DISCLAIMER:

Unfortunately, I am not J.K. Rowling nor am I getting paid for this. This is a fanfiction, meaning I only own the plot and anything you don't recognize, including OCs.

OVERALL PLOT:

After Harry was born, James and Lily Potter learned that due to complications with the birth, Lily would not be able to have any more children. Determined to give Harry siblings, the Potters adopted a little half-blood girl, just a few months older than Harry.

Rose Emilie Blackwood was the only surviving member of a wizarding family who had been killed in a Death Eater raid. The Potters took Rose in and raised her as their own daughter until the fateful Halloween in Godric's Hollow.

Both Rose and Harry are sent to live with the Dursleys, but Dumbledore binds Rose's magic for his own nefarious purposes.

Will Rose ever get her magic back? How will she affect the Dursley family? Read to find out.

Featuring nicer Dursleys and manipulative Dumbledore

CHAPTER ONE:

On the eve of July 31st of the year 1980, Lily Potter held her newborn son and wept. Although she had gained a healthy baby boy, she lost the ability to have any more children, due to complications with the birth. She would not be able to give Harry siblings or James any more children. She wept for all the children she would never have. Her green eyes swam with tears, and tendrils of her red hair were plastered to her face.

James Potter sat by his inconsolable wife's bedside, his mind awhirl. While they could have no more children by blood, they could still adopt. Harry would not be raised as an only child if he could help it. James promised himself silently that he would not stop until another child had joined the Potter household. Little did he know, he would get the opportunity in a few short months.

On the morning of April 17th, when Harry Potter was just under 9 months old, Lily Potter woke up alone, with only a short note on the pillow to explain her husband's unexpected absence.

Darling,

I've gone to the Ministry to deal with some urgent business, couldn't be helped. Will return shortly.

Love James

Shaking her head at her husband's odd note, she busied herself with getting Harry his breakfast. Cooing sweetly to her cherished son, she spooned porridge into Harry's mouth while she read the Daily Prophet. The headline on the front page screamed out "DEATH EATERS ATTACK BLACKWOOD FAMILY!" Lily vaguely remembered Elizabeth Blackwood from school. The pureblood girl had been a year older and had the most magnificent golden curls. She had married a muggle and been disowned by her father, a pure-blood supremacist. After her father died, her mother had welcomed Elizabeth and her husband back with open arms. Lily remembered hearing about their new baby, a girl if she remembered rightly.

Lily scanned the article's contents anxiously. Her stomach churned at the contents. The entire family was dead. Lady Blackwood and Elizabeth had been killed outright, but her husband, a defenseless muggle, had been tortured mercilessly until he died. The paper did not mention their daughter, but Lily supposed the child was also dead. Death Eaters had no mercy on anyone, little alone the half-blood child of a blood traitor and a muggle. Lily shuddered. The little girl was only a few month older than Harry. If they hadn't spared her, they wouldn't spare her baby either. Lily ran her hand through Harry's unruly hair, reassuring herself that he was safe. James wouldn't allow anyone to hurt their family.

A loud CRACK woke her from her morbid thoughts. James was home, and they were safe. No one would find them here in Godric's Hollow. They were hidden by the Fidelius Charm, and Peter would keep their secret until the very end.

"Lily, darling, where are you?" James called out.

"In the kitchen, James," Lily replied, still focusing on feeding Harry, who was playfully spitting his meal out and giggling at his mother's attempts.

James walked into the kitchen and stood behind Lily. She felt his lips brush against the top of her head, but she didn't turn.

"Good morning, Lily."

"Good morning, James. Have a nice morning?" Lily asked, not bothering to turn away from Harry.

"Delightfully so," James exclaimed. "I have a surprise for you!"

Wiping Harry's face clean, she turned. "Oh? And what would that be?"

James grinned mischievously. In his arms, he cradled a bundle wrapped in a pink blanket. "Ta-da! May I present the newest member of the Potter family!"

Lily's emerald eyes went wide. "A baby, James? That's your surprise?"

He grinned at her shocked expression. "Yes, darling. I signed the papers this morning. This little lady is now our daughter. Isn't that grand?"

"What happened to her parents?" Lily asked, taking Rose out of James' grasp.

James looked sad. "Death Eaters. She's the last surviving member of the Blackwood family."

Lily gasped. "This is Elizabeth Blackwood's daughter? I remember her from when we were at school. She married a muggle and her father refused to speak to her again."

"The very same. This is Rose Emilie Blackwood," James confirmed. "She just turned one on the 12th."

Lily gazed down at the little girl in her arms. She had inherited her mother's brilliant blue eyes, but instead of Elizabeth's golden locks, Rose had black hair. Rose gurgled happily, unaware of what was happening. Lily smiled tenderly before looking up at James.

"Can we keep her?"