Title: Descending Guardianship

Summary: Finally Ivy arrives in America.

Warnings: Not much progress here, just some info mostly.

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Ivy Potter was exhausted as she exited the plane. It took nearly half a year before she finally convinced the Ministry to allow her to be the liaison with the American Ministry. It would have been longer if it wasn't for the sudden rise of the recent Dark Lord, Marvolo. He appeared out of nowhere, rising to power faster than any other Dark Lord in history, and the Ministry wanted Ivy to help. Hermione was pulling away from the Ministry, pregnant with her second child. She wanted nothing to do with the Ministry during her emotional period. Ron was captain of the Aurors, he was in the midst of the fight. Ivy grew tired of the fighting. She wanted nothing to do with this war. Instead, she petition for allies, for their Ministry to for alliances with foreign Ministries, with Magical Beings. It was a long road but in the end, she succeeded partly. It took an attack to Diagon Alley from Marvolo with his army of Dark Creatures, before they finally realize, they might just be out of their league.

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It took her another month before Ivy found any time to visit her Lizzy. The Americans were completely different compared to the British Ministry. They were louder, more opinionated, but at the same time, they also get things done unlike the British Ministry. Ivy had a blast working for them, even if they were all bonkers. Another thing the Americans were different compared to the British was the fact they recognized the hard workers. They saw how hard she worked for the alliance between the two Ministries. They saw all her hours. They saw her drive to make the alliance work.

It might have taken a month of nonstop work, but it was worth the two weeks she was given as a vacation to explore the new country. It took her a quick phone call to find out exactly where her cousin and god-daughter were before she hopped onto the next flight to Ohio.

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Lizzy missed her Mummy. Every single day, she would think about her Mummy before she went to school, when she comes home, and before she went to bed. Before, it used to be her Papa she missed but now that she was living with him, Mummy was the one she missed. Papa didn't know how to braid her hair like Mummy did. He didn't know how she liked her eggs or what she liked to eat. He was learning, she gave him that much credit, but she knew more about him than he did of her.

Her new school in Lima, Ohio was alright. It wasn't as challenging as it was in Paris, but Papa made sure she had everything when it came to her education. Papa worked at the local hospital. It surprised Lizzy at first when she found out her Papa was a doctor for the emergency room but once she found out, she was so proud of her father. He was out there helping people and she couldn't be prouder.

The months passed by slowly but things got better. Papa never did learn how to braid her hair but he did buy her clips and bands for her to accessorize with. He eventually learned how she had her eggs, slightly scrambled with a touch of cheese, and she learned Papa liked his coffee the way Mummy liked her coffee, dark with a touch of cream and three sugars. She still missed Mummy, but it wasn't so bad. She still spoke with her through the mirror every day; it wasn't the same as being near her though.

Six months after they moved to America, Mummy called them. She was in America but it will be a while before she could visit. Lizzy couldn't wait for Mummy to visit. She could finally introduce her to her friends, Ruth and Judy. Both girls were her closest friends and if Lizzy had to be honest, possibly the only girls worthy of being friends with.

It took another month before Mummy dropped by to visit.

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A/N: I decided on several things with this fic. I finally decided what I'm doing with it and I liked the idea. Things will get hectic from here out. Warning, there will be three different timeline converging. Elizabeth's life, Ivy's life, and finally HJP cannon life advance 10 years. Yes, I did it. I'm merging HJP cannon, Glee, and my own Ivy's timeline together. It took forever, but I will make it work! As for this chapter, I wrote three different versions before I finally got this one. Took me forever, but I'm finally alright with this now.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of this but the idea.