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The Beginning
Reincarnation was something Daphne never thought was possible, but then it happened to her. She was surprised to wake up after she thought she had died drowning. It was quite a shock to find out she was a baby, it was an even bigger shock to find out she was in the Harry Potter universe. She was a mere background character in the books she remembered reading once. Book Daphne Greengrass was a pureblood, a Slytherin, and a relative of hers marries Draco Malfoy. That's all that was known about her, thankfully. This meant that Daphne didn't feel guilty taking over her life as opposed to if she was reincarnated as Hermione Granger, that would have been a nightmare.
Once Daphne got over being reborn, she decided to enjoy it. She played the part of a normal baby well, at least until her parents were killed. After that, Daphne swore she'd get her revenge on the man who murdered them.
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Daphne's parents, Eliot and Isobel Greengrass, were murdered by Antonin Dolohov on Voldemort's orders because they wanted to stay neutral. This happened when she was a year old, shortly before the fall of Voldemort. Afterward, her time was split between living with her Uncle Simon Greengrass and her maternal Granddad Florean Fortescue.
Her Uncle Simon managed Greengrass estate and would continue to do so until she was of age. His wife, Tanya Dobrev, was an annoying Bulgarian socialite and Daphne rarely saw her. Tanya was only around when they threw a ball or had to attend some ministry function. The same went for her daughter, Daphne's younger cousin, Astoria Greengrass. Astoria, though two years younger, was always out at these balls becoming a replica of her mother. Uncle Simon's negligent attitude toward raising her suited her needs just fine.
At the manor, Daphne was often left forgotten with only the house-elves to watch over her. They had many elves on Greengrass estate, but Tamsy was her personal elf. However, when Daphne visited her Granddad in Diagon Alley at his Ice Cream Parlor, she was doted on. Granddad Fortescue adored the intelligent little girl his granddaughter had become and was pleased to see her enjoying her time with him.
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Early on, Daphne decided she was going to be doing things her way, she was 98% sure she could pull off seeing the future. There were seers way back in the Greengrass bloodline when they still resided in Greece, so hopefully no one would question her much.
Daphne made sure she became fluent in many languages. She also became well versed in Latin and many runic scripts to better prepare herself for Hogwarts. With all the reading she did, her grandad was sure she was a shoe-in for Ravenclaw.
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By the time Daphne went off to Hogwarts, she had already made little changes by making connections to people she felt important.
When she was six shopping in France, she met Fleur Delacour, the future Beauxbatons champion. Fleur, although a few years older, was a lonely girl because many were jealous of her Veela heritage. Daphne looked past that, and the two became fast friends who would shop together in the summer with the occasional letters thrown in.
At seven years old Daphne joined a Jr. Quidditch camp in Greece where she met a young Viktor Krum, future Durmstang champion. They hit it off when she became the only one who gave him any sort of competition to catch the snitch, despite her age. Viktor, she found, didn't say much but he was incredibly smart and had a way with the written word. They were each other's favorite quill pals, writing to each other at least once a week.
When Daphne turned eight she was forced to attend a herbology convention with her Uncle. It was there that she met Neville Longbottom. He was shy and stuttered over his words, but once she got him talking about herbology he became more open. Daphne decided to take the shy boy under her wing; she knew with the right push he could become great. He became like a brother to her, and Lady Longbottom let her visit the Manor whenever she pleased.
She also had run-ins with other Hogwarts students at various balls and ministry events. They became friendly would hang out with each other at those events.
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It was on the morning of Harry Potter's tenth birthday that Daphne decided to make a big difference, she wrote to him. She knew Harry was ignorant of the wizarding world and was hoping to introduce him to it sooner and hopefully get him out from being under Dumbledore's influence. Daphne wrote him a letter and put a small cupcake in a box as a gift. When that was all set, she mentally called for Tamsy.
"What can Tamsy be doing for Missy Daffy?" asked the young elf as she popped in.
"Tamsy, can you find a wizard wherever they are even though you've never met them before?" Daphne asked.
"Oh yes, Tamsy be listening through the magic to tell her where. Does Missy Daffy need to find a wizard?"
"Sort of. Today's Harry Potter's birthday and now that Uncle told me all about You-Know-Who, I wanted to give him a birthday gift. Could you find him and give it to him?"
Tamsy nodded vigorously, making her ears flop around. "Tamsy can be finding Mister Harry Potter and giving him Mistress Daffy's gift!"
"Wonderful." Daphne said with a bright smile. "Can you also wait a bit and see if he plans on replying to my letter? Oh and pop in only when he's alone."
"Tamsy will be doing that Missy Daffy!" and on that note, Tamsy popped out to deliver a letter.
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Heir Potter,
I'm sure plenty of people write to you on your birthday, but I wanted to write one myself now that I'm old enough to know what happened. I'm very thankful for what your family did for us and wish you the very best on your tenth birthday.
