Summary: Purebloods, half-bloods, muggle-born, and muggles, she didn't care, they would end up dead in the end. If you are to live, you'd better experience it to your fullest. Thankfully for herself, this was her second chance at it.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter series nor do I lay claim to it at all

Warnings: Rated M for future Mature themes, language etc.

Sidenote: Ages:

Cepheus - 8 years old born in May

Draco - 5 years old born in June

Danielle - 5 years old born June 30th (aka right before July)

Thus Danielle would be attending school with the canon cast while Cepheus will be the same year as Cedric!

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The room was large and filled with light. The walls were a deep forest green that was edged in silvers and blacks, and the curtains an embroidered gold. Books lined a series of shelves, each decorated in gold and various precious gems. Vases of flowers stood upon the side tables beside the leather couches while the story tall like fireplace crackled softly, the sounds and smells from it filling the air. And in the beautiful room sat a very curious Danielle.

It was certainly an odd ordeal she found herself in, sitting across from the ethereal beauty that was Narcissa Malfoy nee Black. The bi-colored haired lady sat casually in pristine dark green and silver robes, sipping a dainty cup of tea and an almost out of place warm smile that seemed to bring color and life to the room.

"So tell me," began the Malfoy matriarch, placing the silver etched teacup on the coffee stand, "Do you have any interests? How are your studies? What languages have you been learning?" she asked giving Danielle an array of questions as she could only feel the pressure of giving the woman correct answers despite her tender tone. Both were fully aware of the fact that Narcissa could easily access Danielle's schooling information by simply asking the tutors and professors as they were on the Black's payroll and to an extent the Malfoy's.

Nevertheless, the small girl nodded exchanging a small smile of her own, "There are many things I have been learning, history and politics have been my favorite so far," she replied unconsciously fidgeting with the hems of her robes, "I've been learning French and German, although I do know some Spanish and I guess I enjoy reading and -" she paused cutting herself realizing that besides her study Danielle spent the rest of her time writing down every facet about the future, characters, and events before rehashing it and drilling it into her brother, "-I think cookings really fun."

At that, Danielle wanted to smack herself at her hasty answer mentally cursing at how stupid she sounded. Although Lady Malfoy made no effort to question her hesitant answer instead of leaving it at that. "I see, you certainly are learning many exciting things aren't you?" Surprising her the matriarch laughed, "I do hope your cooking skills are better then your father's Regulus was a poor cook, your mother thankfully balanced it out."

Shocked by the response not realizing the closeness the matriarch had with her parents Danielle's face easily reflected her internal emotions rather than the built-up mask, "Really? Did you know them? Regulus and Lyanna?"

Narcissa again, made no mention of the oddity of her lack of familiarity with the two, instead smiling in confirmation, "I may not have known your mother well, we were in different years during school but your father I've known since childhood." She answered truthfully looking back at her memories, "Would you like me to tell you about them, Danielle?"

Without hesitation, Danielle eagerly nodded her head forgetting all about her original plans to uphold the perfect appearance of an heiress for the Malfoy lady. For the next few hours, she fed her curiosity and built up her knowledge of the wizarding society, purebloods, and most important of all, her parents.

He couldn't believe it.

If his sister from his life before could see him now, she would've easily cut off both her arms to be where he was right then. Hell, he would gladly exchange places with her than being stuck here with such a pompous prat.

For the last hour and a half, Cepheus had spent the time listening to the idiot rant about Quidditch this and 'my father that' and how powerful his family was. While Danielle spent the afternoon sipping tea and being entertained with Lady Malfoy, who was actually very sweet to both, he was to spend quality ''family time' with the blonde prick. Thanks to his tutors and Danielle's diaries (but mostly the latter) he had learned a lot about the wizarding world and pureblood society, which also included family trees and bloodlines.

"-the nerve of that half-blood, talking back to the esteem Lord Malfoy! Well, when that happened my father-"

Dear lord, he thought to himself as he smacked his head deeper into one of the books he had found in the Malfoy library. He knew that Draco would be a prat, at least that was how he was in the books and movies, but he never imagined how stuck up he was already seeing how he was only five.

From the family trees and the pureblood registries, he knew the boy was his cousin. His father and his mother were cousins and the Lady Malfoy's mother was a Rosier, Druella, a member of the main branch, his great aunt. And besides the shared Rosier and Black blood that ran through both boys, they shared their family tree's with Crabbes, Goyles, Parkinson's, Notts, Averys, and a handful of Greengrass. Even though marriages to other pureblood families there were relations, such as the Potters, Prewetts, MacMillan, Bones, and many other pureblood and noble houses (although the majority was through their Black family rather then Rosier).

