I ate dinner with them more often but I didn't join them for breakfast or lunch. I call it an improvement but I'm sure the Weasleys found me weird. Another improvement I made was that I didn't puke my guts up every time I ate something. I had to admit, Mrs Weasley's food actually tasted quite nice.

I was on my way up the stairs when I heard voices coming from the Living Room. I heard my name, so I crouched down near the top of the stairs and listened.

"She's not going to do us any harm!!" Was that Ginny?

"You don't know that! Do you now think it's weird that after the Death Eaters escape she shows up out of nowhere?"

Of course. It was Harry Fucking Potter, being skeptical of me. I mean I couldn't blame him cause I'm literally his daughter, but he didn't know that. I rolled my eyes and stayed quiet.

"But I knew her before then! I saw her at Diagon Alley a month before any of them escaped!" Ginny argued back.

But why was she defending me? She doesn't even know that much about me.

"Ok, but George comes across her literally days after they escape and now she's living with us? Don't you find that odd?"

"Me and George met her weeks before that." I could hear the annoyance in her voice.

There was silence.

"Can we not argue anymore? I'm tired, and I want rest." Ginny said, yawning.

"Alright."

I heard movement and my eyes widened. Shit. They were coming. I scrambled to get up and practically sprinted to my room. I shut the door behind me and locked it.

I sat with my back to the door, wondering whether they heard me. Footsteps neared my door and I sucked in a breath. They passed through the corridor outside and their steps faded. I finally allowed myself to take a breath. My shoulders slumped and I stumbled to lie on the bed. I stayed still for an hour, worried that Harry Potter would come find me and realise the truth about me.

A/N i'm really sorry. I haven't uploaded in ages and this chapter is literally so short. ughh i'm such a shitty author! My exams should be over now and I promise I will update at least once every 2 weeks. Hopefully once a week.

Since this book is heavily based on Elena's deteriorating mental health I just wanted to send a message to anyone who needs it or reading this. It was mental health month last month (ik i'm late but it's better late than never right?) and I just wanted to tell everyone who may be going through this, that you are not alone. I'm sure you have a wonderful support system around you who will help you out and I'm also here just in case you want someone different to talk to. Just send me a quick message and I'll try to help in any way I can. Pls reach out if you feel like you aren't coping well because every single one of you has a value to the world whether it's big or small. For all who read this just know I love you for taking your time out of your day to read this and pls talk to someone if you need to. Thank you for my 159 reads 🥰, it's not a lot but it still makes my day. 

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