Disclaimer:

I don't own the characters of Harry Potter or of any thing JKR has made. I am so not her and just playing in her sandbox as it were. This is for fun and fun only.

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Summary: : When you have a childhood filled with neglect and lack of love, you would've obviously fallen prey to the possibility of getting your parents back, hoping to be loved. Even if your father is the most powerful and dangerous dark wizard of all time and your mother being his most loyal, frantic follower.

So Ebony Sword (very cool name btw) gave out the following challenge and I want to try my hand at it:

Description: little Delphi gets adopted, is given love growing up, and doesn't suffer the fate she did in canon.

Rules of Challenge:

1. No Draco/Harry (done)

2. No Sirius/Remus (done)

Ideas for the story:

1. Again, crossovers are optional (like Harry can transport her to another dimension to be raised by another family, and maybe he can teach her magic when the time is right. Maybe make Delphi related through a family ritual). Yes she is related to Harry.

2. Delphini does not have to know about her parents. (she will know)

So on with the story.

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Chapter One:

January 2nd 2022: Rosewood Cottage

Delphi headed home to her parents, it was the weekend and she was curious as to what her parents had for her. She came into the house and found them in the library. This was a popular spot for the family to be in, and it put her at ease. So many good memories were here, of a loving family, of how she was treated as family her whole life. How her parents understood and got her. She took a seat on her favorite wing back chair and saw her parents in front of her, on a small table was a letter.

"When I found you, I had done so via a letter." Harry began.

"Yes, I know that part." Delphi said, "someone gave you the letter but you could not tell me until the time was right."

"No we could not." Ginny said, "you see we did not believe it until we got it."

"Read the letter, it will explain things to you. " Harry said.

Delphi sat down and started to read. This was years coming and Delphi was about to find out her past and what had led her parents to adopt and raise her. Before she started to read she thought back on her happy life and mostly on a happy summer so long ago...

The Burrow June 2008:

Delphi Harriet Potter was a pretty little girl. She was only elven and it was clear she was going to be a heart breaker when she was older. She had masses of curly black hair, a heart shaped face dominated by violet eyes. She was clad in jeans, tee shirt and trainers at the moment and was chasing her younger cousin, Theodore "Teddy" Lupin who was laughing as she came after him, his blue hair a mess. She might be a year older than him but that did not mean she was not going to take him down if she had to. Ginny was inside nursing the newest member of the family, little Lily Luna Potter, her older brothers, James Sirius at four and Albus Fleamont at two were busy playing under the watch of Fleur.

"I am going to drown you in the pond!" Delphi said tackling Teddy, "how dare you hide my book!"

"I would get it for her." Ron, one of their red haired uncles said walking up, "not smart to take her book."

"I was joking, and I put it back." Teddy said, "besides why was she reading something boring?"

"Medical texts are not boring!" Delphi said getting up, "they help me learn how to take you apart piece by piece and put you back together."

"Right, Teddy, Delphi is a girl and it is wise not to upset them." Ron said, "come on, dinner is ready."

The burrow had expanded and as such it was no longer a tall building, a magical skyscraper would be noticed out here and instead it was now built like a burrow. There were homes connected to each other buried partly underground for the growing family. A great hall was were the family could gather, and this was where Ron led the children. There were several tables in the tall large space and Delphi headed to where her mum and dad were. Harry Potter had black hair like her, but his looked like he had just come in from a storm and he had green eyes and glasses. Her mom had flaming red hair, a round face and full figure. The children had their fathers hair and eyes but looked like their mother. A stocky man with blond hair and beard clad much as Harry in jeans and button up shirt sat by him. Delphi grinned and ran up to him.

"Uncle Dudley!" She said hugging him, he was mostly muggle in that he do everything magical but use a wand. "I was not expecting you!"

"I had to come, see my favorite nieces." Dudley said.

"Well, Lily is sleeping." Delphi replied, "mum just finished feeding her, she eats a lot."

"How is your mum?" Harry asked.

"Fine, you know her, since dad died, well she seems lost, still sees me as a little boy."

