***A/N Short chapter guys sorry***

Ch.10

I sat on the hill looking out and seeing the forest. I shuddered a bit. Seeing the forbidden forest reminded my days at camp with Scabior. I turned to my left and saw the whomping willow. I grinned at the memory in our third year trying to save Ron. We then found out that Sirius wasn't bad, but good and is Harry's Godfather. I then felt sad with the thought of Sirius. The man was great and it was sad that he died. Poor Harry he was fighting this battle for three years now. I then saw the shrinking shack my heart dropped.

"Thank you professor Snape, although you can be a prude I will keep my promise. You truly are a great man" I said out loud.

My thoughts were interrupted by shouts "Have ya seen Ella?" asked the frantic voice.

I turned my head towards the commotion. I knew that voice all too well.

"Calm down sir, she walked out of the great hall. This way" Harry said.

I smiled Harry was keeping an eye on me, but respected my space. I saw Harry walk out and the man behind him. I paled at the sight of him. He had dark circles under his eyes and his hair was a mess. The stress aged him and the cuts and bruises on his face made him look rough. I slowly got up and he walked to him.

I touched his face to make sure he was really standing in front of me and not a ghost. I smiled and my eyes started to water.

"How?" my voiced cracked.

"I saw you; you fell along with the bridge" I said crying.

"Apperated" he smiled.

I hugged him tightly, and started crying in his arms.

"Oh dad, I am so happy you are alive!" I said through tears.

"Me too love, me too" Scabior said.

Harry smiles at me "I will be in the Great Hall if you need me" he said while patting my arm.

"Oh god DAD I thought I LOST you!" I shouted while giving him another hug.

"Come…let's sit down here" Scabior said.

"How are you holding up?" He asked.

"I would be lying if I said I was okay. Do you remember the twins at the forest before Reuben and Damian left? One of them died. And my uncle Lupin died as well. My mom's cousin Remus" I said.

"Ah yes, I remember Remus he was very protective, but gave your mom and I space. He also was good friends with Sirius and I him. I think that gave me an advantage" Scabior said.

"Sirius is Harry's godfather. He died also in front of our eyes my 5th year. It was awful he was a great man. He kind of reminded me of you spending time with you this past week" I said.

"I remember when he was put in Azkaban. He said he didn't do it and I believe it. I had no idea he passed" Scabior said sadly.

"Dad Snape died too. It was awful in the shrinking shack the snake attacked him like crazy" I told him.

"I am sorry you had to go through that love" Scabior said.

"I am sorry you had lost your friends" I said.

"What about Knox? Is he still alive?" I asked hopeful

Scabior slowly shook his head no

"I went to grab his hand to apperate, but he slipped out of my grasp. He fell along with the bridge" Scabior explained.

"No…No oh my god I killed him!" I said.

"Stop we both knew what we were getting into. We knew there would be a high chance of not coming out alive. Don't blame yourself Knox would not be happy. Imagine this if you didn't blow that bridge up you probably would of lost more of your friends Knox made his choice so did you it's a price to pay when you are fighting in a war. You lose your love ones" Scabior explained.

"I just hate that my daughter is so young and she saw so much death…You know I never thought I would see you again or lose you again. I promise you Elle…If you let me I will make it up to you. All these years of me being in Azkaban I will make it up to you" Scabior said.

I put my head on his shoulder. "Oh dad just spending time with you is all I need…Just having you in my life matters to me the most. I grew up not knowing who my dad is and now I have him…let's just start over" I said smiling up at him.

He smiled back and kissed my forehead. I looked up into his eyes and they were smiling. They had life back into them and his smile was so big it was like a little kids reaction to a Christmas gift he had been wanting forever.

"I am so happy to hear that Ella you have no idea, and yes let us start over" Scabior said.

We sat there for a few more minutes and we decided to walk into the Great Hall.

As we walked up the hill we saw the Malfoy's being escorted by some Aurors all sad and defeated. Draco's eyes linked to mine. He looked like he saw death face to face. All gaunt like and had no emotion in his eyes. He nodded his head towards me, and I nodded back.

"Oh Malfoy you were brought up into something you did not want to be a part of" I said quietly.

