Summary: Tom Riddle had one daughter. Just one. But he never knew that she existed. Lela knew that her love for Tom would not save him from the downward spiral to evil. This is why she took her only daughter to grow up with Harry Potter. He could keep her safe

Disclaimer: You guys know I don't own Harry Potter because if I did Ginny and Harry and Ron and Hermione would never have ended up together. But sadly I don't so I can only right about it on line.

Note: I have changed Jonathan's house from Slytherin to Ravenclaw -_-

'Thinking'

Someone reading something

Memory

Riddles

Chapter Nine: As the months go by

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"God I feel horrible." Harry slouched in his chair beside Hermione. Across the bed in which Carina was lying Draco scowled. He had been in a right foul mood when Jonathan pulled him off of Weasley. The bloody bastard deserved to get his face smashed in.

"You should. The least you could have done was stand up for her. You didn't even do that. You just let him insult her. Call her all those names that you know were not true."

"I know."

"Why didn't you?"

"Because he's an idiot." Theo shot in angrily.

"I know."

"All she was trying to do was talk to you. And it wasn't just earlier. You let them do the same thing to her during potions the other day." Hermione listened to Theo and Draco. They both loved Cara dearly and poor Harry…

Reaching over she grabbed his hand. "That's enough boys. He's been though enough." They both looked like they wanted to protest but she was quick to send them a meaningful glare and they both shut up. Turning to Harry and forced him to look at her. "Harry, don't beat yourself up over this. I'm pretty sure that Draco and T his head in her neck, inhaling her scent. She smelled like books and parchment. It was an odd but calming scent that he grew fond of quickly.

"Oh eww. I wake you to find my best friend and potty practically making out. Gross! Draco pass me that bucket, I think I'm going to be sick." The two broke apart almost immediately at the sound of the oh so familiar voice. All eyes shot toward the girl lying in the bed holding her stomach in mock disgust.

"Cara!" Harry dropped to his knees beside her bed and took her hand. "You've got to forgive me. Okay I know I was being a total butthead but you understand don't you. But that is absolutely no justification for my actions."

"Honestly Harry, what do you expect me to do? Forgive you." Cara snorted loudly. For a moment Hermione began to panic and Draco and Theo smirked. Cara shouldn't forgive him. "Really, how long have you known me? You know my policy. Two weeks slave labor. Nothing more, nothing less."

"WHAT!" Draco, Theo, and Hermione shouted before promptly fainting.

"Umm…guys, what's up with those three?" Jonathan asked looking dumbfounded holding a small bouquet of white roses.

Harry and Cara just laughed.

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Time passed quickly for Cara. Classes were full and full of interesting facts and magic, of course. Draco as usual was his arrogant self, though, now he got into even more fights with Ron. Hermione and Harry had started hanging out; Ron had no choice by to accept her into their little 'group' that Cara had dubbed 'The Harry Harem'. She thought it was funny. Harry not so much. The poor boy had been positively terrified at the fact of having a bunch of girls…and boys chasing after him begging for…well, you know.

Theo himself had fallen into good company with a young girl who went by the name of Emily Yates. Her shy and compassionate personality clashed well with Theo's. It had only taken a matter of days for the girl to open up and was hanging out with Cara and Draco.

Jonathan and Cara always spent nights together in the library talking and doing homework together. Harry would sometimes join them along with Hermione but other then those few people they were pretty much left alone.

Harry, after showing off an impressive maneuver while playing a game of quidditch in flying class, had been awarded that position of seeker on the house team. Ron had been out of his mind with jealously as had Draco, but Hermione and Cara could only give him their congratulations.

Before anyone knew it Christmas was upon them and Draco and Theo were leaving for home.

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"You've got to promise me that you'll be careful." Draco spoke softly shooting glares at the red haired Weasley who was currently begging Hermione to help him with the essay Snape had assigned over the winter brake.

"Draco I'll be fine, I promise." The boy had become ultra protective of the small girl in front of him ever since the Weasel had broken her arm.

"You can never be to sure, Cara." With those words he pulled her into a long hug, savoring the feel of her.

"Oh you two are starting to get as bad a Potter and Granger." They were interrupted from their moment of peace by the loud and crude voice of their best friend, Theodore Nott. "Shove off Malfoy. It's my turn." Draco grunted as he was pushed away and Theo appeared in his place. "Oh how I am going to miss you, Cara." The over dramatic boy threw his arms around the girl's shoulders. "I'm going to tell my friend all about you. Oh you to would be such great friends. Maybe a little more…"

"Hey!"

"Alas is seems Draco had already claimed you for himself."

"HEY!"

"Got to go! Love you Cara. She you in a few weeks!" A laughed erupted from the girl as she watched her best friend run as quickly as he could from the blonde haired Malfoy.

"What odd balls." Looking over her shoulder Cara found Harry and Jonathan both bundled up in their cloaks, scarves, and hats. Resting happily on Harry's arm was Hedwig.

"Yes, though there are many other words to describe those two." The laugh that greeted her was warmly welcomed. She turned around fully and looked over the two boys. "Now, what do I owe this pleasure?"

Cara's POV

"We thought you would like to accompany us on a walk." Jonathan said shyly.

"No Ron?"

"The prat's been a bit annoying as of late. Always wanting to play chess. It can get a little irritating." I laughed, pulling my clock a little tighter around myself I looked around the grounds were the majority of the students were leaving for home.

"I guess I can spare and hour or two." Harry smiled and his gloved hand reached for mine. Together the three of us walked away from the mass of students. Simply enjoying each others company alone for the first time since school had started. There was no Ron to butt into our conversations. No Hermione to begin debates. No Draco with his arrogant remarks and no Theo to be overly dramatic.

As we walked in silence though the beautiful landscape of Hogwarts during winter I felt oddly at peace knowing that everything was as I should be.

See I told you Harry would get better. I know that I skipped a lot of time but it's going to be that way for the first three years or so. So just to recap what happened in the chapters…Cara forgave Harry, Draco still hates Ron, Hermione began to hang with Harry so Ron is forced to accept her, Theo meets Daphne Greengrass and she, Theo, and Draco start to hang out, and Harry's on the quidditch team. That's the jest of it. Hope that you all like the chapter. I know that it's shorter then usual but the next chapter will hopefully be better. It's Christmas time a Hogwarts!!!