When Danielle had begun explaining their family trees, starting off with Rosier, it was big but easy to follow. However when she unraveled the Black family tapestry, dating back centuries more then Rosiers, Cepheus had been this close to passing out from all the marriages, cousins, children, squibs, and of course, inbreeding. So many cousins remarried into their family, over, and over, and over again. While there were a few half-bloods and a handful of muggleborn marriages (but only from cousin branches) in order to "cleanse" the magic and blood every few centuries, the main branch of House Black however truly wondered how he or his sister ended up normal and healthy. From the numbers, one of them should've been born with either magical sensitivity, stillborn, or a squib, yet neither weren't surprised.

"-and by the laws of pureblood regency, the man should've-"

He groaned again, really wanting to smack the boy as he continued to spit out partial truths and exaggerations of a situation regarding the ministry and Lord Malfoy. Family, Cepheus repeated over and over again in his head, trying to convince himself that killing family was very bad, probably. A part of him questioned if he should correct the kid, perhaps it would make him not be such an entitled prick-

"-and so you know what my father? He locked the man and his entire family up and then for his work, my father received all the land he had. My father-"

On second thought, perhaps Cepheus should just smack the entitlement out of his father for raising such a kid. He didn't know how much of what Draco said was true, nor did he particularly wanted to know while he was inside the Lord's manor, there was no telling what would happen. While Danielle was positive that no harm would come to either of them in the Malfoy's care mostly based off something to do with their family magic, a thing he must research when they returned home, he, on the other hand, was less than certain. But nevertheless, they couldn't refuse a calling from House Malfoy, their families had been allies and confidants, it would've been an insult in not just honor but by blood as well seeing as how Lady Malfoy was their cousin about seven times over.

"-but then that blood-traitor tried to appeal the Court's decision and-"

Okay, he thought, they were family and allies at least until he became of age where he'd have to reaffirm the ties, he might as well contribute to the boy's education. For a five-year-old, the blonde kid was well versed but that was about it, so maybe he'd give Draco a small bit of advice here and there, not like it would affect a lot, right?

Cepheus huffed before flipping over to face the blonde boy, "Actually from the laws set in place the man had the right to-" and just like that for next two and half hours, he spent the entire time debunking and educating the blond boy. He hadn't even noticed the change of in the Malfoy scion from frustration and anger into a look of curiosity and idolization, something that would most certainly come back to bite Cepheus in the ass later.

"Did you both have a good time with Lady Malfoy and scion Draco?" Elia asked her nephew and niece as they arrived back at the Rosier Manor by floo. In truth, she didn't know if she wanted them to have enjoyed their time or to have been a complete turn off from the Malfoys.

Cepheus was the first to answer, "It was interesting, Draco's an utter prick, but it was an alright time," he concluded truthfully with the shrug of his shoulders as he dusted off the excess powder.

"I had a good time with Lady Malfoy, she told me stories of our parents and has offered to take me shopping this Wednesday if that's alright with you," Elia's niece responded as she took one of the berries tarts their house-elf Poppy had. She could only stare down at her, conflicted by allowing that pureblood to spend more time with her niece, but seeing her smile made Elia nod and promised to owl the Malfoys.

She may have let them meet the Malfoys, as Narcissa was their family at least four times over, it didn't make her feel any better about the ordeal, merely sighing in defeat before telling the two to clean up for dinner. And much to her discomfort, the majority of the dinner conversation revolved around the Malfoys, in the case of Cepheus he seemed to want to take the family's scion under his wing almost as if like a brother while Danielle couldn't stop talking about the stories she had heard from the day and all the things Narcissa promised to teach her. By the end of the meal, Elia had quickly shuffled the two off with the house elves to get ready for bed while she went to grab some wine.

After the house elves helped washing them up, Elia put her two wards to bed and made her way to the Rosier study. Thinking over the day's events and everything her nephew and niece told her, she couldn't help but grab a glass to drink as she tossed herself upon the couch.

She supposed there were worse people that could show interest in them. The Carrows and that thing, Greyback were certainly up there. Although the former were in exile and their twin spawn in the care of the crazed old Carrow who raised their parents, it was wishfully hoping to think they wouldn't end up like their parents. And true, that Fenrir Greyback had no need to look towards the Rosiers or Black but nevertheless he was dangerous and with her family so young, Elia gladly took the Malfoys over them.

Despite her acceptance of the Malfoys in her family's lives, she wouldn't dare think they were safe from the ambitious and manipulative nature of Lucius Malfoy. And Narcissa could be just the same, sweet and docile like a rose but dangerous and sharp with her thorns. They were up to something, something that Elia feared, the concerns itching at the back of her throat like an illness.

The Malfoys were a powerful pureblood family. They weren't of the Sacred 28, no just a simple noble household but they possessed great influential power that could reinvent or break the British wizarding world. Lucious was well inside the pockets of the Ministry and Narcissa was the wealthiest woman in all of Britain, having access to the Black, Malfoy, Lestrange, and still having the vaults and holdings of her mother, Druella Black neè Rosier.