Wishing you well,
Daphne Ophelia Greengrass
Heiress of House Greengrass
PS. Now that the stuffy part is out of the way, hello Harry Potter. I'm almost ten too! My birthday is on the fifth of August. I'm so excited! Granddad's allowing me access to more sections of his family library as my gift this year. What about you? What are you getting for your birthday this year? I know no one ever gets a reply from you, but I figured I'd try anyway and hope for the best. Au Revoir Monsieur Potter, I hope you enjoy your gift. (Sorry. I just got back from France and can't stop speaking French, even though I can tell it annoys my Aunt Tanya.)
Harry Potter sat on his cot, alternating between staring at the letter in his hand, the package, and the strange creature who gave it to him.
"Um, excuse me but who are you? And how does er-" Harry looked back at the letter. "Daphne know who I am?"
The creature looked back at him with surprise in its giant brown eyes. "Yous doesn't know anything?" it asked curiously.
Harry shook his head in the negative.
It stood up straighter after that, "I is Tamsy, sir. Tamsy is being Mistress Daff-nee's house-elf! Missy Daffy be always knowing of you. All wizards and witches be knowing of you and He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named!"
Harry stared at Tamsy blankly, "There are no such things as witches, wizards, and magic."
"Oh no sir, there is! Theres is being a whole school for magic." Tamsy protested earnestly. "Oh Tamsy is not doing a good job telling yous things. Missy Daffy knows! Would Mister Harry Potter like to write to Missy Daffy?"
Harry thought for a moment, he would like to know why this person knew about him and what it was that his family did that she thanked him for. "Yes, I think I would. Could you please wait for a moment Tamsy?"
"Yes Mister Harry Potter! Missy Daffy be asking Tamsy to wait for maybe reply and to come when yous alone."
"Good thing you did too, otherwise Uncle Vernon would've thrown me in here for a week." said Harry under his breath, but Tamsy still heard and she narrowed her eyes at this bit of news.
When Harry was done writing, he gave the letter to Tamsy the house-elf, and she popped away.
When he made sure his relatives hadn't woken up yet with all the talking he did with Tamsy, he opened the package. Inside was a single cupcake with a frosted lightning bolt and a pair of glasses on it. Harry's eyes started to tear up, here was his first ever gift and his first ever birthday cake, all from a girl he never met. What a strange beginning to his birthday.
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Daphne was outside having a cup of tea and reading a book on defense when Tamsy popped back in, a letter clutched in her hands.
"Here be Mister Harry Potter's reply." Tamsy said as she handed Daphne the letter.
"Thank you," Daphne replied as she stared at her elf. Tamsy looked a little distraught, tugging at her ears now and then. "Was there anything you'd like to add?"
"Oh it be horrible Missy Daffy!" Tamsy wailed. "Nasty Muggles be making Mister Harry Potter sleep in a cupboard! He bes like a house-elf in his home! Tamsy thinks the muggles not be telling him of magic!"
Daphne frowned, "Oh dear. Okay, here's what we're going to do. Tamsy grab one of my old bags and in it put a warm blanket, and the most boyish clothes of mine you can find. When you're done with that, ask Mopsy to fill the rest of the bag with some food and drink under a preservation charm."
Tamsy smiled brightly. "Right away Missy Daffy!"
Once Tamsy was gone, Daphne looked at the letter.
Dear Daphne,
Thank you for the birthday wishes and gift. How do you know who I am? What did my family do that you need to thank them for? Is what Tamsy said true? Magic is real? What exactly is a house-elf? Why the formal writing? What's with the whole heir/heiress thing?
Please answer these questions and more,
Harry Potter
PS. This was my first birthday gift ever, thank you.
Daphne sighed, she had a lot of work cut out for her getting Potter up to standards.
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At a quarter to eleven at night, Daphne and Tamsy popped into Harry Potter's cupboard startling the young boy awake.
"Oh dear, it's a bit small here." Daphne said when they arrived. "Tamsy could you silence and temporarily expand the place please?"
"Yes Missy Daffy! Tamsy be doing that." and with a snap of her fingers, the room expanded right before Harry's eyes.
"Thank you Tamsy, I'll call when I need you." Daphne said, taking the bag from the house-elf's arms, and with a small pop Tamsy was gone.
"Are you Daphne?" asked Harry Potter, staring at the girl who just appeared in his cupboard.
"Yes, I am. Hello, sorry for startling you and arriving unannounced, but Tamsy shared her concerns with me, and well I just had to see for myself." said Daphne with a small smile.
"Concerns?" asked Harry warily.
"Yes, and I can see she was right." she replied with a frown as she looked around his cupboard.
"Here, this is for you." Daphne said as she handed the bag to Harry. "In there is a warm blanket, clothes, and some food. The food is under a charm that keeps them from rotting."
Harry looked at her, eyes wide, "Wha-, how? Um, thank you but I can't accept this."
Daphne rolled her eyes, "Yes you can Potter, I insist. Now, I believe you had some questions? My main concern is you not knowing about magic. Did the muggles you're with not tell you?"
"Muggles?" asked Harry as he hugged the bag to himself.
"Non-magical people," Daphne explained with a shrug. "At least, that's who I'm assuming you're with. Dumbledore told the Wizengamont that you're with your mother's family. She was a muggle-born, so I just assumed you're with non-magical people."