Dudley had grown up, since the Dementors had shown him what a rotten person he was, he had changed. He had gone to university and got a doctorate in phycology. He helped abused children find good homes and helped them transition into permanent homes. He was married now and had his first child soon before Lily was born. Robert Dudley was a fine baby and though a bit demanding he was going to turn out fine. Pansy was a good mother and took good care of their child. Molly came she still cooked and though she had help it was clear she was in charge of the large kitchens and the cooks understood and respected that. Then again they were house elves Hermione had rescued and the three elves loved the Weasley-Potter-Lupin clan.

"So looking forward to Hogwarts?" Harry asked Delphi.

"Yes, but you know what house I am going to, how can you be okay with it?" Delphi replied.

"Because it is you, I mean you belong there, perhaps you can make it a good place." Ron said walking over.

"Who are you and what did you do with Ron?" Harry asked half joking.

"I grew up." Ron said, "besides Delphi is the light that house needs, and she will bring it back from the brink."

Delphi was still awed that anyone could show her so much love. She knew who her birth parents had been, last year Harry had sat her down and told her. What was more everyone but the children here knew and instead of hating her, they gave her love, and treated her as family. She knew who her true family was and it was not Voldemort or Bellatrix. If they came here today she would not go with them, they had her to create a weapon, nothing more. Delphi was no weapon and she was not going to be one, she was going to be a healer and not let the dark thoughts get to her. She knew that who she was blood related to effected her, there was a darkness in her, but then Harry and Ginny understood and were there for her. They knew the darkness and helped her conquer it.

She smiled as she recalled the letter she had got and the fact she was going to Hogwarts soon. If she was sorted to where she thought, her head of house was going to be great. Professor Slughorn had really retired and professor Sinstra would be her head of house. Hogwarts had been rebuilt and the houses shuffled around, this was not uncommon, this had happened twice before and so now, all the houses were housed in the towers, (there were ten major towers). The Slytherin common rooms and the Hufflepuff were used for other things as the school had needed the rebuilding and restructure as there was a lot of dark magic that had seeped into the school that had to be cleansed. James sat by Delphi who helped cut up his food as needed, he was becoming a big boy so he was able to cut up his vegetables and potatoes but still need help with his meat.

"You will like Hogwarts, she has changed, but for the better." Harry said, "no more dungeon classrooms or common rooms. In fact with the dwarves living down there the school is very secure."

"Yes, we have dwarves in Beauxbatons." Fleur said, "they live in halls below the school, we were ever so surprised you did not do this. Goblins refused and are good for money."

"Yes and tricks." Harry said remembering the whole non escape from the bank and the goblins enjoying making a fool of him. "I don't like them, sure they are honorable but only to the contract."

"I did warn you." Bill said, the scars on his face were all but gone, muggle laser surgery had really helped in that regard, "still they are not like they once were, ever read the Lord of the Rings."

"Love it", several of the children said.

"Well, they were like that until about 1500 years ago, decided that banking and money was better than killing, though that could be because of the fact that only a thousand survived the great goblin war." Bill said, "anyway they are not to be taken lightly and never, never go back on your word with the goblins, could start a revolt."

"I will remember that." Delphi said.

Teddy made a face, he really did, he turned his nose to a dog and his hair black with white spots and barked. Delphi glared at him and turned her hair purple. She was not a full metamorphmagus but she could change her hair color. Harry could change the length of his hair only and had never needed a haircut since childhood and he did not need to shave either, though he had grown a beard once just for fun only to have it vanish when he got upset at something. Delphi turned her hair back liking the black locks, her natural color was blond and she did not like it so had her hair black or on the rare occasion purple.

She did have one wish this year, she wished Teddy started with her, she was not sure how she was going to do things without her cousin with her. They were as close as they could get, he annoyed her at times but mostly she loved him and they were family. Family stuck together and did not have to be blood. After all look at who was part of her blood? Two very evil people had sired her and she was not going to give into evil herself, ever.

So the Challenge is started and Delphi knows who her birth parents are. Yes Harry and Ginny are perfect parents for her and yes the other adults do not want her turning out like either of her birth parents. They love her, no matter what she is their family.

Anyway, do review!