024. 1. The Death Thief 2. The Phantom Touch 3. The Blood Moon 4. The Bone Chapel 5. The Astral Eyes (March 2024)