She just didn't understand. If Gideon didn't want her to be a girl, why did he have to bring it up in the first place? The confusion was evident on her face. She just couldn't fathom why school could be so different from just living in Hogsmeade. They'd kept it a secret this long. The only other person who know was Quin, and that is because Gideon had outright told him. To her knowledge, nobody suspected a thing. Why would going to Hogwarts change that? Billie had even kept her secret before she met Gideon. He wouldn't have even found out if her mother hadn't called her that terrible name. Wilhelmina.

"What could happen?"

Was he afraid someone would find out? It seemed just as likely to happen while she lived here as well as at school. Why did everything have to suddenly get so complicated? Maybe it would be easier if she just didn't grow up.