But Elia had a thought.

Yes, the Malfoys may have clawed their way into her family's hearts, they were not the only wizarding family that were out there. Families that were noble, pure-blood, and sacred 28 alike. While she doubted any of the lighthouses such as Weasley, Longbottom, or Potter, though the later was all left in the hands of a boy that hadn't been seen in years, would associate or answer her letters, grey houses and several dark families who held little love or interest in the Malfoys may.

She may not have been raised as a pureblood nor learned from a young age how to act, in the last few years Elia had studied and tutored herself in manners, law, magic, and most importantly, politics. It was a bit funny, herself being a Hufflepuff in school yet now she had seeming transformed into an ambitious Slytherin.

Looking over to the pureblood registry, Elia flipped through the pages finding names she knew could be not just her ally but her family's. Several names caught her attention, but there was only one she was positive would accept her letter.

Crabbe and Goyle, while originally strong allies and loyal followers of House Black, had turned to the Malfoys for support and protection after the Blacks had fallen from grace both with their stupid dark lord and family magic. Avery, Nott, and Bulstrode would be good, but there were high chances they were more interested in securing marriages rather then allyships with either of the heirs. Abbot and MacMillian would be too fearful from both the Blacks and Rosier's sidings in the war and there was truly no point trying with the Longbottoms. And there was no way Rowle or Yaxley were going to get near her family, not after what they had done. House Monroe, Broadmore, and Gore were extinct except for few of their cousin branches and squibs who had been scattered after the war. And though houses Montague, Mulciber, and Alton were wealthy or noble, they lacked any influence, especially if it came to stand against House Malfoy and their allies.

Ancient and Most Noble House Greengrass

Elia narrowed on that house. They were dark or grey leaning true but were one of the few houses that were both Slytherin and pureblood to remain neutral during the war, they may have been the only one in actuality. They were wealthy and could easily take more power both on the Wizedgnkmt and in the Ministry but they didn't. If House Black, Rosier, and Greengrass were to combine their funds, they would own almost a third of Diagon Alley alone. And if House Potter, Abbot, and Ollivander were looped in as well, then they would easily have 90% of Diagon under their control.

Another shame that Rosier did not hold a bright reputation with non-dark or Slytherin houses. If House Potter, Prewett, and Black were to claim all of their seats on the Wizardgniment, they would without a doubt hold the majority. Perhaps in the future, an allyship could be made, that is if anyone knew where or who was raising the young Potter scion.

There were other houses Elia planned on owling. Bones, Davis, Boot, Selwyn, and Diggory were a few. Of course, if Narcissa thought she was the only witch to be raised under the Black household, she would have to remind the lady of her sister, Andromeda Tonks nee Black who Elia would personally meet. But for the moment, the most powerful option was House Greengrass.

Summoning paper and a quill, Elia began to pen a letter to the Ancient and Most Noble House Greengrass.

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A/N: So many theories have encircled the parentage of Flora and Fauna Carrow, and many have assumed their parents were the two siblings, Alecto, and Amycus Carrow, so I decided to the implement that theory into this.

Also, the fact that Danielle is referred to Lady Black-Rosier is due to her being the head of house Rosier, (therefore she would need to have the last name of her house she is the head of) while her brother, being head of house Black and the oldest, his names are reversed.

And I will be giving Draco a bit of a revamp, as he will be influenced/someone to keep him in check now with the inclusion of Cepheus! And I will explain/go further in with the Malfoys intention regarding the siblings, in like a few chapters (and why Draco's a prick yet being raised in this story's loving Malfoy family)

Another fact I learned, Dorea Potter nee Black and Charlus Potter are not James Potter's parents (according to Pottermore Euphemia and Fleamont Potter are), but since the majority of fans and writers already canonically accepted Dorea and Charlus, I'ma keep them in as Harry's grandparents.

Now then pureblood politics and allyships. Oh boy an example is House Potter, which is a branch from the Peverell House who was super old, super wealthy and super influential who is also a descendant of house Gryffindor, is (probably) canonically allied to House Longbottom due to the closeness of the parents, who were both the next heirs. And in my viewpoint, probably most houses who have cousin houses/descendent from (ie. Potter and Peverell) would also be allied or at the very least kindred spirits of sorts seeing as how their family magics are very alike/come from the other. That being said, most wizarding houses do come from the same houses, for example, House Gaunt and House Potter are both branches from the Peverell House, but due to the centuries between the two families (and lack of inner marriage etc) their house magics have probably grown and evolved away from another. And when a new Lord/Lady steps up to lead the house, they would have to reenact their bonds with their allies each time, at least it would make the most sense.

There's a lot more to it, both in canon, fanon, and my own stuff but that's where I'll leave it for now as it will be explained in depth later.