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Rating
12+
Chapters
15
Words
30,248
Characters
Harry, Ron, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Draco, Ginny, OC
Primary Relationship
Secondary Relationship(s)
Lucius/Narcissa
Genre(s)
Drama, Mystery, AU
Era
Hogwarts
Advisory
Mild Language
Story Reviews
32
Status
Work In Progress (WIP)
First Published
2007-07-27 3:33am
Last Chapter
2009-09-23 9:57am
Last Updated
2009-09-23 9:57am

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Ch. # Chapter Title Word Count Reviews
1 Acceptance and Rejection

A new addition arrives in the early dawn in November. But instead of being happy about a new daughter, Narcissa is devestated. She rejects the child right away and directs the assistant midwife to take the baby to her husband who decides her fate.

831 2
2 Names and Godparents

Zara's full name and her godparents are revealed in a Welcome Ceremony, a wizarding version of a christening.

1,172 4
3 The Box

Flash forward nearly 11 years later. A mysterious green substance renders Zara unconscious after Draco removes a vial from a box in their father's study. Faced with a parent's worst fear, Lucius must choose between the dark arts and his family.

1,670 2
4 Thoughts and Conversations

Lucius seeks help for Zara and Snape pays a visit.

1,274 2
5 The Two Faces of Lucius Malfoy

In the aftermath of Zara's illness, Lucius pays a visit to the only person that can keep Zara safe now that she is off to Hogwarts. On a trip to Diagon Alley, Zara also sees her father's true colors for the first time. 

3,651 1
6 You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught

After seeing the Weasleys in Diagon Alley, Zara begins to question the world around her as well as her father. But before she can probe too deeply, Zara finds herself off to Hogwarts for her first year where she is expected to be in Slytherin.  Can Zara meet her family's expectations? Or will she be the first Malfoy in 700 years not in Slytherin?

2,856 2
7 Blowback

Zara's first day at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry isn't all its cracked up to be. Ron isn't the only one who recieves a howler.

1,755 3
8 Infamous

After a very public verbal lashing from her mother Narcissa, Zara struggles to fit in at Hogwarts without her brother's companionship. But during the quidditch trials, she finds an unlikely friend. And Lucius, worried for his daughter's health, tries to accept Zara's placement in Gryffindor despite his Slytherin loyalty.

1,863 3
9 Halloween and Half Truths

Flashback 6 years. The Malfoys are at a Halloween party with Draco and Zara where possible disaster strikes. But everyone comes through it just fine and Lucius and Narcissa prove to their friends that children are not just for show. In the present however, they have a frank conversation about Zara which Lucius is reluctant to have. And Zara meanwhile recieves news that requires her to return home for the first time since she went to Hogwarts. 

2,400 1
10 Naughty Little Secrets

The Malfoys attend Narcissa's father's funeral which brings up old wounds and stirs up a new danger.

2,317 1
11 Warning Signs

Zara begins to question her activities shortly before she leaves Hogwarts for the Christmas holidays. Meanwhile Lucius and Goyle meet to discuss their own going plans for the dark lord's return and the downfall of Arthur Weasley. And Zara recieves a warning from close friends about the future.

2,722 6
12 Sweet Innocence

Zara returns to Hogwarts after Christmas and tries to abide by the warning she was given at home.

1,322 0
13 Down the Rabbit Hole

Fast forward a few months later. It is late on the night at the end of May. Hogwarts is gearing up for final exams and the end of the year. But when Zara awakens on a sofa, she realizes that she is not at Hogwarts. Where is she? How did she get there? What happened? She has no idea. 

2,129 0
14 Sins of the Father

Lucius and Narcissa have a frank conversation about Tom Riddle's diary while waiting for Zara to be released. Meanwhile Tonks expresses her concerns over Zara's situation to her father, telling him that they need to help Zara before it's too late.

1,945 1
15 A Long Night's Journey Into Day

After being unfairly jailed, Lucius must find a way to help Zara whatever it takes. Meanwhile, Tonks tries to talk to her mother. But her plans are sidelined after an article in the Daily Prophet appears.

2,341 4

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