"Wiza-what?" asked Harry with a frown.
"Alright, no more questions! Let me answer the ones from your letter first. What your family did that deserves thanking, and how I know who you are." Daphne said sternly as she took a seat on the dusty floor.
Harry nodded, both eager and apprehensive to know about magic.
And so, Daphne told him all about the war and how he was given the moniker The Boy-Who-Lived. By the time Daphne was finished, her voice was hoarse from use and Harry had tears streaming down his face.
"Oh Harry, I'm so sorry." Daphne said as she got up and pulled him in a hug. "I know this is a lot to dump on a person, but I didn't want to drag it out."
Harry stiffened up before he slowly relaxed into her hug when he realized she wasn't letting go. "No, it's okay." he said shakily. "It's just, I was told my parents were lazy good for nothings who died in a car crash. And now, to find they were heroes and died for me, it's a little overwhelming."
Daphne pulled away from him slightly to look into his eyes, "I'm sorry. Truly, I am."
"There's nothing to be sorry for." Harry replied with a watery smile.
Daphne smiled back, "Okay. Now that that's out of the way, care to explain why it looks like your bedroom is a cupboard."
Harry rubbed the back of his head sheepishly "Er, well you see, uh, my relatives aren't fond of abnormal things."
"Magic is perfectly normal!" Daphne slightly shouted. "They're the abnormal ones. Locking a child in a cupboard, honestly."
Harry just shrugged in reply.
"Well, we can't have our Savior living in cupboard now can we." Daphne said with a wicked glint in her eyes.
Harry looked at her curiously, "What are you going to do?"
"Well, I can't do much today, it's already nearly two in the morning." she said, looking at her pocket watch. "I need more information, so I'm going to do that tomorrow. In the meantime, Tamsy can make this place a little more comfortable for you."
Tamsy popped in quietly. "What does Missy Daffy be needing?"
Harry jumped a little at the pop, "How did she know you needed her?"
"I called for her mentally." she replied.
"Now, Tamsy I need you to do the following things as soon as you take me back home." Daphne said seriously. "Come back and clean this place up and fix up, make it more comfortable. Oh and leave the enlargement charm on here too, but make it invisible to muggles. Add a perimeter alarm-ward too, key it to Harry so he knows when people are approaching the cupboard with the intent of contacting him. And lastly, I want you to come whenever Harry calls, like with Nev, Fleur and Vik. Do as he says unless it conflicts with something I asked of you. Did you get all that?"
Tamsy nodded "Yes Missy Daffy! Tamsy be doing all that as soon as possible and listening to Missy Daffy's Greeny!"
Daphne held in a snort, "Looks like your elf given name is Greeny, Harry."
"At least I'm not named after a duck, Daffy." he replied teasingly.
"I have no idea what you're talking about, magically raised remember." Daphne said with a raised brow. "Anyway, I best be off now."
"Thank you, for everything really." Harry said sincerely. "I can't thank you enough for all you're doing. I mean, you hardly know me!"
Daphne smiled, "No thanks needed, but we can fix that last part by becoming friends."
Harry smiled back, "Friends, I'd like that."
Daphne smiled brighter, "Well, goodnight Harry and happy birthday again. I'll see you after I gather more information."
Harry nodded, "Goodnight Daphne, see you soon."
With that final goodbye, Tamsy popped Daphne back in her room to sleep.
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When Tamsy appeared in his room again, Harry wasn't surprised, he was expecting it.
"Tamsy be doing what Missy Daffy said now." she said as she got to work snapping her fingers at the cupboard door and walls.
Within minutes, his cupboard was unrecognizable. Tamsy cleaned and enlarged the room to the size of a small bedroom. His cot was turned into a comfortable twin sized bed, he had an actual dresser to put his clothes in, and there was even a small shelf! Harry was impressed, if magic could do all this, he couldn't wait to go to Hogwarts next year!
"Tamsy be doing all that Missy Daffy said to do. Does Greeny need Tamsy to be doing anything?" the house-elf asked.
Harry shook his head, "No, you've done brilliantly Tamsy. Thank you."
"Yous is welcome Greeny!" Tamsy beamed up at him, and then popped away.
With Tamsy and Daphne gone, Harry opened up the bag they brought with them earlier. Inside he found a large dark blue blanket that had the planets stitched upon it and he placed that on his new bed. Underneath that there were some clothes, a coat, two long sleeved shirts, and two short sleeved shirts, three pairs of trousers, a pajama set, seven pairs of socks, and a pair of black trainers. Harry stared at all the clothes he was given, he could see they weren't new but that didn't bother him, he was used to hand me downs. He was just awed that a girl, one who randomly decided to send him a happy birthday card, could be so kind to a boy she didn't really know. After he put the clothes in his new dresser, he emptied the rest of the bag over his bed, out came enough food to last him until next month. Now he'd never go hungry! Although, with Daphne as a friend he doubted she'd ever let him starve in his cupboard again. He put the food back in the bag, put it in the corner, and then he got ready for bed. As Harry laid down to sleep that night, he thought to himself this was the best birthday ever.
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