"I am sure he did but realized too late that it wasn't for him. Even though I was not a death eater you still get the inside scoop of things. The whole Malfoy family was punished all because they didn't complete the task or correctly. I think Draco has more of his mother than his father. Just like you. People influence in a way" Scabior said.

"I pity Draco and Mrs. Malfoy I feel that they were forced into that lifestyle. Yes we all have choices, but fear controls a lot of people" I said.

"Fear did not control you" Scabior pointed out.

I laughed a little "Yes, it did not, but fear always puts doubt in me. Sometimes I give in if I thought it would be for the better. I never would surrender to the dark side, but I probably manipulate the situation" I said.

"Like how?" Scabior asked.

"Well if I was on my knees and Voldemort telling me to beg I probably would. Then I would say that I am related to you I want to help bring you to power, but really I am just getting the inside scoop for the order" I said.

"Uh very Slytherin of you, but I think you are more Gryffindor. I doubt you would do that because of what you did earlier. With what Longbottom said and you standing up next to him pointing your wand to the Dark Lord" Scabior said.

"You saw that?" I asked.

"Yes and I was terrified out of my mind when I saw you fly back like that" Scabior pointed out.

"Yeah…but I was scared out of my mind regardless" I confessed.

"That is because you had everything worth fighting for. They don't… you have family, friends, and a cause you truly believe in. Therefore fear tried to control you, but you pushed it to the side" Scabior said.

"True" I said.

"You know…there is a huge possibility that you will be in the Malfoy's shoes" I told Scabior.

"Yes, and I accept it just please write and visit me?" Scabior asked me.

"I will everyday" I told him.

We started walking in the hall and we came face to face with Kingsley.

"Mr. Robertson, do you understand why I have to take you in?" Kingsley said.

"Yes, yes I do" Scabior said.

"Kingsley, you promised me that you will go easy on him" I reminded him.

"Yes Ella, I did say that and I will, but he still needs to be triad for the crimes he committed, and it's not my position we got the counsel. I promise you though, that I will fight for a lesser punishment. I have that much power" Kingsley told me.

I nodded my head "For you I will do this you did so much" he said while walking away with Scabior.

"Wait" I shouted. Kingsley turned around and now Ron and Harry are by my side.

"I want to hear it. What convinced you to change sides?" I asked Scabior.

"Simple…It was you. You telling me that the man I followed actually killed my mother opened my eyes more. And anger built up because of him I was orphaned and had a terrible upbringing. Then I knew fate was giving me a second chance when I apperated away. You loving me no matter what my past was motivated me. But what pushed me the most was when I almost lost you. I was afraid to lose you again I didn't want that. Remember you tried to make me promise to switch sides and to help you guys out? I made that promise after I apperated back to the campsite. I wanted to protect you and fight for you" Scabior said.

My eyes started to water when Scabior said that. What I really wanted more than ever is to have him in my life and start over.

"You know that would be a good testimony. Come on we got to go" Kingsley said and they apperated to the ministry.

"Ironic isn't it. Riddle is an orphan and left his cousin's to be orphans too. Seriously though, you are the stronger and better person in the family. You and your father went against him. You helped take him down" Harry said.

"Wait you are saying tha—

"Yes Ron, I am second cousins to you-know-who. I have everything that you need to know about my family also" I told them.

I sighed and put my head on Harry's shoulder. "Why is it that fate always seems to be on our side and decides to betray you" I asked.

"Don't know it sucks I should know, and I am here for you know matter what" Harry told me.

"Fate is on our side look what happened? No offense but does your father really deserves a second chance after what he did. You never knew who your father was until now and of all times amongst a war. If anything fate gave you a second chance even your dad. Right now you got to trust. I see how he loves you and I do think he has a shot" Ron said.

"Ron is right. Good things happen to good people even to the ones who changed too late. Trust me Ella I will pull some strings hopefully to the point where he has a lesser punishment" Harry said.

I sighed "Thanks guys I am going to the burrow now we need rest"

I apperated to the place I have called home for the past four years now. Glad that the war is gone, good had taken over, and my father is alive.