AN: I am not nor will I ever be J.K Rowlings she is a beautiful and brilliant woman who I idolize. HP Universe is a fun and amazing place and I only like using the what ifs from that. Still not good with my editing and grammar skills and I still apologize for that, not really. My fingers have been moving fast to get these out to you. Also, this is my own fantasy idea and if you don't like how I portray the characters or my grammar please feel free to discontinue reading. I have had to stall my writing because someone felt the need to tell me my character development sucked so I went back and reworked my first few chapters. This might happen again if I feel I need to rework it again. I will not succumb to flame again, I learned a valuable lesson to do as I see fit and not as others see fit. I will from this point on rework my pieces if, I, see fit too. Thank you to those who do read, review, and enjoy reading my work. I will try to be continuous with my writing if I can.

TW: mentions of blood, slight mention of previous abuse

Ch 7: Blood Adoption

Violet took tentative steps following the Goblins and her soon-to-be parents out the door of the office and down the hallway. Her mind had been racing, trying to gather any positive memories she had about her times with her relatives. None seem to appear. Each step brought her mind closer to accepting all that was happening in a quick fashion. In the short time of this morning or rather the week that has passed since she'd received the letter her life had drastically changed. Once they were at the door that held the ritual room behind them they'd all stopped.

"Right, Miss Potter. We ask you one last time. Are you a hundred percent sure that you want to go through with this?" Griphook asked his hand on the door opening as he waited for an answer.

"I am." she looked up after her words to Narcissa and Luicus "I want this, do you want this?" she asked them tentatively biting her lip as her eyes search both of theirs. She couldn't understand even after the few hours of them being gentle and kind with her why they'd want this. Why they'd want her. Lucius placed his hand upon Violet's shoulder and turned his soft blue eyes upon the young girl

"I would be honored that you are wanting to join the Malfoy family and I'm sure that once you meet Draco he'd feel the same way" He expressed his emotions still very tight, but Violet could see a slight bit of affection coming out of the man that would soon become her father. She smiled and felt soft fingers run through her hair once more and turned to see Narcissa smile at her

"He's right you know." Her smile and steely eyes found Violet's green. She could see the glittering happiness that was in her soon-to-be mothers eyes. Narcissa had taken a deep breath "I am looking forward to having another child in the house, a girl at that" she smiled "I would not be outnumbered any longer" she laughed softly to herself, but then got serious as she lifted Violet's chin "I am happy to have you joining our family. I will not be able to have children, we found that out after I'd given birth to Draco, so this is a dream come true for me" Narcissa's words were soft, Violet could see tears in her eyes at the admission she'd made.

"Thank you" she told them both.

After they'd regained their composure they'd followed the Goblin into the stone room. Violet's eyes took everything in this room would be where she'd no longer be Violet Dorea Potter, but Cordelia Drusilla Malfoy and she could feel the nerves just under her skin itching at the excitement that was building within the room. She caught the stones on the floor and the various symbols around the star and circle. She seen the candles that were within the room and she felt something tangible in the air licking over her skin giving her a warm fuzzy feeling at the thought of once she was done in this room she'd be leaving with a family. She'd be moving from the pain and the misery, and that damn cupboard.

She watched in fascination as the Goblins handed over a silver knife almost like the one she'd used the prick her finger earlier in the day. She watched as Lucius cut the palm of his hand and raised it over the basin that had something shimmering in it already. Then he had handed over the silver knife to Narcissa who in kind sliced her own hand. Violet had never been in a world of magic and what she'd been witness to already seemed fascinating and hoped that she'd learn more of this at the school that she'd gained entrance too. When Narcissa's blood had been added to the basin her eyes lit up in fascination once more as it glowed as the contents of the silvery potion added to the blood.

Once it was one the Goblin gestured for Violet to approach. "From here on out you will no longer be Violet Dorea Potter, but one Cordelia Drusilla Potter" he paused, her smile brightened as she accepted her new name "Now, when we leave the circle will close, you will sit upon the pillows in the middle and try to relax and with the basin in your hand you will drink the contents until there is no more left within the basin." he explained "I warn young one, it won't be easy what this is designed to do is to kill the blood that is within you and give you the new blood of your adopted family." Violet shuddered at the idea of drinking blood, but also was trying to think about how it was possible for the potion to burn the blood out of her body and give her new at the same time. She wondered if there was a book about this. This world, that professor Snape had brought her into was a curious world that she longed to learn more about and before she could ask a question she was feeling lips press on her hair and on her forehead as both of the Malfoy's departed the room and the Goblin bowed to her.

She spent a moment looking around the slightly chilly stone room and a tentative steps she made it towards the basin taking it from outside the circle and bringing it into the circle and sealing her within the now palpable magic that was thick in the air. Sitting on the pillow she brought basin to her lips and drank. Nearly gagging at the sour taste which reminded her of the rancid lemonade that Petunia had made her drink one summer. She continued, on though knowing that this wasn't lemonade to throw back up, but something important something to help her, save her, protect her. Each sip made her shudder the feeling of the potion and blood sliding down her throat made her feel slightly ill. She felt a slight burn under her skin like needles prickling just under her skin.

After three minutes she'd finally finished the potion within the basin and she was now feeling the full effects of it just under her skin, it felt a though it was stripping her body raw with a hot iron rod coursing through her veins. It felt like hours had passed when finally an avalanche of ice seemed to be cascading through her body before she felt herself go limp and the last thought she'd had before her head had hit the pillow was she wondered if anyone else had felt this way, if anyone else had done something like this before.

It felt like days later to her, but once she heard a noise from just near her, fluttering her eyes open she came face to face with a goblin and screamed.

"Calm down Miss Malfoy, we were just checking to see if you were indeed just sleeping" he noted as he stood back, she'd caught her new parents by the door peering in at her in shock.

"Wh-whats wrong?" she asked feeling different, sounding slightly different. Sitting up she held the robe she was in tighter to herself and looked around from the Goblin to her parents once more. "Is, did something go wrong?"

"No, It's just... why don't we get a mirror and let you look?" Lucius pulled his wand from the cane he'd had in hand and drew with his wand a rectangle and flicked the mirror appeared. Standing she walked from the circle towards the Mirror and checked herself once more in the mirror and tilted her head. She-She was different that was the truth. No longer were her eyes just Green they had a Blue tone to them. No longer was her hair just wild and crazy it was straighter and had blonde in it, turning her head she smiled to Narcissa, she could be classified as a true Malfoy by her looks she was also slightly taller her lips still full still Potter like, but with Malfoy cheek bones and regal structure. She'd still retained the lightening bolt scar that she'd never get rid of she feared and pulled her glasses from her face and blinked, no longer did she need to offensive items as she was able to see just fine without them. She then looked down her body she'd filled out more for a pre-teen. No longer flat chested and small framed. She did in part look more like her new mother than the rag-a-muffin she was when they had brought her in.

Turning from the Mirror she tilted her head a smile gracing her face. "Hello" she whispered getting use to the way her voice sounded

"Hello Cordelia." Lucius spoke

"Hello Delia darling" Narcissa replied beaming at her new daughter she reached her hand out and felt her heart swell when she took it. Cordelia's heart swelled once more when her hand was in Narcissa's "Let's get you ready, we'll go get you some clothes and your things for Hogwarts would you like that?" Narcissa had asked of her daughter not wanting to overwhelm her too much as today has already been a long day for the three of them.

"Yes, can we please." she said eagerly. She had seen the shops on her way in and how that she was here, new and different she wanted to explore and immerse herself in the culture and world she was born into.